Instead of common selection criteria for the entire list, notability of people involved should be checked against the description of each sector. Sectors are arranged from cultivation through processing, starting from vineyards to consumption advised by sommeliers.

Vineyard owners

Included are owners of well-known or sizable vineyards. Excluded are managers (CEOs) of public holding companies as owners and persons owning vineyards as a hobby, being notable for other reasons. Many vineyard owners are also winemakers as well. History Extravaganza at BV - 2015 - Stierch 15

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Jean-Charles Boisset Jean-Charles Boisset (born 1969) is a French vintner and the proprietor of the Boisset Collection, which operates 28 wineries in California, France, and Canada. Boisset comes from a viticultural family. His father and mother founded a winery in ...

– head of Boisset Family Estates, Burgundy's largest wine producer *

Jean-Michel Cazes Jean-Michel Cazes (born 25 March 1935, in Bordeaux) 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. He is the son o ...

– French manager of estates such as

Château Lynch-Bages Château 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. The wine produced here was classified as one of eighteen ''Cinquièmes ...

and

Château Les Ormes-de-Pez Château Les Ormes-de-Pez, or Château Ormes de Pez, ( French for ''The Elms of 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 ' ...

* Cecil O. De Loach, Jr. – Sonoma County grape grower and winemaker *

Franco Biondi Santi Franco Biondi Santi (January 11, 1922 – April 8, 2013) was an Italian winemaker, most known for producing Brunello di Montalcino, a red wine produced only in Montalcino, Tuscany. Biography Franco Biondi Santi was born in Montalcino in 1922, an ...

– Winemaker whose family invented

Brunello di Montalcino Brunello di Montalcino is a red DOCG Italian wine produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino, in the province of Siena, located about 80 km south of Florence in the Tuscany wine region. Brunello, a diminutive of Bruno (" ...

Paul Champoux Champoux Vineyard is a grape growing estate located in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA of Washington state. Grapes grown in the vineyard have been used to produce some of the most critically acclaimed Washington wines with the name Champoux regularly b ...

– Washington wine grower * Marie-Thérèse Chappaz – Swiss organic wine grower *

Noemi Marone Cinzano Countess Noemi Marone Cinzano (born 1957) is an Italian businessperson. A wine personality, she is known for owning many well established vineyards and Cinzano Glass. Her flagship wine is considered to be Noemía de Patagonia. Biography Cinzano ...

– Italian businesswoman, and wine grower *

Francesco Marone Cinzano Count Francesco Marone Cinzano (born 1959) is an Italian businessman. A wine personality, he is known for owning Col d'Orcia, Erasmo, and formerly the Cinzano Cinzano () is an Italian brand of vermouth, a brand owned since 1999 by Gruppo ...

– Italian businessman, and vineyard owner *

Ernest Gallo Ernest J. Gallo (March 18, 1909March 6, 2007) was an American businessman and philanthropist. Gallo co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. Early life Gallo was born on March 18, 1909, in Jackson, California.Richard Graff – pioneer

California wine California wine production has a rich viticulture history since 1680 when Spanish Jesuit missionaries planted ''Vitis vinifera'' vines native to the Mediterranean region in their established missions to produce wine for religious services. I ...

maker *

Randall Grahm Randall Grahm is a Californian winemaker and the founder of Bonny Doon Vineyard. He is perhaps best known for his pioneering work with Rhône wine, Rhone varieties in California and for popularizing the use of alternative wine closures, screw ca ...

– original

Rhone Ranger The Rhone Rangers are a group of American winemakers who promote the use of grape varieties from the Rhône Valley. They are mostly based on the West Coast, particularly California, and have created a not-for-profit organization for the promotion ...

, owner and winemaker

Bonny Doon Vineyard Bonny Doon Vineyard is a winery in Santa Cruz, California, that focuses on terroir wines. Founded by Randall Grahm in 1983, it is perhaps best known for its quirky labels, eccentric mix of grapes, and humorously-named wines—like its flagship wi ...

Mike Grgich Miljenko "Mike" Grgić (born April 1, 1923) 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. He is notable for being the winemaker behind the 197 ...

– winemaker of the Chateau Montelena wine that won the white wine competition, the "Judgment of Paris" * Agoston Haraszthy – ''Father of Modern Winemaking in California'', see Sonoma Valley AVA * Sir James Hardy – Australian winemaker, businessman and Olympic Games sailor; member of the Hardy's winemaking family. *

Donald M. Hess Donald M. Hess (born 1936) is a Swiss winemaker and art collector. Life Donald Marc Hess inherited a brewery close to Bern from his father. His father passed away when he was 20 years old. After learning the brewing tradition in Bavaria as an ...

– Swiss vintner in different countries and founder of the ''Hess Collection'' (''

Contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

'') * Jean Hugel –

Alsatian wine Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (french: Vin d'Alsace; german: Elsässer Wein; gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, d'r Wii vum Elsàss; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, de Win vum Elsàss) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily whi ...

producer * Jess Jackson – American wine producer *

Henri Jayer Henri Jayer (1922 – 20 September 2006) 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.M. Frank "Burgundy Loses Master Winemake ...

– French vintner, credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemaking *

Kathryn Kennedy Kathryn Kennedy (July 28, 1927 – August 23, 2009) was a California wine grower, establishing her vineyard during the growth phase in the California wine history known as "The Wine Boom of the early 1970s". While not the first woman winemaker ...

– one of the first women to own a California winery * Charles Krug – founded the first commercial winery in the Napa Valley * Baron

Pierre Le Roy Pierre Le Roy (1717–1785) was a French clockmaker. He was the inventor of the detent escapement, the temperature-compensated balance and the isochronous balance spring. His developments are considered as the foundation of the modern precisi ...

– co-founder of the '' Institut National des Appellations d'Origine'' (INAO) and owner of

Château Fortia Château Fortia is a French wine producing estate in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape (AOC), Châteauneuf-du-Pape region of the Rhône Valley (wine), Rhône Valley. With a history dating back to the eighteenth century (on land that has been producing wi ...

* May-Eliane de Lencquesaing – owner of

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (commonly referred to as Pichon Lalande or Pichon Comtesse) is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is also the nam ...

; Bordeaux wine ambassador * Alexis Lichine – wine writer and château-owner *

Zelma Long Zelma R. Long (born 1945) is an American enologist and vintner. She is considered to be one of the female pioneers in California wine, and was the first woman to assume senior management of a Californian winery, Simi Winery, of which she was presi ...

– oenologist and pioneer of women winemaking in California *

Ernst Loosen Ernst Loosen is a German winemaker and owner of the wine producer Weingut Dr. Loosen, located just outside Bernkastel in the Mosel wine region. With over 130,000 annual bottle production, he is one of the larger producers in the Mosel region. He ...

