Sections are arranged from cultivation through processing, starting from vineyards to consumption advised bysommeliers .
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.
Jean-Charles Boisset Californian winemakerRandall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyards Jean-Charles Boisset – head of Boisset Family Estates, Burgundy's largest wine producerJean-Michel Cazes – Managed estates such asChâteau Lynch-Bages andChâteau Les Ormes-de-Pez Cecil O. De Loach, Jr. – Sonoma County grape grower and winemakerFranco Biondi Santi – Winemaker whose family inventedBrunello di Montalcino Paul Champoux – Washington wine growerMarie-Thérèse Chappaz – Swiss organic wine growerNoemi Marone Cinzano – Italian businesswoman, and wine growerFrancesco Marone Cinzano – Italian businessman, and vineyard ownerErnest Gallo – largest American wine producerRichard Graff – pioneerCalifornia winemaker Randall Grahm – originalRhone Ranger , owner and winemakerBonny Doon Vineyard Mike Grgich – winemaker of theChateau Montelena wine that won the white wine competition, the"Judgment of Paris" Agoston Haraszthy –Father of Modern Winemaking in California , seeSonoma Valley AVA Sir James Hardy – Australian winemaker, businessman and Olympic Games sailor; member of the Hardy's winemaking family.Donald M. Hess – Swiss vintner in different countries and founder of theHess Collection (Contemporary art Jean Hugel –Alsatian wine producerJess Jackson – American wine producerHenri Jayer – French vintner, credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemakingKathryn Kennedy – one of the first women to own a California wineryCharles Krug – founded the first commercial winery in theNapa Valley BaronPierre Le Roy – co-founder of theInstitut National des Appellations d'Origine Château Fortia May-Eliane de Lencquesaing – owner ofChâteau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande ; Bordeaux wine ambassadorAlexis Lichine – wine writer and château-ownerZelma Long – oenologist and pioneer of women winemaking in CaliforniaErnst Loosen – renowned German winemakerDavid Lowe – Australian winemaker; owner of Lowe Wines; past President of NSW Wine Industry Association; Vice President of Australian Winemakers FederationAlberico Boncompagni Ludovisi – late Italian prince and winemaker of FioranoGiorgio Lungarotti – Italian agricultural entrepreneur and viticulturalist, founder ofCantine Lungarotti Winery André Lurton – instrumental in creatingPessac-Léognan as a separate appellation ofGraves Bernard Magrez – French and global wine estate tycoonThierry Manoncourt – French winemaker and owner ofChâteau Figeac Henri Martin – French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner ofChâteau Gloria andChâteau Saint-Pierre Margrit Mondavi – organizer of cultural events at vineyards in the Napa Valley (founder ofCopia (museum) )Robert Mondavi – a leading Californiavineyard owner; pioneered technical improvements and labeling and marketing winesvarietally Bill Moularadellis – owner, winemaker and Managing Director of Kingston Estate winesChristian Moueix – French president ofÉtablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemakerEgon Müller – producer of fine Saar-RieslingGustave Niebaum – founder ofInglenook Winery John Patchett – first person to plant a commercial vineyard in the Napa ValleyMichel Rolland – oenologist and winery consultantNathaniel de Rothschild – founder of the French wine-making branch of theRothschild family Philippe de Rothschild – member of the Rothschild familyMiguel A. Torres – pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine companyBodegas Torres Bob Trinchero – inventor of White ZinfandelAubert de Villaine – French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-ContiRobert G. Wilmers – owner ofChâteau Haut-Bailly , Crus Classé de Graves in Pessac Léognan, BordeauxWarren Winiarski – winemaker of theStag's Leap Wine Cellars wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at theParis Wine Tasting of 1976 Cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
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Charles Heidsieck , notable Champagne maker known as "Champagne Charlie"Included are wine professionals at an elevated level compared withWine writers , being authorities on wine tasting, having established rating systems or written reference works.
