About our expert

Christelle was brought up in the Loire Valley and gained experience in the region’s vineyards before moving to the uK. Following stints in the wine department at Harrods and on the Waitrose wine buying team, she’s now the tastings Director at Decanter, overseeing all tastings for the magazine as well as the annual Decanter World Wine Awards. She also tends one hectare of Melon de bourgogne in Muscadet, where she produces 2,000 bottles a year of terre de Gneiss, her first wine.