Bartholomew Broadbent – Broadbent Wines

Bartholomew Broadbent – Broadbent Wines

 

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This week Laurie talked wine with Bartholomew Broadbent, Owner, Broadbent Selections, Inc & Broadbent Wines.Ā  Raised in the English wine trade in a formal apprenĀ­ticeship to his famous father, Michael Broadbent MW (Director of Christieā€™s and prolific wine author), Bartholomew has also worked in London for Harrodā€™s (Wine Department), Harveyā€™s Fine Wine Merchants in Pall Mall and Christieā€™s. He worked in Australia for Rothbury Estate and for Yalumba Winery. In France, he worked in Cognac for Hennessy and in Paris for Lā€™Academie du Vin.

Known as one of the worldā€™s foremost authorities on Port and Madeira, Bartholomew is credited with being responsible for the growth of Port consumption in North America during the mid 1980ā€™s and was responsible for the re-introduction of Madeira to America in 1989. In 1996, Broadbent Selections was founded with a focus family-owned wineries-on places with personality and stories, and on wines that come from the heart.

What we tasted:

Broadbent Vinho Verde, Portugal $9.99

Secateurs Red Blend 2012, Swartland, South Africa $14

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