List of wine personalities
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The following is a partial list of people involved in winemaking and related efforts with articles on Wikipedia:
A–G
- Ted AllenTed AllenTed Allen is an American writer and television personality. He was the food and wine connoisseur on the American Bravo network's Emmy-winning television program Queer Eye. He now is the host of the prime-time series on Food Network Chopped, a culinary competition in which four chefs per episode...
: television personality and food and wine expert. - Guy Anderson: Innovative winemaker and distributor.
- Alberto AntoniniAlberto AntoniniAlberto Antonini is an Italian oenologist and winery consultant involved in multiple wineries in several countries including Italy, the U.S., Argentina, South Africa, Romania, Canada and Chile.- Career :...
: Oenologist and winery consultant (Frescobaldi, Antinori families in Italy and multiple projects around the world). - Eric ArnoldEric ArnoldEric Arnold is an American journalist and author, formerly a news editor of Wine Spectator and wine and spirits writer and lifestyle editor for Forbes.com. In 2010, Arnold joined the online wine community enterprise Bottlenotes as Editorial Director...
: Wine columnist for Forbes.comForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
. - Eric AsimovEric AsimovEric Asimov is an American wine critic for The New York Times, with articles subsequently published in the International Herald Tribune.-Biography:...
: Wine columnist for The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. - AusoniusAusoniusDecimius Magnus Ausonius was a Latin poet and rhetorician, born at Burdigala .-Biography:Decimius Magnus Ausonius was born in Bordeaux in ca. 310. His father was a noted physician of Greek ancestry and his mother was descended on both sides from long-established aristocratic Gallo-Roman families...
: Frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale vineyards and viticultureViticultureViticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
in France. - Stephen BainbridgeStephen BainbridgeStephen Bainbridge is the William D. Warren Professor of Law at UCLA, teaching courses on corporations and business law. Bainbridge graduated with an A.B. Western Maryland College, 1980; a Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Virginia, 1983; and a Juris Doctor from the University of...
, law professor at UCLA, wine blogger. - Robert Lawrence BalzerRobert Lawrence BalzerRobert Lawrence Balzer has been called the first serious wine journalist in the United States. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of 24, he was put in charge of the wine department of his family’s grocery/gourmet market in Los Angeles, California. Because he knew nothing about wine, he...
: Pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973New York Wine Tasting of 1973The New York Wine Tasting of 1973 was organized by pioneering alcohol journalist Robert Lawrence Balzer. He assembled 14 leading wine experts including France’s Alexis Lichine, who owned two Chateaux in Bordeaux, a manager of the Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, and Sam Aaron, a prominent...
. - Heidi Peterson BarrettHeidi BarrettHeidi Peterson Barrett is a winemaker who has been responsible for some of California's most notable cult wines, including Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle Vineyards, Paradigm Winery, Grace Family Vineyards, Amuse Bouche, Lamborn Family Vineyards, Showket Vineyards and Fantesca, is a consultant for...
: Winemaker of California cult wines, called by Robert Parker "the first lady of wine". - Gerard BassetGerard BassetGerard Francis Claude Basset OBE is the owner with his wife, Nina, of Hotel Terravina, a New Forest Hotel near Southampton in Hampshire, United Kingdom...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
, MS: British hotellier and world sommelier championship holder. - A. W. BaxterA. W. BaxterA.W. Baxter was a Californian winemaker who founded Veedercrest Vineyards which competed in the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. The Veedercrest entrant was Baxter's first commercial vintage Chardonnay. He began buying grapes and making wine in the basement of his home in the Berkeley hills. He...
, winermaker of Veedercrest Vineyards, which competed in the Judgement of Paris. - Helmut BeckerHelmut BeckerHelmut Becker , German viticulturist, was chief of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute. He viewed viticulture from a global perspective and promoted the globalization of a quality wine industry. Dr...
: German viticulturist. - Andy BeckstofferAndy BeckstofferWilliam Andrew "Andy" Beckstoffer is a California vineyard owner, with holdings in Napa, Lake County, and Mendocino.-Biography:Beckstoffer was a resident of Richmond, Virginia, and went to Virginia Tech on a football scholarship. He graduated with an Engineering degree, and served in the United...
: California viticulturist. - Edward BehrEdward Behr (food writer)Eduardo Behr is an American food writer. His books include "The Art of Eating Cookbook: Essential Recipes from the First 25 Years", and The Artful Eater". Behr publishes a quarterly food magazine, ...
: Publisher/Editor of The Art of Eating - Nicolas BelfrageNicolas BelfrageNicolas Belfrage is a British Master of Wine, a wine writer and considered an expert on Italian wine.-Career:Belfrage was born in Los Angeles in 1940, the son of British/American socialist writer Cedric Belfrage and his wife Molly Castle...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine writer, Italian wine expert. - Jacques BerthomeauJacques BerthomeauJacques Berthomeau is a wine consultant commissioned by the French Ministry of Agriculture to prepare a report in 2001, now known as The Berthomeau Report, to "establish the goals and means to be deployed in terms of people, regulations and finance for a winning strategy for French wine as we...
: Wine consultant and author of The Berthomeau Report. - Michel BettaneMichel BettaneMichel Bettane is a leading French wine critic, fortwenty years a writer for the French consumer wine publication La Revue du vin de France until 2004....
: French wine writer. - Louis BohneLouis BohneLouis Bohne , born in Mannheim, Germany, was the sales agent for Veuve Clicquot whose exploits during the French invasion of Russia and subsequent fall of Napoleon substantially increased the popularity of Champagne in Russia during the 19th century....
: Famous sales agent of Veuve ClicquotVeuve ClicquotVeuve Clicquot Ponsardin is both a champagne house in Reims, France, and a brand of premium champagne. Founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot-Muiron, Veuve Clicquot played an important role in establishing champagne as a favored drink of haute bourgeoisie and nobility throughout Europe...
. - Jean-Charles BoissetBoisset Family EstatesBoisset Family Estates are France's third largest wine group, and Burgundy's largest wine producer. A family-owned producer and importer of fine wines from France, California, Italy and Canada....
: head of Boisset Family Estates, Burgundy's largest wine producer. - Jon BonnéJon BonnéJon Bonné is an American wine writer, and columnist for San Francisco Chronicle since 2006. He has previously been a wine columnist for msnbc.com and Seattle Magazine, and has written for publications such as Food & Wine, The New York Times, Wines & Vines and Newsweek...
