Georges Duboeuf was a French wine merchant, and the founder of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf, one of the largest wine merchants in France.
10 Facts About Georges Duboeuf
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Georges Duboeuf is known for its popularization and production of Beaujolais wines, leading to Duboeuf's nicknames of le roi du Beaujolais or sometimes pape du Beaujolais.
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Georges Duboeuf was raised on a small farm, where his family owned a few acres of Chardonnay vines.
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Georges Duboeuf's father died when he was very young, and his uncle and older brother, Roger, took over the business.
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Georges Duboeuf began bottling Beaujolais to meet a customer's commission, and went on to form a syndicate of 45 local growers, the Ecrin Maconnais-Beaujolais.
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Georges Duboeuf's business produces more than 2.5 million cases of wine annually.
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Georges Duboeuf was almost single-handedly responsible for popularizing the annual Beaujolais nouveau phenomenon, and won awards for his wines.
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In 2018, Georges Duboeuf passed control of the company to his son Franck Georges Duboeuf.
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Georges Duboeuf married his wife Rolande in the early 1960s, and they had two children, Fabienne and Franck.
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On 4 January 2020, Georges Duboeuf died from a stroke at age 86.