Max Schubert
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Max Schubert (1915-1994) was a pioneering Australian winemaker. He joined Penfolds in the early 1930s as a messenger boy and became chief winemaker in 1948 through 1975. Although his contribution to the world of wine was Penfolds Grange Hermitage, his innovations included the use of plastics, refrigeration, pH control, and cold stabilisation of white wines. [1]
He received many awards, including Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and the inaugural Maurice O'Shea Award for his contribution to the Australian wine industry. He was also named 1988 Man of the Year by London's Decanter Magazine.
The 1955 vintage was submitted to wine competitions beginning in 1962 and over the years has won more than 50 gold medals. The vintage of 1971 won first prize in Syrah/Shiraz at the Wine Olympics in Paris. The 1990 vintage was named 'Red Wine of the Year' by the Wine Spectator magazine in 1995, which later rated the 1998 vintage 99 points out of a possible 100.
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- Max Schubert, Australian wine maker, dies. New York Times, March 9, 1994 [2]
- The globe in a glass. The Economist (London), December 16, 1999
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