Bartholomew Broadbent
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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, Charlotte Broadbent and Henry Broadbent. He goes by the nickname of Bollew.[1]
Broadbent Label
In 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 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
Broadbent 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
Broadbent 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.