Obituaries
-

Soave wine pioneer Leonildo ‘Nino’ Pieropan dies
Tributes have been paid to Leonildo 'Nino' Pieropan...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Natural wine pioneer Stanko Radikon dies
We have lost a 'giant' of the natural wine movement...
By Simon Woolf Last updated
-

Margrit Mondavi: California wine and food pioneer dies
She made California wine relevant to food and art lovers...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Cheval Blanc co-owner Albert Frère dies
Belgian billionaire dies aged 92...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Silverado Vineyards owner and ex-Disney CEO Ron Miller dies
From film to wine: Walt Disney's son-in-law...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Celebrated winemaker and consultant Patrick Léon dies
He worked on many of the top estates' wines and spent two decades at Mouton...
By Jane Anson Last updated
-

Barolo winemaker Giuseppe Rinaldi dies
Barolo loses one of its stars...
By Aldo Fiordelli Last updated
-

DRC co-director Henry-Frédéric Roch dies aged 56
By Yohan Castaing Last updated
-

Sociando-Mallet founder Jean Gautreau dies aged 92
A much loved and respected Bordeaux winemaker...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
-

Wine world legend Gerard Basset OBE MW MS dies
Tributes pour in for a 'great gentleman of wine'...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Napa winery owner John Shafer dies
Winery owner John Shafer has died at the age of 94.
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
-

Barolo patriarch Beppe Colla dies
By Aldo Fiordelli Last updated
-

Chianti Classico great Lapo Mazzei dies
The former president of the Chianti Classico Consorzio...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Haut-Brion and Bordeaux ‘great’ Jean-Bernard Delmas dies
Prince Robert of Luxembourg has led tributes following the death of Jean-Bernard Delmas
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Bordeaux wine legend André Lurton dies
He helped drive the creation of Pessac-Léognan...
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-
Gian Annibale Rossi di Medelana dies
The owner of Castello del Terriccio in Tuscany, died aged 78 last Thursday night in Rome.
By Aldo Fiordelli Last updated
-

Montalcino winemaker Gianfranco Soldera dies
Has died at the age of 82...
By Aldo Fiordelli Last updated
-

Australian winemaker Tony Jordan dies
Influential Australian winemaker Dr Tony Jordan OAM has died at the age of 75.
By Huon Hooke Last updated
-

Diamond Creek co-founder ‘Boots’ Brounstein dies
One of the pioneering generation of Napa Valley wine producers, has died at the age of 92.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
-

Fine wine auction pioneer David Elswood dies
Tributes have been paid to David Elswood, the popular ex-head of fine wine at Christie’s
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

California Pinot pioneer Burt Williams dies
The cofounder of celebrated producer Williams Selyem has died
By Chris Mercer Last updated
-

Port industry pioneer Ian Symington dies
One of the pioneers of the 20th-century Port industry...
By Richard Woodard Last updated
-

Michael Symington dies
Michael Symington CBE, who led his family’s Port business after the Second World War and helped lay the foundations for its future expansion and success, has died aged 87.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
-
Yarra Yering founder dies
Dr Bailey Carrodus, the founder of top Australian wine estate Yarra Yering has died.
By Oliver Styles Last updated
-
Di Cullen dies
Diana Cullen, who pioneered winemaking in the Margaret River region of Western Australia, has died aged 80.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
-

Graham Beck dies
Tributes have been pouring in to Graham Beck, one of the pioneers of the modern South African wine industry, who has died at the age of 80.
By Richard Woodard Last updated
-

Pascal Ribereau-Gayon dies
One of modern winemaking's most influential figures, Pascal Ribereau-Gayon, has died in Bordeaux at the age of 80.
By Jane Anson Last updated
-

Henri Krug dies
Henri Krug, former head of Champagne Krug, has died of cancer aged 76.
By Giles Fallowfield Last updated
-

Catherine Pere Verge dies
Catherine Péré Vergé, one of Bordeaux’s most respected proprietors, has died aged 74.
By Jane Anson Last updated
-

Bill Baker dies
Bill Baker, one of the most renowned and respected figures in the UK wine trade, has died.
By Adam Lechmere Last updated
-

Obituary: Paul Pontallier of Château Margaux – 1956 to 2016
An 'extraordinary talent' who will be sorely missed...
By Jane Anson Last updated
-

California wine veteran Peter Mondavi dies
One of the most significant individuals in California wine
By Chris Mercer Last updated