About me

Anno 1984
Michele Conte, Italian by origin, born in Turin. Dutch by “adoption”. Since about 14 years I live in the Netherlands with my family and we are blessed with 3 gorgeous children. A great passion for Piemonte (my home region) and Italian wines are parts of my roots. Holding a WSET-2 Diploma and attaining the WSET-3 in the near future. Bringing Italian lifestyle to the Netherlands through fine wines is the calling for my next life chapter. After 15+ years of experiences throughout Hospitality, Supply Chain Operations and Customer Services, I decided to take a new step in my life, by creating my own company as Independent Fine Wine Merchant: LAURUSVINI.

Anno 2024
I am inspired by the challenge to discover great wines, with my dedication and inspired flair, refinement, and elegance. I am ambitious, I like to dream, but I am also concrete, efficient, focused. I put together expertise and experience to create a selection of fine wines for wine lovers and hospitality premises. I take care of them. And I do that with style. This is what LAURUSVINI stands for.