NEXUS AZEO
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The business
behind taste.

Independent management consultancy
dedicated to taste, place & experience.

Europe · UK · Asia

Place · People · Product

What would you
cross town for?

A particular table. A bottle someone wants you to try. A place worth coming back for. Understanding that appeal is where our work begins.

Friends enjoying wine and conversation around a warmly lit restaurant table
A grower holding grapes and looking across the vineyard toward the river at sunset

Conviction in the vineyard. Warmth at the table. Character in every detail.

Emotional
economy.Intelligent
economy.

Taste inspires. Intelligence takes it further.

The mandate

We connect wine, hospitality and travel with brands, platforms and new audiences. We open markets, build partnerships and curate experiences, from commercial strategy to delivery.

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Selected mandates & experience

InamaChâteau GigognanMade to TasteVignerons du Mont VentouxVisa DestinationRobert Parker Wine AdvocateThe Wine Portal Singapore

Selected work & experience

The work
in practice.

Market development for producers. Dining partnerships for platforms. Business experience behind both.

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Brand expansion · Market reach

Château Gigognan

London office

Building UK recognition and distribution for Château Gigognan’s Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Côtes du Rhône wines.

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Brand management · Market development

Inama

London office

Connecting the Inama family, Hallgarten and the UK restaurants and merchants selling their wines.

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Platform partnerships · Hospitality experiences

Made to Taste · Visa Destination Dining

UK · Europe · Asia

Curating dining experiences with Made to Taste for Visa Destination Dining, from restaurant partnerships to hosting.

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Brand development · Commercial planning

Vignerons du Mont Ventoux · Le Goût de l’Altitude

UK & Asia market entry

Turning the identity of Ventoux into Le Goût de l’Altitude: a wine range, a brand and a route to the UK market.

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Experiential & experimental marketing

Nexus Azeo · 360 AI

Using AI, human insight and real experiences to understand what moves people and test what works.

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Behind Nexus Azeo

Arnaud Compas founded Bedales at Borough Market, led Vinothec Group and developed Robert Parker Wine Advocate’s European business. His MPhil in Geography informs Nexus Azeo’s work: understanding what gives a place or product its character, and how it finds an audience.

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Perspective

What catches
our attention.

Wine opened the conversation. Hospitality, culture and business keep it moving. Notes on what makes places distinctive, how local identities travel across cultures, and how ideas find an audience.

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What are you
working on?

A new market, a partnership or a business idea. Let’s talk.

arnaud@nexusazeo.com