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Philippe Coquard

Clip: Season 4 Episode 7 | 5m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

Philippe Coquard parlayed a French exchange program into a life at Wollersheim Winery.

Philippe Coquard arrived in Wisconsin in 1984 as a French exchange student with 500 years of family tradition riding on his shoulders. Thirty years later he has parlayed that experience into a career at Wollersheim Winery where he has made a life for himself and his family at one of the most successful Midwest wineries.

11/02/2016 | Rating TV-G

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