[9] He began his career in 1952 at Château Maucaillou after a law degree at the University of Bordeaux, then managed the Dourthe Frères trading house, which he developed and which later became CVBG-Dourthe-Kressmann.

Vinexpo has since established itself as the world wine fair, and takes place each year alternating in Bordeaux, New York City and Hong Kong.

The event attracts more than 45,000 visitors, 2,500 exhibitors (half of whom are foreigners) as well as hundreds of journalists, sommeliers and starred chefs.

He will reiterate his ambition to make Bordeaux the world capital of wine during the creation of the Cité du Vin, for which he helps to raise the funds.

This museum of wine civilizations will be inaugurated on May 31, 2016, in the presence of Alain Juppé and François Hollande[17] in an emblematic building in the shape of a vine designed by architects Anouk Legendre and Nicolas Desmazières[18] and by the British scenography agency Casson Mann.

[24] He was a multiple-time French champion and regularly won the world veteran team championship title during the 1990s.

[27][28] As the end of Jacques Chaban-Delmas' final term as mayor approached, Jean-Paul Jauffret worked to bring Alain Juppé,[29] then Prime Minister of France, to the mayorship of Bordeaux.

[32] He remained deputy for finance until 2012, contributing to the transformation of Bordeaux with the introduction of the tramway, pedestrianization of the center, rehabilitation of the docks, and opening of the city to its right bank, notably with the construction of the Jacques-Chaban-Delmas bridge and the initial steps of the Simone-Veil bridge.

[37] Jean-Paul Jauffret's younger brother, François Jauffret, is a professional tennis player, who holds the record for selection in the French Davis Cup team (35 caps), and was France's tennis champion nine times, reached the finals of the French Open twice, and winner of several international titles in the 1960s and 1970s.