Le nomination di Wine Enthusiast Magazine: Livio Felluga, Mezzacorona e Valpolicella

Da dieci anni il Wine Enthusiast Magazine premia alcune personalità del mondo del vino con i suoi Wine Star Awards. Per il 2009 sono state pubblicate le 50 nomination. I vincitori per ogni categoria saranno resi noti il 15 dicembre e premiati il 25 gennaio 2010 presso la New York Public Library. Vediamole ’ste nomination, ormai stiamo entrando nel periodo delle classifiche del vino, no? E vediamo la parte che hanno gli italiani.

PERSON OF THE YEAR
Ted Baseler (Ste. Michelle Wine Estates)
Mariann Fischer Boel (European Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development)
Nicolas Catena (Catena Zapata, Argentina)
Bill Foley II (Foley Estates)
Christian Moueix (Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, France; Dominus, Napa)

WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
João Nicolau de Almeida, Ramos Pinto (Portugal)
Roberto de la Mota (Argentina)
Ben Glaetzer, Glaetzer Wines (Australia)
Ernst Loosen, Dr. Loosen (Germany)
Scott McLeod, Rubicon (California)

AMERICAN WINERY OF THE YEAR
Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars and Chateau Frank (Finger Lakes, NY)
Leonetti Cellar (Walla Walla, Washington)
Ponzi Vineyards (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Rodney Strong Vineyards (Sonoma, California)
Trinchero Family Estates (Napa, California)

EUROPEAN WINERY OF THE YEAR
Bouchard Pére et Fils (France)
Livio Felluga (Italy)
Mezzacorona (Italy)
The Royal Tokaji Wine Company (Hungary)
Sierra Cantabria (Spain)

WINE REGION OF THE YEAR
Champagne (France)
Rhône Valley (France)
Russian River Valley (California)
Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Valpolicella (Italy), l’ho messa in foto d’apertura.

NEW WORLD WINERY OF THE YEAR
Bodega Catena Zapata (Argentina)
d’Arenberg (Australia)
Jackson-Triggs Vintners (Canada)
VSPT (Chile)
Yalumba (Australia)

DISTILLER OF THE YEAR
St. Germain (Robert Cooper) / Domaine de Canton (John Cooper)
Hangar One
Hendrick’s Gin
Martell Cognac
Partida Tequila

IMPORTER OF THE YEAR
Dalla Terra
Frederick Wildman
Jorge Ordoñez/Fine Estates From Spain
Kermit Lynch
Winebow

RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Andronico’s Markets (Northern California)
Best Cellars at A&P (Eastern US)
Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit (New York)
Trader Joe’s (throughout US)
Wine Exchange (Southern California)

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Jim Koch, Samuel Adams (Boston)
José Manuel Ortega, O. Fournier (Spain, Chile, Argentina)
Audrey Saunders, Pegu Club (New York)
Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library (New Jersey)
The Wine Group (Boston)

Special Lifetime Achievement Award
Sarà annunciato in seguito, l’anno scorso era andato a Piero Antinori

Via | Winemag.com
Foto | llares