•Jan Shrem, who left an indelible mark on California’s wine industry through his dedication to the arts and charitable generosity, died last month at the age of 94. The founder of Clos Pegase winery in Calistoga, Shrem was also a consummate philanthropist, contributing to The MET Opera, Festival Napa Valley, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the University of California at San Francisco Neurology Clinic. Perhaps most notable was Shrem’s long-lasting partnership with the University of California at Davis, supporting the arts, including helping to fund the construction of the university’s Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. Wine Spectator has more on Shrem’s life and career.

•Tobermory Distillery, located on Scotland’s Isle of Mull, has launched two new single malts in the U.S., one from the distillery’s namesake unpeated brand and the other from peated single malt Ledaig. The Tobermory 21 Year Old is bottled at 46.3% abv and matured in refill whisky barrels before finishing in Oloroso Sherry casks. The Tobermory bottling retails for around $281 a 700-ml. and is available in limited quantities. The new U.S. release from Ledaig is an 18-year-old single malt bottled at 46.3% abv that spent 16 years in ex-Bourbon casks before a two-year finish in Oloroso casks. It carries a suggested price of $177 a 700-ml. In September, Campari Group took a minority stake in Capevin Holdings, the parent company of Tobermory and Ledaig, among other single malts. Terlato handles Tobermory in the U.S.