Founders, winemakers, CEOs – this International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in wine.
From across the globe, we highlight a selection of female talents in the industry and some of their award-winning wines from the Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 for you to discover…
Women in wine: award-winning wines by influential females
(Listed alphabetically by country)
Susana Balbo
One of Argentina’s most respected and influential winemakers, Susana Balbo holds a wide array of achievements from being Argentina’s first female oenologist to serving three times as president of Wines of Argentina. She is perhaps best known as the ‘Queen of Torrontés’ for her contributions in developing Argentina’s indigenous white grape variety. After almost two decades working for wineries in Argentina and as a consultant globally, Susana founded Susana Balbo Wines in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza in 1999. Today both her son and daughter have joined her in th