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• David Lett, Oregon Wine Pioneer, Dies at 69

  Mr. Lett planted the first commercial pinot noir vineyard in Oregon, opening the way for what became a thriving pinot noir industry. Read More... Posted Oct 13 2008, 10:29 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Deaths (Obituaries), Pinot Noir (Wine), Oregon, Lett, David

• D. Dagueneau, Winemaker, Dies at 52

  Didier Dagueneau was an iconoclastic Loire Valley winemaker whose Pouilly-Fumés displayed a purity and subtlety far beyond most other sauvignon blanc wines. Read More... Posted Sep 19 2008, 03:52 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Loire Valley (France), Deaths (Obituaries), Dagueneau, Didier

• Robert Mondavi, Napa Wine Champion, Dies at 94

  Mr. Mondavi was the California vintner behind the rebirth of the Napa Valley wine industry who championed the idea that fine wine was an integral part of the good life. Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 10:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Napa (Calif), Deaths (Obituaries), Mondavi, Robert