: Wine columnist for San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chroniclethumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
. - Thierry BoudinaudThierry BoudinaudThierry Boudinaud is a French winemaker. He partnered with British winemaker Guy Anderson to produce and distribute FAT bastard wine, which is labeled by the variety of grape from which it is made.-References:...
: Innovative French wineFrench wineFrench wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
maker and distributor. - Romeo BragatoRomeo BragatoRomeo Alessandro Bragato played a significant role in the early development of the wine industry in New Zealand.-Early life and career:...
: New Zealand wineNew Zealand wineNew Zealand wine is largely produced in ten major wine growing regions spanning latitudes 36° to 45° South and extending . They are, from north to south Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury/Waipara and Central...
pioneer. - Pierre BrejouxPierre BrejouxPierre Brejoux was Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board, which controls the production of top French wines. he served as an expert wine taster in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. In the blind tasting, California wines won both the red and white wine categories...
: Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board. - Michael BroadbentMichael BroadbentJohn Michael Broadbent MW is a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: influential British wine critic and auctioneer. - Jeff BurchHoward Park WinesHoward Park Wines is Western Australia's largest family-owned winery owned by the Burch family, which is responsible for such brands as Howard Park, MadFish, and Marchand & Burch. With two established Wineries based in both Margaret River, Western Australia and Denmark in the Great Southern...
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n vigneron & owner of Howard Park, MadFish and Marchand & Burch Wines, in Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. - James BusbyJames BusbyJames Busby is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. Later he become a British Resident who traveled to New Zealand, involved in the drafting of the Declaration of the Independence of New...
: Widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry. - Pancho CampoPancho CampoPancho Campo is a Spanish Master of Wine, event organiser and wine educator....
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: Spanish/Chilean wine educator end event organiser. - Tom CannavanTom CannavanTom Cannavan is a Scottish author and a wine journalist. He is considered a pioneer presence on internet of the British wine writing establishment.-Biography:...
: Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneer. - Jean-Michel CazesJean-Michel CazesJean-Michel Cazes is a French winemaker and insurance executive. He managed the wine holdings of AXA Millésimes until 2000, the family insurance agency, and the Cazes family estates until 2006...
: French winemaker of estates such as Château Lynch-BagesChâteau Lynch-BagesChâteau Lynch-Bages is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Lynch-Bages is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
and Château Les Ormes-de-PezChâteau Les Ormes-de-PezChâteau Les Ormes-de-Pez, or Château Ormes de Pez, is a winery in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France, near the hamlet of Pez. The wine produced here was classified as one of 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels in the 2003 listing...
. - Paul Champoux: Washington wine grower.
- Marie-Thérèse ChappazMarie-Thérèse ChappazMarie-Thérèse Chappaz is a Swiss Winemaker. Her vineyards are located in Fully and cover an area 8 ha which are organically farmed.-External links:* * * *...
: Swiss organic wine grower - Jules ChauvetJules ChauvetJules Chauvet was a wine négociant. He worked from La Chapelle-de-Guinchay in the Beaujolais.Jules Chauvet was a winemaker and a taster. He also possessed the skills of a chemist, which he obtained at the school of chemistry at Lyon, then with Otto Warburg, with whom he maintained a long...
: French négociant and chemist, considered the "father" of French natural winemakingNatural wineNatural wine is wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention in growing grapes and making them into wine. The term is used to distinguish such wine from organic wine...
. - Oz ClarkeOz ClarkeRobert "Oz" Clarke is a British wine writer, television presenter and broadcaster.-Biography:Clarke’s parents were a chest physician and a nursing sister. He was brought up near Canterbury with a brother and a sister. Clarke became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and subsequently won a choral...
: British wine writer and TV personality. - Walter CloreWalter CloreDr. Walter J. Clore was a pioneer in wine growing and agricultural research in Washington State and has been formally recognized by the Washington State Legislature as the "Father of Washington Wine"....
: Father of Washington wineWashington WineWashington wine is wine produced from grape varieties grown in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington ranks second in the United States in the production of wine, behind only California. By 2006, the state had over of vineyards, a harvest of of grapes, and exports going to over 40 countries...
. - Clive CoatesClive CoatesClive Coates is a British wine writer and Master of Wine, best known for his books about the wines of Burgundy.-Biography:Born in 1941, Clive Coates worked for The Wine Society in Stevenage in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1975 he founded the award-winning magazine The Vine, a monthly fine...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine writer. - Tyler Colman: American wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.com.
- Jean-Luc Colombo: Rhone peroducer and negociant
- Patrick ComiskeyPatrick ComiskeyPatrick Comiskey is an American wine critic and a senior correspondent for Wine & Spirits, chief critic for non-California domestic wines, and writes about wines of California, Oregon and Washington...
: American wine writer of Wine & SpiritsWine & SpiritsWine & Spirits is an American wine magazine. With offices in New York and San Francisco, the magazine publishes eight issues annually.In addition to publisher and editor-in-chief Joshua Greene, among the contributors are Tara Q. Thomas, Patrick Comiskey, Patricio Tapia, Peter Liem, with additional...
and Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. - William Vere CruessWilliam Vere CruessWilliam Vere Cruess was an American food scientist who pioneered the use of fruits to produce fruit-juice beverages, fruit-based concentrates and syrups. He was one of the first investigators in the United States to use freezing storage for preservation of fruits and fruit products...
: American food scientistFood scienceFood science is a study concerned with all technical aspects of foods, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption, an ideology commonly referred to as "from field to fork"...
who led the rebirth of CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
wines after the end of ProhibitionProhibitionProhibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
in 1933. - Didier DagueneauDidier DagueneauDidier Dagueneau was a winemaker in the Loire Valley who received a cult following for his Sauvignon Blanc wines from the Pouilly Fumé appellation. He died on 17 September 2008, in an ultralight plane crash in the Cognac region of France...
: Loire winemaker of Sauvignon blancSauvignon blancSauvignon Blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French word sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France., a possible descendant of savagnin...
cult wine. - Christian DelpeuchChristian DelpeuchChristian Delpeuch is president emeritus of the French Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux . He won support for Plan Bordeaux, an effort to save the wine industry of Bordeaux...
: Wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter. - Stéphane DerenoncourtStéphane DerenoncourtStéphane Derenoncourt is a French vigneron working as a consultant for numerous estates in Bordeaux and other wine producers world wide, with his wife Christine Derenoncourt runs Vignerons Consultants and owns Domaine de l'A in the Côtes de Castillon and Derenoncourt California in Napa Valley...
