ONLINE: Jim Adelman-Clendenen family wines with Au Bon Climat

The evening will be hosted by Jimmy Smith with Jim Adelman online from California.

The late Jim Clendenen founded Au Bon Climat (ABC) in 1982. He became famous for making pioneering wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on California’s Central Coast. He passed away in 2021 and is remembered as one of the most charismatic and influential people of his vinous generation. We welcome his successor Jim Adelman to WLWS online to lead us through the story of ABC and taste through a range of stunning wines.

Au Bon Climat translates as “a well-exposed vineyard”, a name suiting the coastal position of the vineyards, with its benevolent Pacific fog and cooling breeze. Making the most of these conditions ABC buy clones from Burgundy. This contributes to creating wines which emulate the restraint and finesse of Europe but with a magic touch of New World flair. Like most of best early pioneers on USA’s West Coast, Jim needed no encouragement to recognise the importance of the soil. He farms all his own vineyards organically to maximise the personality of each site coming through in the wines. Le Bon Climat was certified organic in 2003. A wide array of wines are produced from ABC's own vineyards and from the close relationships the estate enjoys with other growers.

Wines on Tasting (8 in total) - more details to follow soon:

Wines from Au Bon Climat:

2021 Isabelle Pinot Noir

2022 Los Alamos Vineyard Chardonnay

2022 Nuits Blanche Chardonnay

2021 Sanford and Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

2022 Lala Panzi Vineyard Pinot Noir

2023 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

Wines from Clendenen Family:

2018 Pip Nebbiolo

2023 Pinot Gris

Unable to commit on the evening? No problem! Anyone registered for this tasting will gain access to the video recording of the live event, so you can always revisit any of these at any time in the future - whether it's because you missed participating in the live evening or if you want to revisit the presentation at a later date.

ONLINE TASTING FEE STRUCTURE:

For this special online tasting, an exclusive tasting kit is included in the listed price which includes a 50ml tasting sample of each wine. Note: Tasting kits will be dispatched in the week leading up to the tasting. If orders are placed fewer than 5 working days before the event the kit may not arrive in time for the live class but the wines can be enjoyed with the event recording.

Tasting kit delivery can be made to anywhere within the UK only. At present we are unable to fulfil international orders.

DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE A TASTING KIT? We understand that not everyone will want to receive the wine samples, and would rather just register to participate in the online evening without the wines. That is absolutely fine! The fee to just register for this evening without receiving a tasting kit is £10. Just enter the promotional code: 85REGONLY when checking out to ensure you just pay the registration cost.