Remembering 2 California Wine Pioneers
Clendenen was 68. Bruce was 89.
These men were iconic figures in California’s world of fine wine, but not in the way many people think of domestic wine history: They were producers of great cabernet sauvignons that can win head-to-head contests with mighty Bordeaux.
Cabernet put California on the international wine stage. Today’s cabs command outrageous prices and are considered highly collectible the world over.
What Clendenen and Bruce did, with far less public recognition, was shine a spotlight on two grape varieties that decades ago had checkered histories and were always poorly understood. Their efforts helped fixed that.
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If you happened to see any social media coverage of what Lower Broad looked like over the weekend, you know that Nashville is essentially 100 percent open when it comes to the tourist trade. While you might not be ready to plunge into the neon river yet, there are local events coming up that have been designed with your safety and entertainment in mind â and weâre all in for these sorts of options.
The first one on the docket is the annual Corkdorks Nashville Wine and Food Festival, which will remain virtual this year since their dates are coming up soon, Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. Even though the experience will be online, organizers have worked hard to put together a really impressive lineup of wine professionals to lead virtual tastings on all three days of the fest.
Sotheby’s to auction Primum Familiae Vini wine collection 17th March, 2021 by Lucy Shaw
Sotheby’s is to auction off case number one of the limited edition Primum Familiae Vini 2020 collection this month, with bids starting from £30,000.
Every year, the family-owned estates within the PFV select one of their best vintages to produce 12 individually numbered, limited edition cases.
In addition to the dozen bottles of fine wine, including Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 2008, Sassicaia 2017 and Vega Sicilia Único 2010, the Sotheby’s case also includes a Primum Familiae Vini passport that will entitle the buyer to visit and dine at each of the 12 estates within the group with up to three guests.