Portrait of Vincent Ricard
i. Biography
He is proprietor at Domaine Vincent Ricard in Thésée, and that role now defines the work. Before that, the craft was formed in other people’s cellars and vineyards: Philippe Alliet in Chinon, then Claude Levasseur at Claude Levasseur in Montlouis. Those rooms and rows gave Vincent Ricard an early grounding in the Loire, where season, site, and repetition set the terms. In 1998, Vincent Ricard became proprietor of Domaine Vincent Ricard, where the line from apprenticeship to ownership has continued on a steady course.
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The Path
The practical base of the work was built with Philippe Alliet at Philippe Alliet in Chinon and with Claude Levasseur at Claude Levasseur in Montlouis. For Vincent Ricard, those stages established a working language shaped by attentiveness, hands-on labor, and the Loire’s specific conditions. The sequence is plain enough, but it reflects the slow accumulation that matters in agriculture: observing, repeating, correcting, and learning enough to take responsibility for a place of one’s own. In 1998, he became proprietor of Domaine Vincent Ricard, where he is today.
The Work Today
He serves as proprietor at Domaine Vincent Ricard in Thésée. That title carries ownership, continuity, and day-to-day stewardship. In Thésée, the work is not abstract; it depends on presence and on carrying forward the character attached to the domaine’s name. Domaine Vincent Ricard is the central setting of his professional life, where the experience gathered in Chinon and Montlouis has been brought into one ongoing practice.
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What is Vincent Ricard's current role?
As of 2026, Vincent Ricard is Proprietor.
Where did Vincent Ricard work before?
Vincent Ricard's earlier career included Philippe Alliet and Claude Levasseur.
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