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NEWS | Pullman Gurgaon uncorks Beaujolais Nouveau 2012, sets stage for La Riviera


Setting stage for its upcoming French specialty restaurant - La Riviera, Pullman Gurgaon Central Park, the upscale new attitude international hotel brand of Accor, celebrated its traditional French wine festival – Beaujolais Nouveau 2012 under the exclusive patronage of The Embassy of France. The event was organized in collaboration with Air France and Atout France. The most popular vin de primeur wine from the Beaujolais region of France was uncorked by Jagan Lascher,
General Manager, Pullman Gurgaon Central Park at the event, re-creating the French tradition. The nouveau wine was accompanied with an extraordinary French menu comprising a wide array of cheeses and charcuterie especially flown in all the way from France. Speaking on the occasion, Jagan Lascher, General Manager, Pullman Gurgaon Central Park said, “We are extremely happy to host the uncorking of the French vintage – Beaujolais Nouveau 2012 at Pullman Gurgaon Central Park. It gives us an opportunity to introduce our guests to this age old tradition associated with French Heritage at our new attitude hotel... It (the festival) also comes at a fantastic time, since we will soon be launching La Riviera, the hotel’s first specialty restaurant with a collection of eclectic French wines paired with the Southern French – Italian cuisine served at the restaurant”. The evening saw the attendance of dignitaries and eminent personalities like H.E François Richier - French Ambassador to India, Jean Michel Casse - Senior VP Operations Accor’s Asia Pacific, Fahmi Mahjoube - Commercial Director India at Air France KLM, Yeshwant Pawar - G.M South Asia at Air France KLM, Jagan Lascher – General Manager Pullman Gurgaon Central Park Rajiv Singhal – President, Group Ritu & India Representative for Champagne (CVIC) along with many more.