After six months of break he goes for his ideal conversion

The see and tanned, any white dressed and host of an unlikely Castle in the heart of the vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, difficult to believe that there is still a smile four years Laurent Zennaro officiated as tax Director at the Aventis headquarters in Strasbourg. Of course, this radical conversion is the consequence of the Sanofi-Aventis merger, that it would not accompany, and a deep desire to not work in the Paris region, but it is also the realization of a dream of child. "Since the age of ten I love cooking and I always said that one day I will have my own restaurant", he says. More than a mere restaurant, he in fact resumed in 2006, with his wife, the hostellerie de Fines rocks, a small settlement four stars of just 8 rooms, gourmet catering, affiliated to the castles and hotels Collection. "We have had a coup de coeur for the site overlooking the vineyards, with a breathtaking view of the mont Ventoux to the Luberon and the Alpilles and the Palace of the Popes as a bonus, and where we know very well whether it is in Tuscany or Provence", he notes. The hostellerie de Fines rocks, it is in any case far her professional debut in Mulhouse - after the national school of taxes - tax services, where he will work between 1982 and 1986. Little packaged finally by a career in the administration, he became tax company successively in Pechiney, Michelin and Rhône-Poulenc in 1992, where he stayed until 2005, living nearly the merger with the German Hoechst, which will give birth to Aventis. "It was a very international business, with the key for me great satisfaction on the professional level, many trips abroad and very exciting on the intellectual level", he says. The arrival of Sanofi Synthelabo is pushing the gives, and forty-eight years, the desire to be his own boss prevails. After six months of break, he goes for his ideal conversion. "We seek a hotel and restaurant in a beautiful home, from Toulouse to closer me to my family."But or find his happiness about the Pink City, the couple prospecting in Provence. And falls on this "medieval castle", in fact a fad built late 19th century, as a façade to hide the vineyard. "Trade Fund was for sale and after a serious economic study, we are decided", explains new châtelain-resort. With immediately important work to increase the capacity of 8 to 11 rooms, to create a swimming pool and a seminar room, all of which had been considered necessary to make the project economically viable. Three years later, no regrets but a life totally dedicated to this adventure where the vacation Word does mean more break but rather arrival of customers! "I switched position hyper specializing in business Mastodon to that of a man to be obliged to respond to all contingencies and to manage ongoing".But it is also the satisfaction of having doubled turnover, ongoing customer contact, working with the head in the kitchen to develop together a new map, introduction to wines with the sommelier, the loyalty of a team, work couple... because Martine Zennaro, who never took his cap of customs inspector, is also on the ground. "It is true that some nights, it sleeps not very well, especially with the crisis which brought the market on which I wanted diversify me." "In any case, days pass very quickly", exclaims the old tax!