Friday Quiz Time - We Have a Winner

[Quizmasters Apprentice]

• I have a wine named after me
• I studied at UC Davis in California
• I have been in the Wine Industry for over 20 years.

[PaulV]

Gladstone?

[Quizmasters Apprentice]

Not Gladstone,

more clues soon

[Von Ridler]

Hewitson.

[Quizmasters Apprentice]

Nope

• I have a wine named after me
• I studied at UC Davis in California
• I have been in the Wine Industry for over 20 years.
• I have wine interests in America and in Australia
• I am creditted with with Renaissance of one of my country's premium winegrowing regions

[jezza]

Robert Mondavi, of Mondavi Wines, Opus One and they have a alignment with Rosemount.

jezza

[Quizmasters Apprentice]

• I have a wine named after me
• I studied at UC Davis in California
• I have been in the Wine Industry for over 20 years.
• I have wine interests in America and in Australia
• I am creditted with with Renaissance of one of my country's premium winegrowing regions
• I am Australian
• I made famous mass-market Riesling, and while Riesling is still part of the range it's not what I'm best known for
• I no longer own my company
• In the early 1990's I released 'futures' certificates for one of my red wines

[Craig]

Brian Croser

[Quizmasters Apprentice]

We have a winner, well done Craig.

A few points on Brian Croser

- He made Hardy's Siegersdorf while working there in the early 70's
- The Wine, of course is Croser
- The name Petaluma came from a region in California.
- The region mentioned is the Adelaide Hills, which at that time was not know for premium wine. Before deciding to plant there he surveyed sites in Yarra Valley, Geelong, Tasmania and Clare.
- Petaluma Group was acquired by Lion Nathan in 2001
- The Futures is the Petaluma Merlot.

source - Len Evans Complete Book of Australian Wine and Hallidy's 2004 Wine Companion.

Quizmaster said he'd be back next week, so it's off to the dungeon for me.