: French oenologist and winery consultant. - Andrew DornenburgAndrew DornenburgAndrew Dornenburg is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Andrew Dornenburg and Karen A...
and Karen PageKaren A. PageKaren A. Page is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, co-authors of a number of acclaimed culinary books.Becoming a Chef Karen A. Page (born May 8, 1962, in Warren, Michigan) is half of the James Beard Award-winning author team of Karen Page and...
: Wine columnists of The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
. - Michel DovazMichel DovazMichel Dovaz born in Geneva, Switzerland on August 14 1928. He started his career as a journalist in Paris, France and later taught wine courses at the Academie du Vin in Paris when he served as a judge at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976...
: Wine teacher and writer. - Paul Draper: Winemaker of Ridge VineyardsRidge VineyardsRidge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay wines. Ridge produces wine at two winery locations in northern California...
. - Jamie DrummondJamie DrummondJamie Drummond is a Canadian sommelier, wine consultant, and writer who acts as Senior Editor and Director of Programs for Toronto not-for-profit Good Food Revolution. Drummond was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a former pupil of George Watson's College. Following this Drummond went on to...
: Scottish/Canadian Sommelier. - Georges DuboeufGeorges DuboeufGeorges Duboeuf is the founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, one of the largest and best-known wine merchants in France...
: Innovative and large BeaujolaisBeaujolaisBeaujolais 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...
bottler. - Henri EnjalbertHenri EnjalbertHenri Enjalbert was a French professor of geography at the University of Bordeaux. He was considered an eminent specialist in wine geology, whose expert opinion frequently overlapped into the fields of oenology, and wine and terroir history, within the Bordeaux region and beyond...
: French professor of geography and specialist in wine geology - Len Evans: Central figure in Australian wineAustralian wineThe Australian Wine Industry is the fourth largest exporter of wine around the world, with 760 million litres a year to a large international export market and contributes $5.5 billion per annum to the nation's economy...
industry. - Mary Ewing-MulliganMary Ewing-MulliganMary Ewing-Mulligan is an American author, wine educator and Master of Wine, the first American woman to achieve this accreditation. She has been the director of the school International Wine Center since 1984, and is executive director of the U.S. programs for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: American author and wine educator. - Alice FeiringAlice FeiringAlice Feiring is an American journalist and author, for several years a wine and travel columnist for Time magazine, and known as an advocate for "natural wine"...
: American wine writer and "natural wineNatural wineNatural wine is wine made with minimal chemical and technological intervention in growing grapes and making them into wine. The term is used to distinguish such wine from organic wine...
" advocate. - Robert FiniganRobert FiniganRobert Finigan was an American wine and restaurant critic based in San Francisco, California. Finigan exerted his greatest influence as a wine critic in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with his monthly newsletter....
: American wine and restaurant critic. - Konstantin FrankKonstantin FrankDr. Konstantin Frank was a viticulturist and winemaker in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He was born in Odessa, Russian Empire and received his PhD in viticulture from the University of Odessa, his thesis being on techniques for growing Vitis vinifera in a cold climate...
: Father of viniferaVitis viniferaVitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
wine growing in the Eastern United StatesEastern United StatesThe Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
. - Doug FrostDoug Frost (wine)Doug Frost is an American Master of Wine, and Master Sommelier a well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri.Frost is one of three individials in the world to simultaneously hold the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier titles, along with Gerard Basset and Ronn Wiegand,...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
, MS: American author and wine consultant - Peter GagoPeter GagoPeter Gago is an Australian winemaker and author, and the current custodian of Penfolds Grange, possibly the best known Australian wine.He was born in Newcastle, England, where he lived until the age of six before emigrating to Australia, settling in Melbourne...
: Australian winemaker and writer. - Dorothy Gaiter and John BrecherDorothy Gaiter and John BrecherDorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher are American journalists, authors and wine critics, wife and husband who jointly wrote a wine column in The Wall Street Journal titled "Tastings" between 1998-2009. They rated wines on a scale that ranges from "Yech", "OK", "Good", "Very Good", "Delicious" to...
: Former wine columnists of The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
. - Pierre GaletPierre GaletPierre Galet is a French ampelographer and author who was an influential figure within ampelography in the 20th century and before DNA typing was widely introduced...
: French ampelographerAmpelographyAmpelography is the field of botany concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines, Vitis spp. Traditionally this has been done by comparing the shape and colour of the vine leaves and grape berries; more recently the study of vines has been revolutionised by DNA...
and author. - Prince Leo Galitzine: The founder of Russian wine-making industry (MassandraMassandraMassandra is a townlet in the Yalta region of Crimea. Occupying the spot of an ancient Greek settlement, Massandra was acquired by Counts Potocki in 1783....
, Novyi SvetNovyi SvetNovyi Svit is a resort town in Crimea, Ukraine, known for Novy Svet sparkling wine produced there. Champagne production was introduced into Novy Svet by a local landowner, Prince Lev Golitsyn, in the late 19th century....
, Abrau-DyursoAbrau-DyursoAbrau-Dyurso or Abrau-Durso is a village under the jurisdiction of the city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is located on the shore of Lake Abrau, west of Novorossiysk...
) - Patricia GallagherPatricia GallagherPatricia Gastaud-Gallagher was a director at the l'Academie du Vin and one of the 11 judges at the historic Judgment of Paris wine tasting event. She was also on the COPIA panel that oversaw the rematch on The Judgment of Paris 30th Anniversary...
: Judge at the Judgement of Paris tasting. - Ernest GalloErnest GalloErnest Gallo was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery. He was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires. With his brother they founded the E.&J...
: Largest American wine producer. - Antonio GalloniAntonio GalloniAntonio Galloni is an American wine critic, and a member of The Wine Advocate tasting staff, the publication of Robert Parker.In 2004 Galloni began publication of the Piedmont Report newsletter profiling the wine of Piedmont. In 2006, he joined The Wine Advocate as a reviewer of Italian wine, and...
: American wine critic of The Wine AdvocateThe Wine AdvocateThe Wine Advocate, informally abbreviated TWA or WA, is a U.S. bimonthly wine publication featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr....
. - Malcolm GluckMalcolm Gluck-Career:Initially an advertising copywriter for Collett Dickenson Pearce, Doyle Dane Bernbach, a founder employee of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and later creative director for Lintas, Gluck was for sixteen years the wine correspondent of The Guardian with the column "Superplonk"...
: British wine writer. - Jamie GoodeJamie GoodeJamie Goode is a British author with a PhD in plant biology, and a wine columnist of The Sunday Express. Goode also contributes to wine publications such as Harpers, The World of Fine Wine, Decanter, GrapesTALK and Sommelier Journal....
