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    Jørn Nielsen (f. 1949), der både køber og sælger vinene i Premier Cru Wine Agent, er en af branchens "garvede drenge". Han husker stadig, hvordan han midt i 60’erne, da han var i købmandslære, solgte en masse "Red Drop".
    Efter endt værnepligt i 1970 kom han til Lunk’s Vinhandel. Det var en mindre kæde på fire forretninger, og efter mindre end et år var Jørn Nielsen bestyrer af en af dem.
    Efter et år hos Jens Helmbæk sad han i 1976 hos Skjold Burne, der dengang solgte næsten 3 millioner liter af "Den med Tyren". Her var han med til at oprette marketingafdelingen, der blev startet med Hans Jørgen Christensen ved roret.
    Efter i to år at have været ansvarlig for indkøb og salg hos Skjold Burne grundlagde han i 1984 sit eget engrosfirma, og i ti år fungerede det fint. Blandt andet havde han en relativ stor omsætning i Bourgogne - et enkelt år købte han for mere end en halv million francs.
    Jørn Nielsen arbejdede med sit eget vinagentur, da Premier Cru’s ejer, Jørgen Hansen - en gammel kollega fra Skjold Burne - spurgte ham, om han ville tage sig af indkøb og salg. Det ville han godt, og det har han så gjort siden 1999.
    Premier Cru sælger i dag spanske og italienske vine på agentbasis til det danske marked samt til Tyskland og Sverige. Derudover arbejder firmaet som grossister og distribuerer til specialforretninger samt mindre supermarkeder med særlig interesse for vin. Den 1. januar 2008 blev firmaet købt af Henrik Nielsen fra Bacchus Wine, men Jørn Nielsen er fortsat ansvarlig direktør.
    Privat er Jørn Nielsen gift med Randi og bor i Greve, hvor han og hustruen nyder naturen med lange gå- og cykelture. Det har han brug for, da han er med i et par vin- og gourmet-klubber. Sønnen, Christian (22), er i øvrigt ansat hos faderens gode ven, Kalle i Holte Vinlager.
    Adresse: Premier Cru Wine Agent A/S, Lejrvej 7, 3500 Værløse, tlf.: 43 63 99 05, fax: 43 63 77 05, e-mail: jni@premier-cru.dk, www.premier-cru.dk. 

    Jørn Nielsen (b.1949), who buys and sells wines for Premier Cru Wine Agent A/S, is one of this industry more experienced men. He still remembers how he during the sixties, when he was a young trainee, sold a lot of “Red Drop”.
    After finishing his military service in 1970, he started at Lunk’s Vinhandel. It was a small chain of 4 wineshops and within a year Jørn Nielsen became manager of one of them. After a year with Jens Helmbæk he started at Skjold Burne in 1976, another chain of wineshops that sold nearly 3 million litres of “The One with the Bull”. Here he helped start up the marketing department with Hans Jørgen Chistensen as manager.
    For 2 years he was responsible for sales and purchase at Skjold Burne, when he decided to start his own wholesale business in 1984. For 10 years it was a good business with a relatively big turnover in Bourgogne wines – he bought for more than half a million francs in one year.
    In 1999 his old colleague and friend from Skjold Burne, Jørgen Hansen, asked Jørn Nielsen to join him as Sales and Purchas Manager for Premier Cru A/S.
    As agents for the Danish, Spanish and German markets, Premier Cru A/S sells mostly Spanish and Italian wines. Further more the company works as wholesalers and distributers for speciality shops and supermarkets with a special interest in wines. In January 2008 the company was bought by Henrik Nielsen from Bacchus Wine but Jørn Nielsen remains General Manager today.
    Privately Jørn Nielsen is married to Randi and lives in Greve, where they enjoy long walks and ride bikes. This is a good way to keep in shape when being a member of a few wine and gourmet clubs. His son Christian (age 29) is working for Jørn Nielsen’s good friend and colleague, Karlin Nielsen, and manages one of his wineshops at Holte Vinlager.
    Adresse: Premier Cru Wine Agent A/S, Lejrvej 7, 3500 Værløse, tlf.: 43 63 99 05, fax: 43 63 77 05, e-mail: jni@premier-cru.dk, www.premier-cru.dk.