List of wine personalities

The following is a partial list of people involved in winemaking and related efforts:

A-G

• Ted Allen: television personality and food and wine expert
• Guy Anderson: Innovative winemaker and distributor.
• Alberto Antonini: Oenologist and winery consultant (Frescobaldi, Antinori families in Italy and multiple projects around the world).
• Eric Arnold: Wine columnist for Forbes.com.
• Eric Asimov: Wine columnist for The New York Times.
• Tim Atkin, MW: British wine writer.
• Ausonius: Frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale vineyards and viticulture in France.
• Stephen Bainbridge, law professor at UCLA, wine blogger
• Robert Lawrence Balzer: Pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973.
• Heidi Peterson Barrett: Winemaker of California cult wines, called by Robert Parker "the first lady of wine".
• Helmut Becker: German viticulturist.
• Nicolas Belfrage, MW: British wine writer, Italian wine expert.
• Jacques Berthomeau: Wine consultant and author of The Berthomeau Report.
• Michel Bettane: French wine writer.
• Louis Bohne : Famous sales agent of Veuve Clicquot.
• Thierry Boudinaud: Innovative French winemaker and distributor.
• Romeo Bragato: New Zealand wine pioneer.
• Pierre Brejoux: Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board.
• Michael Broadbent, MW: influential British wine critic and auctioneer.
• Jeff Burch Australian vigneron & owner of Howard Park, MadFish and Marchand & Burch Wines, in Western Australia.
• James Busby: Widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry.
• Pancho Campo, MW: Spanish/Chilean wine educator end event organiser.
• Tom Cannavan: Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneer.
• Jean-Michel Cazes: French winemaker of estates such as Château Lynch-Bages and Château Les Ormes-de-Pez.
• Paul Champoux: Washington wine grower
• Oz Clarke: British wine writer and TV personality.
• Walter Clore: Father of Washington wine.
• Clive Coates, MW: British wine writer.
• Tyler Colman‎: American wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.com
• William Vere Cruess: American food scientist who led the rebirth of California wines after the end of Prohibition in 1933.
• Didier Dagueneau: Loire winemaker of Sauvignon blanc cult wine.
• Christian Delpeuch: Wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter.
• Stéphane Derenoncourt: French oenologist and winery consultant.
• Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page: Wine columnists of The Washington Post.
• Michel Dovaz: Wine teacher and writer.
• Paul Draper: Winemaker of Ridge Vineyards
• Jamie Drummond: Scottish/Canadian Sommelier
• Georges Duboeuf: Innovative and large Beaujolais bottler.
• Henri Enjalbert: French professor of geography and specialist in wine geology
• Len Evans: Central figure in Australian wine industry.
• Alice Feiring: American wine writer and "natural wine" advocate.
• Robert Finigan: American wine and restaurant critic.
• Konstantin Frank: Father of vinifera wine growing in the Eastern United States.
• Peter Gago: Australian winemaker and writer.
• Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher: Wine columnists of The Wall Street Journal.
• Pierre Galet: French ampelographer and author.
• Prince Leo Galitzine: The founder of Russian wine-making industry (Massandra, Novyi Svet, Abrau-Dyurso)
• Patricia Gallagher: Judge at the Judgement of Paris tasting.
• Ernest Gallo: Largest American wine producer.
• Malcolm Gluck: British wine writer.
• Jamie Goode: British writer and blogger
• Richard Graff: Pioneer California winemaker.
• Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: American wine writer.
• Mike Grgich: Winemaker of the Chateau Montelena wine that won the white wine competition, the "Judgment of Paris".

