Sections are arranged from cultivation through processing, starting from vineyards to consumption advised by sommeliers.

Vineyard owners Included are owners of well-known or sizable vineyards. Excluded are managers (CEOs) of public holding companies as owners and persons owning vineyards as a hobby, being notable for other reasons.

Many vineyard owners are also winemakers as well.

Jean-Charles Boisset – head of Boisset Family Estates, Burgundy's largest wine producer Jean-Michel Cazes – Managed estates such as Château Lynch-Bages and Château Les Ormes-de-Pez Cecil O. De Loach, Jr. – Sonoma County grape grower and winemaker Franco Biondi Santi – Winemaker whose family invented Brunello di Montalcino Paul Champoux – Washington wine grower Marie-Thérèse Chappaz – Swiss organic wine grower Noemi Marone Cinzano – Italian businesswoman, and wine grower Francesco Marone Cinzano – Italian businessman, and vineyard owner Ernest Gallo – largest American wine producer Richard Graff – pioneer California winemaker Randall Grahm – original Rhone Ranger, owner and winemaker Bonny Doon Vineyard Mike Grgich – winemaker of the Chateau Montelena wine that won the white wine competition, the "Judgment of Paris" Agoston Haraszthy – Father of Modern Winemaking in California, see Sonoma Valley AVA Sir James Hardy – Australian winemaker, businessman and Olympic Games sailor; member of the Hardy's winemaking family. Donald M. Hess – Swiss vintner in different countries and founder of the Hess Collection (Contemporary art) Jean Hugel – Alsatian wine producer Jess Jackson – American wine producer Henri Jayer – French vintner, credited with introducing important innovations to Burgundian winemaking Kathryn Kennedy – one of the first women to own a California winery Charles Krug – founded the first commercial winery in the Napa Valley Baron Pierre Le Roy – co-founder of the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO) and owner of Château Fortia May-Eliane de Lencquesaing – owner of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande; Bordeaux wine ambassador Alexis Lichine – wine writer and château-owner Zelma Long – oenologist and pioneer of women winemaking in California Ernst Loosen – renowned German winemaker David Lowe – Australian winemaker; owner of Lowe Wines; past President of NSW Wine Industry Association; Vice President of Australian Winemakers Federation Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi – late Italian prince and winemaker of Fiorano Giorgio Lungarotti – Italian agricultural entrepreneur and viticulturalist, founder of Cantine Lungarotti Winery André Lurton – instrumental in creating Pessac-Léognan as a separate appellation of Graves Bernard Magrez – French and global wine estate tycoon Thierry Manoncourt – French winemaker and owner of Château Figeac Henri Martin – French mayor of Saint-Julien, owner of Château Gloria and Château Saint-Pierre Margrit Mondavi – organizer of cultural events at vineyards in the Napa Valley (founder of Copia (museum)) Robert Mondavi – a leading California vineyard owner; pioneered technical improvements and labeling and marketing wines varietally Bill Moularadellis – owner, winemaker and managing director of Kingston Estate wines Christian Moueix – French president of Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix and winemaker Egon Müller – producer of fine Saar-Riesling Gustave Niebaum – founder of Inglenook Winery John Patchett – first person to plant a commercial vineyard in the Napa Valley Michel Rolland – oenologist and winery consultant Nathaniel de Rothschild – founder of the French wine-making branch of the Rothschild family Philippe de Rothschild – member of the Rothschild family Miguel A. Torres – pioneering Catalan winemaker and President of family wine company Bodegas Torres Bob Trinchero – inventor of White Zinfandel Aubert de Villaine – French wine expert and co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Robert G. Wilmers – owner of Château Haut-Bailly, Crus Classé de Graves in Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux Warren Winiarski – winemaker of the Stag's Leap Wine Cellars wine that won the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976

Viticulturists Cultivation and harvesting of grapes.

John Adlum – father of American viticulture Helmut Becker – German viticulturist Andy Beckstoffer – California viticulturist Romeo Bragato – New Zealand wine pioneer James Busby – widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry Jules Chauvet – French chemist, considered the "father" of French natural winemaking Henri Enjalbert – French professor of geography and specialist in wine geology Konstantin Frank – "father" of vinifera wine growing in the Eastern United States Pierre Galet – French ampelographer and author Hermann Jaeger – Swiss-American viticulturist, created over 100 new grape varieties, notable hybrid was Jaeger 70 Carole Meredith – geneticist who discovered the parentage of Cabernet Sauvignon - Chardonnay, Syrah and Zinfandel Thomas Volney Munson - American horticulturist and Texan grape grower who developed phylloxera-resistant rootstocks. Named Chevalier du Mérite Agricole by the French government. Hermann Müller (Thurgau) – Swiss oenologist, developed the Müller-Thurgau grape variety Abraham Izak Perold – developed the Pinotage grape variety Oscar Renteria – Californian viticulturalist Albert Seibel – French hybridist (1844–1936) who made "Seibel grapes", which are hybrids of Vitis vinifera and Vitis riparia Dr. Richard Smart – Australian viticulturalist who pioneered canopy management techniques for vineyards to maximize quality grapes. Gil Wahlquist – Australian pioneer organic winemaker

Oenologists The science and study of wine and winemaking. Alberto Antonini – Italian oenologist and winery consultant Walter Clore – "father of Washington wine" Jean-Luc Colombo – Rhone Valley oenologist and winemaker* Denis Dubourdieu – winemaker, professor of oenology at the University of Bordeaux Max Léglise – French oenologist Ann C. Noble – inventor of the Aroma Wheel Dom Perignon – Benedictine monk incorrectly credited with the invention of Champagne Émile Peynaud – renowned French oenologist Jacques Puisais – French oenologist and taste philosopher

