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  • CarolinedeRoussy_ChateaudelaChaize

    Caroline de Roussy de Sales, Owner, Chateau de la Chaize, Bourgogne France

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    The Marquise, Caroline de Roussy de Sales’s mother, Nicole, inherited this historic estate, in 1967 from her aunt the Marquise de Montaigu. In 1968 Nicole started an important program of restoration of the house, the gardens and the winery. This included scaling back the vineyards’ production by half and installing a gravity flow winery. Since [...]

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    Ken Forrester, Owner, Ken Forrester Vineyards, South Africa

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    In 1993, hospitality industry veteran Ken Forrester and his wife Teresa purchased the historic Scholtzenh of Estate, nestled at the base of the Helderberg in Stellenbosch. Originally established in 1689 as Zandberg, the property is one of the oldest wine farms in the Cape. While Teresa began restoration work on the 1694 Cape Dutch farmhouse which would become the [...]

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  • TheresaH

    Theresa Heredia, Winemaker, Freestone Winery, Freestone Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Theresa supervises Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production at Freestone under the guidance of Damian Parker, Director of Winemaking. Theresa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and also completed three years of study in the Chemistry and Viticulture/Enology Ph.d program at U.C. Davis. She then worked her first harvest [...]

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  • AustinHope

    Austin Hope, Director of Winemaking, Hope Family Wines, Paso Robles Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Austin Hope is a winemaker for a new generation. Having spent his childhood among his family’s vines in Paso Robles, he’s right at home talking about grapes, the Paso Robles community and his responsibility as the head of one of the largest family-owned and operated wineries in the area. He is equally at home dishing [...]

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  • GrahamWeerts

    Graham Weerts, Winemaker, Stonestreet Winery, Jackson Family Wines, Sonoma Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Graham Weerts joined Stonestreet in May, 2004 fresh from Cape Town, South Africa, where he was working as head winemaker at Bellingham Winery. Graham is a native of Newlands, Cape Town. A family background in farming, and his love of food and wine, led Graham to pursue a career in the wine industry. Graham has a degree in Wine [...]

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  • GenevieveJansens

    Genevieve Jannsens, Director of Winemaking, Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Genevieve Janssens, Director of Winemaking for Robert Mondavi Winery in the Napa Valley, has received one of the industry’s highest honors, being named Wine Enthusiast’s 2010 Winemaker of the Year. These awards recognize excellence in the wine industry, honoring the most notable figures, with a special emphasis on achievements made over the past year. Born [...]

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  • Rinaldi

    Tom Rinaldi, Director of Winemaking, Hewitt Vineyard Estate, Rutherford Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    With more than three decades of Napa Valley winemaking experience, Tom Rinaldi is proud to be the first winemaker to craft a single-vineyard expression for the Hewitt Vineyard Estate. “It’s an exceptional piece of land,” says Rinaldi. “The first time I set foot on it, the hair on the back of my neck stood up.” Rinaldi [...]

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  • ColSolare

    Darel Allwine, Assistant Winemaker, Col Solare Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    For many of us, retirement is a time to pursue hobbies and travel after a long career. For Darel Allwine, retirement from the U.S. Air Force has led to a new calling in the world of wine. Returning to his native Washington state after 20 years traveling the globe for the Air Force’s Air Transport [...]

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    Michael Thomas, Winemaker, Wrath Winery, Soledad Ca.

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Wrath is the brainchild of co-owner Michael Thomas. Born in Texas, Michael graduated from Duke University and went on to receive a Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin. He has excavated in Italy for the past sixteen years. Michael has taught at Southern Methodist University, the University of [...]

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  • MarkHyman_LlanoEstacado

    Mark Hyman, President, Llano Estacado, Texas

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Mark Hyman’s challenge as President and C.E.O. is significant, for, despite the indisputable quality of the wines; many people outside of the boundaries of Texas remain unaware of the achievements of Texas’ premium wine industry.  Still, for a professional with his skills, experience, and energy, the challenge of making a quality product accessible to Texas [...]

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  • De Toren

    Emil den Dulk, De Toren, South Africa

    March 10th, 2011 | 2011 Guests, Wine makers | Celeste | Comments Off

    Emil and Sonette den Dulk left the bustling metropolis of Johannesburg in 1991 to seek the beauty and serenity of the Cape winelands. They stumbled upon what Emil refers to as “a little piece of heaven” in the Polkadraai Hills, with the magnificent Stellenbosch Mountains as backdrop. It was here that they established De Toren Private [...]

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