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Raymond Lloyd
WINES, BEERS & SPIRITS named after DISTINGUISHED WOMEN
first compiled 22 May 1998 updated 12 April 2003 @ Raymond Lloyd
For twenty years, in fulltime voluntary work for democracy and women's advancement, the writer has compiled yearly lists of centenaries of distinguished women of history, with some 5400 anniversaries between 1980 and 2052. The lists have been sent to politicians and writers as target dates for furthering women's advancement and drawing attention to past achievers as role models for aspiring young women.
I have also sent the lists to central banks, mints and post offices to have the anniversaries celebrated on banknotes, coins and stamps. Before 1980 there were some 40 banknotes portraying distinguished women of history, many of them portraits by famous male artists, or hidden in watermarks. Since 1980 the number has trebled, with all women portrayed in their own right. They include Elizabeth Fry on the Bank of England £5 note, whom I proposed first in 1980. Before 1980 there were only some 25 coins portraying women: my latest list features 200 such portraits.
More recently, as someone who likes wines and roses as much as notes and coins, I have handed out my lists to interested wine-growers and plant-breeders, not least to the growing number of women writers and masters of wine. Below is another list, first compiled after the annual London Wine Trade Fair in May 1998, that of wines, beers and spirits already named for distinguished women. The list is just a beginning, and has yet to take into account the labels created by an increasing number of women vintners and brewsters.
1. Women of History
Country Individual (* portrait) Lived Activity Produce District Vintage Anniversary
Argentina (Dona) Paula Jaraquemada 17??-18?? heroine Malbec red Ungarteche Mendoza 1999-
Australia *Queen Adelaide 1792-1849 dowager queen Rhine Riesling Woodley S A
*Jezebel ?-843 BC wicked queen Cabernet Sauvignon Orange NSW 2000-
Mollie Morgan 1762-1835 folk hero Semillon Lovedale NSW 1998-
Lalla Rookh 17th C Mughal princess Semillon Coriole McLaren SA 1998-
Austria *Elisabeth (Sissi) 1837-1898 empress Sekt brut J Meinl Vienna 1998 100.death
Belgium *Josephine de Beauharnais 1763-1814 empress Mandarine cognac GDC Jumet B 6040
*Jeanne de Pompadour 1721-1764 royal partner Orange liqueur GDC Jumet B 6040
Chile Santa Helena 255-330 empress Carmenere red Molina Cen Valley 1945
Santa Ines (de La Cruz) 1381-1457 Mexican poet Malbec Maule Valley 2000
Santa Rita (of Cascia) 1381-1457 nun Chardonnay Maule Valley 1999
Cyprus Arsinoe 316-270 BC Egyptian queen Dry white wine Laona Paphos 1998
Country Individual (* portrait) Lived Activity Produce District Vintage Anniversary
England Boadicea -62 AD Celtic queen Strong ale Iceni Norfolk
(Charlotte) Bronte 1816-55 novelist Pale brown ale Goose Eye Keighley
Elizabeth Queen Mother 1900-2002 queen consort Ale Young's London 2000 100.birth
Nell Gwyn 1650-87 actress Dark wheat beer Blackawton Totnes 2000 350.birth
Roaring Meg 16??-?? Civil War hero Smooth ale Springhead Newark
Betty Stogs Cornish heroine Bitter ale Skinners Truro 1999
France Josephine (Beauharnais) 1763-1814 empress Cognac Camus Cognac
*Reine (Berthe) Pedauque 7??-?? queen of France Burgundy Corton Charlemagne 1949-
Marie de Sevigne 1626-96 letter-writer 1996 300.death
*Marie Stuart 1542-87 queen of France Champagne brut Reims
