E31 DONALD ZIRALDO

DONALD J. P. ZIRALDO, C.M., BSc, LLD

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario on October 13, 1948 to Fredrick and Irma (Schiratti)
Graduated Denis Morris High School, St. Catharines, 1967
Received BSc in Agriculture at the University of Guelph, 1971 (BSc)
Honorary Degree, Humber College
Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, Brock University, 1994 (LLD)
Order of Ontario, 1993
Order of Canada, 1998
Top 25 Canadian CEOs of the Century, National Post Business Magazine, 1999
Honorary Citizenship (Friuli Venzia Julia), Italy
Author of Icewine: Extreme Winemaking, 2007
Pinnacle Award 2017
Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, University of Guelph, 2018 (LLD)

AWARDS

Ontario Hostelry Institute Chairman’s Award, 1991
TAMA Marketer of the Year, 1993
Silver Ladle Award, Toronto Culinary Guild
Honorary Bachelor of Applied Studies Degree, Niagara College 2004
Winery Management Magazine; Distinguished Achievement Award, 1994
Outstanding Business Person of the Year, St. Catharines Ad and Sales Association, 1994
Entrepreneurial Leadership Award, Institute for Enterprise Education, 1994
Awarded Medal of Achievement at Guelph University
Grindley Medal, Agricultural Institute of Canada, 1995
Entrepreneur of the Year for Community Contribution: Enterprise ‘95, 1995
Award of Merit, Ontario Grape Growers; Marketing Board, 1997
Special Recognition Award, The Elsie Awards, LCBO, 1997
Lifetime Achievement Award, Enterprise ‘98, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1998
Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Wine Institute, 1999
Lifetime Achievement Award for Food and Beverage Excellence
The Sixth Annual New World of Food and Wine Festival Singapore, 2002
Niagara Wine Festival Royal Bank's Business Citizen of the Year, 2002
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee Award, 2002
Award for Business Excellence, Canadian Italian Business Professional Association, 2002
McGill Management Achievement Award, McGill University, 2003
Canadian Italian National Award, Ottawa, 2003
Business Excellence Award, The Canadian Italian Business & Professional Association of Toronto, 2005
VinCambridge Award of Excellence, Donald Ziraldo and Karl Kaiser, 2006
Lifetime Achievement in Tourism Award, Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corp, 2007
1991 - Ontario Hostilery Institute Chairman's Gold Award
Premio Masi Award, Verona, Italy, 2008
Folio D'Oro Award, Friuli, Italy, 2010
Diamond Jubilee Award, 2012
Brock University, Faculty of Business Distinguished Leader Award, 2012

It's not just about wine, but
more about the people behind it...

E31: DONALD ZIRALDO, co-founder of inniskillin

DONALD J. P. ZIRALDO, C.M., BSc, LLD

CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES

AWARDS

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It's not just about wine, but more about the people behind it...

E31: DONALD ZIRALDO, co-founder of inniskillin

DONALD J. P. ZIRALDO, C.M., BSc, LLD

CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES

AWARDS

Video

It's not just about wine, but
more about the people behind it...