winemaking

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.

Next-gen business: Cornerstone

May 2, 2014

When third-generation Clinton Ang, 40, joined his family’s Singapore-based wines and spirits distribution firm, Hock Tong Bee, he spotted an opportunity to create wines tailored to Asian tastes. Now his Cornerstone brand is gathering devotees across the continent.

Family portrait: Casella

April 24, 2014

The Casella family owe their winemaking know-how to their Italian roots, but the second-generation firm is now tackling the Australian beer market with its recently launched Arvo brand.

Murdoch moves into winemaking business

August 29, 2013

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of NewsCorp and 21st Century Fox, is moving into the business of winemaking, with the purchase of a $29 million (€22 million) property in the Californian suburb of Bel Air in the US.

The 13-acre property, Moraga Vineyards, produces about 1,500 cases of wine a year and includes staff quarters, a tasting room and wine cave. The sale includes $4 million of wine inventory.

Folonari wine family sells business

October 6, 2011

The family behind some of Italy’s classic wines such as the coveted Ruffino Riserva Ducale has sold the family business to an American wine company.