After studying viticulture and oenology at the famous viticultural high school of Beaune. Philippe dug into the family business in 1988, working with his parents at Domaine Michel Colin-Deleger located in Chassagne-Montrachet.
A few years later, his brother Bruno joined them. The whole family worked together for 16 years over an area of 18 hectares. Philippe took a lot from his parents and built up skills that turned him into a passionate wine-maker. The idea of setting up his own domaine grew in his mind as he was asserting himself more and more in the family business.
Consequently, when Bernadette and Michel decided to retire in 2004, both Colin’s brother made the decision to create their own business, in line with their different approaches to winemaking.
So in 2004, Domaine Philippe Colin came into being, thanhs to this ambitious winemaker who willing to carry on the legacy from his parents and grand parents, Andrée and Georges Deleger. The winery developed and became more and more reknown. Philippe surrounded himself with a good work team to help him in the different aspects of his job.
He also took over the Topiary vineyards in South Africa in 2015, where he started a new challenge.