OBITUARY – LOUIS LATOUR, 83

Mr. Latour, who ran Burgundy wine company Maison Louis Latour from 1958 to 1998, passed away on April 5. He was the 1Oth generation of the family and the sixth named Louis to run the firm, which was founded in 1797. Latour took the helm of the family company during challenging times: Maison Latour had lost significant markets for its wines during a period of two world wars, American Prohibition, the Great Depression and issues over family succession. In the initial years of rebuilding the business he focused on the domaine, which at the time consisted of 185 acres. In 1986 he chose to create his own company in the United States to import the Louis Latour wines.