December 07, 2017

Jim Clendenen, the "Mind Behind" of Au Bon Climat since 1982, creates internationally acclaimed Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of balance and intrigue.

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In 1989 and 1990, Au Bon Climat was on Robert Parker's short list of "Best Wineries in the World", and in 1991 was selected by Oz Clark as one of fifty world-wide creators of Modern Classic Wines. Dan Berger of the Los Angeles Times named Clendenen the "LA Times Winemaker of the Year" in 1992; Food & Wine magazine named him "Winemaker of the Year" in 2001. Germany's leading wine magazine, Wein Gourmet, in 2004, named Clendenen "Winemaker of the World"; and in 2007, Jim was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s “Who’s Who of Food and Beverage in America.”