Christophe Namer

Founder / President

Christophe Namer is an advanced Sommelier with a diploma from the International Sommelier Guild. He is also a specialist in spirits certified by both the Wine & Spirits Education Trust and the Society of Wine Educators.

For the past twenty years, Christophe has gained in-depth knowledge of food, wine, and spirits. Based in Los Angeles and born and raised in Aix-en-Provence, France, Christophe’s professional journey in the U.S. has taken him from restaurants co-ownerships, to a five-year position as a Brand Attaché and spokesperson for Grey Goose vodka to a 3-year position as the Western LOUIS XIII Brand Ambassador when he shared his knowledge and passion for the brand through curated VIP events and dinner experiences for high-net-worth clients and top luxury brands.

Christophe then decided to take his career to the next level and follow his dreams by starting and creating his own brand of Armagnac called Cardinal du Four, 21 Rébellion. Named after Vital du Four later known as Cardinal du Four who was recognized for writing the first evidence of distillation in France dating back from 1310. To date the brand has received five awards of excellence from some of the most prestigious wine & spirit competitions in the world.

GOLD MEDAL (Armagnac blends, 20 years old & above)⁠
Concours Général Agricole Paris, 2019⁠ and 2022

⁠DOUBLE GOLD, 97 POINTS from Anthony Dias Blue, James Beard Award Winner⁠
Blue Lifestyle, 2020⁠ saying “Perhaps the most refined Armagnac I’ve ever tasted.”

⁠DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL⁠
San Francisco World Spirits Design Competition 2020⁠

GOLD MEDAL
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2022

Christophe resides both in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley with his wife and three children where he and his family own an upscale French-Vietnamese restaurant called Elyse Restaurant.