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Under the Tuscan son: Lamberto Frescobaldi on balancing tradition with innovation

November 16, 2020

The 30th generation winemaker Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi was raised on the stories of his eminent ancestors who have produced wine in Tuscany since the beginning of the 14th century. They were explorers, musicians, scholars, bankers and politicians, trading with European courts and supplying wine to royalty and the papacy, as the family archive reveals in documents dating back to the 1200s.

Taittinger: A mission of happiness

October 17, 2014

Taittinger was a favourite tipple of Ian Fleming’s James Bond and became the first ever official champagne Fifa served to VIPs at the World Cup in Brazil. Despite its glamorous image, however, the French champagne house adheres to a set of humble family values.

Religion is never far from the surface at Champagne Taittinger. The Gothic spires of Reims’ Notre-Dame Cathedral are clearly visible only a mile from the office of Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, the president of the eponymously-named champagne house and figurehead for what he calls “the champagne mission”.

Matriarch of Rothschild winemaking family dies, aged 80

August 26, 2014

Philippine de Rothschild, a fifth-generation matriarch of the winemaking branch of the European dynasty, has died in Paris, at the age of 80.

Philippine de Rothschild, a fifth-generation matriarch of the winemaking branch of the European dynasty, has died in Paris, at the age of 80.

De Rothschild had been chairwoman of Baron Philippe de Rothschild for almost three decades and was the first woman to head the Bordeaux winemaker.

She died in Paris on Friday "from the effects of a serious operation", the company said in a statement.

Gallo family plans National Moscato Day

May 2, 2012

What are you doing on 9 May? If the Gallo family has its way, you could be raising a glass of moscato to, well, moscato.

Fourth-generation Gallo Family Vineyards is calling on Americans to toast the grape, which has become increasingly popular in recent years. In fact, sales of moscato, also known as moscat, grew by over 70% last year in the US, faster than any other wine variety, according to figures from Symphony IRI.

Magnotta Winery becomes fully family-owned

January 23, 2012

You don’t often read about Canadian vineyards but Magnotta Winery in Ontario made headlines over the last few days, as the founding family has taken the company private, making it a 100% family-owned business.

The Magnottas, who previously controlled 60% of the Vaughan-based winery through their holding company, acquired all of the remaining shares last week.

Family business Cockburn's embraces the 1970s

September 14, 2011

It’s all change at popular port Cockburn's. Not only has a new family – the Symingtons – recently taken the helm at the 196-year-old brand, “significant improvements” have also been made to the taste of Cockburn's port.

It’s all change at popular port Cockburn’s. Not only has a new family – the Symingtons – recently taken the helm at the 196-year-old brand, “significant improvements” have also been made to the taste of Cockburn’s port.

But lovers of the drink need not worry – the new owners of the family business aren’t about to change it entirely. In fact, they’re looking to the past to boost its future.

Family name keeps sales growing at Napa winery

August 27, 2009

When the Trefethen family began their Napa Valley winery 41 years ago there was no need to emphasise the family qualities of their business because almost all vineyards were family run. Now the Trefethen’s display “family” on its wine labels to differentiate it from corporate wine makers and as a mark of quality, as Bryce Hubner discovers

When the Trefethen family began their Napa Valley winery 41 years ago there was no need to emphasise the family qualities of their business because almost all vineyards were family run. Now the Trefethen's display "family" on its wine labels to differentiate it from corporate wine makers and as a mark of quality, as Bryce Hubner discovers