Germany *Hildegard of Bingen 1098-1178 abbess scholar Riesling Q Bretzenheim Nahe 1996 900.birth
Saint Anne 1st C BC mother of Mary Beer Forchheim Bavaria
Greece Mavrodaphne 19th C darkeye beauty Fortified dessert Klaus Patras 18??-
Rapsani 17th C entrepreneur Xinomavro red Mt Olympos 1997-
Italy *Paolina Borghese 1780-1825 famous beauty Cappucino liqueur Modena
Maria Carolina 1752-1814 queen of Sicily Donnafugata Ctssa Entellina PA 1993
*Caterina Cornaro 1489-1509 queen of Cyprus Prosecco Spumante Colli Asolani VE 1990-
*Jeanne Hebuterne 20th C Modigliani muse Absinthe ILAR Roma
Portugal Infanta Isabel 15th C princess 10-year port Rozes Vilanova
Scotland *Marie Stuart 1542-87 Highland Queen Whisky Macdonald & Muir 1561 visit
Queen Anne 1665-1714 queen Whisky Hill, Thomson 1883
S Africa Karen Blixen 1885-1962 "Out of Africa" Pinotage Western Cape 2001-
Spain *Agnes de Cleves White Navarra 1995
*Princesa Ico 15th C Guanche leader White Lanzarote
*Princesa de Sande Red Almendralejo 1994
U S A *Marilyn Monroe 1926-62 actress Merlot Napa Valley CA 1997-
Mae West 1893-1980 actress Blond Belgian Maypole Newark
2. Living Women
Australia Elizabeth (II) 1927- queen Semillon Hunter Valley NSW 1965-
Britain Janet Street Porter 1944- broadcaster Dry porter Linfit Huddersfield
S Africa *Jilly Goolden('s Keynote) 19??- wine writer Shiraz/Chardonnay Western Cape 2001-
3. Women Vintners & Brewsters
Argentina Alicia (Mateu Arizu) 1945- vintner Malbec LujandCuyo Mendoza 1999-
Susanna Balbo 1965- vintner Malbec Brioso Anubis Mendoza 1999-
Australia Arda('s Choice) Barry 19??- vintner Shiraz Mount Avoca Vic 1997-
Christa (Binder) 19??- vintner Shiraz/Grenache Tanunda S A 2001-
Patricia (Brown) 19??- vintner Red Milawa Victoria 1997-
*Eileen Hardy 1893-1980 vintner Shiraz, Chardonnay Reynella BarossaSA 1986-
Eliza (Bell Lawson) 1822-1913 pioneer Pinot N Sparkling Padthaway SA 1996-
Elizabeth Semillon Mount Pleasant NSW 1994- 100.death
Mary('s Hundred) Laurie 18??-96 pioneer vintner Shiraz Hillstowe McLaren 1997-
Mary Kathleen (Lloyd) 1914-94 vintner Cabernet Merlot Coriole McLaren SA 1997-
*Ursula Marie Pridham ?1915- pioneer vintner Beerenauslese Marienberg SA 1996
Chile *Paulita (De Martino) 192?- vintner Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 1998
*Laura Hartwig 1931- vintner Chardonnay etc Colchagua Valley 1990-
England Claudia brewster Wheat beer Brewster Leics
Eleanor de Bolney 19th C landowner Dry white Bookers W Sussex 1990
Nellie Deane brewster Well-hopped beer Old Mill Goole
Doris 90th Birthday 1899-1995 brewster Golden ale Hesket Caldbeck 1989 90.birth
Dorothy Goodbody brewster Ale etc Wye Valley Hereford
Martha Greene brewster Light bitter GreeneKing BuryStE
France *Veuve (Marie) Ambal 18??-19?? entrepreneur CremantdeBourgogne Rully Saone&Loire 1898-
Caroline de Beaulieu 20th C entrepreneur Grenache Carcassonne 1998-
Denise Briand-Ragnaud 1909- vintner Cognac GrChampagne Ambleville Cognac 1960-
*Mademoiselle de Calon Saint-Estephe Gironde 1990
Anne-Sophie Debavelaere 1954- vintner Rully Burgundy Saone et Loire 199?-
Veronique Desfontaine 1958- vintner Rully White & Red Beaune Burgundy 1989-
*Veuve A(ugusta M) Devaux 1839-95 entrepreneur Champagne Bar-sur-Seine 18??-
*Anne-Francoise Gros 1957- vintner Pinot Noir Echezeaux Burgundy 1988-
Haegelin & Daughters 20th C vintners Alsace wines Orschwihr Ht-Rhin 199?-
Anne Parent 1956- vintner Pommard Pinot Noir Cote d'Or Burgundy 1995-