: British writer and blogger - Jilly GooldenJilly GooldenJilly Goolden is a British wine critic, journalist and television personality.-Education:Goolden was educated at an independent convent school ,-Career:...
: British wine critic, journalist and television personality. - Richard GraffRichard GraffRichard Graff was one of the pioneers of modern California winemaking.-Early life:Born on January 20, 1937, he grew up in the San Francisco suburb of Danville. He first passion was music, culminating in a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard. While at Harvard he restored an entire theater organ in a...
: Pioneer California wineCalifornia wineCalifornia wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While wine is made in all fifty U.S. states, up to 90% of American wine is produced in the state...
maker. - Randall Grahm:Original Rhone Ranger, winemaker, Bonny Doon VineyardBonny Doon VineyardBonny Doon Vineyard is a winery based in the Santa Cruz mountains of California. It was started by Randall Grahm in 1983. Bonny Doon was amongst the first Californian wineries to embrace Rhone varietals, giving Randall Grahm the nickname "The Rhone Ranger". The winery is known for its untraditional...
. - Scott Greenberg: AKA The Vine Guy Wine columnist for The DC Examiner Newspaper and Radio Host of WTOP Radio Wine of the Week show in Washington, DC.
- Joshua GreeneJoshua Greene (wine)Joshua Greene is an American wine critic, and the publisher and editor-in-chief of Wine & Spirits.Having graduated from Princeton University in 1981, Greene pursued a career in the magazine publication industry...
: American wine critic, publisher and editor-in-chief of Wine & SpiritWine & SpiritWine & Spirit is a British monthly magazine on wine, spirits, beers and cocktails, directed at both consumers and the drinks industry. The magazine also organises the annual "International Wine Challenge" and "International Spirits Challenge", and publishes the annual results book, the World's Best...
. - Paul GreguttPaul GreguttPaul Gregutt is an American wine writer whose focus is the wine of Oregon and Washington. Gregutt publishes a column titled "Wine Adviser" in The Seattle Times, and contributes to publications such as Vineyard & Winery Management, Yakima Herald-Republic, the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin and the...
: Wine columnist for The Seattle Times and Pacific Northwest editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine. - Mike GrgichMike GrgichMike Grgich is a Croatian American winemaker in California. He was born into a winemaking family in the town of Desne on Croatia's coastal region of Dalmatia...
: Winemaker of the Chateau MontelenaChateau MontelenaChateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery most famous for winning the white wine section of the historic "Judgement of Paris" wine competition. Chateau Montelena's Chardonnay was in competition with nine other wines from France and California under blind tasting...
wine that won the white wine competition, the "Judgment of Paris". - Dara Moskowitz GrumdahlDara Moskowitz GrumdahlDara Moskowitz Grumdahl is a food and wine writer, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.- Personal life :Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1988. She got her start in the world of food as a dishwasher. She graduated from Carleton...
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- James Halliday: Australian wine critic and winemaker.
- Anthony HansonAnthony HansonAnthony Hanson is a British Master of Wine and a senior consultant to Christie's International Wine Department, as well as an expert on Burgundy, an international wine judge and author. His book Burgundy was first published in 1982, and since reissued in 2003...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British Burgundy wineBurgundy wineBurgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
expert. - Charles HeidsieckCharles HeidsieckCharles Camille Heidsieck was a 19th-century French Champagne merchant who founded the Champagne firm Charles Heidsieck in 1851. He is credited with popularizing Champagne in the United States and was known as "Champagne Charlie" during his stay...
: Champagne house founder. - Steve HeimoffSteve HeimoffSteve Heimoff is an American wine writer, a California wine expert, the West Coast Editor for Wine Enthusiast Magazine since 1994, and previously from 1989 to 1994 a contributor to Wine Spectator....
: American wine critic of Wine Enthusiast MagazineWine Enthusiast MagazineWine Enthusiast Magazine is a lifestyle magazine covering wine, food, spirits, travel and entertaining topics. It was founded in 1988 by Adam and Sybil Strum and reaches 680,000 readers. Its wine ratings, conducted by reviewers in major wine-producing areas of the world, comprise a large section of...
, author and wine blogger. - Jean HugelJean HugelJean "Johnny" Frederic Hugel was an Alsatian wine producer, described by wine expert Tom Stevenson as "the single most important person in the development of Alsace wine industry throughout the 20th century."...
: Alsatian wine producer - Jess JacksonJess Jackson (billionaire)Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. was an American wine entrepreneur and self-made businessman. He started the Kendall-Jackson wine business with the family's 1974 purchase of an pear and walnut orchard in Lakeport, California that was converted to a vineyard...
: American wine producer - Philip J. K. JamesPhilip J. K. JamesPhilip John Kenneth James is a British entrepreneur living in New York. He is the founder of Snooth, a comparison shopping internet site for wine.- Biography :...
: CEO of SnoothSnoothSnooth is a social networking website based in New York City, USA. It was founded in November 2006 by Philip J. K. James, a graduate of Oxford University and Columbia Business School. The company raised $300,000 in seed financing in December 2006...
– wine comparison shopping site. - Thierry JacquillatThierry JacquillatThierry Jacquillat was president of Paris-ile de France Capitale Economique and former number 2 of Pernod Ricard. He started to work for the Pernod Fils company at the age of 25, and was secretary-general of the company at the time of its merger with the Ricard Group in 1974...
: French wineFrench wineFrench wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...
industry CEOChief executive officerA chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
. - Henri JayerHenri JayerHenri Jayer was a French vintner who is credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemaking. He was particularly known for the quality of his Pinot Noir. Jayer was born in Vosne-Romanée. He attended the University of Dijon in the 1940s and earned a degree in oenology...
: French vintner, credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemaking. - Andrew JeffordAndrew JeffordAndrew Jefford is an English journalist, radio presenter, poet, magazine editor, and as a wine writer, the author of various books and columns.-Education:...
: English author and editor of wine books. - Richard JuhlinRichard JuhlinRichard Juhlin, born 1962, is a Swedish Champagne writer, who has written a number of books that have been translated into several languages, including English and French....
: Swedish writer focusing on Champagne, one of the leading Champagne connoisseurs in the world. - Hugh Johnson: British wine writer.
- Robert Joseph: British wine writer.
- André JullienAndré JullienAndré Jullien, born 1766 at Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, died 1832 of cholera in Paris, was a French vintner and pioneering wine writer. Wine historian Hugh Johnson describes Jullien's work as "the foundation-stone of modern writing about wine"....
