The wine industry has suffered the loss of this influential winemaker and professor known for his work in Bordeaux and worldwide. Professor Denis Dubourdieu was director of the Vine and Wine Science Institute (ISVV) and also a winemaker, consultant and producer of great Bordeaux white wines. He passed after a long battle with illness at age 67.
Dubourdieu was a professor at the Univesity of Bordeaux, director of the Vine and Wine Science Institute (ISVV), a consultant at prestigious French wineries (such as Château d’Yquem, Cheval blanc and Margaux) and abroad, as well as a producer and winemaker at his family estates (Château Doisy Daëne, Château Reynon and Clos Floridène). He was considered on of the greatest experts in making and aging white wines.
His research was focused on the biochemistry of grape and wine aromas, on winemaking yeast and on proteins and polysaccharides.
He has published hundreds of articles in prestigious scientific journlas and was invited as a guest speaker to many congresses worldwide. He participated in the writing of Volumes 1 and 2 of the “Handbook of Enology”, he was a member of the “Agriculture Academy of France”, of the “Bordeaux Wine Academy” and of the “Amorim Academy”.
He received various recognitions for his scientific research one of which being the “Grand Prix des Industries Agroalimentaires” that he received from the “Académie des Sciences” in 1996.
In 2001, Denis Dubourdieu was included in the Power List of the British magazine Decanter as one of the 50 most influential people in the wine industry.