– renowned German winemaker * David Lowe – Australian winemaker; owner of Lowe Wines; past President of NSW Wine Industry Association; Vice President of Australian Winemakers Federation * Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi – late Italian prince and winemaker of Fiorano * Giorgio Lungarotti – Italian agricultural entrepreneur and viticulturalist, founder of Cantine Lungarotti Winery *

André Lurton André Lurton (4 October 1924 – 16 May 2019) was a French winemaker and winery owner. It is also the name of his eponymous winemaking group in Bordeaux which was mostly owned by him and after his death only by his children. Lurton originates fr ...

– instrumental in creating

Pessac-Léognan Pessac-Léognan () is a wine growing area and Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, in the northern part of the Graves region of Bordeaux. Unlike most Bordeaux appellations, Pessac-Léognan is equally famous for both red and (dry) white wines, althou ...

as a separate appellation of

Graves A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as gravey ...

Bernard Magrez Bernard Magrez, born 1936, is a French wine magnate who predominantly owns Bordeaux wine estates, including Château La Tour Carnet, Château Pape Clément, Château Fombrauge and Clos Haut-Peyraguey but also a large number of wine producing propert ...

– French and global wine estate tycoon *

Thierry Manoncourt Thierry Manoncourt (22 September 1917,Serena SutcliffeThierry Manoncourt - Decanter interview Decanter (magazine), Decanter, April 11, 2008 – 27 August 2010) was a French winery owner of the Grand Cru estate Château Figeac in Bordeaux wine, Bord ...

– French winemaker and owner of

Château Figeac Château-Figeac is a wine estate in the Saint-Émilion appellation of Bordeaux. , it is one of two chateaux to carry the highest rank (Premier Grand Cru Classé A) in the official Classification of Saint-Émilion wine (2022 classification, val ...

Henri Martin Henri Martin may refer to: *Henri Martin (historian) (1810–1883), French historian *Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (1860–1943), French impressionist painter *Henri Martin (French politician) (1927–2015), French communist leader *Henri Martin (Am ...

– French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner of

Château Gloria Château 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. Regarded as a well-made wine ...

and

Château Saint-Pierre Château 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'' (Fourth Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classi ...

Margrit Mondavi Margrit Biever Mondavi (''née'' Kellenberger; August 2, 1925 – September 2, 2016) was a Swiss-born American businesswoman. She was vice president of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery which she joined in 1967. Under her direction, Robe ...

– organizer of cultural events at vineyards in the Napa Valley (founder of

Copia (museum) Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts was a non-profit museum and educational center in downtown Napa, California, dedicated to wine, food and the arts of American culture. The center, planned and largely funded by vintners Robert ...

) * Robert Mondavi – a leading California

vineyard A vineyard (; also ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards ...

owner; pioneered technical improvements and labeling and marketing wines varietally * Bill Moularadellis – owner, winemaker and Managing Director of Kingston Estate wines *

Christian Moueix Christian Moueix (; born 1946) 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 La Fleur ...

– French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemaker * Egon Müller – producer of fine Saar-Riesling *

Gustave Niebaum Gustave Ferdinand Niebaum (born Gustaf Ferdinand Nybom; 31 August 1842 – 5 August 1908) was a Finnish-American sea captain and winemaker. Niebaum acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. By the end of 1860s, he had become one of th ...

– founder of

Inglenook Winery Inglenook is a winery that produces estate bottled wines in Rutherford, California, in the Napa Valley. History The winery was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. Niebaum's employee Hamden McIntyre was not an architect ...

John Patchett John Patchett (1797–1876) was the first person to plant a commercial vineyard and build a commercial wine cellar in the Napa Valley in California. Patchett planted his vineyard in 1854 and started making wine in 1857. Patchett established hi ...

– first person to plant a commercial vineyard in the Napa Valley * Michel Rolland – oenologist and winery consultant *

Nathaniel de Rothschild Nathaniel de Rothschild (1812–1870), was a businessman, banker and winemaker. He established the Château Mouton Rothschild. Biography Early life Nathaniel de Rothschild was born on 2 July 1812 in London. He was the fourth child of Nathan ...

– founder of the French wine-making branch of the

Rothschild family The Rothschild family ( , ) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of F ...

Philippe de Rothschild Philippe, Baron de Rothschild (13 April 1902 – 20 January 1988) was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix motor racing driver, a screenwriter and playwright, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one ...

– member of the Rothschild family *

Miguel A. Torres Miguel A. Torres (born 1941) is a Spanish winemaker, author and businessman. He is President and Managing Director of Bodegas Torres, and is a member of the fourth generation of this family business. He also manages the company’s vineyards in Ch ...

– pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine company

Bodegas Torres Founded in 1870 by Jaime Torres, Bodegas Torres (''Miguel Torres'' SA) is a historical wine growing company located in Pacs, some from Vilafranca del Penedès, where the company has its head office. Torres is the family winery with the most ex ...

Bob Trinchero Sutter Home Winery is one of the largest family-run independent wineries in the United States, and is the estate known for the creation of White Zinfandel. It is located in St. Helena, Californiacalwineries.coBob Trinchero/ref> and owned by Trinch ...

– inventor of White Zinfandel *

Aubert de Villaine Aubert de Villaine is a social economist and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti; he served as the Domaine's co-director from 1974 to 2021, stepping down to an advisory role in 2022. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produce ...

– French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti * Robert G. Wilmers – owner of Château Haut-Bailly, Crus Classé de Graves in Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux *

Warren Winiarski Warren Winiarski (born 1928) is a Napa Valley winemaker and the founder and former proprietor of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars. Winiarski owns and operates Arcadia Vineyards in the Coombsville AVA of Napa Valley, which produces Chardonnay, Cabernet S ...

– winemaker of the

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is a winery founded by Warren Winiarski in 1970 and based in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California. The winery achieved significant international recognition in 1976, four years after its establishment ...

wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976

Viticulturists

Cultivation and harvesting of grapes. JohnAdlum (1759-1836)

John Adlum John Adlum (April 29, 1759 – March 14, 1836) was a pioneering American Viticulture, viticulturalist who was the first to cultivate the Catawba (grape), Catawba grape. He is known as "the father of American viticulture" (grape-growing). He also se ...

– father of American viticulture *

Helmut Becker Helmut Becker (8 March 1927 – 19 July 1990), German viticulturist, was chief of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute.Andrew G Reynolds, ''Grapevine Breeding Programs for the Wine Industry: Traditional and Molecular Techniques'' Elsevier, 2015, ...

– German viticulturist * Andy Beckstoffer – California viticulturist *

Romeo Bragato Alessandro Romeo Bragato (1859–1913) played a significant role in the development of the wine industry in Australia and New Zealand. Early life and career Romeo Bragato was born fourth in a family of ten children to Giuseppe and Paolina Bra ...