: French wine writer. - Odette KahnOdette KahnOdette Kahn was a leading authority on wine and editor of the La Revue du vin de France and of Cuisine et Vins de France . She was a judge at the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976...
: Leading wine writer and authority in France. - Kathryn Kennedy: One of the first women to own a California winery
- Lisa Kolenda: Host of IntoWineTV
- Matt Kramer: American wine writer and columnist of The New York Sun, The OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
and Wine SpectatorWine SpectatorWine Spectator is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine and wine culture. It publishes 15 issues per year with content that includes news, articles, profiles, and general entertainment pieces...
. - James LaubeJames LaubeJames Laube is an American wine critic, writing for Wine Spectator since 1980, a full-time staff writer since 1983, with expertise on California wine...
: American wine critic of Wine Spectator. - Baron Pierre Le Roy, co-founder of the Institut National des Appellations d'OrigineInstitut National des Appellations d'OrigineThe Institut National des Appellations d'Origine is the French organization charged with regulating French agricultural products with Protected Designations of Origin . Controlled by the French government, it forms part of the Ministry of Agriculture...
(INAO) and owner of Château FortiaChâteau FortiaChâteau Fortia is a French wine producing estate in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region of the Rhône Valley. With a history dating back to the eighteenth century , Château Fortia has long been a notable producer in the southern Rhône... - Eric LeVine: Creator of the wine database software CellarTracker, now GrapeStories.
- Jeannie Cho LeeJeannie Cho LeeJeannie Cho Lee, is a Hong Kong-based, South Korean wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and Master of Wine, the first ethnic Asian to achieve this accreditation.-Biography:...
: First Asian Master of Wine - Max LégliseMax LégliseMax Léglise was a French oenologist. Most of his career was spent working at the Station œnologique de Bourgogne , where he entered in 1948, and that he directed from 1962 to 1984....
: French oenologist. - May-Eliane de LencquesaingMay-Eliane de LencquesaingMay-Eliane de Lencquesaing is a French winemaker, for over 30 years the owner and managing director of the Pauillac winery Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande...
: Owner of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de LalandeChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
and Bordeaux wine ambassador. - Alexis LichineAlexis LichineAlexis Lichine was a Russian wine writer and entrepreneur. He played a key role in promoting varietal labelling of wine, was a masterful salesman of wine, and owned Château Prieuré-Lichine and a share of Château Lascombes in the Médoc. He was married to actress Arlene Dahl from 1964 to...
: Wine writer and château-owner. - Peter LiemPeter LiemPeter Liem is an American wine critic, a senior correspondent for Wine & Spirits, and since 2009 the author and publisher of the online subscription guide to wines and producers of Champagne, ChampagneGuide.net...
: American wine writer in Champagne, publisher of ChampagneGuide.net. - Ernst Loosen : Renowned German winemaker.
- David LoweDavid Lowe (winemaker)David Lowe is an Australian winemaker who has held various wine industry positions, including President of the New South Wales Wine Industry Association; Vice President of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia; member of the strategic NSW Ministers' Wine Advisory Council, and was previously...
: Australian Winemaker and owner of Lowe Wines, President NSW Wine Industry Association, Vice President Australian Winemakers Federation - Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, late Italian prince and winemaker of Fiorano.
- David LynchDavid Lynch (wine)David Lynch is an American writer and wine expert. Lynch was raised in Connecticut and graduated from Boston College. He worked as a senior editor for Wine & Spirits magazine and has authored wine-related articles for numerous periodicals and websites...
: American wine writer, restaurant wine director. - Karen MacNeilKaren MacNeilKaren MacNeil is an American author, journalist, wine educator and consultant based in Napa Valley. MacNeil is also the creator and chairman of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in St...
: American author, journalist and wine educator. - Bernard MagrezBernard MagrezBernard Magrez, born 1936, is a French wine magnate who predominantly owns Bordeaux wine estates, including Château La Tour Carnet and Château Pape Clément, but also a large number of wine producing properties in other French wine regions and other countries, including Spain, Chile, Argentina and...
: French and global wine estate tycoon. - Thierry ManoncourtThierry ManoncourtThierry Manoncourt was a French winery owner of the Grand Cru estate Château Figeac in Bordeaux, and for many decades a major figure of Bordeaux and the Saint-Émilion appellation....
: French winemaker and owner of Château FigeacChâteau FigeacChâteau Figeac is a wine estate in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux. It is the largest estate in Saint-Émilion, with of vineyards. Due to its soil, which is dominated by gravel, it is planted in grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet Franc , and Merlot...
. - Henri MartinHenri Martin (wine)Henri Martin was a French winemaker who for forty years served as mayor of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in Médoc, became cited as the person responsible for reviving the ancient fame of the village, owned and managed a number of prominent French wine estates, and became considered a legendary figure...
: French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner of Château GloriaChâteau GloriaChâteau Gloria is an unclassed Bordeaux wine from the Saint-Julien appellation. The winery is located in the central part of France’s Bordeaux wine region Haut-Médoc, in the commune of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle....
and Château Saint-PierreChâteau Saint-PierreChâteau Saint-Pierre is a winery in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of ten Quatrièmes Crus Classés in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855....
. - Campbell MattinsonCampbell MattinsonCampbell Mattinson is an Australian writer and critic who has specialised in wine since 2000. He began a journalism cadetship in 1987 and has worked as a journalist, editor, publisher, and freelance writer ever since...
: Australian wine writer, editor and author - Gian Luca MazzellaGian Luca MazzellaGian Luca Mazzella is an Italian journalist, wine critic and documentarian.Focussing on wine and food, Mazzella works for various entities within the European Television industry by writing and directing documentaries/stories....
: international wine critic, journalist and documentarian. - Elin McCoyElin McCoyElin McCoy is an American wine and spirits columnist for Bloomberg Markets, international wine judge, and a contributor to publications such as Food & Wine, The New York Times, House & Garden and Zester Daily...
: American author, Bloomberg Markets wine journalist, biographer of Robert M. Parker, Jr. - Allen MeadowsAllen MeadowsAllen Meadows is an American wine critic and publisher of the Burghound.com quarterly newsletter and website. A financial executive and private wine collector until a profile published in Wine Spectator in 1997 led him to decide to follow his passion for wine...
: American wine critic of Burgundy and Pinot Noir wine with the Burghound.com newsletter. - Georges J. Meekers: wine writer, educator and founder of Wine CampusWine CampusWine Campus is an independent wine school based in Malta but open to students from around the world.- History :Wine Campus was founded in the 1990s by wine writer and educator Georges Meekers....
