# The wine from the cellar of music legend Quincy Jones: Video, Photos

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- Published: 2023-12-13T00:02:33+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**The 28-time Grammy winner’s collection features many of the world’s greatest wines
and under-the-radar gems.**

One of the most decorated figures in American music, Quincy Jones has broken boundaries
throughout his career. As a songwriter, producer, composer and arranger he has upended
traditional divisions of genre, fusing pop, soul, jazz and hip-hop in extraordinary
combinations.

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Further, he has blazed the trail for a more diverse and inclusive music industry,
becoming the first Black executive at a major American record company and breaking
into film scoring at a time when the field was largely closed to Black composers.

Jones has been responsible for some of the most beloved hits of the 20th century,
including producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the best-selling album in music 
history, and the charity single We Are the World, which sold more than 20 million
copies and raised over $63 million for humanitarian aid in Africa. With 28 Grammy
wins to his name, he is one of just a few multidisciplinary talents who can claim
EGOT status — having also won an Emmy, Oscar and Tony. And he has done it all with
grace, humility and no small amount of panache.

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Perhaps less well known is that throughout his wide-ranging career, which has brought
him all over the world, Jones has amassed an exceptional collection of fine wine—
the arsenal of a consummate host who is known for gatherings that bring together
entertainment’s greatest talents and stars. Christie’s is thrilled to offer selections
from Mr. Jones’ collection as part of Fine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones 
and A Diplomat’s Collection of Rarities, an online auction from 30 November to 11
December.

It all started when Jones embarked on his first trip to Europe as a young trumpeter
in Lionel Hampton’s band in 1953. The great saxophone player Ben Webster gave him
a pivotal bit of advice. ‘He told me that the soul of a country is identified by
its music, its food, and its language,’ Jones recalls. ‘and that “wherever you go,
eat the food the real people eat, listen to the music the real people listen to,
and learn 30 or 40 words in every language.”’

Jones embraced Webster’s advice wholeheartedly. ‘In so doing, I was also introduced
to the pleasure of experiencing the best wines ever produced,’ says Jones. It sparked
a collecting journey than would span more than fifty years, during which Jones gathered
selections from many of the finest vineyards in the world.

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Throughout his incredible output, Jones has collaborated with and brought out the
best in countless iconic talents. He composed and arranged for Count Basie, Dinah
Washington and Sarah Vaughan. He arranged Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me to the Moon, the
first song played on the moon. He produced the soundtrack for The Wiz, starring 
Michael Jackson and Diana Ross. He cast Oprah in her acting debut in The Color Purple,
his first film as producer. His wine collection likewise represents the best of 
the best.

Jones’ encyclopaedic collection reflects a breadth of knowledge, spanning the most
sought-after growing regions as well as under-the-radar selections and rare gems.
Pre-war vintages include the 1928 Cos D’Estournel, 1933 (Mr. Jones’ birth-year) 
vintages of Latour and Leacock’s Malvazia, and 1934 Mouton. A broad selection of
all five of Bordeaux’ First Growths is on offer alongside the best of Bordeaux’ 
Right-Bank including Pétrus and Cheval Blanc.

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Many of the wines offered in the upcoming sale are in their peak drinking window.‘
Mr. Jones chose very well,’ says Christopher Munro, head of the wine department 
for Christie’s Americas. ‘He bought great vintages that will give one immense pleasure
to drink now.’

One such example is the lot of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000. Beautiful gold-engraved
bottles encapsulate the artistry and attention to detail that define the wines of
Baroness Philippine de Rothschild.

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The auction includes many of Mr. Jones’ personal favorites such as Château Lafite
Rothschild and Château Cheval Blanc, as well as Gaja Barbaresco — which Jones considers
his ‘favorite of favorites.’ Debuting in 1967, Gaja’s Sorì San Lorenzo has become
one of Piemonte’s most famous wines. The bottles from 1996 offered are an excellent
example of what is widely regarded as the most powerful and structured of Gaja’s
three single-vineyard wines from Barbaresco.

From Burgundy, Jones chose to stock-up on the revelatory 2005 vintage, considered
by many to be the finest of the decade, from the finest of whites such as Corton-
Charlemagne from Camille Giroud to transcendent reds including Clos de Lambrays 
and Dugat-Py’s Mazoyères-Chambertin. In addition to his holdings of the best of 
Burgundy, Jones collected revered champagnes, such as Krug, Clos du Mesnil, one 
of the most sought-after and critically-acclaimed champagnes of all time.

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From California, Jones’ cellar is full of both classic and cult Napa Valley wines:
from Bryant Estate’s first release (1992) to older vintages of Beaulieu Vineyard,
Charles Krug and Robert Mondavi.

Having recently celebrated his 90th birthday in style with a two-day tribute concert
at the Hollywood Bowl, Jones is ready to open up his cellar and share it with the
world. ‘Each bottle in my collection evokes in me memories of unique and extraordinary
times spent with unique and extraordinary people,’ says Jones. ‘I have no doubt 
that the selections presented here will bring you and those you share them with 
as much joy and beautiful memories as they have brought to me and those that I’ve
shared them with.’

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