Growing up in France demands that wine is an innate part of your culture. In keeping with that tradition, Christophe Dumoulin discovered his true curiosity about viniculture while attending college and helping a friend tend the vines of a small vineyard in the Loire Valley during the summer months.

After university and a mandatory stint in the French Navy, Christophe caught the travel bug and relied on his love of food and wine to find work in the restaurant industry in various places around the globe.

From the French Island of Reunion near Madagascar, to the cobblestone streets of Cambridge in England, to the high altitude ski resorts of the French Alps, Christophe spent time discovering the local gastronomy and honing both culinary and ‘front of the house’ management skills in various establishments.

An offer to travel to the United States to manage a French restaurant brought him to the Hudson Valley eleven years ago. After four years at the restaurant, Christophe decided it was time to focus on his true passion ~ wine.  Christophe spent the last seven years working in the wine industry while concurrently enrolled in the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) program to obtain certification in viniculture studies.

2011 brought Christophe the opportunity to fulfill his dream of becoming the owner and operator of a retail establishment and bringing his perspective on wine and cuisine to the consumer.   Armonk Wines and Spirits’ new porcine logo reflects both the dedication to pairing wine with food using fresh and local ingredients, as well as reinforcing our maxim…”viniculture for the curious palate”.

Christophe and his wife, Kimberly, an American Francophile since the age of thirteen, live, cook, and share their passion for wine in a 1930’s boarding house in Ulster County. They have a four-year-old son, various animals and fowl, and enjoy farm to table entertaining that includes family and friends sharing regional flavors, and of course, the perfect bottle of wine.