. - Debra MeiburgDebra MeiburgDebra Meiburg MW is a multi-media wine journalist, wine educator, and wine judge and one of the first recipients of the Master of Wine title in Asia. Meiburg is also founding director, along with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and judge of the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine &...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: Hong Kong based wine educator, journalist and wine judge. - Robert MondaviRobert MondaviRobert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
: A leading California vineyardVineyardA vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
operator who pioneered technical improvements and marketing strategies. - Claude MoetClaude MoëtClaude Moët was a French vintner and wine merchant who founded the Champagne house that later became Moët et Chandon. Moët was the first winemaker in Champagne to exclusively produce sparkling wine. An expert salesman, Moët advocated the importance of personal contact with customers...
: Champagne house founder. - Jean-Rémy MoëtJean-Rémy MoëtJean-Rémy Moët was a French vintner and wine merchant who helped bring the Champagne house of Moët et Chandon to international prominence...
: Champagne merchant. - Jasper MorrisJasper MorrisJasper Morris is a British Master of Wine since 1985, An expert on the wine of Burgundy, California and New Zealand, Jasper writes for several wine publications such as The World of Fine Wine, and holds lectures around the world....
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine expert. - Bill MoularadellisBill MoularadellisBill Moularadellis is an Australian winemaker and is the son of Greek emigrates Sarantos and Constantina Moularadellis.Bill Moularadellis is the founder and Managing Director of Kingston Estate, which is a South Australian Riverland based winery and in 2011 was elected on to the board of Wine...
, Owner, Winemaker & Managing Director Kingston Estate wines - Christian MoueixChristian MoueixChristian Moueix is a French winemaker and the president of the négociant house Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in Libourne, overseeing production in several estates in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol including Château Pétrus and Château Trotanoy...
French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre MoueixÉtablissements Jean-Pierre MoueixÉtablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, or JP Moueix, is a Bordeaux négociant house founded byJean-Pierre Moueix in 1937, situated on the Quai du Priourat in Libourne, in the Bordeaux wine region of France...
and winemaker. - Egon Müller, producer of fine Saar-Riesling
- Thomas Munson: His proposal saved European wine industry from extinction.
- Gustave NiebaumGustave NiebaumGustave Ferdinand Niebaum acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. By the end of 1850s - now a Sea Captain - Gustave Niebaum had become the world's leading fur trader. Among his many known accomplishments Captain Niebaum founded the Alaskan Commercial Company in San Francisco,...
: Founder of Inglenook WineryInglenook WineryThe Inglenook Winery produced estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California in the Napa Valley. The winery was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. Niebaum died in 1908 and the winery was shut down during Prohibition...
. - Ann C. NobleAnn C. NobleAnn C. Noble is a sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis. During her time at the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, Noble invented the "Aroma Wheel" which is credited with enhancing the public understanding of wine tasting and terminology...
: Inventor of the Aroma Wheel. - Remington NormanRemington NormanRemington Norman is a wine merchant and author who has written books on Burgundy and Rhone style wine. In 1984 he became a Master of wine. He is a two time winner of the Andre Simon Prize.-Biography:...
: British wine writer. - Jonathan NossiterJonathan NossiterJonathan Nossiter is an American filmmaker. Son of Washington Post and New York Times foreign correspondent Bernard Nossiter, he was born in the United States in 1961. He was raised in France, England, Italy, Greece and India...
: Film maker and director of MondovinoMondovinoMondovino is a 2004 documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed by American film maker Jonathan Nossiter...
. - Mark OldmanMark OldmanMark Oldman is an American entrepreneur and internationally recognized wine personality. He is the wine expert for Pottery Barn and wine columnist for the Food Network...
: Author and columnist for Everyday with Rachael RayRachael Ray (TV series)Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....
. - Jeremy OliverJeremy Oliver (wine)Jeremy Oliver is an Australian wine writer, commentator, educator and presenter.Self-published with over 25 years experience, Oliver is the author of the wine guide The Australian Wine Annual ....
: Independent Australian wine writer. - Raymond OliverRaymond OliverRaymond Oliver was chef and owner of Le Grand Véfour restaurant in Paris, one of France's great historical restaurants. Oliver detested the nouvelle cuisine, preferring the rich ingredients favored by the chefs in his native Gascony....
: Wine expert who was a judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. - Maurice O'Shea (winemaker)Maurice O'Shea (winemaker)Maurice O'Shea was one of Australia's most respected winemakers, and is often referred to as the father of Australia's modern winemaking. Maurice was the son of Irish born wine and spirit merchant John Augustus O'Shea and Leontine Frances, née Beaucher.-History:Maurice completed his secondary...
: Australian pioneer winemaker - Robert M. Parker, Jr.Robert M. Parker, Jr.Robert M. Parker, Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with an international influence. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate, with his particular stylistic preferences and notetaking vocabulary, have become very influential in American wine buying and are...
: An influential wine criticCriticA critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
, referenced in the term Parkerization of wine. - Edmund Penning-RowsellEdmund Penning-RowsellFor the geographer, click Edmund Lionel Penning-Rowsell was a British journalist considered the doyen of Britain's writers on wine, and possibly the world's longest-serving wine correspondent.-Biography:...
: British wine writer. - David PeppercornDavid PeppercornDavid Peppercorn is a British Master of Wine, French wine importer and author, known for his books about the wines of Bordeaux and long experience in his field, having collected tasting notes since the late 1950s. He is married to fellow MW and wine writer Serena Sutcliffe. They were the first...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine writer. - Dom PerignonDom Pérignon (person)Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B., was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still and red...
: A BenedictineBenedictineBenedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monkMonkA monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne. - Abraham Izak PeroldAbraham Izak PeroldAbraham Izak Perold, Ph.D. was a South African chemist and viticulturist. Educated in South Africa and Germany, Perold is best known for developing the Pinotage grape variety in 1925 through crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Dr...
: Developed the PinotagePinotagePinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut...
grape variety. - Émile Peynaud: Renowned French oenologist.
- Frank J. PrialFrank J. PrialFrank J. Prial, who graduated from Georgetown University in 1951, was the wine columnist for The New York Times for 25 years, writing the weekly "Wine Talk" column since 1972 until his retirement in 2005....
: Wine columnist for The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. - Stuart PigottStuart PigottStuart Pigott is a British wine critic and author who has lived in Berlin since 1993. Pigott mostly writes in German, and focuses on German wine...
