This is an interesting list.
See also:
The 2013 Decanter Wine Power List
Top 100 Global Wine Tweeters - 2013
Top 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry – The 2013 IntoWine List,USA
The 100 Most Influential Wine Peeps on Social Media (Mid-2014)
Wikipedia List of Wine Personalities in the World (July 2014)
- John Adlum: father of American viticulture
- Ted Allen: television personality and food and wine expert.
- Henri-Laurent Arnould: French wine expert, Publisher of The Revue des Oenologues and Director of Oenovideo International Films and Photo Festival.
- Guy Anderson: English winemaker and entrepreneur.
- Alberto Antonini: Italian oenologist and winery consultant.
- Eric Arnold: American author, former wine columnist of Forbes.com.
- Eric Asimov: American wine columnist of The New York Times.
- Ausonius: Frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale vineyards and viticulture in France.
- Robert Lawrence Balzer: Pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973.
- Kristen Barnhisel: California winemaker
- Heidi Peterson Barrett: Winemaker of California cult wines, called by Robert Parker "the first lady of wine".
- Gerard Basset, MW, MS: British hotellier and world sommelier championship holder.
- A. W. Baxter, winermaker of Veedercrest Vineyards, which competed in the "Judgement of Paris".
- Helmut Becker: German viticulturist.
- Andy Beckstoffer: California viticulturist.
- Edward Behr: Publisher/Editor of The Art of Eating
- Nicolas Belfrage, MW: British wine writer, Italian wine expert.
- Jacques Berthomeau: Wine writer, author of The Berthomeau Report.
- Michel Bettane: French wine writer.
- Franco Biondi Santi: Winemaker whose family invented Brunello di Montalcino.
- Louis Bohne : Famous sales agent of Veuve Clicquot.
- Jean-Charles Boisset: head of Boisset Family Estates, Burgundy's largest wine producer.
- Jon Bonné: American wine columnist of San Francisco Chronicle.
- Thierry Boudinaud: Innovative French winemaker and distributor.
- Romeo Bragato: New Zealand wine pioneer.
- Pierre Brejoux: Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board.
- Michael Broadbent, MW: influential British wine critic and auctioneer.
- Jeff Burch Australian vigneron & owner of Howard Park, MadFish and Marchand & Burch Wines, in Western Australia.
- James Busby: Widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry.
- Pancho Campo: Spanish/Chilean event organiser and former MW.
- Tom Cannavan: Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneer.
- Jean-Michel Cazes: French winemaker of estates such as Château Lynch-Bages and Château Les Ormes-de-Pez.
- Paul Champoux: Washington wine grower.
- Noemi Marone Cinzano: Italian businesswoman, and wine grower
- Tim Atkin, Master of Wine, journalist, broadcaster, judge
- Marie-Thérèse Chappaz: Swiss organic wine grower
- Jules Chauvet: French négociant and chemist, considered the "father" of French natural winemaking.
- Oz Clarke: British wine writer and TV personality.
- Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin-Cliquot: Champagne and namesake of Veuve Cliquot
- Walter Clore: Father of Washington wine.
- Clive Coates, MW: British wine writer.
- Tyler Colman: American author and wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.com.
- Jean-Luc Colombo: Rhone producer and negociant
- Patrick Comiskey: American wine writer of Wine & Spirits and Los Angeles Times.
- Cathy Corison: Winemaker and consultant
- William Vere Cruess: American food scientist who led the rebirth of California wines after the end of Prohibition in 1933.
- Didier Dagueneau: Loire winemaker of Sauvignon blanc cult wine (dead).
- Kerry Damskey: Winemaker and consultant.
- Cecil O. De Loach, Jr.: Sonoma County grape grower and winemaker.
- Christian Delpeuch: Wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter.
- Stéphane Derenoncourt: French winemaker (not oenologist) and winery consultant.
- Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page: Wine columnists of The Washington Post.
- Michel Dovaz: Wine teacher and writer.
- Paul Draper: Winemaker of Ridge Vineyards.
- Jamie Drummond: Scottish/Canadian Sommelier.
- Georges Duboeuf: Innovative and large Beaujolais bottler.
- Denis Dubourdieu: Winemaker, professor of Oenology at the University of Bordeaux.
- Jeb Dunnuck: Reviewer for The Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com
- Carol Duval-Leroy: Elected the most important woman of champagne/ Chairman Champagne Duval-Leroy.
- Gerhard Eichelmann: German wine critic
- Henri Enjalbert: French professor of geography and specialist in wine geology
- Len Evans: Central figure in Australian wine industry.
- Mary Ewing-Mulligan, MW: American author and wine educator.
- Alice Feiring: American wine writer and "natural wine" advocate.
- Robert Finigan: American wine and restaurant critic.
- Konstantin Frank: Father of vinifera wine growing in the Eastern United States.
- Doug Frost, MW, MS: American author and wine consultant
- Peter Gago: Australian winemaker and writer.
- Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher: Former wine columnists of The Wall Street Journal.
- Pierre Galet: French ampelographer and author.
