The Makers

The Makers: honest, intimate portraits of winemakers, shot on assignments over the years.

A grey-haired winemaker with a jumper knotted over his shoulders, in black and white.

French, Italian, Spanish, Georgian, Austrian, Bulgarian and German winemakers. Salt of the earth. These are their intimate close-ups, shot over many years on assignments for wine magazines and commercial clients.

Leonardo Frescobaldi in a tan jacket and green polo sits at a wooden table.

Marco Casolanetti, flowers in his hair and beard, against a hedge of leaves.

A winemaker from Emilio Moro stands before an octagonal light, holding a cane and a cloth.

A smiling grey-haired winemaker at Giuseppe Mascarello, in a checked shirt and red braces.

Jean-Claude Ramonet in a dark zip jacket, close up against a rust-brown wall.

Vittorio Frescobaldi in a red shirt and green waistcoat sits at a wooden table.

From a campaign for Riecine: a man with grey stubble, half in shadow, in black and white.

Marcel Guigal in a dark suit stands by a tall window in a dim room.

Three Frescobaldi men in jackets sit on a wine barrel against a pale wall.

Sacha Alexis Lichine, close up against a dark red background.

Sean O’Callaghan sits at a table with a glass of pale red wine, looking up.

Robert Azaryan in a suit and patterned tie, close up in black and white.

Credits

Portraits: Leonardo Frescobaldi for Simple Wine News, Marco Casolanetti (SWN), Emilio Moro (SWN), Giuseppe Mascarello (SWN), Jean-Claude Ramonet for Wine Spectator, Vittorio Frescobaldi (SWN), an advertising campaign for Riecine, Marcel Guigal (SWN), Marchesi Frescobaldi (SWN), Sacha Alexis Lichine (SWN), Sean O’Callaghan (SWN), Robert Azaryan (SWN) · Journalists: Ilya Kirillin, Vasily Raskov, Slava Shvets · Photo editors: Sonya Markova, Tatiana Platonova · Assistant: Tatiana Almond

Behind the scenes: a photographer shoots Sacha Alexis Lichine in a red armchair beneath a moose head.

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