– New Zealand wine pioneer * James Busby – widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry *

Jules Chauvet Jules Chauvet (1907-1989) 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 ...

– French chemist, considered the "father" of French

natural wine Natural wine refers to a generalized movement among winemakers for production of wine using simple or traditional methods. Although there is no uniform definition of natural wine, it is usually produced without the use of pesticides or herbicide ...

making *

Henri Enjalbert Henri Enjalbert (1910 – June 19, 1983) 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 win ...

– French professor of geography and specialist in wine geology *

Konstantin Frank Dr. Konstantin Frank (1899–1985) was a viticulturist and pioneering winemaker of the 1950s in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Early years Frank was born in Odessa, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) and received his PhD in viticu ...

– "father" of vinifera wine growing in the Eastern United States * Pierre Galet – French

ampelographer Ampelography ( ἄμπελος, "vine" + γράφος, "writing") 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 ...

and author * Hermann Jaeger – Swiss-American viticulturist, created over 100 new grape varieties, notable hybrid was ''Jaeger 70'' * Carole Meredith – geneticist who discovered the parentage of

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

Syrah Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse B ...

and

Zinfandel Zinfandel (also known as Primitivo) is a variety of black-skinned wine grape. The variety is grown in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA analysis has revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grapes Crljenak Kaštel ...

* Hermann Müller (Thurgau) – Swiss oenologist, developed the

Müller-Thurgau Müller-Thurgau is a white grape variety (sp. ''Vitis vinifera'') which was created by Hermann Müller from the Swiss Canton of Thurgau in 1882 at the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in Germany. It is a crossing of Riesling with Madeleine R ...

grape variety *

Abraham Izak Perold Abraham Izak Perold, Ph.D. (20 October 1880 – 11 December 1941) 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 Pino ...

– developed the Pinotage grape variety *

Oscar Renteria Oscar Renteria is an American viticulturalist and California winemaker who specializes in the Napa Valley (wine), Napa Valley. Along with his father Salvador, Renteria runs Renteria Vineyard Management Co. which manages for 27 wineries and Renter ...

– Californian viticulturalist *

Albert Seibel Albert Seibel (1844–1936) was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes (''Vitis vinifera'') with native North American grapes. His crosses are known as Seibel grapes. Biography Seibel was born in Aub ...

– French hybridist (1844–1936) who made " Seibel grapes", which are hybrids of ''Vitis vinifera'' and ''Vitis riparia'' * Dr. Richard Smart – Australian viticulturalist *

Gil Wahlquist Gil Wahlquist (1927–2012) was an Australian journalist and "pioneer organic wine producer"Huon HookePioneer organic wine producer has died at 85 therealreview.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022. who was largely responsible for re-establishing the M ...

– Australian pioneer organic winemaker

Oenologists

The science and study of

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

and

winemaking Winemaking or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid. The history of wine-making stretches over millennia. The science of wine and ...

. *

Alberto Antonini Alberto Antonini (born 10 June 1959) is an Italian oenologist and grower-producer and a consultant to a large number of wineries in various countries including Italy, the U.S., Argentina, Canada, Chile, Uruguay, Armenia and Australia. Career Alb ...

– Italian oenologist and winery consultant *

Walter Clore Walter J. Clore (July 1, 1911 – February 3, 2003) 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". Among his c ...

– "father of

Washington wine Washington wine is a wine produced from grape varieties grown in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Washington ranks second in the American wine, United States (behind California wine, California) in the production of wine. By 2017 ...

" *

Jean-Luc Colombo Jean-Luc Colombo is a French wine producer and ''negociant'' in the Rhône Valley. While Colombo produces several ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) wines in the Rhône, such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Hermitage, he is most noted for bei ...

– Rhone Valley oenologist and winemaker* *

Denis Dubourdieu Denis Dubourdieu (July 1, 1949 – July 26, 2016) was a French winemaker and professor of oenology at the University of Bordeaux. He managed or co-managed several properties in Bordeaux, including Château Reynon, Château Doisy Daëne, Château ...

– winemaker, professor of oenology at the University of Bordeaux *

Max Léglise Max Léglise (1924–1996) was a French oenologist. Most of his career was spent working at the ''Station œnologique de Bourgogne'' ( INRA, Beaune), where he entered in 1948, and that he directed from 1962 to 1984. Departing from the dominant co ...

– French oenologist * Thomas Munson – his proposal saved European wine industry from extinction *

Ann C. Noble Ann 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 ...

– inventor of the Aroma Wheel * Dom Perignon –

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incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne *

Émile Peynaud Émile Peynaud (June 29, 1912 – July 18, 2004) was a French oenologist and researcher who has been credited with revolutionizing winemaking in the latter half of the 20th century, and has been called "the forefather of modern oenology". Biogr ...

– renowned French oenologist *

Jacques Puisais Jacques Puisais (8 June 1927 – 6 December 2020) was known worldwide as a French oenologist and taste philosopher. Life and career Puisais was born in Poitiers, France, on 8 June 1927. He held a PhD in chemistry, and directed the ''Laboratoire D� ...

– French oenologist and taste philosopher

Winemakers

Kristen Barnhisel Kristen Barnhisel is an American winemaker. She is Quality Control manager at Inglenook. She specializes in making pinot noir and Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Personal life and education Kristen Barnhisel was raised in Santa Rosa, California in th ...

– California winemaker *

Heidi Peterson Barrett Heidi Peterson Barrett is an American winemaker and entrepreneur who has been responsible for some of California's most notable cult wines. Her career has included stints at Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle Vineyards, Paradigm Winery, Grace Family ...

– winemaker of California cult wines, called by Robert Parker "the first lady of wine" *

A. W. Baxter A.W. Baxter (1928 – March 7, 2005) 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 grap ...

– winemaker of

Veedercrest Vineyards The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, also known as the Judgment of Paris, was a wine competition organized in Paris on 24 May 1976 by Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant and his colleague, Patricia Gallagher, in which French judges carried out tw ...

, which competed in the "Judgement of Paris" *

Ntsiki Biyela Ntsiki Biyela (born 1978) is a South African winemaker and businesswoman who runs Aslina wines. Previously, she was head winemaker at Stellekaya Wines, where Biyela became the first black female winemaker in South Africa. Biography Biyela grew u ...

– first black female winemaker in South Africa *

Cathy Corison Cathy Corison is an American winemaker, entrepreneur and consultant. She specializes in Cabernet Sauvignon. Corison was the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' Winemaker of the Year in 2011. Personal life and education Cathy Corison grew up in Riversi ...

– winemaker and consultant *

Didier Dagueneau Didier Dagueneau (1956 – 17 September 2008) 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 C ...

