New winemaking expertise arrived in the 1800s with the first wave of European immigrants, many escaping a phylloxera epidemic that had ravaged vineyards in their homelands.
Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, president of Champagne Taittinger, said: "We believe we can produce a high quality English sparkling wine drawing upon on our 80 years of winemaking expertise.
Co-op's champagne buyer, Ben Cahill, said: "To be named as the best in the market for both our Les Pionniers Non-Vintand and our 2006 Vintage Champagne is amazing news and is a tribute to the winemaking expertise behind these fantastic wines.
Without the financial resources or marketing expertise of its bigger winemaking neighbors, Argentina and Chile, Uruguay lags far behind in recognition.
Armenia is like going to the Dark Ages for winemaking, we have logistics issues as well as expertise and supply concerns.
Rioja was a natural first foray outside of Sherry for González Byass, where a nearly ten-year-old winery in the heart of Rioja Alta was seeking outside expertise in order to grow their winemaking hobby into a high-quality, international standard.
Formerly a researcher at the University of Minnesota, Mansfield brings to the Cornell Viticulture and Enology program complementary expertise in wine flavor chemistry, sensory evaluation, and winemaking with new, cold-hardy grape varieties.
By providing access to grapes, equipment, expertise and a community of wine lovers, Crushpad has democratized winemaking (even if it does cost money).
Rubin was an early avatar of what has recently become a classic American culinary type: the successful professional who, turning to cooking as a second career, goes to Europe to learn how to press grapes or make pasta or bake bread, and then, coming home as a pro, uses the entrepreneurial expertise of his earlier experience to change how cooking or baking or winemaking happens.
The professionalization of baking, brewing, and winemaking occurred for three reasons: capital equipment was expensive; increasingly complicated food products required skill and expertise to prepare; and there was a growing number of affluent customers.
"The influx of capital and professional expertise has been a step up from untrained eccentrics," said Simon Robinson, the proprietor of Hattingley Valley, who saw winemaking as a way of diversifying his family's agricultural business.
