Climat

Starting his winery Au Bon Climat in 1982, Mr. Clendenen had been instrumental in showing the region's potential for these Burgundian varietals, and this influenced his wife's decision to try something different.

New and Old Worlds Meet in Decadent Viogniers Jay McInerney 2011

After stumbling on the grapes from Sanford & Benedict in 1996—no one could quite tell her when they were planted or by whom—she decided to plant more at Le Bon Climat Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley in 1998.

New and Old Worlds Meet in Decadent Viogniers Jay McInerney 2011

When the owner of the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, which supplies grapes to Au Bon Climat, asked her husband if he had any interest in a batch of Viognier grapes, "Jim said no but I kicked him under the table," she recalls.

New and Old Worlds Meet in Decadent Viogniers Jay McInerney 2011

The charred frame of a Russian-made Lada car marked the frontline between the Climat de France inhabitants and hundreds of riot police massed on the hills.

Algerian Protesters Clash With Riot Police David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Au Bon Climat Isabelle Pinot Noir, £35, is a class act, ripe and refined, while Italian buyer Sebastian Payne has found a trio of wines from Campania that show purity of fruit, elegance and balance.

A Convenient Marriage Will Lyons 2011

The Clendenden marriage ended a few years ago and Ms. Clendenden no longer operates her winery out of Au Bon Climat's headquarters.

New and Old Worlds Meet in Decadent Viogniers Jay McInerney 2011

Moving west to pursue her interest in wine, she spent 18 months at Sinskey Vineyards in the Napa Valley, where she met Au Bon Climat's Jim Clendenen.

New and Old Worlds Meet in Decadent Viogniers Jay McInerney 2011

In Climat de France,a poor Algiers neighborhood locked between the sea and surrounding hills, bulldozers arrived before dawn Wednesday to destroy some 30 brick houses that had been built a few months earlier on a parking lot and a public garden.

Algerian Protesters Clash With Riot Police David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Indeed, Clendenen needs six labels to contain his enthusiasm for wine, including the Burgundy inspired lineup at Au Bon Climat.

A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008

When I was little, my mom's Climat and Magie Noire seemed to me incredibly sophisticated, belonging to a different, almost fairy-tale-like world.

Perfume Review: Lancome Magnifique Marina Geigert 2008