*Madame de Pommery 1811-90 entrepreneur Champagne Reims 18??-
3. Women Vintners & Brewsters continued
Country Individual (* portrait) Lived Activity Produce District Vintage Anniversary
France Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin 1777-185? entrepreneur Champagne Reims 18??-
(cont) Annie Ragnaud-Sabourin 1934- vintner Cognac GrChampagne Ambleville Cognac 1980-
Chantal Tortochet-Michel 1956- vintner Pinot Noir ChambertinBurgundy 199?-
Italy Maria Costanza Milazzo 19th C vintner White Agrigento Sicily 1993
Giulia de Kreutzenberg 19th C vintner Grappa Bertagnolli Mezzocorona Trento 1870-
Mexico Dona Dolores 20th C Catalan vintner
N Zealand Annie Millton 1957- vintner Clos de Ste Anne Naboth's Vineyard 1998-
Portugal *Dona Antonia Ferreira 1811-96 philanthropist Pers Reserve Port Duoro
S Africa Four (Faure) Sisters 20th C vintners Ruby Cabernet etc Ruitersvlei Paarl 1998-
Spain *Dona Francisquita 20th C vintner White / Red Almendralejo 1996-
*Dona Isabella Tempranillo red Navarra 1996
*Maria Lehmann 1912-98 vintner X O Brandy Tortosa Catalonia 2000
Dolores Morenas 20th C vintner Dessert wines Badajos 1998-
Antonia Naveran 1930-94 vintner Viognier etc Torrelavit (Barc) 1997-
Manuela De Naveran 29.4.1945- vintner Chardonnay Torrelavit (Barc) 1997-
*Aurora Romero 19th C vintner Sherry, Brandy Sanlucar de Barrameda
U S A (Patty) Bogle 1951- winery manager Chenin Blanc etc Clarksburg CA 1979-
Gloria Ferrer 20th C Catalan vintner Chardonnay etc Sonoma California 1991-
*Lillie Langtry 1853-1923 Jersey actress Petite Sirah Guenoc California 1990-
4. Family Members or Ancestors
Argentina (Santa) Julia (Zuccardi) 20th C daughter Merlot Mendoza 2001-
Australia Tilly (Matilde Henschke) 19??- aunt Semillon/Sauvignon Eden Valley 2000-
Virginia Melton 19??- vintner's wife Rose Barossa S A 1991-
*Four (Mast) Sisters 197?- daughters Sauvignon Blanc Ararat Victoria 2002-
Austria *Pauline Metternich-Sandor 19th C princess Weissburgunder Krems Up Austria 1993
Chile (Santa) Carolina 192?- vintner's wife Chardonnay Maipo Valley 1998
(Santa) Helena 20th C wife Pinot Noir Central Valley 2000-
(Santa) Monica 20th C wife Cabernet Sauvignon Rancagua Rapel V 1996-
France Fiona (Buehrer) 1987- daughter Merlot/Cabernet Languedoc 2000-
Apollonia (Buehrer) 1990- daughter Chardonnay Languedoc 2000-
*Mademoiselle de Calon Saint-Estephe Gironde 1990
England Beth's Arrival birth daughter Ale Hart L Eccleston
Mo Rolfe Brewster'sBundle Feb 1994 Charley's birth Ale Hogs Back Surrey 1994
Germany Patrizia (Graceffo) 20th C daughter Wine & liqueurs Gelsdorf 1998
Italy (Santa) Benedetta 20th C wife Malvasia Frascati Lazio 1998
*Tanca Sa Contissa countess Vermentino white Trexenta Sardinia 1997
N Zealand Pia Crawford 1997- daughter Chardonnay Gisborne N Island 1997-
Isabel Tiller 1982- daughter Chardonnay etc Malborough 1982-
Portugal Dona Belmira (Lopes) ?1910- mother Red reserve Cortes-LRA Bepras 1999-
Catarina (d'Avillez) ?1960- vintner's niece Dry white Azeitao Setubal 1981-
S Africa Gwendolyn (Buehrer) 1984- daughter Shiraz/Cabernet Saxenburg Cape 1995-
Vera (Sperling) 19??- mother Shiraz/Merlot Delheim Stellenbos 199?-
Spain Dona Beatriz Vegas 20th C wife Sauvignon Rueda 1995
U S A *Alta B(utton Wagner) 1892-1987 mother Semi-sweet blush Finger Lakes NY 1980-
5. Wine Districts
Germany St Ursula 4th C Cologne martyr Riesling Pfalz 1996
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