Georges Dubœuf

Georges Dubœuf (born April 14, 1933 in Crêches-sur-Saône , † January 4, 2020 in Romanèche-Thorins ) was a French winemaker and wine merchant .

Life

Georges Dubœuf is a descendant of an 18th century winemaking family from Pouilly-Fuissé in Burgundy . In 1964 he founded "Les Vins Georges Dubœuf", one of the largest wine merchants in France, which is supplied by 400 wineries and 20 wine cooperatives.

He became known with the nickname "le roi du Beaujolais" or "pape du Beaujolais" (King or Pope of Beaujolais) because he specialized in Beaujolais wines such as Beaujolais Villages AOP or Morgon AOP and became the best-known ambassador of Beaujolais. In 1993 he founded the wine museum "Le Hameau du Vin" in Romanèche-Thorins .

Web links

Website Les Vins Georges Dubœuf (fr / en)

Individual evidence

↑ Eric Asimov: Georges Dubœuf, Creator of the Beaujolais Nouveau Craze, Dies at 86. In: The New York Times , January 10, 2020 (English). Retrieved January 12, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Dubœuf, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French winemaker and wine merchant
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Crêches-sur-Saône
DATE OF DEATH	4th January 2020
Place of death	Romanèche-Thorins

[1] Eric Asimov: Georges Dubœuf, Creator of the Beaujolais Nouveau Craze, Dies at 86. In: The New York Times , January 10, 2020 (English). Retrieved January 12, 2020.