Winemaker Denis Malbec cast large influence over North Coast wine industry

Denis Malbec was born to be a winemaker, family and friends said. In fact, Malbec was born at the Château Latour in Pauillac, France, where his father and grandfather both worked and where he later would become the cellar master and enologist. He later moved with his wife, May-Britt, to the North Coast, where he became a consulting winemaker at prestigious brands throughout Napa and Sonoma counties.