Tag Archive: Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator: French Vintners Buy Wineries From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
On March 9, the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian businessman Dmitry Pumpyansky, 57, his wife, Galina, 56, and their son Alexander, 34, paving the way for the French government to freeze the oligarch’s assets, including the two French wineries he owns, Domaine Prieuré St.-Jean de Bébian in Languedoc and Domaine Ganevat in Jura. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 25, 2022Wine Spectator Exclusive: The First And Only Interview Footage With Industry Legend Ernest Gallo
In 1999, Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken traveled to California wine country to interview the famously private wine industry legend Ernest Gallo, who with his brother Julio largely created the modern wine market in America over the course of the 20th century. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 18, 2022Wine Spectator: 40 Years Of Vega Sicilia
Difficult, expensive wine projects have exerted a lifelong gravitational pull on Pablo Álvarez Mezquíriz—one that has not weakened with time. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 15, 2022Wine Spectator: New Charity Auction Gala Created To Benefit The Roots Fund
As part of ongoing efforts to improve diversity in the wine industry, the Roots Fund, Wine Spectator, and Zachys have partnered to create a new wine auction to raise money for the nonprofit organization’s initiatives to help members of Black, indigenous, Latinx, and other underrepresented communities enter the wine industry. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 11, 2022Wine Spectator: How Two Men Allegedly Duped Investors With A Tale Of Rare Wines
Last week, Stephen Burton and James Wellesley, CEO and CFO, respectively, of Bordeaux Cellars, were indicted by a grand jury in a Federal District Court in Brooklyn on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 10, 2022Wine Spectator: The New Face Of Succession
At many multigenerational wine estates where entrenched family practices and old-school traditions long dictated the transfer of power from father to son, women are for the first time taking the helm. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 9, 2022
