Origins and commitments

This year, La Sommelière celebrates its 30th anniversary, and Groupe Frio, 27 years.

Born of the passion of a French entrepreneur, La Sommelière was one of the pioneers in democratizing wine conservation. By designing wine cellars capable of reproducing the conservation environment of a natural cellar, it quickly won over professionals. The company's commitment to optimizing its products according to the constraints and activities of its customers has enabled it to acquire recognized expertise in its field and to develop signature cellars.Originally present in restaurants, its expertise is now accessible to all. The development of La Sommelière has accelerated with the evolution of wine consumption. Today, we drink less wine than in the60s, but we drink it better. We're looking to educate ourselves, to age our wine; we've gone from simply wanting to consume it to learning how to preserve and enjoy it.As very few homes have a natural cellar, La Sommelière has become the obvious solution to these new behaviours. From ageing to tasting,many of our customers now have 2 cellars,one for ageing and the other for serving, integrated into theirkitchen. Our teams have redesigned each of our cellars to guarantee optimal wine conservation in an adapted solution. The heritage of this professional know-how is reflected in every product.

The brand's expertise is undoubtedly part of its DNA, but it's its conviction and commitment to innovation that have won over thousands of professionals and private customers around the world. Elegant, aesthetic and now connected, La Sommelière renews innovations and shakes up the codes of the wine cellar with one ambition: to share its love of wine.

In 2022, we were awarded the Grand Prix de l'Innovation d'Or 2022 at the famous Foire de Paris. We're very proud that the Grand Prix de l'Innovation jury has rewarded our R&D work and French innovation, another victory for our teams, who are more committed than ever to inventing the wine cellar of tomorrow.

Innovation and attention to detail have always guided us in the design of our wine cellars. To provide innovative solutions, the men and women of La Sommelière, who are first and foremost wine enthusiasts, constantly question the best way to meet our customers' expectations. Passionate about wine, but also for some of us passionate about new technologies, we surrounded ourselves with the best engineers and partners for this project. The result is a global innovation that won the Grand Prix de l'Innovation 2022, the 1st truly connected wine cellar, ECELLAR , already on sale throughout Europe and due to hitthe US market at the end of the year.

From a handful of employees at the outset to around a hundred oenophiles today, we are still driven by the same passion. Each and every one of our employees is involved, at his or her own level, in fulfilling our "your wines are at home" commitment. Curious and inventive, we are revolutionizingthe market to ensure that your wines are better preserved than ever before.

Didier GRYCHTA,

President of GROUPE FRIO, La Sommelière.