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  HEYNEN Christophe MW

  Master of Wine Belgium

Christophe is currently based in Belgium with his wife and two children; he was raised and lived in Belgium, the USA and Switzerland.

He is founder and managing director of Gustoworld Belgium, owner and board member of several wine import companies in France, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Belgium. His main company, Gustoworld is a well-known, leading fine wine importer with extensive activity, notably in Belgium and France. In 2019, Gustoworld became the first wine importer in these countries to be certified fully C02-neutral.

Christophe is an alumni of the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland, from which he graduated in 1998 with a BSc in Hotel and Restaurant Management (HES). After a carrier in the hospitality industry in Canada and the USA, Christophe returned to Europe and began his carrier in wine within his own company. Christophe has always been socially engaged in favor of entrepreneurship and was president of an important organization supporting new entrepreneurs named “Réseau Entreprendre” for several years. Christophe also lectured about wine in several of Belgium’s most prestigious business clubs and schools, and has judged at several wine competitions. He holds a WSET Diploma and obtained the title of Master of Wine (MW) in 2020, as the second Belgian after over 20 years. Christophe was recently named wine personality of the year 2020 by Essentielle Vino, Belgium’s largest wine dedicated publication following his title.