Obituaries

Loire Valley wine visionary Evelyne de Pontbriand dies

A leading light in the Savennières appellation...

Ukrainian wine photographer Arsen Fedosenko dies in war

Tributes paid to talented photographer...

Fernando Remírez de Ganuza, founder of the eponymous Rioja estate, dies at 73

The ‘bodeguero’ became one of the most recognisable names of ‘new Rioja’ in the 1990s....

Napa Valley mourns passing of Michael Chelini

Chelini made his name in Napa at Stony Hill, where he was a longstanding winemaker...

Bordeaux legend Jean-Michel Cazes, 1935-2023

The revered winemaker and Bordeaux icon has passed away aged 88...

Esteemed Loire Valley winemaker Jacky Blot passes away

The esteemed Touraine winemaker passed away aged 75...

Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary

The head of Maison Louis Latour passed away aged 58...

Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux

Charles Curtis MW pays tribute to wine critic Clive Coates MW, who has passed away aged 81.

Lucio Tasca d’Almerita dies

Sicilian winemaking pioneer Lucio Tasca d'Almerita died earlier this week.

Tributes paid to Paul Pender

Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender...

Anthony Barton: tributes paid to Bordeaux wine great

The 'gentleman' of Bordeaux wine...

Tributes paid to Becky Wasserman-Hone

Tributes pour in for Burgundy supremo, Becky Wasserman-Hone

Tributes paid to Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat

Many tributes paid to a pioneer of California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay...

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