Richard Goodman obituary

Richard Goodman became known as ‘Mr Montana’ as he conducted tastings to spread the word about the New World’s distinctive wines Photograph: none

My brother Richard Goodman, who has died aged 87, played a leading role in introducing New Zealand wine to Britain, beginning in the early 1980s.

At that time, New Zealand wine was practically unobtainable in the UK and was certainly not to be found on supermarket shelves. Today, it is top of the league table in Britain in terms of sales of white wines by value.