Peter Sichel, a fourth-generation vintner, was best known as the man who popularized Blue Nun, the easygoing, semisweet German wine that became an international success in the 1960s. At its ...

But, by a miracle, the family wine cellar was left intact – about 1,333,000 bottles of Blue Nun contained in bulk barrels. They were declared off-limits to US troops, a vintage treasure which to ...

After working as a spy during World War II and the Cold War, he returned to his family’s wine business, where he helped build Blue Nun into one of America’s favorite wines. Sichel passed away Feb. 24.