Richard, 74, who spends three months a year in his vinery in south France, said he is pleased that his wines are available in the Czech Republic.
"I am glad that you in the Czech Republic drink my wine since there is a bit of me in every bottle," Richard told reporters.
Richard was originally to visit the fair along with another renowned French actor, gourmet and winegrower Gerard Depardieu whose wines are sold in the Czech Republic by the same company as those of Richard.
Richard said jokingly at a press conference that he and Gerard (Depardieu) rather prefer talking about women than wine and that they both would like to appear in a film together.
After a press conference and an one-hour autograph session Richard had a private programme and a closed meeting in a shop of his Czech distributor, the Euro Vine company.
Richard bought the estate with vineyards in the Languedoc region near the town of Gruissan in 1978, and he made his first wine seven years later.
At present he owns 17.5 hectares of vineyards granted the highest appellation of origin AOC (Appellation d'origine controlee) and he produces some 80,000 bottles a year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK). All rights reserved.
April 30, 2009
CZECH REPUBLIC: French actor Richard personally presents his wine at Prague fair
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic / The Prague Daily Monitor / Life / April 30, 2009
Famous French actor, director and winemaker Pierre Richard on Thursday attended the Wine&Spirits fair in Prague where his wines are presented and he was giving autographs to his fans.
People asked Richard to sign not only the bottles from his own vinery Chateau Bel Eveque, but also DVDs with his films and the fair tickets.
It was a mere coincidence that a film with Richard, Paris 36, which was shot in the Czech Republic, was also released in Czech cinemas on Thursday.
Richard, 74, who spends three months a year in his vinery in south France, said he is pleased that his wines are available in the Czech Republic.
"I am glad that you in the Czech Republic drink my wine since there is a bit of me in every bottle," Richard told reporters.
Richard was originally to visit the fair along with another renowned French actor, gourmet and winegrower Gerard Depardieu whose wines are sold in the Czech Republic by the same company as those of Richard.
Richard said jokingly at a press conference that he and Gerard (Depardieu) rather prefer talking about women than wine and that they both would like to appear in a film together.
After a press conference and an one-hour autograph session Richard had a private programme and a closed meeting in a shop of his Czech distributor, the Euro Vine company.
Richard bought the estate with vineyards in the Languedoc region near the town of Gruissan in 1978, and he made his first wine seven years later.
At present he owns 17.5 hectares of vineyards granted the highest appellation of origin AOC (Appellation d'origine controlee) and he produces some 80,000 bottles a year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK). All rights reserved.
Richard, 74, who spends three months a year in his vinery in south France, said he is pleased that his wines are available in the Czech Republic.
"I am glad that you in the Czech Republic drink my wine since there is a bit of me in every bottle," Richard told reporters.
Richard was originally to visit the fair along with another renowned French actor, gourmet and winegrower Gerard Depardieu whose wines are sold in the Czech Republic by the same company as those of Richard.
Richard said jokingly at a press conference that he and Gerard (Depardieu) rather prefer talking about women than wine and that they both would like to appear in a film together.
After a press conference and an one-hour autograph session Richard had a private programme and a closed meeting in a shop of his Czech distributor, the Euro Vine company.
Richard bought the estate with vineyards in the Languedoc region near the town of Gruissan in 1978, and he made his first wine seven years later.
At present he owns 17.5 hectares of vineyards granted the highest appellation of origin AOC (Appellation d'origine controlee) and he produces some 80,000 bottles a year.
Copyright 2008 by the Czech News Agency (ČTK). All rights reserved.
