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The business behind taste.

Independent management consultancy
rooted in wine and hospitality.

Europe · UK · Asia

Place · People · Product

What would you
cross town for?

A restaurant a friend won’t stop talking about. A bottle you’ve been looking for. A gig you’ve waited months for. A friend’s party. Dinner among the vines.

Friends sharing food and conversation in a lively restaurant
A grower examining ripe grapes in the vineyard at sunset

You remember the room, the first taste, the conversation that ran late. Months later, someone mentions it and you start making plans to go back.

Emotional
economy.Intelligent
economy.

We work at the centre of both.

The mandate

We help producers find their place in a market, hospitality businesses give people a reason to come, and platforms connect their audiences with experiences worth seeking out. We bring market understanding, wine judgement and the right local relationships—and stay involved as ideas take shape.

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Selected mandates & experience

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

Selected work & experience

A few ways
this takes shape.

Each brief starts somewhere different: an estate, a table, a market or a question that needs a closer look.

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Market insight · UK route to market

Château Gigognan

UK Rhône research, a clear estate proposition and an importer plan for the rise of a new classic.

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Brand management · UK market development

Inama

Brand presentations, tastings and account visits that bring the Inama family closer to Hallgarten and its UK customers.

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Platform partnerships · Hospitality experiences

Made to Taste · Visa Destination Dining

Dining experiences curated with Made to Taste for Visa Destination Dining, built on close restaurant relationships.

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Market insight · AI pilots & partnerships

Nexus Azeo · AI 360

A focused AI pilot that turns market research, product knowledge and account notes into useful working briefs.

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Brand development · Commercial planning · UK market entry

Vignerons du Mont Ventoux · Le Goût de l’Altitude

A mountain’s identity becomes a wine range, with the brand, pricing and route to UK buyers developed together.

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Behind Nexus Azeo

Arnaud Compas’s experience runs from the wine shelves and tables of Bedales, which he founded at Borough Market, to leading Vinothec Group as CEO and Wine Director and heading European business development for Robert Parker Wine Advocate. He holds an MPhil in Geography, and that interest in place runs through Nexus Azeo’s work.

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Perspective

What catches
our attention.

Notes from vineyards, tables, cities and the market. What people are making, how tastes are changing and what that might mean for the businesses behind them.

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What are you
working on?

A business to develop, a market to explore or an idea taking shape. Tell us where you are and what you have in mind.

arnaud@nexusazeo.com