List of wine personalities
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The following is a partial list of people involved in winemaking and related efforts:
- Abraham Izak Perold: Developed Pinotage grape variety.
- Albert Seibel: A French hybridist (1844-1936) who made "Seibel grapes", that are hybrids of Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia.
- Alexis Lichine: Major wine writer and châtau-owner
- Andre Simon (wine critic): Wine critic
- Andre Tchelistcheff: "Dean of American Winemakers"
- Andrea Immer Robinson: Wine expert
- Aubert de Villaine: Wine expert
- Ausonius: Frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale vineyards and viticulture in France.
- Charles F. Shaw: Wine marketing innovator.
- Charles Heidsieck: Champagne house founder
- Christian Delpeuch:Wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter.
- Christian Vanneque:Wine expert.
- Claude Moet: Champagne house founder
- Dom Perignon: A Benedictine monk incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne.
- Émile Peynaud: Renowned French oenologist
- Ernst Loosen : Renown German winemaker
- Frank J. Prial: Wine columnist for New York Times.
- Frank Schoonmaker: Wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape variety.
- Francis Ford Coppola : Wine and film maker
- Georges Duboeuf: Innovative and large Beaujolais bottler.
- George M. Taber: Wine writer.
- Guy Anderson: Innovative winemaker and distributor.
- Gustave Niebaum: Founder of Inglenook Winery
- Heidi Barrett is a winemaker who has been responsible for some California's most notable cult wines, Robert Parker has called her "the first lady of wine"
- Helmut Becker: German viticulturist.
- Hugh Johnson: A leading wine writer.
- Jacques Berthomeau: Wine consultant and author of The Berthomeau Report.
- James Busby: Widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry.
- Jancis Robinson: A wine writer and educator from the UK.
- Jean-Claude Rouzaud: Champagne executive.
- Jean-Claude Vrinat: Wine expert
- Jean-Remy Moet : Champagne merchant
- Jess Jackson: Ignored terroir and created wine empire.
- Jonathan Nossiter : Film maker and director of Mondovino
- József Törley : founded József Törley & Co. - Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer.
- Len Evans (wine columnist): Central figure in Australian wine industry.
- Louis Bohne : Famous sales agent of Veuve Clicquot
- Max Schubert: Leading winemaker and creator of Penfolds Grange.
- Michael Broadbent: influential British wine critic and auctioneer.
- Michel Dovaz: Wine teacher and writer.
- Michel Rolland, consultant featured in Mondovino
- Mike Grgich: Winemaker who produced the Chateau Montelena wine that won the red wine competition at the Judgment of Paris
- Nathaniel de Rothschild: Founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family.
- Odette Kahn: Leading wine writer and authority in France.
- Oz Clarke: British wine writer and TV personality.
- Patricia Gallagher : Judge at the Judgement of Paris tasting
- Peter Gago: Australian winemaker and writer.
- Pierre Brejoux: Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board.
- Pierre Tari: Secretary General of the Association des Grandes Crus Classes.
- Philippe de Rothschild: A member of the Rothschild family, and one of the most prolific wine producers in the world.
- Raymond Oliver: Wine expert who was a judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
- René Renou: French wine industry leader.
- Richard Graff: Pioneer California winemaker.
- Robert Lawrence Balzer: Pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973.
- Robert M. Parker, Jr.: An influential wine critic important in Parkerization of wine and Globalization of wine.
- Robert Mondavi: A leading California vineyard operator who pioneered technical improvements and marketing strategies.
- Romeo Bragato: New Zealand wine pioneer.
- Serena Sutcliffe, MW: The head of Sotheby's International Wine Department.
- Steven Spurrier: Organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976
- Thierry Boudinaud: Innovative French winemaker and distributor.
- Thierry Jacquillat: French wine industry leader.
- Thomas Munson: His proposal saved European wine industry from extinction.
- Walter Clore: Father of Washington Wine
- Warren Winiarski: Winemaker of the Stag's Leap Wine Cellars wine that won the Chardonnay competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976
- William Charles Winshaw: Pioneer South African vintner.
- William Vere Cruess: American food scientist who led the rebirth of California wines after the end of Prohibition in 1933.
