1 Robert Mondavi Napa Valley maverick, founder of Mondavi Winery

2 Jess Jackson Founder of Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates

3 Joseph Phelps Creator of California's first Bordeaux-style blend

4 Ric Forman Founder of Forman Vineyard

5 Bo Barrett Winemaker at Napa's Chateau Montelena

6 Heidi Barrett Top Napa consultant winemaker

7 Joe Heitz Creator of Heitz Martha's Vineyard

8 Dick Graff Founder of Chalone Vineyard

9 Helen Turley California winemaking goddess

10 Steve Kistler Producer of great single-vineyard Sonoma Chardonnays

11 David Abreu Leading Napa viticulturalist

12 Su Hua Newton Founder and winemaker of Newton Vineyard

13 Richard Arrowood Arrowood Vineyards winemaker and Chateau St. Jean alum

14 Kermit Lynch Importer of artisanal French wines

15 Ed Sbragia Beringer Vineyards' top winemaker

16 Manfred Krankl Maker of Rhône Ranger blends

17 John Shafer Shafer Vineyards patriarch

18 Nils Venge Owner of Saddleback Cellars

19 Philip Togni Founder of Togni Vineyard

20 Paul Draper Famed winemaker and CEO of Ridge Vineyards

21 Jean-Bernard Delmas The master winemaker at Bordeaux's Haut-Brion

22 Michel Rolland Bordeaux-based, world-famous international consultant winemaker

23 Christian Moueix Château Pétrus scion and founder of Napa's Dominus Estate

24 Angelo Gaja Piedmont winemaking visionary, owner of the Gaja winery

25 Marc de Grazia Florence-based, American-bred importer of superstar Italian wines

26 Piero Antinori The most famous winemaking name not only in Tuscany but in all of Italy

27 Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle Founder of leading Chilean winery Casa Lapostolle

28 Nicolás Catena Argentine entrepreneur and owner of Bodega Catena Zapata

29 Alejandro Fernández Creator of Pesquera, Spain's second most famous wine

30 Jorge Ordoñez Owner of Fine Estates from Spain, importer of great value Spanish wines

31 Eric Solomon Founder of European Cellars, importer of important small-estate wines