Christian Moueix is a French winemaker and the president of the négociant house Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in Libourne, overseeing production in several estates in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol including Château Pétrus and Château Trotanoy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Winemaking, or vinification, is the production of Wine, starting with selection of the Grapes and ending with bottling the finished wine A négociant is the French term for a Wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, or JP Moueix, is a Bordeaux Négociant house founded by Jean-Pierre Moueix in 1937 situated on the Quai Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Émilion is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Pomerol is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Pétrus is a red Bordeaux wine of the Pomerol appellation made almost entirely from the Merlot Grape. Château Trotanoy, archaically Trop Ennuie, is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Pomerol. He has managed the company since his father Jean-Pierre Moueix stepped down in 1978. [1]
Moueix also owns Dominus Estate in Napa Valley, California. Dominus Estate, formerly Napanook Vineyards, is a California wine estate producing Bordeaux style blends owned by Christian Moueix. Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, USA. [2] Upon a recommendation by Robert Mondavi to establish production in Napa Valley, Moueix entered into a partnership with Robin Lail and Marcia Smith in 1982 on the historic Napanook Vineyards estate[3] and became the sole owner of the property in 1995. Robert Gerald Mondavi ( June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008) was a leading American Vineyard operator whose technical improvements [1]
In 2008, Christian Moueix was chosen the "Man of the Year" by the wine magazine Decanter. Decanter is an up market Magazine on Wine and spirits, published in over 90 countries on a monthly basis [4]
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- ^ a b Murphy, Linda San Francisco Chronicle (February 3, 2005). French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, on over 800000 Hectares (over 2 million Acres of Vineyards and in a typical The following is a partial list of people involved in winemaking and related efforts: Ted Allen: television personality and food and wine expert MoueiX Files.
- ^ Apstein, Michael, Wine Review Online (August 30, 2005). A Conversation with Christian Moueix.
- ^ Prial, Frank J. The New York Times (March 9, 1988). Wine Talk.
- ^ Lechmere, Adam, Decanter. com (March 4, 2008). Moueix named Decanter Man of the Year.
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