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Jim Clendenen / Photo by Kirk Irwin In an industry loaded with gregarious personalities, winemaker Jim Clendenen, who died on May 15 at 68 years old, was cut from even more colorful cloth. With a flowing mane of wild hair, intense eyes and fierce confidence, Clendenen, the owner of Au Bon Climat winery, spent his entire career promoting the wines of Santa Barbara County around the world. He proved that Pinot Noir and Chardonnay could be made in a leaner, Burgundian style despite abundant California sunshine, and mentored generations of winemakers-to-be. He’s also remembered as a great father to his two children, a dear friend to dozens and a bon vivant who cooked and hosted long, leisurely lunches at his Santa Maria Valley winery whenever he wasn’t on the road. ....
Jim Clendenen, Santa Barbara Winemaking Pioneer, Dies at 68 With exuberant charisma and relentless traveling, he promoted his label, Au Bon Climat, and the region as a wine hub. Jim Clendenen in 2009 at his winery, Au Bon Climat. He had a striking leonine mane of hair well after long hair had gone out of fashion and a goatee long before goatees came back in style. His wines were similarly distinctive but never trendy.Credit.Monica Almeida/The New York Times May 19, 2021Updated 2:57 p.m. ET Jim Clendenen, a larger than life, globe-trotting winemaker who through the force of his flamboyant personality and the understated beauty of his wines helped put the Santa Barbara region on the map, died on Saturday at his home in Buellton, Calif. He was 68. ....
Skip to main content Currently Reading Indigenous North American grapevines, not the standard European varieties, may be California wine s answer to climate change A handful of California winemakers are convinced that long-maligned hybrid grape varieties are the future FacebookTwitterEmail Matthew Niess believes the future of California wine lies with native California grapes. This might sound self-evident, but for the $40 billion wine industry, Niess’ idea is a serious provocation. Grapes native to California, or to any part of North America, are unheard of here. Virtually all of our vineyards are planted with European imports, specifically the grapevine species Vitis vinifera. Name a wine grape Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, even something obscure like Trousseau Gris and it’s certain to be a member of the vinifera species, European by parentage. ....
The Au Bon Climat Winery founder was a father, mentor and friend to thousands worldwide Jim Clendenen, left, and Shelby Sim, president and CEO of Visit SYV, pose for a photo at a wine event in 2017. (Shelby Sim photo) By Laurie Jervis, Noozhawk Columnist | @NoozhawkNews May 18, 2021 | 11:14 a.m. The global wine industry lost a pioneering winemaker with the sudden death of Jim Clendenen, founder of Santa Barbara County’s Au Bon Climat Winery. The Los Alamos resident was just 68 and died in his sleep on Saturday. News of his death traveled like lightning across social media starting Sunday evening and continues as the legendary Clendenen’s family, friends, colleagues and longtime Santa Maria cellar crew struggle with and grieve his passing. ....
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