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Ep 606: Sally Evans, Owner of Château George7 in Fronsac, & Author of the Bestselling “Make the Midlife Move”

After a career in global consulting and raising a family, Sally Evans decided to pursue a dream of owning a winery. She took WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) wine courses & travelled to Bordeaux to explore the city and its appellations and discovered Fronsac.

 

Available to listen as a podcast.

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The Grape Escape – How living the wine dream in Bordeaux became a reality

Sally is interviewed by Rebecca Oliver-Mooney on the highs and lows of making a major life change with hints and tips on how to tackle it! Available to listen as a podcast or to view via YouTube

Tune in here to watch on YouTube

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From Boardroom to Bordeaux: A Château Dream Realized

Sally chats to Laurie Forster about swapping 'spreadsheets for soil' and creating Château George 7 with the challenges this entailed.

Tune in here.

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Start a Bordeaux Winery and Make The Midlife Move with Sally Evans

What’s one of the most challenging aspects of being a new winemaker in Bordeaux, especially if you’re a middle-aged foreigner who is making wine for the first time?

Tune in here.

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The Courage to Change: A Midlife Vineyard Dream – The Happy Menopause Podcast

Do you have a dream? I bet you do – most of us do! But do you dare to make it happen? That's what I talked about on this podcast. 

Tune in here.

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Be Your Best Self!

My book, Make the Midlife Move, has been featured in the print edition of Platinum Magazine, Issue MARCH 25.

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A Lire, A Ecouter

My book, Make the Midlife Move, has been featured in the print edition of ELLE France, Issue #63 - a special edition on ageing well. 

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"Lives Less Ordinary"

I had the incredible honour of joining Gordon Smart on his Lives Less Ordinary segment to share my journey—from closing the laptop on my corporate career to creating a vineyard in Bordeaux.
 

Listen to it here from1hr 33mins 45secs in.

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I'm here to tell you that you can change your life after 50

After a career climbing the corporate ladder, Sally Evans moved to Bordeaux and created a winery from scratch in her 50s. Her experience has inspired her book, Make the Midlife Move

Read more here. 

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‘At 52 I quit my corporate job and bought a vineyard in the South of France’

EXCLUSIVE: After spending her life climbing the corporate ladder, at 52 Sally Evans decided to embark on a new adventure and moved to Bordeaux where she bought a plot of vines.

Read more here.

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Real Life: We moved to France and became winemakers

Having left her corporate life behind and seen her grown-up sons leave home, Sally Evans needed a project – so she created a successful winery in Bordeaux, says Richard Webber…

Read more here.

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International Women’s Day: Spotlight on the women driving wine tourism in Bordeaux

To mark the annual celebration, taking place on 8 March, we take a look at the female driving forces behind the boom in Bordeaux’s wine tourism from pioneers of vine-to-cellar experiences...

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Career change at 50: why it’s the perfect age to rediscover your purpose

Often with decades of professional experience, fewer personal commitments and greater self-confidence, your fifties can be a brilliant time to reassess your working life and try something new.

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How to move to France and become a star winemaker

Ever dreamt of owning a vineyard and producing your own wine? The Bordeaux estates are waiting for you — but be patient. 

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A corker of a life change

Included in the print edition of issue #383. 

Buy your copy here. 

Let's Chat

If you would like to book a call, run a wine tasting, attend a workshop or retreat, arrange a book reading or simply keep up to date with news, then drop me a line - I would love to hear from you. Sally

Château George 7

1 Le Bergey

33141 Saillans

France

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