Comments on: Grape Transformations: Mondavi and Catena http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/13/grape-transformations-mondavi-and-catena/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Daniel http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/13/grape-transformations-mondavi-and-catena/#comment-2840 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:40:38 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=4413#comment-2840 you do have to consider the big events/wines of the last 30 plus years:
Kendall-Jackson VR Chardonnay
Sutterhome White Zin (if you can call it wine!)
the Gallo Family
Yellow Tail
These changed the industry…whether for good or bad is a matter of opinion. I like to think that getting people to drink any wine at all is a good start.

]]> By: arnaud http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/13/grape-transformations-mondavi-and-catena/#comment-2834 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:00:59 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=4413#comment-2834 Hello,

From an Old World perspective, I think of a few people who have significantly shaped the industry :
Miguel Torres / Georges Duboeuf / Anjelo Gaja / René Barbier / Etienne & Marcel Guigal

]]> By: Dave Hall http://wineeconomist.com/2011/09/13/grape-transformations-mondavi-and-catena/#comment-2833 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:44:50 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=4413#comment-2833 Another “French connection” angle here in Washington – many French winemakers, such as Christophe Baron of Cayuse are flourishing here, enjoying the freedom from French regulation of which grapes can be blended or grown in a given region.

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