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Obituary Michel Rolland: 1947-2026
Michel Rolland, the pioneering Bordeaux-based oenologist and consultant widely regarded as the world's first and most influential ‘flying winemaker’, passed away suddenly on 20 March, at the age of 78, following a heart attack.
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Emmanuel Reynaud, owner of iconic Châteauneuf estate Château Rayas, dies at 61
Emmanuel passed away on 25 November 2025 aged 61, following a long illness...
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Obituary: Laurent Chaniac
The wine consultant passed away aged 55...
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Loire Valley wine visionary Evelyne de Pontbriand dies
A leading light in the Savennières appellation...
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Ukrainian wine photographer Arsen Fedosenko dies in war
Tributes paid to talented photographer...
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Fernando Remírez de Ganuza, founder of the eponymous Rioja estate, dies at 73
The ‘bodeguero’ became one of the most recognisable names of ‘new Rioja’ in the 1990s....
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Napa Valley mourns passing of Michael Chelini
Chelini made his name in Napa at Stony Hill, where he was a longstanding winemaker...
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Bordeaux legend Jean-Michel Cazes, 1935-2023
The revered winemaker and Bordeaux icon has passed away aged 88...
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Esteemed Loire Valley winemaker Jacky Blot passes away
The esteemed Touraine winemaker passed away aged 75...
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Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary
The head of Maison Louis Latour passed away aged 58...
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Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux
Charles Curtis MW pays tribute to wine critic Clive Coates MW, who has passed away aged 81.
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Lucio Tasca d’Almerita dies
Sicilian winemaking pioneer Lucio Tasca d'Almerita died earlier this week.
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Tributes paid to Paul Pender
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender...
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Anthony Barton: tributes paid to Bordeaux wine great
The 'gentleman' of Bordeaux wine...
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Tributes paid to Becky Wasserman-Hone
Tributes pour in for Burgundy supremo, Becky Wasserman-Hone
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Tributes paid to Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat
Many tributes paid to a pioneer of California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay...
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Wine ‘Mozart’ Laurent Vaillé of Grange des Pères dies
Tributes paid to Languedoc wine pioneer...
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Tributes paid to Pio Boffa, a Piedmont wine pioneer
The fourth-generation head of Pio Cesare winery has died aged 66...
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Wine world legend Steven Spurrier, 1941-2021
Tributes are being paid across the wine world...
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Tributes paid to celebrated chef Albert Roux
The chef and ‘culinary great’ credited with revolutionising restaurant culture in the UK alongside his brother Michel, has died at the age of 85.
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Leading Port figure James Symington dies
Credited with playing an instrumental role in reviving the Port wine industry in the second half of the 20th century.
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Australian ‘rockstar’ winemaker Taras Ochota dies
Tributes have been paid across the wine world to Taras Ochota, the much-loved and highly respected winemaker of the Adelaide Hills region, who has died.
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Sicilian wine legend Diego Planeta dies
Tributes have been paid to a 'founding father' of modern winemaking in Sicily...
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‘Remarkable’ Cornas winemaker Alain Voge dies
Tributes have been paid to Alain Voge, a pioneering winemaker in the Northern Rhône's Cornas and St-Péray appellations
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First female winemaker to graduate UC Davis, Milla Handley, passes away aged 68
She was one of UC Davis’ first female graduates in fermentation science
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Pomerol and L’Eglise Clinet star Denis Durantou dies
A star winemaker in Bordeaux who transformed family estate L’Eglise Clinet in Pomerol...
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Wine world great Michael Broadbent MW dies
Tributes have been paid to Michael Broadbent MW
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Michel Roux: Renowned chef and Gavroche co-founder dies
The celebrated French chef who co-founded the first restaurant to gain three Michelin stars in the UK has died.
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Burgundy winemaker Michel Lafarge dies
Michel Lafarge, the unassuming and highly regarded winemaker in Volnay, has died aged 91.
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Beaujolais wine ‘Pope’ Georges Duboeuf dies
A seminal figure in the Beaujolais wine region...
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Wine professor Denis Dubourdieu dies
He will be remembered as one of the wine greats...
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Burgundy wine ambassador Charles Rousseau dies
