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    Sophie Kessler-Matière

    Propriétaire-récoltant, Domaine Clef de Saint Thomas

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    Portrait of Sophie Kessler-Matière

    Portrait of Sophie Kessler-Matière

    i. Biography

    Sophie Kessler-Matière is the proprietor and producer of Domaine Clef de Saint Thomas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where she currently runs the estate as a winery owner and producer (propriétaire-récoltant). The estate was acquired in 2006 by Philippe Kessler, and after his death Sophie Kessler-Matière took over the domain’s management; a trade publication also notes that she is supported by director Christophe Barraud. She is also associated with the Kessler family’s other wine property, Château Calissanne, in Provence.

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