Jean Luc le Du has been a fixture in the New York City wine scene for almost two decades now. He helmed the list a sommelier at restaurant Daniel in the mid 1990’s and also designed many of the lists at Daniel Boulud’s renowned restaurants, including Café Boulud. He opened le Du’s wines in 2005 and put together a slick, huge, and very successful wine store that is one of the city’s best. Needless to say, Jean Luc has tasted and bought an incredible amount of the world’s most storied wines.
However, we wanted to sit down and talk to him about another one of his passions- natural wine. Nestled amongst the Grand Cru Burgundies at le Du’s, you’ll find treasures from the world’s top natural winemakers as well- Olivier Cousin, Frank Cornelissen, and Grange Tiphaine just to name a few. Check out the video to learn what Jean Luc likes about natural wines: