Barbara Banke, who helped her late husband Jess Jackson build a wine empire on the success of Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay and has led it to new heights since his passing, is the recipient of Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award for 2017.
1. Pick the grapes. Most vineyards will start with white grapes and then move to red varietals. The grapes are collected in bins or lugs and then transported to the crushing pad. This is where the process of turning grapes into juice and then into wine begins!
Bordeaux négociant GRM was sold to the co-founder of Hong Kong based Qeelin Jewellery and two Chinese investors. 'In China, enjoying wines has now become a symbol of quality and high-end life,’ said Guillaume Brochard, when talking about the purchase.