– Loire winemaker of

Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the French words ''sauvage'' ("wild") and ''blanc'' ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in ...

cult wine *

Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin-Cliquot Madame Clicquot, ''née'' Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, Widow Clicquot or Veuve Clicquot (16 December 1777 – 29 July 1866), known as the "Grande Dame of Champagne", was a French Champagne producer. She took on her husband's wine business when widow ...

– Champagne and namesake of

Veuve Cliquot Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin () is a Champagne house founded in 1772 and based in Reims. It is one of the largest Champagne houses. Madame Clicquot is credited with major breakthroughs, creating the first known vintage champagne in 1810, and ...

Stéphane Derenoncourt Stéphane Derenoncourt is a French ''vigneron'' working as a consultant for numerous estates in Bordeaux and other wine producers worldwide. With his wife, Christine Derenoncourt, he runs Vignerons Consultants and owns Domaine de l'A in the Côt ...

– French winemaker and winery consultant * Paul Draper – winemaker of

Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards is a California winery specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Chardonnay wines. Ridge produces wine at two winery locations in northern California. The original winery facilities are located at an elevation of on Mo ...

Peter Gago Peter Gago (born 25 April 1957) is a British-Australian winemaker and author. Gago has been chief winemaker at Penfolds and custodian of Penfolds Grange since 2002, the most iconic Australian wine. Early life Gago was born in Newcastle, Englan ...

– Australian winemaker and writer *

Mia Klein Mia Klein is a Californian winemaker and entrepreneur, founder of Selene Wines in Napa, California. Her career has spanned decades in the food and wine industry in both Northern and Southern California. Before studying enology at the University ...

– California winemaker * Robin and Andréa McBride – African American winemakers and founders of McBride Sisters Wine Company *

Justin Meyer Justin Meyer (born Raymond Meyer, 11 November 19386 August 2002) was an American vintner, enologist, and monk of the Christian Brothers. He was the founder along with Raymond Twomey Duncan of Silver Oak Cellars in 1972, a successful winery based ...

– monk and winemaker at Christian Brothers * Maurice O'Shea – Australian pioneer winemaker *

Eben Sadie The Sadie Family is a South African producer of wine located in the Swartland region. Following the emergence of flagship wines Columella and Palladius, winemaker Eben Sadie has been described as an ', South Africa's first certified celebrity win ...

– South African winemaker of the Sadie Family *

Max Schubert Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

– leading winemaker and creator of

Penfolds Grange Penfolds Grange (until the 1989 vintage labelled Penfolds Grange Hermitage) is an Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz (Syrah) grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is widely considered one of Australia's ...

Carol Shelton Carol Shelton is an American winemaker and entrepreneur. She has been called the most awarded winemaker in America and was the '' San Francisco Chronicle's'' Winemaker of the Year in 2005. Personal life and education Shelton was raised in Roche ...

– California wine producer and pioneer * Kay Simon – Washington wine producer and pioneer * Lane Tanner – California winemaker *

André Tchelistcheff André Tchelistcheff (Russian: Андрей Викторович Челищев; December 7, 1901 – April 5, 1994) was America's most influential post-Prohibition winemaker. Tchelistcheff is most notable for his contributions toward defining ...

– "Dean of American Winemakers" *

Sean Thackrey Sean Haley Thackrey (July 9, 1942May 30, 2022) was an American winemaker based in the town of Bolinas in Marin County, California. Prior to winemaking, he was a director of an art gallery.Fisher, Lawrence M. (November 7, 1993)"Tiny Wineries Wi ...

– American experimental winemaker * József Törley – founder of József Törley & Co., Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer * Helen Turley – California winemaker and consultant

Wine merchants

Lalou Bize-Leroy Lalou Bize-Leroy (born 1932) is a French businesswoman and winery owner in the Burgundy wine region.Clive Coates (1997): ''Côte d'Or: a celebration of the great wines of Burgundy'', p. 528 Bize-Leroy owns the wineries Domaine d'Auvenay and Domaine ...

– Burgundian wine producer and former co-manager of

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, often abbreviated to DRC, is an estate in Burgundy, France that produces white and red wine. It is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive. I ...

Louis Bohne Louis Bohne (died 1821), born in Mannheim, Germany, was the sales agent for Veuve Clicquot whose exploits during the French invasion of Russia (1812), French invasion of Russia and subsequent fall of Napoleon I of France, Napoleon substantially incr ...

– famous sales agent of

Veuve Clicquot Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin () is a Champagne house founded in 1772 and based in Reims. It is one of the largest Champagne houses. Madame Clicquot is credited with major breakthroughs, creating the first known vintage champagne in 1810, and i ...

Pierre Castel Pierre Jesus Sebastian Castel (born 1926) is a French businessman, the founder of the Castel Group, a French beverages company. Early life Pierre Jesus Sebastian Castel founded the Castel Group in Bordeaux in 1949, along with his eight sibling ...

, French wine industry leader *

Christian Delpeuch Christian Delpeuch is president emeritus of the French Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB). He won support for Plan Bordeaux, an effort to save the wine industry of Bordeaux. The plan calls for growers to reduce yields, decrease ...

– wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter * Georges Duboeuf – innovative and large Beaujolais bottler *

Charles Heidsieck Charles Camille Heidsieck (1822–1893) was a 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 ...

– Champagne house founder *

Claude Moët Claude Moët (1683–1760) was a Dutch 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 advoc ...

– Champagne house founder *

Jean-Rémy Moët Jean-Rémy Moët (1758–1841) was a French vintner and merchant seaman who helped bring the Champagne house of Moët et Chandon to international prominence. He inherited the house from his grandfather and founder Claude Moët.D. & P. Kladst ...

– Champagne merchant *

René Renou René Bernard Renou (16 June 1952 – 19 June 2006) was president of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO) at the time of his death and was "one of the most influential men in French winemaking.". Renou argued that France's ...

– French wine industry leader * Hardy Rodenstock – wine collector and alleged wine fraud, subject of ''The Billionaire's Vinegar'' *

Jean-Claude Rouzaud Jean-Claude Rouzaud served for over 30 years as president of Champagne Louis Roederer. He was Decanter's man of the year 2001. He is well known for organizing a celebration in 1997 to celebrate his 30th anniversary as president of the well-known ...

– Champagne executive * André Simon – wine merchant, gourmet, and wine writer * Steven Spurrier – British wine authority, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976

Wine critics

Included are wine professionals at an elevated level compared with ''Wine writers'', being authorities on wine tasting, having established rating systems or written reference works.

* Pierre Brejoux – Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board *

Michael Broadbent John Michael Broadbent, MW (2 May 1927 – 17 March 2020) was a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine. He was an authority on wine tasting and old wines. Career Broadbent was born in Yorkshire. He was ed ...

