the drinks business: Paul Draper: Great wines are made with very straightforward techniques

On 20 June 2013, UK trade periodical the drinks business published Paul Schmitt’s profile of winemaker Paul Draper and his non-interventionist’s approach to winemaking:

“Each year the Institute of Masters of Wine and the drinks business honour an exceptional figure in the world of wine with a unique award, the Winemakers’ Winemaker. The two previous recipients of the award, inaugurated in 2011, were both Peters: Sisseck, of Pingus and Gago, of Penfolds. This year it went to a Paul: Paul Draper, of California’s Ridge Vineyards.”

To read the full article at the drinks business, click here.