Eric Texier is a negociant who produces wines from the Rhone Valley, both the north and south parts of the valley, and from Maconnais. Originally trained as a scientist, Texier later attended Bordeaux University to study viticulture and oenology. After training with other winemakers, Texier made his first commercial wine in 1995. Today he produces about 25 wines. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that Texier “produces stylish, graceful, surprisingly elegant Rhone Valley reds.”