, MW – influential British wine critic and auctioneer * Jeb Dunnuck – reviewer for ''

The Wine Advocate ''The Wine Advocate'', fully known as ''Robert Parker's Wine Advocate'' and informally abbreviated ''TWA'' or ''WA ''or more recently as ''RP'', is a bimonthly wine publication based in the United States featuring the consumer advice of wine criti ...

'' and eRobertParker.com *

Gerhard Eichelmann Gerhard Eichelmann (born in 1962) is a leading German wine critic with an international influence on German wine. Biography Eichelmann was born to a family of part-time wine growers in the German wine region of Franconia. He was educated at the ...

– German wine critic * Robert Finigan – American wine and restaurant critic *

Patricia Gallagher Patricia Gastaud-Gallagher was a director at the Académie du Vin, a impetus, with Steven Spurrier, behind the 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting event and participated as one of its eleven judges. She was also on the Copia panel that oversaw ...

– judge at the "Judgement of Paris" tasting *

Antonio Galloni Antonio Galloni is an American wine critic. He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Vinous for which he is also the lead critic covering the wines of Bordeaux, California, Italy, and Champagne. From 2006 to 2013, Galloni was a tas ...

– American wine critic, formerly of ''

''; founder of Vinous * Joshua Greene – American wine critic, publisher and editor-in-chief of ''

Wine & Spirit ''Wine & Spirit'' was a British monthly magazine on wine, spirits, beers and cocktails, directed at both consumers and the drinks industry. The magazine also organized the annual "International Wine Challenge" and "International Spirits Challenge" ...

'' *

Huon Hooke Huon Hooke is an Australian wine writer and critic. Hooke is the Chair of the Vin de Champagne Awards and judge of the Australian Winemaker of the Year. He tastes wines blind and writes for The Real Review, Decanter and Gourmet Traveller Wine ...

– Australian wine critic *

James Laube James Laube ( ) is an American wine critic, writing for ''Wine Spectator'' since 1980, a full-time staff writer since 1983, with expertise on California wine. Laube has published the books ''California's Great Cabernets'', ''California's Great Chard ...

– American wine critic of ''Wine Spectator'' * Jeannie Cho Lee – first Asian Master of Wine * Gian Luca Mazzella – international wine critic, journalist and documentarian *

Allen Meadows Allen Meadows is an American wine critic and publisher of the Burghound.com quarterly newsletter and website. He was a financial executive and private wine collector until a profile published in ''Wine Spectator'' in 1997 led him to decide to follo ...

– American wine critic of Burgundy and Pinot Noir wine with the Burghound.com newsletter *

Jasper Morris Jasper Morris (born 27 December 1957) is a British Master of Wine since 1985. An expert on the wine of Burgundy, with a strong interest in other pinot-producing countries such as New Zealand, he has taken a strong interest in the nascent wine ...

, MW – British wine expert *

Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired U.S. wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter ''The Wine Advocate'' are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting th ...

– American wine critic, referenced in the term

Parkerization of wine Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired U.S. wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter ''The Wine Advocate'' are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting t ...

Lisa Perrotti-Brown Lisa Perrotti-Brown is a wine critic, author and Master of Wine based in Napa, California. She reviews the wines of Bordeaux, Napa Valley and Sonoma County for ''The Wine Advocate'' and RobertParker.com, the independent wine publication and websit ...

- American wine critic for

, Master of Wine *

Jancis Robinson Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, ComMA, MW (born 22 April 1950) is a British wine critic, journalist and wine writer. She currently writes a weekly column for the ''Financial Times'', and writes for her website JancisRobinson.com, updated daily. She ...

, MW – wine writer and educator from the UK *

David Schildknecht David Schildknecht is an American wine critic, a full-time member of "Vinous", and previous member of ''The Wine Advocate'', contributor to recent editions of Robert Parker's ''Wine Buyer’s Guide''. An authority on the wine of Germany and Austr ...

– American wine critic *

Ricky Schraub Richard “Ricky” Schraub (1947 – May 5, 1993) was an American poet, journalist, and wine critic. Early life Born in St. Louis, Schraub moved with his family to Orange County, California, when he was a child, after his father, a World War I ...

– California wine critic *

Stephen Tanzer Stephen Tanzer is an American wine critic and editor at Vinous. From 1985 until he joined Vinous in 2014, Tanzer was the publisher of the critically acclaimed bimonthly ''International Wine Cellar'', an independent journal read by wine professiona ...

– American wine critic and editor * Jon Winroth – American wine critic and educator

Wine writers

Included are media professionals who published about wines in major newspapers, on important TV channels, wrote books or created corresponding websites. Excluded are persons who are mainly known for other reasons and might have published about wine as minor activity. *

Eric Arnold Eric 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''.Shaw, Lucy, ''Decanter.com'' (September 30, 2009)First Big Crush to be made into a ...

– American author, former wine columnist of ''

Forbes.com ''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine owned by Integrated Whale Media Investments and the Forbes family. Published eight times a year, it features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. ''Forbes'' also re ...

'' * Eric Asimov – American wine columnist of ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' *

Tim Atkin Tim Atkin is a British Master of Wine, and a wine journalist, broadcaster and commentator. He is also a judge of several international wine competitions and a photographer. Career Atkin writes for a number of publications, including: a monthly co ...

– Master of Wine, journalist, broadcaster, judge * Ausonius – frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale

s and

viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

in France * Robert Lawrence Balzer – pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973 *

Nicolas Belfrage Nicolas Belfrage MW (19 July 1940 – 17 September 2022) was a British Master of Wine, a wine writer and considered one of the foremost experts on Italian wine. Life and career Belfrage was born in Los Angeles in 1940, the son of British socia ...

, MW – British wine writer, Italian wine expert * Edward Behr – publisher/editor of ''The Art of Eating'' * Jacques Berthomeau – wine writer, author of ''The Berthomeau Report'' *

Michel Bettane Michel Bettane is a leading French wine critic, and for twenty years, a writer for the French consumer wine publication '' La Revue du vin de France''. He left ''La Revue'' in 2004 to work for the rivaling wine publication ''Le Classement des Meill ...

– French wine writer *

Jon Bonné Jon Bonné is an American wine writer, columnist for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' since 2006, and senior contributing editor foPunch He has been a wine columnist for msnbc.com and ''Seattle Magazine'', and has written for publications such as ' ...

– American wine columnist of ''

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de ...

'' *

Tom Cannavan Tom Cannavan is a Scottish author and a wine journalist. He is considered a pioneer presence on internet of the British wine writing establishment. Biography In his youth Tom had a foretaste of fame as lead vocalist and guitarist in the budding ...

– Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneer *

Laura Catena Laura Catena (born 1967) is a fourth generation Argentines, Argentine Argentina wine, vintner, physician and author. Biography Laura Catena was born in Mendoza, Argentina in 1967. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' in Biology from Harvard Univers ...

– founder of Catena Institute of Wine, author * Oz Clarke – British wine writer and TV personality *

Clive Coates Clive Coates (21 October 1941 – 26 July 2022) was a British wine writer and Master of Wine, best known for his books about the wines of Burgundy.winepros.com.au. Biography Born in Wimbledon, London on 21 October 1941, Coates worked for T ...

, MW – British wine writer * Katherine Cole – American wine writer, and journalist *

Tyler Colman Tyler Colman, writing under the pen name Dr. Vino, is an American author with a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in political science from Northwestern University, and wine educator with the New York University and the University of Chicago, and publisher ...

– American author and wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.com *

Patrick Comiskey Patrick 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.zesterdaily.coPatrick Comiskey Comiskey cont ...

– American wine writer of '' Wine & Spirits'' and ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...

'' *

Julia Coney Julia Coney is an American journalist and wine writer who has advocated for diversity and inclusion in the industry. She wrote an essay about racism in the wine industry and created Black Wine Professionals, a database tool intended to increase ...

– Wine writer and creator of ''Black Wine Professionals'' database *

Tullio De Rosa Tullio De Rosa (1923–1994) was an Italian enologist.Tullio De Rosa ...

– Italian author *

Andrew Dornenburg Andrew Dornenburg (born December 18, 1958, in Concord, California) along with his wife Karen A. Page, is a James Beard Award-winning author of a number of culinary-themed books. Among their books are ''Becoming a Chef'' (1995; 2003, 2nd ed.), '' ...

– wine columnist of ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' * Michel Dovaz – wine teacher and writer * Len Evans – central figure in Australian wine industry *

Mary Ewing-Mulligan Mary Ewing-Mulligan is an American author, wine educator and Master of Wine, the first American woman to achieve this accreditation.Matasar, Ann B. (2006). ''Women of wine: the rise of women in the global wine industry''. University of California Pr ...

, MW – American author and wine educator * Joe Fattorini – British wine expert and television and radio personality *

Alice Feiring Alice 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". In addition to contributions to publications such as ''The New York Times'', ''N ...

– American wine writer and "

" advocate * Doug Frost, MW, MS – American author and wine consultant *

Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher are American journalists, authors, and wine critics, wife and husband who jointly wrote the wine column "Tastings" in ''The Wall Street Journal'' between 1998 and 2009.Maker, Meg Houston, ''Palate Press'' (February ...

– former wine columnists of ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' *

Rebecca Gibb Rebecca Gibb MW is a British journalist and Master of Wine based in England. Biography English-born Rebecca Gibb MW graduated in History & Politics from the University of Warwick. In 2006, she was awarded the title of Young Wine Writer of the Y ...

, MW – British journalist, editor and Master of Wine *

Paul Gillette Paul J. Gillette (October 1, 1938 – January 6, 1996) was an American wine expert and writer. He was among the first to host a nationally syndicated television show on wine appreciation, ''Enjoying Wine with Paul Gillette''. He was also known f ...

– American author and wine writer, an early host of wine show on television *

Malcolm Gluck Malcolm Gluck is a British author, broadcaster and wine columnist. 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 Lin ...

– British wine writer *

Jamie Goode Jamie 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 J ...

– British writer and blogger *

Jilly Goolden Jill Priscilla Goolden (born 28 September 1949) is an English wine critic, journalist and television personality. Career For 18 years Goolden co-presented the popular BBC2 ''Food and Drink'' television series in Britain, with Chris Kelly, Mich ...

– British wine critic, journalist and television personality *

Paul Gregutt Paul 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 ...

– wine columnist for ''The Seattle Times'' and Pacific Northwest editor of ''Wine Enthusiast Magazine'' *

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is a food and wine writer, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Personal life Dara Moskowitz 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 d ...

– American wine writer * James Halliday – Australian wine critic and winemaker *

Anthony Hanson Anthony 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 ...

– MW – British Burgundy wine expert *

Steve Heimoff Steve Heimoff is an American wine writer and communicator, former wine critic and California wine expert. He was the West Coast Editor for ''Wine Enthusiast Magazine'' from 1994 until 2014, and previously from 1989 to 1994 a contributor to ''Wine S ...

– American wine critic of '' Wine Enthusiast Magazine'', author and wine blogger * Andrew Jefford – English author and editor of wine books * Hugh Johnson – British wine writer *

Marilyn Johnson Marilyn Kinsman Johnson (February 18, 1928 – October 31, 2007) was an American bridge player from Houston, Texas. She won three world championships, one at women pairs and two at women teams, all in partnership with Mary Jane Farell. Farell an ...

– Bordeaux wine writer *

Robert Joseph Robert G. Joseph (born 1949) is a senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and professor at Missouri State University. He was the United States Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with ambassadorial rank.Amb. Robert Jos ...

– British wine writer *

Richard Juhlin Richard Juhlin (born 1962) is a Swedish writer on Champagne and is a freelance journalist Education Juhlin is a physical education teacher by training, and was educated at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences in Stockholm. He worked ...

– Swedish writer focusing on Champagne, one of the leading Champagne connoisseurs in the world *

André Jullien André Jullien (1766 at Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire – 1832 of cholera in Paris) was a French vintner and pioneering wine writer. Wine historian Hugh Johnson (wine), Hugh Johnson describes Jullien's work as "the foundation-stone of mode ...

– French wine writer *

Odette Kahn Odette Kahn (, 1923–1982) was a leading authority on wine and editor of the ''La Revue du vin de France'' (Review of French wine) and of ''Cuisine et Vins de France'' (Food and Wines of France). She was a judge at the historic Paris Wine Tasti ...

– leading wine writer and authority in France * Matt Kramer – American wine writer and columnist of ''

The New York Sun ''The New York Sun'' is an American online newspaper published in Manhattan; from 2002 to 2008 it was a daily newspaper distributed in New York City. It debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of the earlier New York ...

'', ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, 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, 185 ...

'' and ''

Wine Spectator ''Wine Spectator'' is an American lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine and wine culture, and gives out ratings to certain types of wine. It publishes 15 issues per year with content that includes news, articles, profiles, and general entertain ...

'' *

Monica Larner Monica Larner is a wine critic and author based in Rome. She is the Italian Reviewer for ''The Wine Advocate'' and eRobertParker.com, the bimonthly wine publication and website founded by wine critic, Robert Parker. She was selected in 2013 by Pa ...

– Italian reviewer for

John Livingstone-Learmonth John Livingstone-Learmonth is a British wine writer. He has published four books on Rhône wine The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône valley and produces numerous wines under various ''Appellation d'origine contr ...

