The Family - Louis Max

<h1>Louis Max</h1> <h2>La Famille</h2> <h3>The early beginning</h3> From father to son for four generations, wine has been part of the Louis Max family culture. Everything began with the father of Evgueni Louis Max. In 1801 his country, Georgia, was annexed by Russia and he was forced to join the troops of the Tsar Alexander Ist. On his way back to his country, he came through France and Burgundy in particular, and fell in love with it. Brought up with his father's story, Evgueni decided in turn to come to Burgundy, to see for himself if what his father had said was true. Being of an energetic and determined nature, he undertook to found his own wine company in 1859. The Louis Max Company had been born. <h3>A beginning of fame</h3> Louis Max was successful in making the company's activities prosper. In 1935, he bought seven barrels of Pommard at the Hospices de Beaune auction sale. Moreover, he became a member of many societies and wine associations such as the renowned Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. Well known and recognised by his peers, he signed numerous contracts with small vinegrowers in the region to supply him with must and grapes. Today, the Louis Max Company still maintains a link with all the vinegrowers. <h3>The succession</h3> In 1972, Louis Max built in Nuits-Saint-Georges a new building which today houses the blending and processing rooms, the bottling line, the packaging and shipping platform and the Louis Max Company's laboratory. Marcel died prematurely in 1976. It was then that Laurent Max succeeded him. 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