: British Germany-based wine critic of Feinschmecker and Weingourmet. - Jacques PuisaisJacques PuisaisJacques Puisais is a French oenologist and taste philosopher.Holder of a PhD in chemistry, he directed the laboratoire départemental et régional d'analyse in ToursHe starts giving courses of taste education in 1964...
: French oenologist and taste philosopher.
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- John Radford: Author of wine books, and Spanish wineSpanish wineSpanish wines are wines produced in the southwestern European country of Spain. Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 2.9 million acres planted—making it the most widely planted wine producing nation but it is the third largest producer of wine in the world, the largest...
enthusiast. - René RenouRene RenouRené Renou was president of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine at the time of his death and was "one of the most influential men in French winemaking."....
: French wine industry leader. - Andrea Immer Robinson: Wine expert.
- Patrick RicardPatrick RicardPatrick Ricard is a French entrepreneur and Chairman and CEO of the liquor & wine group Pernod Ricard.After studying business in France, Germany and the United States, Patrick Ricard joined the Ricard company, founded by his father Paul Ricard in 1932. He held successive positions in the company’s...
: Wine & Spirit industry, CEO. - Jancis RobinsonJancis RobinsonJancis Mary Robinson OBE, MW is a British wine critic, journalist and editor of wine literature. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website jancisrobinson.com...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: Wine writer and educator from the UK. - Michel RollandMichel RollandMichel Rolland is an influential Bordeaux-based oenologist, with hundreds of clients across 13 countries and influencing wine style around the world...
: Oenologist and winery consultant. - Arne RonoldArne RonoldArne Ronold is a Norwegian Master of Wine, a journalist and editor of the Norwegian wine publication Vinforum, and considered an expert on Italian and Burgundy wine.-Career:...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: Wine writer and educator from Norway. - Anthony RoseAnthony RoseAnthony Rose is a British wine journalist known for his column in The Independent. He also contributes to publications such as Wine & Spirit, Decanter and The World of Fine Wine...
: British wine writer for The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
. - Nathaniel de RothschildNathaniel de RothschildNathaniel de Rothschild, , known as "Nat," was the founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family.-Family:...
: Founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family. - Philippe de RothschildPhilippe de RothschildBaron Philippe de Rothschild was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world.-Early life:Born in Paris, Georges Philippe...
: A member of the Rothschild family, and one of the most prolific wine producers in the world. - Jean-Claude RouzaudJean-Claude RouzaudJean-Claude Rouzaud served for over 30 years as president of Champagne Louis Roederer.He is well-known for organizing a celebration in 1997 to celebrate his 30th anniversary as president of the well-known Champagne company....
: Champagne executive. - Eben Sadie: South African winemaker of The Sadie Family.
- George SaintsburyGeorge SaintsburyGeorge Edward Bateman Saintsbury , was an English writer, literary historian, scholar and critic.-Biography:...
: English writer and critic. - David SchildknechtDavid SchildknechtDavid Schildknecht is an American wine critic, a full time member of The Wine Advocate tasting team since 2006, and contributor to recent editions of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer’s Guide. An authority on the wine of Germany and Austria, he also considers the Loire Valley a specialty, a wine region he...
: American wine critic of The Wine AdvocateThe Wine AdvocateThe Wine Advocate, informally abbreviated TWA or WA, is a U.S. bimonthly wine publication featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr....
. - Frank SchoonmakerFrank SchoonmakerFrank Musselman Schoonmaker was an American travel guide writer, wine writer and wine merchant. He was born in Spearfish, South Dakota, and attended two years at Princeton University, after which he dropped out of in 1925 to live and travel in Europe...
: Wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape variety. - Max SchubertMax SchubertMax Schubert AM was a pioneering Australian winemaker who is best known as the creator of Grange Hermitage.-Career:He joined Penfolds in the early 1930s as a messenger boy and became chief winemaker in 1948 through 1975...
: Leading winemaker and creator of Penfolds GrangePenfolds GrangePenfolds Grange is an Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is widely considered Australia's "first growth" and its most collectable wine...
. - Roger ScrutonRoger ScrutonRoger Vernon Scruton is a conservative English philosopher and writer. He is the author of over 30 books, including Art and Imagination , Sexual Desire , The Aesthetics of Music , and A Political Philosophy: Arguments For Conservatism...
: British philosopher, wine columnist of the New StatesmanNew StatesmanNew Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
and lecturer on wine philosophy. - Albert SeibelAlbert SeibelAlbert Seibel was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes with native North American grapes...
: A French hybridist (1844–1936) who made "Seibel grapesSeibel grapesSeibel grapes are a group of wine grape varieties which originated with the work of Albert Seibel. They were planted widely in France during the 1950s but have seen decline in recent years due to French wine law banning the cultivation of hybrid grapes for appellation wine. The grapes are still...
", that are hybrids of Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia. - Charles F. ShawCharles F. ShawCharles F. Shaw is an American businessman and former winery owner whose name is used for Charles Shaw wine, a brand of inexpensive table wines....
: Wine marketing innovator. - André Simon: Wine merchant, gourmet, and wine writer.
- Joanna SimonJoanna Simon (wine)Joanna Simon is a British author and wine journalist known for her column in The Sunday Times from 1987 to 2009. She has also columns in Style Magazine, has previously worked as editor of the consumer magazine Wine and Wine & Spirit, occasionally contributes to publications such as Wine & Spirit,...
: British wine writer for The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
. - Pat SimonPat SimonStanley Patrick Evelyn Simon , known as Pat Simon, was a veteran English Master of Wine, wine-merchant and writer on wine.-Career:...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine writer and importer. - Dr. Richard SmartRichard SmartDr. Richard Smart is an Australian viticulturalist and leading global consultant on viticulture methods, who is often referred to as “the flying vine-doctor”. He is considered responsible for revolutionising grape growing due to his work on canopy management techniques.-Biography:Dr...
: Australian viticulturalist - Steven Spurrier: British wine authority, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
- Mike SteinbergerMichael SteinbergerMichael Steinberger is an American author and journalist, and was the wine columnist of the internet magazine Slate from 2002 to 2011. He has been described as "one of the greatest wine writers on the planet", and to possess a "blessedly trustworthy voice and palate"...
: American wine columnist of SlateSlate (magazine)Slate is a US-based English language online current affairs and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. On 21 December 2004 it was purchased by the Washington Post Company...
