The Group
Schenk family
Charles Schenk, who founded the company in 1893, brought his son Arnold on board a few years later. It took the audacity and nerve of a man like Arnold Schenk, a true visionary to attempt to establish a Group active on the European wine market from Rolle in Switzerland in 1910. Built on a completely new concept for the time, this work was to be successfully continued and developed under the direction of managers loyal to the philosophy and principles of the founder.
With a 130 year history, driven forward by one man, this is a true family culture and 100% ownership, which has passed from generation to generation down to the fifth generation today.
Schenk
in figures
130 years
of history
62 countries
where you can enjoy our wines
40
estates
630
partners
9
distribution subsidiaries
4
producer countries
The Group management
President
Alexandra Post Quillet
What I love about the Schenk family is the business’s and family’s consistent commitment to sustainability, with their ambition to make all of their own vineyards organic, as well as the aspiration to offer a varied portfolio of brands to satisfy the tastes of all wine lovers, be they novice or expert. Ultimately, it’s the family character and independent nature of the business, cultivated over 130 years, that ensures longevity and succession to the next generation.
CEO
Thierry Gaillard
Wine markets are undergoing a shift – or even a transformation – throughout the world. Our consumers are changing in terms of their tastes, drinking times, colours; they are open to new varieties… And the Schenk Group is listening and continually adapting. This is what makes our everyday work so exciting: respecting the terroirs and the traditional winemaking methods while constantly challenging ourselves, innovating, imagining. Of course, sustainable farming and climate change are also major concerns, which are having a direct and unprecedented effect on our vineyards. Here again, we are working to reduce our carbon footprint and our inputs, and imagine what winegrowing of the future might look like.
Our jobs
The wine value chain, from the vine to consumers
1/4
Category Manager
Patrizia Mordasini
As Category Manager and Head of Procurement of foreign wines for the Schenk Group in Switzerland, I’m privileged to have a very varied job close to the product.
I am passionate about wine, and my job allows me to work with producers, buyers, sellers and consumers alongside my colleagues on site or abroad. This human contact at all levels is highly rewarding and motivating, and these intense and vital exchanges contribute hugely to the quality of our work.
Knowing the entire value chain of the product and the market is crucial for offering the best to our clients and consumers, and in particular for identifying and discerning the specific requirements of each distribution channel.
It’s a job that requires curiosity, rigour, and good communication and negotiation skills, as well as an aptitude for discovering gems and spotting market trends.
2/4
Directeur Marketing UK
David Tromans
As Marketing Director UK, it’s the uniqueness of my job that drew me to the Schenk family. To keep up with a highly competitive market, holding your own in terms of marketing content requires agility and creativity day in, day out. Even though we are part of the family Group, our local team is modest in size, so we have to be multidisciplinary and work together with our colleagues in other markets as much as possible. Defining our marketing strategy is fascinating work, however it means nothing without considerable involvement at operational level. I’m a bit hyperactive, I hate to be stuck behind a desk not getting my hands dirty, so it’s the perfect role for me in a wonderful international family.
3/4
Director of Schenk Spain
Marc Grin
I’m part of an amazing team at Bodegas Murviedro in Spain. I have the pleasure of working every day in the Group’s most Mediterranean branch in Requena, just 40 minutes away from the beautiful beaches of Valencia in the wine-growing hills.
My father was Managing Director of Schenk Spain between 1989 and 2010, a position which I had the honour of taking up in 2016… The idea of family, heritage, and passing it on is at the heart of much of the Schenk family story. My job is fascinating and pushes me to challenge and reinvent myself every day. We seek out new markets and consumers by listening carefully, and that can come through innovation, but always by capitalising on our technical expertise of 130 years. We endeavour to offer high quality wines that are respectful and accessible to all wine lovers. Today, we can even create fresh, easy-to-drink wines from indigenous varieties known for their hardiness… We produce elegance and lightness. Wines from the LoAlto estate are particular examples of this.
One of my main challenges for the future will be to come up with new strategies to adapt to the (very rapid) market changes, and I am optimistic and passionate about this. As Winston Churchill said, “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty”. Cheers and long live the family!
4/4
Human Resource Manager
Noelia Pedreira
Before becoming Human Resource Manager, I was an applicant.
In this context, I especially appreciated the authenticity and respect that I experienced at each stage of the recruitment process. This approach made me want to be part of the adventure.
Now, in this role, I want to continue in this vein with every applicant and every colleague.
As a new employee, I discovered that the information I received during the recruitment process wasn’t just hot air. I’ve noticed that the staff at the heart of our Group are passionate and competent.
Furthermore, we are kind to each other, even when we have to show courage in the more difficult times. Thanks to our collective intelligence and the part each individual plays, there is a creative solution to every obstacle.
I’m very happy to be part of this big family!
1/4
Category Manager
Patrizia Mordasini
As Category Manager and Head of Procurement of foreign wines for the Schenk Group in Switzerland, I’m privileged to have a very varied job close to the product.
