patricia kluge


Kluge foreclosure: Lots of interest, zero bids Published on Dec 8th, 2010 16 comments Trustee Bill Shmidheiser, center, talks with registered bidders who didn't bid, such as Wendell Wood, right. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE It was quite a different scene from the Sotheby's auction in June...
$35 million crunch: Credit lines force Kluge Winery foreclosure Published on Oct 30th, 2010 64 comments In September, Bill Moses and Patricia Kluge cut the ribbon on the science building at PVCC that bears their names. Now the winery that bears her name faces foreclosure. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR The...
Kluge-Moses: Feng shui gets scientific at PVCC building Published on Sep 21st, 2010 7 comments William Moses and his wife Paticia Kluge, who donated $1.2 million to the project, cut the ribbon in the building that bears their names. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR Students already taking classes at...
Final tally: Kluge auction brings $15.2 million Published on Jun 10th, 2010 2 comments The $87K 18th-century Meissen pugs far exceeded their $35K high estimate. PHOTO COURTESY SOTHEBY'S It's always a good feeling to clear out the clutter, and Patricia Kluge must be feeling...
Kluge clock sells for $3.8 million Published on Jun 9th, 2010 9 comments A Chinese clock goes for more than three times its estimate. PHOTO COURTESY SOTHEBY'S An Imperial Chinese Qing Dynasty table clock far exceeded its high-end $1 million estimate, and after fierce...
Hammer time: Kluge auction pulls in $6.4 million first session Published on Jun 8th, 2010 8 comments A pair of lamps, displayed on a TV screen, goes for $4,375. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE How do you tell who was the most serious about taking home a piece or two of the Patricia Kluge collection among...
Big lots: Sotheby's stages giganto Kluge estate sale Published on Jun 4th, 2010 9 comments The catalog for the collection of Patricia Kluge weighs in at more than 600 pages. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Even when Patricia Kluge downsizes, it's done on a grand scale. The former billionaire's...
Kluge's jewels on 'Today Show' Published on Apr 16th, 2010 25 comments Winemaker Patricia Kluge is shedding the skin of her life as billionaire's wife by selling both her mansion, Albemarle House, and other lavish belongings, including jewelry. A couple of the items to...
Sold: Kluge/Moses regain luxury spec house Published on Mar 1st, 2010 9 comments Attorneys James Schroll, Steve Blaine, and successful bidder Bill Moses clear up a little paperwork to return ownership to Moses and his wife. PHOTO BY DAVE MCNAIR The only bidder at the foreclosure...
Trial bound: Hardy v. Kluge moves forward Published on Feb 26th, 2010 13 comments On the block: the first homestead in Vineyard Estates, developed by William Moses and Patricia Kluge. ALBEMARLE COUNTY WEBSITE; LISA PROVENCE The high-dollar development of Patricia Kluge and Willam...
'Here to stay': But lawsuit and foreclosure cloud Kluge's dreams Published on Feb 19th, 2010 29 comments On the block: the first homestead in Vineyard Estates, developed by William Moses and Patricia Kluge. ALBEMARLE COUNTY WEBSITE; LISA PROVENCE With a looming foreclosure of its only spec house and a...
Kluge sales: First the house, now the contents Published on Feb 17th, 2010 11 comments Bill Moses and Patricia Kluge want to spend more time at their Morocco pad–- but Albemarle will remain home. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Less than five months after Patricia Kluge placed her nearly...
Up market: Kluge lists Albemarle House for $100 mm Published on Oct 31st, 2009 44 comments Bill Moses and Patricia Kluge want to spend more time at their Morocco pad– but Albemarle will remain home. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE Undaunted by a slow housing market, winemaker Patricia Kluge...
COVER- Back story: 20 years of stars, screenings and survival at the Virginia Film Festival Published on Nov 1st, 2007 2 comments Power couple Patricia and John Kluge hosted a party at the first film festival in 1988 and contributed cash and connections that helped get the event off the ground. PHOTO COURTESY THE...
Sour grapes: Neighbors fermenting over Kluge plan Published on Jun 26th, 2003 0 comments In a normally quiet corner of southern Albemarle County, neighbors who own hundreds of acres– and those who own a couple of acres– came together June 4 united in a common cause:...
No regrets: Patricia Kluge wakes up and smells the grapes Published on Sep 12th, 2002 0 comments Patricia Kluge is weary from being up most of the night. No, not from some big party. She didn't sleep well because she knew she had to get up at 2:30am to harvest her merlot grapes under lights that...
Grape moment Published on May 2nd, 2002 0 comments When UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce hosted a wine symposium, there was some sniping over the fact that no wine was served with the box lunch. After all, the keynote speaker, Robert Mondavi,...