– British wine writer, world expert on Rhone wines * Kermit Lynch – American wine merchant, author *

Peter Liem Peter 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'', and has co-authored a book ...

– American wine writer in Champagne, publisher of ChampagneGuide.net *

Will Lyons Will Lyons is a journalist, newspaper columnist, award-winning wine writer and Television presenter, broadcaster. He is most widely known for his writing in ''The Wall Street Journal'' and ''The Sunday Times''. Education Lyons was educated at ...

– British wine columnist for ''

'' *

Natalie MacLean Natalie MacLean is an accomplished Canadian Wine Expert, winner of the James Beard Award and author of New York Times Best Selling book 'Red, White and Drunk All Over' (a wine review) and others books. In spring 2023 her latest book 'Wine Witch on ...

– Canadian wine writer and subscription website publisher *

Karen MacNeil Karen MacNeil (born 1954) is an American author, journalist, wine educator and consultant. Career MacNeil's first article, on the subject of the best butter on offer in New York delis, was published in ''The Village Voice.'' She transitioned to wi ...

– American author, journalist and wine educator * Neal Martin – reviewer for ''

'' *

Campbell Mattinson Campbell Mattinson (born 1968) is an Australian editor, writer and critic. He was born in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown and has worked as a writer, editor and photographer for the past 30 years. He is the current editor of Halliday Maga ...

– Australian wine writer, editor and author *

Elin McCoy Elin 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''. Education McCoy ...

– American author, ''Bloomberg Markets'' wine journalist, biographer of Robert M. Parker, Jr. *

Jay McInerney John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include '' Bright Lights, Big City'', ''Ransom'', '' Story of My Life'', ''Brightness Falls'', and ''The Last of ...

– American novelist and author of ''A Hedonist in the Cellar'' *

Georges J. Meekers Georges J. M. Meekers (born 1965 in Sint-Truiden, Belgium) is a wine writer and educator based in Malta. His writing career began in the 1990s, when he wrote a wine column for ''Malta Today''. He continues to contribute to The Times (Malta), ''The ...

– wine writer, educator and founder of Wine Campus *

Debra Meiburg Debra Meiburg MW is an multi-media wine journalist, wine educator, wine judge and a first recipient of the Master of Wine title in Asia. She is also founding director, along with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, of the Cathay Hong Kong In ...

, MW – Hong Kong based wine educator, journalist and wine judge *

Remington Norman Remington Norman is a wine merchant and author who has written books on Burgundy and Rhone style wine. He is a two-time winner of the Andre Simon Prize. Biography Remington Norman was educated at Harrow School and Oxford University where he obt ...

– British wine writer * Kerin O'Keefe – American wine critic and author * Mark Oldman – author and columnist for The Food Network *

Jeremy Oliver Jeremy Oliver (born 29 December 1961) 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'' (first published 1997). ...

– independent Australian wine writer * Lawrence Osborne – British journalist, novelist, and author of ''The Accidental Connoisseur'' * Karen Page – wine columnist of ''The Washington Post'' *

Edmund Penning-Rowsell Edmund Lionel Penning-Rowsell (1913–2002) was a British journalist considered the doyen of Britain's writers on wine, and possibly the world's longest-serving wine correspondent. Biography Rowsell came from an upper middle class London family ...

– British wine writer *

David Peppercorn David Peppercorn (born 1931) 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 fel ...

, MW – British wine writer *

Stuart Pigott Stuart Pigott (born 26 May 1960 in Orpington, Kent) is a British wine critic and author who has lived in Berlin since 1993. Pigott mostly writes in German, and focuses on German wine. He writes for the specialist magazines ''Feinschmecker'' an ...

– British Germany-based wine critic of ' and ''Weingourmet'' *

Frank J. Prial Frank J. Prial (November 4, 1930 – November 6, 2012) was a journalist and author, and the wine columnist for ''The New York Times'' for 25 years, writing the weekly "Wine Talk" column largely since 1972 until his retirement in 2004.Asimov, Eric ...

– wine columnist for ''

'' * John Radford – author of wine books, and

Spanish wine Spanish wine () includes red, white, and sparkling wines produced throughout the country. Located on the Iberian Peninsula, Spain has over 1.2 million hectares (2.9 million acres) planted in wine grapes, making it the most widely pla ...

enthusiast *

Daniel Rogov Daniel Rogov (October 30, 1935 – September 7, 2011) was an Israeli food and wine critic. The author of ''Rogov's Guide to Wine'', the most authoritative guide to Israeli wine, as well as a columnist for both Haaretz and ''The Jerusalem Post'', h ...

– Israeli wine critic *

Arne Ronold Arne 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 Ronold was from 1993 until 2008 the only MW of Norway,Dalheim, Ulf, ''A ...

, MW – Norwegian wine writer and educator * Anthony Rose – British wine writer for ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'' * Frank Schoonmaker – wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape variety * Joanna Simon – British wine writer for ''

The Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News UK, whi ...

'' * Pat Simon, MW – British wine writer and importer *

Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan is deemed the best American wine educator, consultant and Master of Wine.mastersofwine.orgMasters of Wine, Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan profileRobinson, Jancis, JancisRobinson.com (September 6, 2008/ref>Weekes, Claire, ''Harpers ...

, MW – American wine educator/lecturer *

Olly Smith Olly Smith (born 18 September 1974) is a British TV presenter, wine expert, columnist and author. Education and career Having discovered a love for singing at the tender age of eight, he was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, which saw ...

– British wine expert, present, author and columnist *

Mike Steinberger Michael Steinberger is an American author and journalist, who served as the wine columnist of the internet magazine ''Slate (magazine), Slate'' from 2002 to 2011.Colman, Tyler, drvino.com (August 25, 2011)The budgetary ax cuts Slate’s wine colu ...

– American wine columnist of ''

Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...

'' *

Kilien Stengel Kilien Stengel (born 1972 in Nevers (Nièvre)), is a French gastronomic author, restaurateur, and cookbook writer. He has worked at Gidleigh Park, Nikko Hotels, Georges V Hotel in Paris, and in a number of Relais & Châteaux restaurants (incl ...

– author of wine books * Tom Stevenson – British wine writer and Champagne specialist *

James Suckling James Suckling (born September 29, 1958) 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''. Suckling is internationally regarded as o ...

– American wine critic formerly of ''

'' *

Serena Sutcliffe Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, (born 1945), 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. Joining the wine trade in 1971, she passed the ...

, MW – British wine writer and the head of

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and ...

International Wine Department *

George M. Taber George McCaffrey Taber (born May 25, 1942) 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. S ...

– American wine writer *

Tammie Teclemariam Tammie Teclemariam (born c. 1990) is an American freelance food and wine writer. She is known for her social media posts about alleged racism in food and wine media organizations. Teclemarian’s tweet concerning a photo of '' Bon Appétit'' edit ...