H-P

• James Halliday: Australian wine critic and winemaker.
• Anthony Hanson, MW: British Burgundy wine expert.
• Charles Heidsieck: Champagne house founder.
• Steve Heimoff: American wine critic of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, author and wine blogger.
• Jean Hugel : Alsatian wine producer
• Jess Jackson: American wine producer
• Philip J. K. James: CEO of Snooth - wine comparison shopping site.
• Thierry Jacquillat: French wine industry CEO.
• Andrew Jefford: English author and editor of wine books.
• Hugh Johnson: British wine writer.
• Robert Joseph: British wine writer.
• Odette Kahn: Leading wine writer and authority in France.
• Matt Kramer: American wine writer and columnist of The New York Sun, The Oregonian and Wine Spectator.
• James Laube: American wine critic of Wine Spectator.
• Jeannie Cho Lee: First Asian Master of Wine
• May-Eliane de Lencquesaing: Owner of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande and Bordeaux wine ambassador.
• Alexis Lichine: Wine writer and château-owner.
• Peter Liem: American wine writer in Champagne, publisher of ChampagneGuide.net.
• Ernst Loosen : Renowned German winemaker.
• Bernard Magrez: French and global wine estate tycoon.
• Pascal Marchand Innovative Burgundian winemaker and biodynamic ambassador.
• Henri Martin: French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner of Château Gloria and Château Saint-Pierre.
• Gian Luca Mazzella: international wine critic, journalist and documentarian.
• Allen Meadows: American wine critic of Burgundy and Pinot Noir wine with the Burghound.com newsletter.
• Georges J. Meekers: wine writer, educator and founder of Wine Campus.
• Robert Mondavi: A leading California vineyard operator who pioneered technical improvements and marketing strategies.
• Claude Moet: Champagne house founder.
• Jean-Rémy Moët: Champagne merchant.
• Jasper Morris, MW: British wine expert.
• Christian Moueix French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemaker.
• Egon Müller, producer of fine Saar-Riesling
• Thomas Munson: His proposal saved European wine industry from extinction.
• Gustave Niebaum: Founder of Inglenook Winery.
• Ann C. Noble: Inventor of the Aroma Wheel.
• Remington Norman: British wine writer.
• Jonathan Nossiter : Film maker and director of Mondovino.
• Mark Oldman: Author and columnist for Everyday with Rachael Ray.
• Raymond Oliver: Wine expert who was a judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
• Robert M. Parker, Jr.: An influential wine critic, referenced in the term Parkerization of wine.
• Edmund Penning-Rowsell: British wine writer.
• David Peppercorn, MW: British wine writer.
• Dom Perignon: A Benedictine monk incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne.
• Abraham Izak Perold: Developed the Pinotage grape variety.
• Émile Peynaud: Renowned French oenologist.
• Frank J. Prial: Wine columnist for The New York Times.
• Stuart Pigott: British Germany-based wine critic of Feinschmecker and Weingourmet.

R-Z

• John Radford: Author of wine books, and Spanish wine enthusiast.
• René Renou: French wine industry leader.
• Andrea Immer Robinson: Wine expert.
• Jancis Robinson, MW: Wine writer and educator from the UK.
• Michel Rolland: Oenologist and winery consultant.
• Arne Ronold, MW: Wine writer and educator from Norway.
• Anthony Rose: British wine writer for The Independent.
• Nathaniel de Rothschild: Founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family.
• Philippe de Rothschild: A member of the Rothschild family, and one of the most prolific wine producers in the world.
• Jean-Claude Rouzaud: Champagne executive.
• George Saintsbury: English writer and critic.
• David Schildknecht: American wine critic of The Wine Advocate.
• Frank Schoonmaker: Wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape variety.
• Max Schubert: Leading winemaker and creator of Penfolds Grange.
• Roger Scruton: British philosopher, wine columnist of the New Statesman and lecturer on wine philosophy.
• Albert Seibel: A French hybridist (1844-1936) who made "Seibel grapes", that are hybrids of Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia.
• Charles F. Shaw: Wine marketing innovator.
• André Simon: Wine merchant, gourmet, and wine writer.
• Joanna Simon: British wine writer for The Sunday Times.
• Pat Simon, MW: British wine writer and importer.
• Dr. Richard Smart: Australian viticulturalist
• Steven Spurrier: British wine authority, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
• Mike Steinberger: American wine columnist of Slate.
• Tom Stevenson: British wine writer and Champagne specialist.
• James Suckling: American wine critic of Wine Spectator.
• Serena Sutcliffe, MW: British wine writer and the head of Sotheby's International Wine Department.
• George M. Taber: American wine writer.
• Stephen Tanzer: American wine critic.
• Pierre Tari: Secretary General of the Association des Grandes Crus Classes.
• André Tchelistcheff: "Dean of American Winemakers"
• Bob Thompson: American wine writer and California specialist.
• Miguel A. Torres: Pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine company Bodegas Torres
• József Törley : Founder of József Törley & Co. - Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer.
• Bob Trinchero : Inventor of White Zinfandel
• Christian Vanneque: French wine expert.
• Gary Vaynerchuk: Vlog wine critic of Wine Library TV.
• Aubert de Villaine: French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.
• Jean-Claude Vrinat: French wine expert and owner (now deceased) of the restaurant Taillevent.
• Tom Wark: California wine PR executive and blogger of "Fermentation".
• Warren Winiarski: Winemaker of the Stag's Leap Wine Cellars wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
• Jon Winroth: American wine critic and educator.
• William Charles Winshaw: Pioneer South African vintner.
• Alder Yarrow‎: American wine blogger of Vinography.com.
• Franco Ziliani: Italian journalist and wine critic of VinoWire.com.
• Kevin Zraly: American wine educator and author.

See also

• Category:Winemakers
• Category:Wine critics
• Category:Vintners
• Category:Viticulturists
• List of celebrities in the wine industry

External links

• The Wine Pioneers