- Prince Leo Galitzine: The founder of Russian wine-making industry (Massandra, Novyi Svet, Abrau-Dyurso)
- Patricia Gallagher: Judge at the Judgement of Paris tasting.
- Ernest Gallo: Largest American wine producer.
- Antonio Galloni: Former American wine critic of The Wine Advocate; founder of Vinous.
- Malcolm Gluck: British wine writer.
- Jamie Goode: British writer and blogger
- Jilly Goolden : British wine critic, journalist and television personality.
- Richard Graff: Pioneer California winemaker.
- Randall Grahm:Original Rhone Ranger, winemaker, Bonny Doon Vineyard.
- Joshua Greene: American wine critic, publisher and editor-in-chief of Wine & Spirit.
- Paul Gregutt: Wine columnist for The Seattle Times and Pacific Northwest editor of Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
- Mike Grgich: Winemaker of the Chateau Montelena wine that won the white wine competition, the "Judgment of Paris".
- Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl: American wine writer.
- Luis Guiterrez: Reviewer for The Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com
- James Halliday: Australian wine critic and winemaker.
- Anthony Hanson, MW: British Burgundy wine expert.
- Charles Heidsieck: Champagne house founder.
- Steve Heimoff: American wine critic of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, author and wine blogger.
- Huon Hooke: Australian wine critic.
- Jean Hugel : Alsatian wine producer
- Jess Jackson: American wine producer
- Philip J. K. James: CEO of Snooth – wine comparison shopping site.
- Thierry Jacquillat: French wine industry CEO.
- Henri Jayer: French vintner, credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemaking.
- Andrew Jefford: English author and editor of wine books.
- Richard Juhlin: Swedish writer focusing on Champagne, one of the leading Champagne connoisseurs in the world.
- Hugh Johnson: British wine writer.
- Robert Joseph: British wine writer.
- André Jullien: French wine writer.
- Odette Kahn: Leading wine writer and authority in France.
- Kathryn Kennedy: One of the first women to own a California winery
- Mia Klein: California winemaker
- Matt Kramer: American wine writer and columnist of The New York Sun, The Oregonian and Wine Spectator.
- Rudy Kurniawan: Collector and alleged wine counterfeiter.
- Monica Larner: Italian Reviewer for The Wine Advocate.
- James Laube: American wine critic of Wine Spectator.
- Adam Lapierre MW: American Master of Wine
- Baron Pierre Le Roy, co-founder of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO) and owner of Château Fortia
- Eric LeVine: Creator of the wine database software CellarTracker, now GrapeStories.
- Jeannie Cho Lee: First Asian Master of Wine
- Max Léglise: French oenologist.
- May-Eliane de Lencquesaing: Owner of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande and Bordeaux wine ambassador.
- Lalou Bize-Leroy: Burgundian wine producer and former co-manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
- Alexis Lichine: Wine writer and château-owner.
- Peter Liem: American wine writer in Champagne, publisher of ChampagneGuide.net.
- Zelma Long: Enologist and pioneer of women winemaking in California
- Ernst Loosen: Renowned German winemaker.
- Yvonne Lorkin: Presenter & Producer of Thirsty Work on FoodTV, Wine Editor of Dish Magazine New Zealand, syndicated weekly columnist for 9 regional New Zealand newspapers, Senior Wine Show Judge, Wine Commentator for Radio NZ National.
- David Lowe : Australian Winemaker and owner of Lowe Wines, President NSW Wine Industry Association, Vice President Australian Winemakers Federation
- Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, late Italian prince and winemaker of Fiorano.
- Giorgio Lungarotti, Italian agricultural entrepreneur and viticulturalist, founder of Cantine Lungarotti Winery
- Will Lyons: British wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal.
- David Lynch: American wine writer, restaurant wine director.
- Natalie MacLean: Canadian wine writer and subscription website publisher.
- Karen MacNeil: American author, journalist and wine educator.
- Bernard Magrez: French and global wine estate tycoon.
- Thierry Manoncourt: French winemaker and owner of Château Figeac.
- Henri Martin: French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner of Château Gloria and Château Saint-Pierre.
- Neal Martin: Reviewer for The Wine Advocate.
- Campbell Mattinson: Australian wine writer, editor and author
- Gian Luca Mazzella: international wine critic, journalist and documentarian.
- Elin McCoy: American author, Bloomberg Markets wine journalist, biographer of Robert M. Parker, Jr.
- Allen Meadows: American wine critic of Burgundy and Pinot Noir wine with the Burghound.com newsletter.
- Georges J. Meekers: wine writer, educator and founder of Wine Campus.
- Debra Meiburg, MW: Hong Kong based wine educator, journalist and wine judge.
- Carole Meredith: Geneticist who discovered the parentage of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Syrah and Zinfandel
- Robert Mondavi: A leading California vineyard operator who pioneered technical improvements and marketing strategies.
- Claude Moet: Champagne house founder.
- Jean-Rémy Moët: Champagne merchant.
- Jasper Morris, MW: British wine expert.
- Bill Moularadellis, Owner, Winemaker & Managing Director Kingston Estate wines
- Christian Moueix French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemaker.
- Egon Müller, producer of fine Saar-Riesling
- Thomas Munson: His proposal saved European wine industry from extinction.
