ZGM appoints award winning winemaker |
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| Written by Claire Weekes | |
| Thursday, 25 September 2008 | |
International wine producer ZGM has appointed award-winning winemaker Julian Grubb to its team. Grubb joins as winemaker from premium winery Laroche in Chile, where he was CEO and winemaker for three years, producing Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and other varietals. Before that Grubb was group winemaker for VIA, one of Chile's largest wine producers, where he made wines for Tesco, many of which won International Wine Challenge (IWC) medals. In addition, Grubb's broader winemaking consultancy career includes appointments in Northern Spain, Western Cape, South Africa and Argentina. Born in Britain, Grubb began his career in the drinks industry at Oddbins where he studied the WSET Diploma. He then moved to Australia and obtained a first class honours degree in Oenology at Roseworthy University, Adelaide and worked for wineries in South Australia and California. Grubb said: "I am thrilled to be joining such a well established and reputable company which has proved itself to be innovative and progressive in the international wine market. The portfolio includes quality wines from some of the best regions around the world and I welcome the challenges ahead, tailor-making wines for customers and ensuring ZGM‘s reputation as a quality international wine supplier goes from strength to strength." Managing director of ZGM UK Steve Howard, added: "Julian's wealth of experience gained from around the world is a perfect fit with ZGM and we look forward to working together to satisfy the evolving palate of wine consumers." ZGM provides own label wine to UK retailers including M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons and Co-op. Related Articles
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