{"id":703,"date":"2025-02-10T21:09:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calexpo.com\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2025-03-04T22:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T06:28:05","slug":"wine-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calexpo.com\/wine-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2019 Recipient \u2013 Joel Peterson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Joel Peterson began his wine making career in 1976 making small lots of intensely flavored Zinfandel from old vineyards a plows pass away from extinction. He had grown up sampling wines at his father\u2019s knee, who ran the San Francisco Wine Sampling Club, and apprenticed with the legendary Joseph Swan of Sonoma. His vineyard designated wines transformed Zinfandel into a serious wine, and created a following for his \u201cNo Wimpy Wine\u201d style.<\/p>

As the Ravenswood brand soared he earned the moniker \u201cThe Godfather of Zin.\u201d\u00a0 Zin fans linked him in with pinnacle producers like Ridge and Rosenblum, who became known as the \u201c3 R\u2019s of Zinfandel.\u201d\u00a0 Peterson and his partners sold the winery to Constellation Brands in 2001, but Joel stayed on faithfully as Chief Winemaker until 2016. He has since returned to his roots with \u201cOnce and Future Wines\u201d with his son Morgan Twain Peterson, making muscled wines in small batches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2019 Recipient \u2013 Merry Edwards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Merry Edwards is an early pioneering female winemaker out of UC Davis in 1975. Under the tutelage of Dr. Maynard Amerine her Master\u2019s thesis tested lead residues in wine, which resulted in the banning of lead capsules in the interest of public health. In the mid-70\u2019s she focused on Pinot Noir clones to the extent one selection out of Davis is called the Merry Edwards clone.<\/p>

In the early 1980\u2019s she continued her clonal work on Chardonnay in Russian River Valley which lead to new vistas of opportunity for the variety and the region. All the while making these contributions to the industry, she was also making stellar wines for numerous producers, including Matanzas Creek, which rose to national acclaim. With the launch of her own Merry Edwards Winery in the Russian River Valley in 2006 she is not only famous for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but also for an elegant barrel fermented Sauvignon Blanc.<\/p>

After 20 years elevating her winery to global status she has recently entered into an acquisition agreement with Roederer, to which all parties, including the wine trade, see as a match made in heaven.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Year<\/th>\nRecipient<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\nGreg Boeger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Bogle Family<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/strong><\/td>\nPaul Draper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/strong><\/td>\nG.M. \u201cPooch\u201d Pucilowski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/strong><\/td>\nGary Eberle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/strong><\/td>\nCarole Meredith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nDr. Ralph Kunkee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nDr. Maynard Amerine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/strong><\/td>\nFicklin Vineyards, Walter C. Ficklin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nCal Poly San Luis Obispo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nCalifornia State University, Fresno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity of California, Davis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/strong><\/td>\nWente Family<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nVince Petrucci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nPeter Mondavi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/strong><\/td>\nZelma Long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/strong><\/td>\nWarren Winiarski<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/strong><\/td>\nMike Grgich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/strong><\/td>\nMary Ann Graf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Gallo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nJerry Lohr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/strong><\/td>\nJim Concannon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/strong><\/td>\nDarrell Corti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/strong><\/td>\nDick Peterson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/strong><\/td>\nRichard Cuneo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Young<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn Parducci<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/strong><\/td>\nHarold Olmo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/strong><\/td>\nJess Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/strong><\/td>\nJohn DeLuca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/strong><\/td>\nGina Gallo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/strong><\/td>\nBob Trinchero<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Mondavi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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