Francois D'Allaines started his eponymous wine business in 1996 in the village of Demigny in Burgundy just across the A6 from the famous villages of the Côte de Beaune after a career in the hotel trade and then training at the prestigious Lycee Viticole de Beaune.

He specialises in the wines of the Côte de Beaune and the Côte Chalonnaise buying from growers with whom he has built long relationships and who share his respect for the terroir. His wines include a Rully and a Puligny Montrachet (Tete de Cuvee '07).