Michael Broadbent , British wine critic, author and auctioneerHuon Hooke at Geelong wine showAmerican wine criticRobert M. Parker Jr. 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 – American author, former wine columnist ofForbes.com Eric Asimov – American wine columnist ofThe New York Times Tim Atkin – Master of Wine, journalist, broadcaster, judgeAusonius – frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scalevineyards andviticulture in FranceRobert Lawrence Balzer – pioneering American wine writer; organizer of theNew York Wine Tasting of 1973 Nicolas Belfrage ,MW – British wine writer, Italian wine expertEdward Behr – publisher/editor ofThe Art of Eating Jacques Berthomeau – wine writer, author ofThe Berthomeau Report Michel Bettane – French wine writerAnthony Dias Blue – American wine writer and organizer of the San Francisco International Wine CompetitionJon Bonné – American wine columnist ofSan Francisco Chronicle Tom Cannavan – Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneerLaura Catena – founder of Catena Institute of Wine, authorOz Clarke – British wine writer and TV personalityClive Coates ,MW – British wine writerKatherine Cole – American wine writer, and journalistTyler Colman – American author and wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.comPatrick Comiskey – American wine writer ofWine & Spirits Los Angeles Times Kermit Lynch on the set of Wine Library TV Julia Coney – Wine writer and creator ofBlack Wine Professionals database[ 2] [ 3] Tullio De Rosa – Italian authorAndrew Dornenburg – wine columnist ofThe Washington Post Michel Dovaz – wine teacher and writerLen Evans – central figure inAustralian wine industryMary Ewing-Mulligan ,MW – American author and wine educatorJoe Fattorini – British wine expert and television and radio personalityAlice Feiring – American wine writer and "natural wine " advocateDoug Frost ,MW ,MS – American author and wine consultantDorothy Gaiter and John Brecher – former wine columnists ofThe Wall Street Journal Rebecca Gibb ,MW – British journalist, editor and Master of WinePaul Gillette – American author and wine writer, an early host of wine show on television[ 4] Malcolm Gluck – British wine writerJamie Goode – British writer and bloggerJilly Goolden – British wine critic, journalist and television personalityPaul Gregutt – wine columnist forThe Seattle Times and Pacific Northwest editor ofWine Enthusiast Magazine Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl – American wine writerJames Halliday – Australian wine critic and winemakerAnthony Hanson –MW – BritishBurgundy wine expertSteve Heimoff – American wine critic ofWine Enthusiast Magazine Andrew Jefford – English author and editor of wine booksHugh Johnson – British wine writerMarilyn Johnson – Bordeaux wine writerRobert Joseph – British wine writerRichard Juhlin – Swedish writer focusing on Champagne, one of the leading Champagne connoisseurs in the worldAndré Jullien – French wine writerOdette Kahn – leading wine writer and authority in FranceMatt Kramer – American wine writer and columnist ofThe New York Sun The Oregonian Wine Spectator Monica Larner – Italian reviewer forThe Wine Advocate John Livingstone-Learmonth – British wine writer, world expert on Rhone winesKermit Lynch – American wine merchant, authorPeter Liem – American wine writer in Champagne, publisher of ChampagneGuide.netWill Lyons – British wine columnist forThe Wall Street Journal Natalie MacLean – Canadian wine writer and subscription website publisherKaren MacNeil – American author, journalist and wine educatorNeal Martin – reviewer forThe Wine Advocate Campbell Mattinson – Australian wine writer, editor and authorElin McCoy – American author,Bloomberg Markets wine journalist, biographer of Robert M. Parker, Jr.Jay McInerney – American novelist and author ofA Hedonist in the Cellar Georges J. Meekers – wine writer, educator and founder of Wine CampusDebra Meiburg ,MW – Hong Kong–based wine educator, journalist and wine judgeRemington Norman – British wine writerKerin O'Keefe – American wine critic and authorMark Oldman – author and columnist for TheFood Network Jeremy Oliver – independent Australian wine writerLawrence Osborne – British journalist, novelist, and author ofThe Accidental Connoisseur Karen Page – wine columnist ofThe Washington Post Edmund Penning-Rowsell – British wine writerDavid Peppercorn ,MW – British wine writerStuart Pigott – British Germany-based wine critic ofDer Feinschmecker [de ] Weingourmet Frank J. Prial – wine columnist forThe New York Times John Radford – author of wine books, andSpanish wine enthusiastDaniel Rogov – Israeli wine criticArne Ronold ,MW – Norwegian wine writer and educatorAnthony Rose – British wine writer forThe Independent Frank Schoonmaker – wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape varietyJoanna Simon – British wine writer forThe Sunday Times Pat Simon ,MW – British wine writer and importerJennifer Simonetti-Bryan ,MW – American wine educator/lecturerOlly Smith – British wine expert, present, author and columnistMike Steinberger – American wine columnist ofSlate Kilien Stengel – author of wine booksTom Stevenson – British wine writer and Champagne specialistJames Suckling – American wine critic formerly ofWine Spectator Serena Sutcliffe ,MW – British wine writer and the head ofSotheby's International Wine DepartmentGeorge M. Taber – American wine writerTammie Teclemariam , American wine journalistAnthony Terlato – American wine expertBob Thompson – American wine writer and California specialistKeith Wallace American wine expert and founder of the Wine School of PhiladelphiaTom Wark – California wine PR executive and blogger of "Fermentation"Alder Yarrow – American wine blogger ofVinography.com Franco Ziliani – Italian journalist and wine critic of VinoWire.comA trained and knowledgeablewine professional, normally working in finerestaurants , who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well aswine and food pairing . Somebody with aMaster Sommelier Diploma issued by theCourt of Master Sommeliers or a FrenchMaître Sommelier can be included in this list.
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