Bartholomew Broadbent (born 11 January 1962) is a British wine expert specializing in Port and Madeira. He is the son of the wine critic Michael Broadbent and brother of Dame Emma Arbuthnot. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two children. He goes by the nickname of Bollew.[1]
Career
editIn 1989, Broadbent pioneered the reintroduction of Madeira wine in the US which had effectively disappeared following Prohibition after being one of the most widely consumed alcoholic drinks.[2][3]
Broadbent campaigns on clarity of alcohol levels on wine packaging[4] and promotes Virginia wines.[5][6][7][8][9]
Broadbent Label
editBroadbent produces, under the Broadbent label and through his company Broadbent Selections, a variety of wines which include Port and Vinho Verde in Portugal, Malbec in Argentina and Gruner Veltliner in Austria as well as a selection of Madeiras. He is the largest importer of Madeira into North America.[10]
Wineries
editBroadbent set up the Dragon's Hollow in China's northern-central Ningxia Hui region which is the first internationally focused winery in China, and in South Africa he launched Vilafonte which was the first South African-American partnership in wine-making.[11]
Media
editBroadbent is the Into Wine resident wine expert, and a regular contributor to their web TV channel[12] and the “Wine Guy” on the San Francisco based radio station KFOG.
Awards and honors
editBroadbent was listed as #48 in the 2013 Into Wine 100 Most Influential People in the US Wine Industry.[13]
Decanter magazine named him one of the “fifty most influential in the wine world…the faces to watch in the new millennium” in 1997.[14]
Wine & Spirits magazine named him one of ten in the world to be “driving the most revolutionary changes in wine” in 2008. [citation needed]
His company Broadbent Selections Inc was nominated one of the top five wine importers by Wine Enthusiast magazine in 2005 and 2020.[citation needed]
He was made a Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto in 1989 and is a past Director of Steven Spurrier’s Académie du Vin and a founder of L’Academie du Vin in Toronto.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Our People", Broadbent.com
- ^ "Madeira: The Wine of Patience - PAGES (76-83) January 15, 2013 - Sommelier Journal". Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013. Somelier Journal 15 January 2013 Json Tesauro and Phineas Mollod 'Madeira: The Wine of Patience'
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle 15 February 1989
- ^ Arnold, Eric. "In Depth: Bartholomew Broadbent's Low-Alcohol Wine Picks". Forbes. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "First Virginia Wine Summit: The "Judgment of Virginia" Affirms World-Class Nature of Top Virginia Wines | Richard Leahy's Wine Report". Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013."First Virginia Wine Summit: the “Judgment of Virginia” Affirms World-Class Nature of Top Virginia Wines" www.richardleahy.com October 2nd 2012
- ^ Berninger, Jack (28 October 2012). "Vines and Wines: Virginia Wine Summit a success". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "A Discussion on Wine Alcohol Levels (Part 1) - IntoWineTV Episode 142". IntoWine. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ http://www.graperadio.com/archives/2009/06/29/alcohol-levels-and-wine "Alcohol Levels and Wine" Grape Radio Podcast June 29, 2009
- ^ http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a20110815.html "The importance of alcohol" jancisrobinson.com 18 August 2011
- ^ "Colheita Madeira Makes Its Debut".
- ^ Apple, R. w Jr. (8 June 2005). "A Winemaker, Transplanted". The New York Times.
- ^ "About Bartholomew Broadbent: IntoWine TV Profiles Its Resident Expert". IntoWine. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "The IntoWine.com 2nd Annual "Top 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry" – 2013". IntoWine. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Decanter Magazine June 1997 Jonathan Goodall “The 50 Faces to Watch”