Jacques Seysses

1964

After the army and a road trip to India with 3 friends, I joined Morgan Guaranty Trust in the financial research department for 2 years.

1966

New marketing and advertising director at Biscuits Belin, I launch Pepito! But I dream of becoming a winemaker.

1968

I buy 5 hectares of vines in Morey-Saint-Denis and a house in poor condition. This would become the Domaine Dujac, and grow with every opportunity. I'll have been working in 2 professions simultaneously for 5 years.

1973

I sell enough wine to give up cookies for good... and get married! My young wife Rosalind is going to be a very positive element in the Domaine's development.

1978

I wanted to try my hand at the Domaine - but the Dijon faculty refused to lend me students because I didn't have a degree - so I went back to school. It's difficult with young children and an estate of 11.5 hectares at the time.

1980

As a "young" graduate, I began trials that would continue every year with university students.

1990

I set up an estate in the Var: Triennes, an arduous task for ten years. I thought I knew how to make wine and that my customers would follow me. In reality, my skills were limited to pinot noir and chardonnay; and my Dujac customers didn't want to buy wines at less than €20.

2001

My son Jeremy joins me at the Domaine, soon followed by his future wife Diana (who will become our oenologist) and his brother Alec.

2005

In partnership with Etienne de Montille, we're taking over a large estate that we're going to share. This brings us up to 18 hectares.

December 2007

I entrust the responsibilities of the estate to my sons, with whom I continue to collaborate in a total family spirit.