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Geneviève Janssens is Chief Winemaker at Robert Mondavi Winery as well as the winemaker and co-owner, with her husband Luc, of Portfolio Limited Edition. She was born into a French winemaking family and earned her National Diploma of Enology at the University of Bordeaux, France in 1974. After her first visit to California in the late 1970s, she was hired at Robert Mondavi Winery where she has worked for the entirety of her career. She spent several years as director of production at Opus One—Robert Mondavi’s joint venture with Baron Philippe de Rothschild—before becoming director of winemaking at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997. She has garnered many accolades during her career including Wine Enthusiast’s 2010 Winemaker of the Year award.
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Geneviève Janssens is Chief Winemaker at Robert Mondavi Winery as well as the winemaker and co-owner, with her husband Luc, of Portfolio Limited Edition. She was born into a French winemaking family and earned her National Diploma of Enology at the University of Bordeaux, France in 1974. After her first visit to California in the late 1970s, she was hired at Robert Mondavi Winery where she has worked for the entirety of her career. She spent several years as director of production at Opus One—Robert Mondavi’s joint venture with Baron Philippe de Rothschild—before becoming director of winemaking at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997. She has garnered many accolades during her career including Wine Enthusiast’s 2010 Winemaker of the Year award.
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Subscribe to the best free newsletter on wine, WineSpeed bit.ly/WineSpeedSubscribe
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Check out more about Karen MacNeil by visiting her website bit.ly/KarenMacNeil
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
