by Elsebeth Lohfert
French winemaker Jacques Lurton has been named "Winemaker of the year 2006" by the Danish wine magazine Vinbladet. Publisher and editor-in-chief Peter Winding spoke in his laudation about a true cosmopolitan who has been a master of
..clean wines for the "little" man who now has an alternative to the beer he was once drinking. Of late, Lurton has also added new wines with the sophistication of place and terroir to his portfolio, he continued. A warm, humoristic, energetic man - far larger than the number of bottles he produces".
Winemaker of the Year by Vinbladet since 1996
1996 - Aubert de Villaine, Domaine Romanée-Conti, France
1997 - Robert Mondavi, Robert Mondavi Winery, California
1998 - Peter Sisseck, Domaine de Pingus, Spain
1999 - Gonzague Lurton, Château Durfort-Vivens, France
2000 - Georges Dubeuf, France
2001 - Jan "Boland" Coetze, Vriesenhof, South Africa
2002 - Allan Vautier, Château Ausone, France
2003 - Andrea Franchetti, Tenuta di Trinoro, Italy
2004 - Camillo P. Magoni, L.A. Cetto, Mexico
2005 - Peter Vinding-Diers, Sicily
2006 - Jacques Lurton, Jacques & Francois Lurton, France
