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2 unusual facts about winemaker


Catherine Quéré

A wine grower by profession, Catherine Quéré began her political career in the 2004 regional elections.

Winemaker

Due to the close political and commercial ties between Bordeaux and England during the 14th and early 15th centuries, vintners were among the more important people in London with four mayors of London being vintners under the reign of Edward II.


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Aaron Pott

Pott left Château Troplong Mondont after a year to become head winemaker at Château La Tour Figeac, a Grand Cru Classé located in Saint-Emilion.

Ágoston

Agoston Haraszthy (1812–1869), Hungarian-American traveler, writer, town-builder, and pioneer winemaker in Wisconsin and California

Azienda Agricola Testamatta

In collaboration with the winemaker Alberto Antonini, with whom he worked for four years, the production became highly successful at an early stage.

Blankiet Estate

Martha Levy-McClelland was the consulting winemaker for the 2006 to 2008 vintages, assisted by enologist Michel Rolland.

Blenheim Vineyards

Harmon, one of several female winemakers in Virginia, is a graduate of the University of Virginia and studied under Virginia winemaker Gabriele Rausse at the Kluge Estate run by the deceased billionaire John Kluge's ex-wife Patricia Kluge.

Chateau Grand Traverse

Seeking help abroad, O'Keefe consulted with German winemaker Karl Werner, who put him in touch with Helmut Becker, chief viticulturist of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in Germany.

Cygne blanc

Cygne blanc, from the French term for white swan, is named after the Swan Valley where it was discovered in 1989 growing in a garden in Baskerville, Western Australia by Sally Mann, wife of winemaker Dorham Mann and daughter-in-law of Jack Mann, who noticed that the stray vine had leaves similar to Cabernet Sauvignon.

Don Argus

Former positions held include Member of the International Advisory Board of Allianz AG, Member of the International Advisory Committee to the New York Stock Exchange Board of Directors and was also a part of the Board of the winemaker Southcorp but resigned following its acquisition of Rosemount.

Enrique Vollmer winery

Since 1987, the vineyard has been in the possession of the German winemaker Heinrich Vollmer, who also owns and runs a vineyard in Ellerstadt/Palatinate (region) since 1972.

Forest of Tronçais

A limited number of barrels make it to Australia where they are used by the boutique winemaker Torbreck for the making of Australia's most expensive (and 100 point rated) Shiraz - "the Laird".

Great Chardonnay Showdown

The winemaker was Mike Grgich, who had earlier made the Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won first place among white wines at the historic Judgment of Paris wine competition.

Harry Zech

As chronicled in Charlie Connelly's book, Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup, Zech is also an accomplished winemaker, arguably the best in the country, and is the proprietor of the Harry Zech Winebau Cantina in Schaanwald.

Ignatius Hieronymus Berry

The second son of Alexandre Ignatius Appollinaire Berry, a winemaker from Pau, France, and María Charlotte Denise Vourvachis-Grajales, a school teacher of Greek and Mexican ancestry.

Jim Clendenen

Jim Clendenen is a winemaker and the owner of Au Bon Climat, a winery based in Santa Maria, California.

John Alexander Fladgate

Today, the only direct kinship with Fladgate at Taylor, Fladgate, & Yeatman is David Fonseca Guimaraens, Winemaker and Technical Director, the son of Bruce Duncan Guimaraens and Fladgate's great-great-great nephew.

Max Lake

Max Emory Lake, OAM (24 July 1924 – 14 April 2009) was an Australian winemaker and surgeon, who is generally regarded as the "father of the Australian boutique wine industry".

In the 2002 Australia Day Honours, Lake was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to the establishment of the boutique wine industry in Australia as a winemaker, judge, promoter and author.

Max Schubert

Max Schubert AM (9 February 1915 – 6 March 1994) was a pioneering Australian winemaker who is best known as the creator of Grange Hermitage.

Mike Grgich

Mike Grgich (born Miljenko Grgić on April 1, 1923 in Desne) is a Croatian American winemaker in California.

He is notable for being the winemaker behind the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that bested several white Burgundy wines in the wine tasting event that became known as the Judgement of Paris.

North Fork of Long Island AVA

Authored by winemaker Richard Olsen-Harbich in 1985, it includes the entire North Fork of Long Island and the townships of Riverhead, Shelter Island, and Southold.

Novelty Hill Winery

Started in 1999 by Chateau Ste. Michelle veteran winemaker Mike Januik, Novelty Hill produces a number of varietals using grapes grown in eastern Washington.

Quixote Winery

Winemaker for Quixote is under the direction of consulting winemaker and 2012 Food and Wine Magazine Winemaker of the Year Aaron Pott since 2008.

Rossese bianco

In 1596, Andrea Bacci of Sant'Elpidio a Mare, a winemaker who also served as a physician to Felice Peretti di Montalto before his elevation to Pope Sixtus V noted that a grape known as Rossese bianco or Roxeise had been producing wine of high quality and reputation since the 15th century.

Roussanne

In the 1980s, California winemaker Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard smuggled cuttings of Roussanne that he reportedly got from a vineyard in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

Skinny Blonde

Skinny Blonde is a low-carb blonde ale started by The Vines drummer Hamish Rosser, winemaker Richie Harkham and artist Jarod Taylor.

Thierry Boudinaud

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.

Trevor Drayton

Trevor Drayton (18 February 1955 – 17 January 2008) was an Australian winemaker, frequently described as an "icon" of the Australian wine industry.

Turley Wine Cellars

In 1993, Turley Wine Cellars was founded by Larry Turley, brother of the well-known consulting winemaker Helen Turley.

Twomey Cellars

In 2007, Twomey hired Ben Cane, a Pinot noir specialist who became Twomey’s Pinot noir and Sauvignon blanc Winemaker in 2008.

In May 2012, noted winemaker Jean-Claude Berrouet joined Twomey as winemaking consultant, working closely with Director of Winemaking Daniel Baron in the production of Twomey's Napa Valley Merlot.


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