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9 -5 0 7 -0 3 3 REV: AUGUST 16, 2007 JOHN DEIGHTON VINCENT DESSAIN LEYLA N D PI TT D A N I E L A B E Y E R SD O RF E R ANDERS SJÃâ€"MAN Marketing Chà ¢teau Margaux Were a wine to be drunk in paradise, it would be Chà ¢teau Margaux. — William Styron, Sophie’s Choice Brad watched as wine poured from a precarious height into his glass, generating turbulence but no splash. â€Å"I must try that,† he thought. A young management consultant, Brad was no stranger to expensive meals, but here he felt separated from the proceedings by more than income. He was the junior member of a consulting team invited to join Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Paul Pontallier for lunch at Chà ¢teau Margaux, in the room where such luminaries as the president of†¦show more content†¦We belong to it.† Chà ¢teau Margaux Chà ¢teau Margaux was part of the French elite of wines known as first growths, five specific wines from the Bordeaux region (see Exhibit 1 for Bordeaux wine region map). Although it was protected in this status by a classification system that dated from 1855, its quality had fluctuated, and at the time that the Mentzelopoulos family acquired control of the estate its fortunes were not strong. Together with equally young general manager Pontallier, Corinne Mentzelopoulos had restored the declining estate to a level worthy of its history and reputation. Leading wine critic Robert Parker had recently described Chà ¢teau Margaux as a â€Å"brilliantly consistent wine of stunning grace, richness and complexity.†1 It was often called the most seductive and elegant of all Bordeaux wines. In essence, wine was an agricultural product, which made land and climate fundamental to the product. While the wine makers and their techniques could change, the land remained a constant. In France, this was referred to as terroir. To the French, terroir stood for the idea that a plot of land, because of its specific microclimate and soil, determined a wine’s distinctive character. Terroir was the principle that led the French to name wines after the place they came from rather than by their grape type. Climate, however, varied from one year to another, so a wine’s vintage influenced its quality. Further, Bordeaux wines, especiallyShow MoreRelatedCase Study Review: Language and Globalization: â€Å"Englishnization† at Rakuten1199 Words   |  5 Pages1 Was â€Å"Englishnization† a good idea for Rakuten? What are the costs/benefits of such a policy? Rakuten’s decision for â€Å"englishnization† of the company is 100% in line with the trend that â€Å"English is now the global Language of Business† Englishnization of global corporations: Strategy is Needed by Sebastian Reiche blog.iese.edu It still doesn’t mean an easy transition. People naturally oppose any changes and that can lead to higher costs especially in the beginning stages. The way Mikitani