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Corinne Mentzelopoulos is the owner and manager of the prestigious Bordeaux wine estate, Château Margaux. She is considered one of the leading people in the wine industry and her wines often win the Bordeaux’s Wine of the Vintage.

Her father, Andre Mentzelopoulos who was born in Patras, purchased the Château Margaux estate in 1977 to make wine.

When he passed away in 1980, his widow Laura and Corinne Mentzelopoulos inherited the estate.

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That’s when Mentzelopoulos decided to take over the management of Château Margaux. Nothing in her training had prepared her for the wine industry, but she soon became passionate about Château Margaux.

At first, she worked with general manager Philippe Barre and the consultant Professor Emile Peynaud in managing the vineyard.

In 1983, Mentzelopoulos appointed Paul Pontallier as manager and made substantial improvements to the winery. A new cellar was added, drainage was improved and a second underground cellar was created to accommodat