Obituaries

Wine ‘Mozart’ Laurent Vaillé of Grange des Pères dies 

Tributes paid to Languedoc wine pioneer...

Tributes paid to Pio Boffa, a Piedmont wine pioneer

The fourth-generation head of Pio Cesare winery has died aged 66...

Wine world legend Steven Spurrier, 1941-2021

Tributes are being paid across the wine world...

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.

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.

Australian 'rockstar' winemaker Taras Ochota dies

Sicilian wine legend Diego Planeta dies

Tributes have been paid to a 'founding father' of modern winemaking in Sicily...

'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

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

Pomerol and L’Eglise Clinet star Denis Durantou dies

A star winemaker in Bordeaux who transformed family estate L’Eglise Clinet in Pomerol...

Wine world great Michael Broadbent MW dies

Tributes have been paid to Michael Broadbent MW

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.

Burgundy winemaker Michel Lafarge dies 

Michel Lafarge, the unassuming and highly regarded winemaker in Volnay, has died aged 91. 

Beaujolais wine ‘Pope’ Georges Duboeuf dies

A seminal figure in the Beaujolais wine region...

California Pinot pioneer Burt Williams dies

The cofounder of celebrated producer Williams Selyem has died

Gian Annibale Rossi di Medelana dies

The owner of Castello del Terriccio in Tuscany, died aged 78 last Thursday night in Rome.

Sociando-Mallet founder Jean Gautreau dies aged 92

A much loved and respected Bordeaux winemaker...

Haut-Brion and Bordeaux ‘great’ Jean-Bernard Delmas dies

Prince Robert of Luxembourg has led tributes following the death of Jean-Bernard Delmas

Port industry pioneer Ian Symington dies

One of the pioneers of the 20th-century Port industry...

Fine wine auction pioneer David Elswood dies

Tributes have been paid to David Elswood, the popular ex-head of fine wine at Christie’s

Australian winemaker Tony Jordan dies

Influential Australian winemaker Dr Tony Jordan OAM has died at the age of 75.

Chianti Classico great Lapo Mazzei dies

The former president of the Chianti Classico Consorzio...

Diamond Creek co-founder ‘Boots’ Brounstein dies

One of the pioneering generation of Napa Valley wine producers, has died at the age of 92.

Bordeaux wine legend André Lurton dies

He helped drive the creation of Pessac-Léognan...

Napa winery owner John Shafer dies

Winery owner John Shafer has died at the age of 94.

Montalcino winemaker Gianfranco Soldera dies

Has died at the age of 82...

Silverado Vineyards owner and ex-Disney CEO Ron Miller dies

From film to wine: Walt Disney's son-in-law...

Barolo patriarch Beppe Colla dies

Wine world legend Gerard Basset OBE MW MS dies

Tributes pour in for a 'great gentleman of wine'...

Celebrated winemaker and consultant Patrick Léon dies

He worked on many of the top estates' wines and spent two decades at Mouton...