Summer Songwriter's Night 2009 announces the addition of Jean-Luc Le Dû to the Pre-Show Meet the Artist party. A wine connoisseur, Le Dû will be serving wines he has selected specially for the event and he will be on hand to discuss wines with the guest.
A musician at heart, Jean-Luc Le Dû came to the United States in 1985 from Gourin, a small village in Central Brittany (France) to pursue his passion for rock music. But after tasting a perfect bottle of Château Cheval Blanc 1964, his future changed, and he started on a journey to discover the pleasures of wines and hasn’t stopped ever since.
In February 1995, Jean-Luc joined Restaurant Daniel. His expertise and passion for wine soon convinced Daniel Boulud to make him the Head Sommelier, a position he held with distinction until December 2004. During his tenure he expanded the wine list to almost 2000 selections from around the world and established one of the best wine programs in the United States, while also creating wine lists for the all the new restaurants opened under the Daniel Boulud banner (DB, Café Boulud - New York and Palm Beach)
While at Daniel, Jean-Luc won the title of Best Sommelier Northeast America in the 1997 Sopexa Competition. In August 2002 Jean-Luc’s wine list was awarded the Wine Spectator magazine’s "Grand Award", as one of the best in the World. Shortly afterwards, after having been already nominated in 2000, he was awarded the James Beard Foundation 2003 Award for "Outstanding Wine Service"
Today Jean-Luc Le Dû resides in New York and owns Le Du's Wines. Visit http://www.leduwines.com/ to learn more.
The Pre-Party Wine Reception will be held at the pool house of James and Helen Fleming at 2735 Pulaski Highway in Columbia prior to the show at 5 p.m. Cost is $25 per person.
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