I am passionate about wine, and my job allows me to work with producers, buyers, sellers and consumers alongside my colleagues on site or abroad. This human contact at all levels is highly rewarding and motivating, and these intense and vital exchanges contribute hugely to the quality of our work.
Knowing the entire value chain of the product and the market is crucial for offering the best to our clients and consumers, and in particular for identifying and discerning the specific requirements of each distribution channel.
It’s a job that requires curiosity, rigour, and good communication and negotiation skills, as well as an aptitude for discovering gems and spotting market trends.
2/4
Directeur Marketing UK
David Tromans
As Marketing Director UK, it’s the uniqueness of my job that drew me to the Schenk family. To keep up with a highly competitive market, holding your own in terms of marketing content requires agility and creativity day in, day out. Even though we are part of the family Group, our local team is modest in size, so we have to be multidisciplinary and work together with our colleagues in other markets as much as possible. Defining our marketing strategy is fascinating work, however it means nothing without considerable involvement at operational level. I’m a bit hyperactive, I hate to be stuck behind a desk not getting my hands dirty, so it’s the perfect role for me in a wonderful international family.
3/4
Director of Schenk Spain
Marc Grin
I’m part of an amazing team at Bodegas Murviedro in Spain. I have the pleasure of working every day in the Group’s most Mediterranean branch in Requena, just 40 minutes away from the beautiful beaches of Valencia in the wine-growing hills.
My father was Managing Director of Schenk Spain between 1989 and 2010, a position which I had the honour of taking up in 2016… The idea of family, heritage, and passing it on is at the heart of much of the Schenk family story. My job is fascinating and pushes me to challenge and reinvent myself every day. We seek out new markets and consumers by listening carefully, and that can come through innovation, but always by capitalising on our technical expertise of 130 years. We endeavour to offer high quality wines that are respectful and accessible to all wine lovers. Today, we can even create fresh, easy-to-drink wines from indigenous varieties known for their hardiness… We produce elegance and lightness. Wines from the LoAlto estate are particular examples of this.
One of my main challenges for the future will be to come up with new strategies to adapt to the (very rapid) market changes, and I am optimistic and passionate about this. As Winston Churchill said, “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty”. Cheers and long live the family!
4/4
Human Resource Manager
Noelia Pedreira
Before becoming Human Resource Manager, I was an applicant.
In this context, I especially appreciated the authenticity and respect that I experienced at each stage of the recruitment process. This approach made me want to be part of the adventure.
Now, in this role, I want to continue in this vein with every applicant and every colleague.
As a new employee, I discovered that the information I received during the recruitment process wasn’t just hot air. I’ve noticed that the staff at the heart of our Group are passionate and competent.
Furthermore, we are kind to each other, even when we have to show courage in the more difficult times. Thanks to our collective intelligence and the part each individual plays, there is a creative solution to every obstacle.
I’m very happy to be part of this big family!
Where to find
our branches
Our wines appeal to palates beyond borders; whatever our origin, our culture, or our wine knowledge, the profile of our wines unites and brings us together. In order to be able to offer these wines to as many people as possible, we have to create, and sometimes take over, subsidiaries in direct contact with their markets. Eight entities, attuned to and (more importantly) at the service of our consumers, distribute our best brands via partners.
Domaine Henri de Villamont
Production and distribution
contact@hdv.fr
+33 3 80 21 52 13
3 rue Dr Guyot
21420 Savigny-lès-Beaune
France
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Chateau
d’Aigueville
Production and distribution
contact@aigueville.com
+33 6 60 23 98 29
Route de Sérignan – D43
84100 Uchaux
France
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Veyret-Latour
Distribution
veyret-latour@veyret-latour.com
+33 5 56 17 06 06
47 Boulevard Pierre 1er
33 110 Le Bouscat
France
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Schenk family
Suisse
Production and distribution
info@schenk-wine.ch
+41 21 822 02 02
Avenue de la Gare 18
CP 1048. 1180 Rolle
Switzerland
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Schenk family
Italia
Production and distribution
schenk.italia@schenk.it
+39 0471 803 311
Via Stazione 43 – I
39040 Ora (Bolzano)
Italia
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Schenk family Buckingham
Distribution
info@buckingham-schenk.co.uk
+44 1753 521 336
Unit 5 The E Centre
Easthampstead Road, Bracknell
Berkshire RG12 1NF
United Kingdom
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Schenk family Deutschland
Distribution
schenk@schenk-weine.de
+49 7221 354-0
Alemannenstr. 33, D-76532
Baden-Baden
Deutschland
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Schenk family
Benelux
Distribution
sylvie.lantain@schenk.be
+32 2 352 04 20
Avenue de Finlande 8
1420 Braine-L’Alleud
Belgique
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Schenk family
España
Production and distribution
murviedro@murviedro.es
+34 96 232 90 03
Ampliación Polígono El Romeral, s/n 46340-ES Requena (Valencia)
España
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Schenk family
USA
Distribution
usa@schenk-wine.com
Schenk Wines USA
One Alhambra Plaza, PH
Coral Gables, FL 33134
USA
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