. - Tom StevensonTom StevensonTom Stevenson is a British author who has been writing about wine for more than 30 years. Described by his colleagues as one of today’s most prolific wine authors, Stevenson is regarded as the world’s leading authority on Champagne...
: British wine writer and Champagne specialist. - James SucklingJames SucklingJames Suckling is an American wine and cigar critic and former Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of Wine Spectator as well as European Editor of Cigar Aficionado...
: Influential American wine critic formerly of Wine SpectatorWine SpectatorWine Spectator is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine and wine culture. It publishes 15 issues per year with content that includes news, articles, profiles, and general entertainment pieces...
. - Serena SutcliffeSerena SutcliffeSerena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, is the head of Sotheby's international wine department, as well as a prominent writer on wine. She is married to fellow Master of Wine, David Peppercorn...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
: British wine writer and the head of Sotheby'sSotheby'sSotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
International Wine Department. - George M. TaberGeorge M. TaberGeorge M. Taber is a journalist and entrepreneur.Taber was a reporter and editor with Time magazine in the United States and Europe for 21 years, working in Brussels, Bonn, Houston, Washington, DC, and New York...
: American wine writer. - Stephen TanzerStephen TanzerStephen Tanzer is an American wine critic, editor and publisher of thebimonthly International Wine Cellar since 1985, with particular expertise on the wines of Burgundy, Piemonte, California, Washington State, South Africa and Bordeaux....
: American wine critic. - Pierre TariPierre TariPierre Tari was owner of Château Giscours and from 1975 to 1989 President of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, the organization of the wine classified in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. He served as an expert taster in the historic Judgment of Paris wine competition.-Further...
: Secretary General of the Association des Grandes Crus Classes. - André TchelistcheffAndré TchelistcheffAndré Tchelistcheff was America's most influential post-Prohibition winemaker. Tchelistcheff is most notable for his contributions toward defining the style of California's best wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon...
: "Dean of American Winemakers" - Sean ThackreySean ThackreySean Thackrey is an American winemaker based in the Marin County, California enclave of Bolinas. From a background as director of an art gallery, Thackrey has been described as an unconventional winemaker who has done pioneering work in promoting California Syrah.-Career:Thackrey studied art...
: American experimental winemaker. - Bob ThompsonBob Thompson (wine)Bob Thompson is an American wine writer considered an expert on California wine. He has been described by Frank J. Prial as "one of California's foremost wine writers" and "the sage of St...
: American wine writer and California specialist. - Miguel A. TorresMiguel A. TorresMiguel A. Torres , the current President and Managing Director of Bodegas Torres, is a member of the fourth generation of this family business...
: Pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine company Bodegas TorresBodegas TorresFounded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, Bodegas Torres is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some 4 km from Vilafranca del Penedès, where the company has its head office... - József TörleyJózsef TörleyJózsef Törley is credited as having established one of the most successful brands of sparkling wine outside of the champagne region in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
: Founder of József Törley & Co. – Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer. - Bob Trinchero : Inventor of White Zinfandel
- Christian VannequeChristian VannequeChristian Vanneque was head sommelier of La Tour d'Argent, a famous three star restaurant in Paris. He served as an expert wine taster at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. He also participated in The Judgment of Paris 30th Anniversary on the 30th anniversary of the Paris event.On July 26, 2011,...
: French wine expert. - Gary VaynerchukGary VaynerchukGary Vaynerchuk is a video blogger, co-owner and director of operations of a wine retail store, and an author and public speaker on the subjects of social media, brand building and e-commerce. Vaynerchuk immigrated to the U.S...
: VlogVlogVideo blogging, sometimes shortened to vlogging or vidding or vidblogging is a form of blogging for which the medium is video, and is a form of Web television. Entries often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take...
wine critic of Wine Library TV. - Aubert de VillaineAubert de VillaineAubert de Villaine is co-owner and co-director of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produced on its vineyard. He was originally co-director with Lalou Bize-Leroy, both having inherited their ownership...
: French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. - Jean-Claude VrinatJean-Claude VrinatJean-Claude Vrinat was the owner of the Taillevent restaurant founded by his father André Vrinat in Paris. This two star restaurant, named after the court chef to King Charles V in the fourteenth century, has long been considered the epitome of Haute Cuisine and is also known for its excellent...
: French wine expert and owner (now deceased) of the restaurant Taillevent. - Tom WarkTom WarkTom Wark is an American wine blogger, a public relations professional in the California wine industry, and founder of the American Wine Blog Awards....
: California wine PR executive and blogger of "Fermentation". - Warren WiniarskiWarren WiniarskiWarren Winiarski is California winemaker. Winiarski was born in a large Polish section of Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from high school, he entered the University of Chicago, then left for a school of agriculture and mining in Colorado, and finally graduated from St. John's College in...
: Winemaker of the Stag's Leap Wine CellarsStag's Leap Wine CellarsStag's Leap Wine Cellars is a winery established by Warren Winiarski in 1970 and based in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California. The winery was sold to a joint venture by Chateau Ste...
wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. - Jon WinrothJon WinrothJon Winroth Broneer was an American wine critic who lived and worked in France.- Biography :...
: American wine critic and educator. - William Charles WinshawWilliam Charles WinshawWilliam Charles Winshaw, was an American physician who created Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery in South Africa in 1935. He also co-owned the Oude Libertas vineyard there and produced Lieberstein, a dry white wine.-External links:*...
: Pioneer South African vintner. - Alder YarrowAlder YarrowAlder Yarrow is an American wine blogger and restaurant blogger, and since 2004, publisher of "Vinography", one of the internet's most highly rated wine blogs...
: American wine blogger of Vinography.comVinographyVinography is a wine blog dedicated to wine reviews, restaurant reviews, news, and commentary about the world of wine. It was started by Alder Yarrow in January 2004, and has been described by The Independent as an interesting source of wine related info from the San Francisco Bay area. It receives...
. - Franco ZilianiFranco ZilianiFranco Ziliani is an Italian journalist and wine critic, with a specialty in Italian wines since 1985. He has contributed to several periodicals including Decanter, A Tavola, Barolo & Co. and Merum, Il Corriere Vinicolo, De Vinis, The World of Fine Wine, as well as a column for Harpers Magazine...
: Italian journalist and wine critic of VinoWire.com. - Kevin ZralyKevin ZralyKevin Zraly is an American wine educator and the founder of the Windows on the World Wine School, who has been described as America's most famous and entertaining wine teacher....
: American wine educator and author.
See also
- :Category:Winemakers
- :Category:Wine critics
- :Category:Vintners
- :Category:Viticulturists
- List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards