Anthony Terlato (born May 11, 1934) is an Italian-American wine executive who is chairman of Terlato Wines, a Lake Bluff, Illinois-based wine importer, producer and marketer.
He has been called "The Father of Pinot Grigio" for his early role in bringing the now-ubiquitous varietal to the American market in the late 1970s when it was practically unknown outside Europe.
He has been credited as a key figure in the shift in American wine tastes from "mass-produced, sweet, fortified jug wines ...
to the likes of classified-growth Bordeaux, top Italian estates, and the best wineries in California that are enjoyed by many today."