French winemaker Aubert de Villaine poses on September 16, 2015 in a vineyard in Vosne-Romanee, central-eastern France.
Auber, 76, head of the prestigious Romanee-Conti domain, was named man of the year by French wine magazine La Revue du vin de France for having been the driving force in the UNESCO world heritage classification in 2015 of Burgundy's "climats", parcels of vines which each have unique characteristics and are demarcated by low walls. / AFP / JEFF PACHOUD        (Photo credit should read JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images)