15ISSUE Welcome to the VNB magazine September 2016 issue | Page 20

entrepreneur MEET THE PRINCE OF LUXURY NOEL SHU 遇见奢侈品王子: NOEL SHU If you haven’t met Noel Shu yet, it’s only a matter of time before you do. As a luxury connoisseur, Shu has served billionaires, celebrities, and royal families. Shu brings his expertise and impeccable panache to the global luxury market by introducing the finest wines, spirits, jewelry and timepieces of unparalleled quality to discerning consumers who demand the best in taste and quality. Shu handcrafts and sells extraordinary luxury jewelry pieces to China’s elite through his thriving jewelry business. His business acumen earned him enough recognition to receive a VIP invitation to China’s president Xi Jinping’s last visit to the U.S., which included a VIP list of highly accomplished individuals such as Jack Ma and Bill Gates. Of course, that’s only the beginning of Shu’s accomplishments. Shu is already a multimillionaire entrepreneur who is also an internationally regarded sommelier and Managing Partner for Prodiguer Brands; an ultra-luxe, award-winning wine and spirits purveyor that privately creates and owns some of the world’s finest wines and spirits and is a partner with the largest private aviation network in the U.S. VN BMAG AZ I N E. CO M 20 Part of Prodiguer’s revered brand portfolio includes two of the world’s most ultra-premium champagnes, Maurice Vendôm and Goût de Diamants (Taste of Diamonds). The Goût de Diamants has the distinction of being the most expensive single bottle of Champagne in the world, when it was sold for a staggering $1.8 million. Shu discussed the bottle’s unique design with Forbes.com explaining that while first impressions are important, “every impression is equally important. We consider it vital that our brand looks luxurious to the eye, feels appeasing to the touch and tastes exceptional to the palate.”