, American wine journalist * Anthony Terlato – American wine expert * Bob Thompson – American wine writer and California specialist * Keith Wallace American wine expert and founder of the Wine School of Philadelphia *

Tom Wark Tom Wark is an American wine blogger, a public relations professional in the California wine industry, and founder of the American Wine Blog Awards. Career In 2011 Wark's blog was named Best Industry Wine Blog and Best Overall Wine Blog at thWine B ...

– California wine PR executive and blogger of "Fermentation" *

Alder Yarrow Alder 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.''Reuters.com'' (July 10, 2008)HYDRANT Helps Vinfolio Design the World's Best Wine ...

– American wine blogger of Vinography.com *

Franco Ziliani # Franco Ziliani (Francesco Ziliani, born 09/23/1956 in Milan, died in 2021) is an Italian journalist, blogger and wine critic, with a specialty in Italian wines since 1985. He has contributed to several periodicals including ''Decanter'', ''A Tav ...

– Italian journalist and wine critic of VinoWire.com

Sommeliers

A trained and knowledgeable

professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as

wine and food pairing Wine and food matching is the process of pairing food dishes with wine to enhance the dining experience. In many cultures, wine has had a long history of being a staple at the dinner table and in some ways both the winemaking and culinary traditi ...

. Somebody with a ''Master Sommelier Diploma'' issued by the ''Court of Master Sommeliers'' or a French ''Maître Sommelier'' can be included in this list. * Benoît Allauzen – sommelier *

Gerard Basset Gerard Francis Claude Basset OBE, MS, MW, MBA, OIV MSc (7 March 1957 – 16 January 2019) was the owner of Hotel TerraVina, a New Forest Hotel near Southampton in Hampshire, United Kingdom. At the time of his death, he was the only person in ...

, MW, MS – British hotelier and world sommelier championship holder *

Jamie Drummond Jamie Drummond (born November 7, 1971) 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 f ...

– Scottish/Canadian sommelier *

Andreas Larsson Peter Andreas Larsson (born 13 August 1974) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was born in Locketorp, Skövde Skövde () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and urban c ...

– Swedish sommelier and world sommelier championship holder * Jonathan Nossiter – American filmmaker and sommelier, director of '' Mondovino'' * Andrea Immer Robinson – wine expert *

Shinya Tasaki Shinya Tasaki ( Japanese name: 田崎真也 born: 21 March 1958) is a Japanese sommelier who was named best sommelier in the world in 1995 by the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale. Tasaki is the only Asian national ever to win the title ...

– Japanese sommelier and world sommelier championship holder *

Alpana Singh Alpana Singh (born November 1976) is an American Master Sommelier (although she renounced the title in 2020), restaurateur and local television personality in Chicago, Illinois. Early life Singh is a second-generation Indian American, born and ra ...

, MS – American sommelier, youngest woman ever to achieve the Master Sommelier designation *

Giuseppe Vaccarini Giuseppe Vaccarini (born 13 September 1952 in Miradolo Terme, province of Pavia, Lombardy, Italy), is an Italian sommelier, winner of the Best Sommelier of the World A.S.I. 1978 competition and President for two mandates, from 1996 to 2004, o ...

– Italian sommelier and world sommelier championship holder * Christian Vanneque – sommelier, French wine expert

Others

* Ted Allen – television personality and food and wine expert * Pancho Campo – Spanish/Chilean event organiser and former MW *

William Vere Cruess William Vere Cruess (August 9, 1886 – March 13, 1968) 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 State ...

– American food scientist who led the rebirth of

s after the end of

Prohibition Prohibition is the act or practice of forbidding something by law; more particularly the term refers to the banning of the manufacture, storage (whether in barrels or in bottles), transportation, sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic ...

in 1933 * Prince Leo Galitzine – founder of Russian wine-making industry ( Massandra, Novyi Svet,

Abrau-Dyurso Abrau-Dyurso or Abrau-Durso (russian: Абрау-Дюрсо) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') under the administrative jurisdiction of the City of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is located on the shore of Lake Abrau, west of Novoro ...

) *

Rudy Kurniawan Rudy Kurniawan (born 10 October 1976, in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian convicted criminal and perpetrator of wine fraud. He was found to be offering more magnums of the limited edition 1947 Château Lafleur than had been produced, and h ...

– collector and convicted wine counterfeiter *

Eric LeVine Eric A. LeVine (born November 8, 1969) is an American entrepreneur based in Seattle. He has been the founder and CEO of CellarTracker since 2003. He has been a Council Member at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum since September, 2016. ...

– creator of the wine database software CellarTracker, now GrapeStories *

David Lynch David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, visual artist and actor. A recipient of an Academy Honorary Award in 2019, Lynch has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, and the César Award for Be ...

– American wine writer, restaurant wine director * Raymond Oliver – restaurant owner; judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 *

Nello Olivo Nello Olivo is an estate California vineyard operator whose award-winning wines brought global recognition for the wines of the El Dorado in California. Biography Nello Olivo was born in Santa Clara County, California to a family of 16 children. H ...

– California wine maker who brought recognition to the

El Dorado AVA The El Dorado AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in El Dorado County, California, United States. Wine grape growers in the region produce a large diversity of varietals, notable varietals are Zinfandel, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, ...

wine region outside of Napa Valley * Roger Scruton – British philosopher, wine columnist of the ''

New Statesman The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...

'' and lecturer on wine philosophy *

Charles F. Shaw Charles Frank Shaw Jr. (born September 15, 1943) is an American businessman and former winery owner whose name is used for Charles Shaw wine, a brand of inexpensive table wines. Born in Michigan, Shaw graduated from the United States Military Acad ...

– wine marketing innovator *

Pierre Tari Pierre 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 ...

– Secretary General of the Association des Grands Crus Classés * Gary Vaynerchuk –

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wine critic of ''Wine Library TV'' *

Jean-Claude Vrinat Jean-Claude Vrinat (12 April 1936 – 7 January 2008) was the owner of the Taillevent (restaurant), Taillevent restaurant founded by his father André Vrinat in Paris. This Michelin Guide, two star restaurant, named after the court chef to King Ch ...

– French wine expert and owner of the restaurant Taillevent *

William Charles Winshaw William Charles Winshaw (1871-1968), was an American physician who created Stellenbosch Farmer's Winery (SFW) in South Africa in 1935. He was born in Kentucky, USA on 21 November 1871 and died in South Africa on 11 March 1968. He also co-owned the ...

– pioneer South African vintner *

Kevin Zraly Kevin 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. Career Between 1976 and 2001, Zraly held the position of wine director ...

– American wine educator and author

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