Announcing Wine Enthusiast's 2011 Wine Star Award Winners

The Leading Magazine in Wine Lifestyle Names Its 2011 Winners of the Coveted Wine Star Awards


NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over the years, Wine Enthusiast Magazine has honored individuals from every corner of the globe, representing varied mindsets, ethnicities, origins and generations during our Wine Star Awards ceremony. The honorees live and breathe the culture of wine, and their passion is what drives the positive growth of our industry.

This year Wine Enthusiast Magazine is proud to present the 2011 Wine Star Award Winners. The people and companies named below will be honored at the Wine Star Awards Dinner on Monday, January 30th in New York City. Today, raise a glass to these award winners—the excellence of what you'll be drinking is due to their creativity, drive and courage.

The dinner will also pay tribute to the legendary Jess Jackson, who was the recipient of 2000's Man of the Year and 2007's Lifetime Achievement Wine Star Awards.

And the Winners are...

Lifetime Achievement: David S. Taub, Palm Bay International

American Man of the Year: Chris Indelicato, DFV Wines

International Man of the Year: Don St. Pierre, Jr., ASC Fine Wines, China

American Winery of the Year: Wente Family Estates, Carolyn Wente, CEO

European Winery of the Year: Gérard Bertrand, Gérard Bertrand

New World Winery of the Year: Viña San Pedro, Javier Bitar

Winemaker of the Year: Bob Cabral, Williams Selyem

Wine Region of the Year: Prosecco

Importer of the Year: Mionetto USA, Enore Ceola

Retailer of the Year: Stew Leonard's Wines, Stew Leonard, Jr., CEO

Restaurateur of the Year: Michael Mina, Mina Group LLC

Generations of Innovation: Georg & Maximilian Riedel, Riedel Glass Company

Distiller of the Year: The Glenmorangie Company, Dr. Bill Lumsden

Mixologist of the Year: Charlotte Voisey

To read in-depth profiles of the Wine Star Award Winners, visit winemag.com or pick up the December 15th issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine which hits home this week.

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