Topic
Obituaries
A collection of 20 issues
Alan Dreeben, Key to Shaping RNDC
Ron Mansfield, Shaped California Wine, Dies at 76
Mobile Wine Services Founder Dies
Mike Grgich, Crafted Chardonnay that Won 1976 Judgment of Paris
Mike Grgich obiturary
Dick Shaw, Pioneering Washington Grape Grower, Dies at 84
Dick Shaw, one of the largest grape growers in Washington State, died at age 84.
He had been growing grapes for more than 40 years, beginning with a 100-acre vineyard. When he died, he farmed more than 3,500 acres in seven appellations.
Before he was 30, he had been
Texas Wine Pioneer Ed Auler Dies
Ed Auler, who is widely credited with bringing legitimacy to Texas wines, has died. The founder of Fall Creek Vineyards in Tow, Texas, was 78.
A grqaduate of the University of Texas Law School, Auler was looking at ways to use the family ranch, and was considering importing French cattle
Brock Lindsay, Co-Owner of Succession Wines, Alta Cellars, Dies at Age 40
Brock Lindsay, 40, winemaker and co-owner of Succession Wines and Alta Cellars, of injuries sustained in an utility vehicle accident. Survivors are his wife, Erica, and daughters, Layla and Reese.
After graduating from Montana State University in 2006, he became a structural engineer and project manager for Highmark Concrete Contractors.
'Rocky' Wirtz, Breakthru Co-Chairman, Dies
W. Rockwell (Rocky) Wirtz, who led Wirtz Beverage as it morphed of Breakthru Beverage Group, has died after a brief illness. He was 70 years old.
Wirtz Beverage, which began in 1945, was part of Wirtz Corp., which began in 1926 as a real estate company, owning and managing more
Mitchell Katz, Winery Owner, Dies in Crash
Mitchell Katz, 59, owner of Mitchell Katz Winery, Livermore, Calif., was killed in a Friday afternoon crash.
Katz had founded his winery in 1998 to honor his grandfather who made hand-crafted wines. The winery produced single-vineyard wines that capture the essence of each vineyard, its website says.