Charles F. Shaw
Encyclopedia
Charles F. Shaw is an American
businessman and former winery
owner whose name is used for Charles Shaw wine
, a brand of inexpensive table wines.
Shaw graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1965, Stanford Graduate School of Business
and was an investment banker. He became enamored of Beaujolais
wine while living in Europe and moved to Napa Valley in 1974 to start a winery. In 1991 Shaw and his wife divorced and sold his original Charles Shaw label to Fred Franzia's Bronco Wine Company
. The label had a good reputation, so Bronco used the name to market an inexpensive table wine.
Shaw moved to Chicago, Illinois, and found employment there working for the healthcare software company heartbase. In 2003, he announced he was considering starting a winery in southwestern Michigan
.
Shaw is conductor Robert Shaw
's second cousin.
United States
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businessman and former winery
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
owner whose name is used for Charles Shaw wine
Charles Shaw wine
Charles Shaw is a brand of "extreme value" wine . Largely made from California grapes, Charles Shaw wines currently include Cabernet Sauvignon, White Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Valdiguie in the style of Beaujolais nouveau, and limited quantities of Pinot Grigio...
, a brand of inexpensive table wines.
Shaw graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1965, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California and is broadly regarded as one of the best business schools in the world.The Stanford GSB offers a general management Master of Business Administration degree, the Sloan...
and was an investment banker. He became enamored of Beaujolais
Beaujolais
Beaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes...
wine while living in Europe and moved to Napa Valley in 1974 to start a winery. In 1991 Shaw and his wife divorced and sold his original Charles Shaw label to Fred Franzia's Bronco Wine Company
Bronco Wine Company
The Bronco Wine Company is a vintner that produces wines under many brands and is based in Ceres, California. It is the fourth largest producer of wine in the United States....
. The label had a good reputation, so Bronco used the name to market an inexpensive table wine.
Shaw moved to Chicago, Illinois, and found employment there working for the healthcare software company heartbase. In 2003, he announced he was considering starting a winery in southwestern Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Shaw is conductor Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw (conductor)
Robert Shaw was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Shaw received 14 Grammy awards, four ASCAP awards for service to contemporary music, the first Guggenheim Fellowship...
's second cousin.