Winemakers Kristen Barnhisel – California winemaker Heidi Peterson Barrett – winemaker of California cult wines, called by Robert Parker "the first lady of wine" A. W. Baxter – winemaker of Veedercrest Vineyards, which competed in the "Judgement of Paris" Ntsiki Biyela – first black female winemaker in South Africa Tiquette Bramlett – first black woman to lead a winery in the United States Cathy Corison – winemaker and consultant Didier Dagueneau – Loire winemaker of Sauvignon blanc cult wine Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin-Cliquot – Champagne and namesake of Veuve Cliquot Stéphane Derenoncourt – French winemaker and winery consultant Paul Draper – winemaker of Ridge Vineyards Peter Gago – Australian winemaker and writer Mia Klein – California winemaker Robin and Andréa McBride – African American winemakers and founders of McBride Sisters Wine Company Justin Meyer – monk and winemaker at Christian Brothers Maurice O'Shea – Australian pioneer winemaker Eben Sadie – South African winemaker of the Sadie Family Max Schubert – leading winemaker and creator of Penfolds Grange Carol Shelton – California wine producer and pioneer Kay Simon – Washington wine producer and pioneer Lane Tanner – California winemaker André Tchelistcheff – "Dean of American Winemakers" Sean Thackrey – American experimental winemaker József Törley – founder of József Törley & Co., Hungary's most successful sparkling wine producer Helen Turley – California winemaker and consultant

Wine merchants

Lalou Bize-Leroy – Burgundian wine producer and former co-manager of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Louis Bohne – famous sales agent of Veuve Clicquot Pierre Castel, French wine industry leader Christian Delpeuch – wine official and Plan Bordeaux promoter Georges Duboeuf – innovative and large Beaujolais bottler Charles Heidsieck – Champagne house founder Claude Moët – Champagne house founder Jean-Rémy Moët – Champagne merchant René Renou – French wine industry leader Hardy Rodenstock – wine collector and alleged wine fraud, subject of The Billionaire's Vinegar Jean-Claude Rouzaud – Champagne executive André Simon – wine merchant, gourmet, and wine writer Steven Spurrier – British wine authority, organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976

Wine critics Included are wine professionals at an elevated level compared with Wine writers, being authorities on wine tasting, having established rating systems or written reference works.

Pierre Brejoux – Inspector General of the Appellation d'Origine Controlee Board Michael Broadbent, MW – influential British wine critic and auctioneer Jeb Dunnuck – reviewer for The Wine Advocate and eRobertParker.com Gerhard Eichelmann – German wine critic Robert Finigan – American wine and restaurant critic Patricia Gallagher – American director at the Académie du Vin, judge at the "Judgement of Paris" tasting Antonio Galloni – American wine critic, formerly of The Wine Advocate; founder of Vinous Joshua Greene – American wine critic, publisher and editor-in-chief of Wine & Spirit Huon Hooke – Australian wine critic James Laube – American wine critic of Wine Spectator Jeannie Cho Lee – first Asian Master of Wine Gian Luca Mazzella – international wine critic, journalist and documentarian Allen Meadows – American wine critic of Burgundy and Pinot Noir wine with the Burghound.com newsletter Jasper Morris, MW – British wine expert Robert M. Parker, Jr. – American wine critic, referenced in the term Parkerization of wine Lisa Perrotti-Brown - American wine critic for The Wine Advocate, Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, MW – wine writer and educator from the UK David Schildknecht – American wine critic Ricky Schraub – California wine critic James Suckling – American wine critic formerly of Wine Spectator Stephen Tanzer – American wine critic and editor Jon Winroth – American wine critic and educator

Wine writers Included are media professionals who published about wines in major newspapers, on important TV channels, wrote books or created corresponding websites. Excluded are persons who are mainly known for other reasons and might have published about wine as minor activity.

Eric Arnold – American author, former wine columnist of Forbes.com Eric Asimov – American wine columnist of The New York Times Tim Atkin – Master of Wine, journalist, broadcaster, judge Ausonius – frequently cited by historians of winemaking, as his works give early evidence of large-scale vineyards and viticulture in France Robert Lawrence Balzer – pioneering American wine writer; organizer of the New York Wine Tasting of 1973 Nicolas Belfrage, MW – British wine writer, Italian wine expert Edward Behr – publisher/editor of The Art of Eating Jacques Berthomeau – wine writer, author of The Berthomeau Report Michel Bettane – French wine writer Anthony Dias Blue – American wine writer and organizer of the San Francisco International Wine Competition Jon Bonné – American wine columnist of San Francisco Chronicle Tom Cannavan – Scottish wine journalist and internet wine site pioneer Laura Catena – founder of Catena Institute of Wine, author Oz Clarke – British wine writer and TV personality Clive Coates, MW – British wine writer Katherine Cole – American wine writer, and journalist Tyler Colman – American author and wine blogger publishing under the pen name Dr.Vino.com Patrick Comiskey – American wine writer of Wine & Spirits and Los Angeles Times Julia Coney – Wine writer and creator of Black Wine Professionals database Hannah Crosbie – Scottish wine writer and critic Tullio De Rosa – Italian author Andrew Dornenburg – wine columnist of The Washington Post