At age 48, Austrian Winemaker Alois Kracher Passes Away
Submitted by michael on December 5, 2007 – 11:45 am2 Comments
Chemist turned winemaker, Alois Kracher, Jr died during the early morning hours on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 from complications due to cancer. Mr. Kracher is best known for his sweet wines, of which his amazing work with the 1991 vintage caught the acclaim of wine critics around the world. He was awarded “White Wine Maker of the Year at London’s International Wine Challenge on six different occassions. Today the wine world has lost a great winemaker and friend.
The Kracher estate is located in the Burgenland region of eastern Austria.
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