- Gustave Niebaum: Founder of Inglenook Winery.
- Ann C. Noble: Inventor of the Aroma Wheel.
- Remington Norman: British wine writer.
- Jonathan Nossiter : American film maker and sommelier, director of Mondovino.
- Mark Oldman: Author and columnist for The Food Network.
- Nello Olivo: California Wine Maker who brought recognition to the El Dorado AVA wine region outside of Napa Valley
- Jeremy Oliver: Independent Australian wine writer.
- Raymond Oliver: Wine expert who was a judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
- Kerin O'Keefe: American wine critic and author.
- () William Allan Kritsonis)): American Wine Author
- Maurice O'Shea (winemaker): Australian pioneer winemaker
- Robert M. Parker, Jr.: American wine critic, referenced in the term Parkerization of wine.
- Edmund Penning-Rowsell: British wine writer.
- David Peppercorn, MW: British wine writer.
- Dom Perignon: A Benedictine monk incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne.
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW: Editor-in-Chief of The Wine Advocate, reviewer for Australia and New Zealand
- Abraham Izak Perold: Developed the Pinotage grape variety.
- Émile Peynaud: Renowned French oenologist.
- Frank J. Prial: Wine columnist for The New York Times.
- Stuart Pigott: British Germany-based wine critic of Feinschmecker and Weingourmet.
- Jacques Puisais: French oenologist and taste philosopher.
- John Radford: Author of wine books, and Spanish wine enthusiast.
- René Renou: French wine industry leader.
- Oscar Renteria: Californian viticulturalist
- Andrea Immer Robinson: Wine expert.
- Patrick Ricard: Wine & Spirit industry, CEO.
- Jancis Robinson, MW: Wine writer and educator from the UK.
- Hardy Rodenstock, wine collector and alleged wine fraud. Subject of The Billionaire's Vinegar
- Daniel Rogov, Israeli wine critic.
- Michel Rolland: Oenologist and winery consultant.
- Arne Ronold, MW: Norwegian wine writer and educator.
- Anthony Rose: British wine writer for The Independent.
- Nathaniel de Rothschild: Founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family.
- Philippe de Rothschild: A member of the Rothschild family.
- Jean-Claude Rouzaud: Champagne executive.
- Eben Sadie: South African winemaker of The Sadie
- David Schildknecht: American wine critic of The Wine Advocate.
- Frank Schoonmaker: Wine writer who promoted labeling wines by grape variety.
- Ricky Schraub: California wine critic.
- Max Schubert: Leading winemaker and creator of Penfolds Grange.
- Roger Scruton: British philosopher, wine columnist of the New Statesman and lecturer on wine philosophy.
- Albert Seibel: A French hybridist (1844–1936) who made "Seibel grapes", that are hybrids of Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia.
- Charles F. Shaw: Wine marketing innovator.
- Carol Shelton: California wine producer and pioneer
- André Simon: Wine merchant, gourmet, and wine writer.
- Joanna Simon: British wine writer for The Sunday Times.
- Kay Simon: Washington wine producer and pioneer
- Pat Simon, MW: British wine writer and importer.
- Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, MW: American wine educator/lecturer.
- Alpana Singh, MS: American sommelier, youngest woman ever to achieve the Master Sommelier designation.
- Dr. Richard Smart: Australian viticulturalist
- Steven Spurrier: British wine authority, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
- Mark Squires: Reviewer for The Wine Advocate and founder of the Mark Squires' Bulletin Board at eRobertParker.com
- Mike Steinberger: American wine columnist of Slate.
- Tom Stevenson: British wine writer and Champagne specialist.
- James Suckling: American wine critic formerly of Wine Spectator.
- Serena Sutcliffe, MW: British wine writer and the head of Sotheby's International Wine Department.
- George M. Taber: American wine writer.
- Lane Tanner: California winemaker
- Stephen Tanzer: American wine critic.
- Pierre Tari: Secretary General of the Association des Grands Crus Classés.
- André Tchelistcheff: "Dean of American Winemakers"
- Anthony Terlato: American wine expert.
- Sean Thackrey: American experimental winemaker.
- Bob Thompson: American wine writer and California specialist.
- Miguel A. Torres: Pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine company Bodegas Torres
- József Törley: Founder of József Törley & Co. – Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer.
- Bob Trinchero: Inventor of White Zinfandel
- Helen Turley: California winemaker and consultant
- Christian Vanneque: French wine expert.
- Gary Vaynerchuk: Vlog wine critic of Wine Library TV.
- Aubert de Villaine: French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti.
- Jean-Claude Vrinat: French wine expert and owner (now deceased) of the restaurant Taillevent.
- Tom Wark: California wine PR executive and blogger of "Fermentation".
- Warren Winiarski: Winemaker of the Stag's Leap Wine Cellars wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.
- Jon Winroth: American wine critic and educator.
- William Charles Winshaw: Pioneer South African vintner.
- Alder Yarrow: American wine blogger of Vinography.com.
- Franco Ziliani: Italian journalist and wine critic of VinoWire.com.
- Kevin Zraly: American wine educator and author.
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