Passion for Wine, Shared

Bora Akad's career is built on a deep-rooted passion for French wine, cuisine, and culture. Trained at the prestigious Université de Bourgogne – Institut Jules Guyot in Dijon, one of the world's foremost institutions for viticulture and oenology, it was among the limestone-floored cellars and sunlit vineyard rows of the Côte d'Or that his calling became clear.

His warm, approachable style and long-standing relationships with local winemakers — combined with years of hands-on experience across France's most renowned wine regions — transform each visit into a truly personal experience. He works exclusively with family-owned estates, small cooperatives, and village chefs whose dedication to their craft mirrors his own.

When Bora guides a group through Burgundy or Bordeaux, Alsace or the Rhône, he shares not just the tasting notes but the stories — of the vintages that defined careers, the soils that determine character, the families whose names are inseparable from the places where they work.

That is the Epicurean difference: not a checklist of famous labels, but a deep, personal encounter with the living culture of French wine.