Bartholomew Broadbent, Date of Birth

Bartholomew Broadbent

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1962

Profession: winegrower, wine critic

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bartholomew Broadbent (born 11 January 1962) is an expert in wine, especially on Port and Madeira.
He is the son of the wine critic Michael Broadbent. 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.Broadbent campaigns on clarity of alcohol levels on wine packaging and has been influential in promoting the appreciation of Virginia wines.He was listed as # 48 in the 2013 Into Wine 100 Most Influential People in the US Wine Industry.
Decanter magazine named him one of the “fifty most influential in the wine world…the faces to watch in the new millennium” in 1997.
Wine & Spirits magazine named him one of ten in the world to be “driving the most revolutionary changes in wine” in 2008.
His company Broadbent Selections Inc was nominated one of the top five wine importers by Wine Enthusiast magazine in 2005.
He was made a Cavaleiro of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto in 1989 and is a past Director of Steven Spurrier’s L’Academie du Vin and a founder of L’Academie du Vin in Toronto.