About MMD

Maisons Marques & Domaines USA Inc. was founded in 1987 as the U.S. sales and marketing arm for Champagne Louis Roederer and its California winery, Roederer Estate.

Today, the company has grown into a well-respected niche-marketer and importer of family-owned, prestigious producers. From France to Portugal, from California to South Africa; Maisons Marques & Domaines represents some of the most highly esteemed properties in the world.

Several of the wineries represented by Maisons Marques & Domaines (MMD USA) are owned by the House of Louis Roederer, including Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger Cellars, Porto Adriano Ramos-Pinto, Champagne Deutz, Delas Fr?res, and the Bordeaux properties of Ch?teau de Pez, Ch?teau Haut-Beaus?jour and Domaines Ott. Others, such as a selection of the Ch?teaux from Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, the wines of Dominus and Napanook in Napa Valley, Ch?teau Loudenne, Baron de Ladoucette, Domaines Schlumberger, Agricola Querciabella and Pio Cesare of Italy, Meerlust and Distell wines of South Africa and Maisons Marques & Domaines own proprietary Carpe Diem wines from the Edna Valley, are represented in the U.S. on an exclusive basis.

In addition, Maisons Marques & Domaines has entered into a preferred partnership with Ch?teau Cos dEstournel and Ch?teau Hosanna on a non-exclusive basis.

In spite of its growth, Maisons Marques & Domaines has retained the spirit of a small, hands-on company with a very dedicated team. It has built long-lasting, mutually rewarding alliances with key distributors in each U.S. market, based on personal commitment and entrepreneurship.

As the wine industry continues to evolve in the U.S., MMD USA intends to remain an outstanding and distinctive ambassador of the wineries it represents.

OWNERSHIP

Jean-Claude Rouzaud, Chairman of the Board, Champagne Louis Roederer Group
Jean-Claude Rouzaud has guided the House of Champagne Louis Roederer since 1979, when he became president at the age of 37. He succeeded his grandmother, Madame Olry-Roederer, who had dedicated more than 40 years to building the worldwide reputation of Louis Roederer champagnes.

Faithful to the family tradition, Jean-Claude showed an early and keen interest in enology and viticulture. Upon completing secondary school in Paris, he decided to master the two subjects he holds dearest. He earned his National Diploma of Enology in 1966 and spent an additional year studying viticulture.

Creation of world-renowned champagnes requires more than technique. The art of winemaking strives for a perfect balance between technique and intuitive talent. The same philosophy holds true for managing the destiny of such a creative enterprise. Jean-Claude balances his passion for his wines with rigorous attention to every phase of Roederer corporate management.

His two-year search for the ideal microclimate to produce a fine California sparkling wine illustrates his dedication to preserving and enhancing Roederers 200-year tradition of fine winemaking. He maintains close control of the Roederer Estate vineyards and winery, from introduction of an innovative trellising system, through aging of reserve wines and assembling the cuv?e, to labeling and distribution.

Unlike other champagne houses that have been bought and folded into mega-conglomerates, Roederer has remained a family-owned house.

Fr?d?ric Rouzaud, President & CEO, Champagne Louis Roederer Group
Fr?d?ric Rouzaud, 38 and eldest son of Jean-Claude, was appointed President of Champagne Louis Roederer Group in January 2006. Fr?d?ric holds a Masters degree in Business Administration form University of Dauphine in Paris and started his career in real estate before joining the family business in 1996. He has since worked his way up from Regional Manager to Manager of Human Resources and, most recently, General Manager Delegate in charge of development. He is therefore well armed to become the leader of one of the last and most respected family groups in champagne.

Fr?d?ric will from this point forward be the driving force of all flagship companies of the family-owned group: Champagne Louis Roederer, of course, as well as Champagne Deutz, but also Maison Delas in the C?tes du Rh?ne, Ch?teau de Pez and Ch?teau Haut-Beaus?jour in Bordeaux, Ramos Pinto in Portugal, Domaines Ott in Provence and finally Roederer Estate and Scharffenberger Cellars in California.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Gregory Balogh, President/CEO
Gregory Balogh?s wine industry career began in 1983, when he founded a Wine Brokerage Company in the U.S. representing various French appellations, mainly Bordeaux and Burgundy wines. Within a few years, the Company had developed a national network of distributors for its suppliers.

In 1991, Gregory took a position in Lyon as Managing Director of Jean-Paul Selles, a major wine shipper in France.

In 1994, he was hired as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Maisons, Marques and Domaines, U.S.A. In 1996, Gregory was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of all operations owned by Champagne Louis Roederer in the U.S. In January of 2001, he became the President and Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, Gregory also oversees all operations of Roederer Estate and Scharffenberger Cellars wineries.

Guillaume Fouilleron, Senior Vice President
Guillaume Fouilleron began his career in New York, where he worked for the French Trade Commission, promoting French sports and leisure goods companies in the U.S. market. In 1991, he joined Arthur Andersen in Paris, where he spent the next six years. During this time, he advised companies of diverse size and industries on financial and organizational issues, such as public offerings, acquisitions, process reviews and business analyses.

In 1997, Guillaume relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to become Chief Financial Officer of Maisons, Marques and Domaines, U.S.A. and Louis Roederer?s other U.S. ventures, including Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger Cellars. In January of 2001, Guillaume was promoted to Senior Vice President, and later relocated to New York to head MMD NY office, which opened in 2005. His role is to oversee MMD operations in major north east markets.

Guillaume holds a Master degree from L?Ecole Sup?rieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP).

Xavier Barlier, Vice President of Marketing and Communication
Xavier Barlier joined MMD in 2001 after spending the previous four years in the position of Director of Corporate Alliances and co-branded marketing of Disneyland Paris Resort, promoting the Paris theme park internationally with such companies as American Express, Coca Cola, Nestl?, Mc Donald?s Kodak and Hertz. He was previously with the French automotive group Renault for seven years as Head of Public Relations.

Xavier?s wine industry career began in 1981 when he joined Champagne Mo?t & Chandon in the position of assistant Export Manager. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles to preside over a US wine brokerage company representing French family estates. During his 5 years in the US, Xavier served as a marketing consultant to French food and beverage firms. His role today is to oversee all marketing and communication activities, including product development and media relations, as well to manage MMD operations in the Midwest markets.

Xavier holds a Master degree in General Management, as well as post-degree certificates from Stanford and Insead.

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