In 1979 he was appointed Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite, as well as an honorary member of the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux and numerous other French wine associations.
He was appointed Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite, as well as an honorary member of the Académie du Vin de Bordeaux. This was in 1979. He was appointed Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite, as well as an honorary member of numerous other French wine associations. This was in 1979.