THE MISSION
Connecting Vineyards to Markets
We connect international wine buyers with French producers, identify the right estates for each buyer, broker the partnership, and help French vineyards reach new markets.
Wine Sourcing
Market Development
Strategic Sourcing
We introduce international buyers directly to French producers, drawing on a close network of growers and estates in south-west France. Through it we source bottled and bulk wine across a range of vintages, along with harder-to-find items such as large-format bottles.
Market Expansion
We help French producers find new markets abroad. We identify the buyers and countries that suit each estate's wines, make the introductions, and build partnerships designed to last.
About Julia La Ronde
Julia La Ronde is an entrepreneur and business professional with more than 30 years of international experience spanning business development, finance, project management, wine and spirits, property, hospitality and commercial consultancy.
In 1999, she founded Sisserou Ltd, transforming her family’s homemade rum and coconut cream liqueur recipe into a commercially produced brand sold in the UK and exported to mainland Europe and the Caribbean. Her career has also included senior roles in property planning, client account management, project management and operations, with responsibility for large teams, significant client portfolios and strategic business programmes.
Julia began her career in accounting and auditing, working across Dominica, the USA, Zanzibar and the UK. She holds an MBA from the University of East Anglia, a BSc in Business Administration (Accounting) from Old Dominion University and PRINCE2 Practitioner certification. Now based in South-West France, she brings this diverse commercial and international experience to wine sourcing, market development, hospitality, property and business consultancy.
