WINE ENTHUSIAST’S 2O11 WINE STAR AWARD WINNERS

Wine Enthusiast has announced its 2O11 Wine Star Award Winners. The people and companies named will be honored at a special dinner on Monday, January 3O in New York City. The dinner will also pay tribute to the late Jess Jackson, who was the recipient of 2OOO’s Man of the Year and 2OO7’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 Gerard Bertrand Gerard 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