John X Merriman, Rustenberg
Rustenberg is one of South Africa’s best known and respected winemakers. In 1941 Peter and Pamela Barlow bought Rustenberg, later acquiring Schoongezicht and reuniting the properties. Their son Simon took over the running of the farm in 1987. Simon’s son, Murray, joined in the running of the farm with his father in 2012. The Barlows […]
Rioja Crianza, Ontañon, Halves
Currently run by the fifth generation of the Pérez Cuevas family to carry on the tradition of grape growing in the southern part of Rioja, they take great pride in maintaining their vineyards in the most sustainable manner possible as it is their land that supports their family’s craft. As well as farming organically and […]
Pedro Ximenez, Lustau
The company Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder’s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustas’s name but with the individual bodega’s […]
Bodegas Eguren Ugarte, Rioja Crianza, Jeroboam
In the foothills of the Sierra Cantabria surrounded by 130 hectares of vines, the Eguren Ugarte Winery is in Laguardia in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa. It has a restaurant with amazing views and is a great place to base yourself, in its delightful rooms, if you are touring Rioja. With 15 months in […]
Adobe Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Voted by Wines of Chile as “Winery of the Year 2016”, Emiliana is one of Chile’s most exciting producers and pioneers in organic and biodynamic winemaking. Since 1998, this Chilean winery has been producing award-winning wines from almost 1,000 hectares of vineyards in prime sites including Casablanca, Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua and Bio Bio. Its spectacular […]
Adobe Reserva Merlot
Voted by Wines of Chile as “Winery of the Year 2016”, Emiliana is one of Chile’s most exciting producers and pioneers in organic and biodynamic winemaking. Since 1998, this Chilean winery has been producing award-winning wines from almost 1,000 hectares of vineyards in prime sites including Casablanca, Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua and Bio Bio. Its spectacular […]
Adobe Reserva Pinot Noir
Voted by Wines of Chile as “Winery of the Year 2016”, Emiliana is one of Chile’s most exciting producers and pioneers in organic and biodynamic winemaking. Since 1998, this Chilean winery has been producing award-winning wines from almost 1,000 hectares of vineyards in prime sites including Casablanca, Maipo, Cachapoal, Colchagua and Bio Bio. Its spectacular […]
Chambolle Musigny, Argillieres, Domaine Michel Magnien
The appellation of Chambolle-Musigny sits in the heart of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits neighbouring other famous names such as Gevrey-Chambertin and Nuits-St-Georges. The vineyard of Les Argillieres sits immediately alongside the renowned Grand Cru, Le Musigny and the wines from here have a distinct perfume and finesse. The vines of Domaine Michel Magnien are around […]
The Wolftrap Red, Boekenhoutskloof
From master wine makers Boekenhoutskloof, the Wolftrap is blend is 84% Syrah with 15% Mourvedre and a tiny 1% Viognier. The nose is intense, dark, and brooding with an abundance of black fruit aromas and scents of violets, pepper and cured meat with gentle whiffs of dried coriander and tar. The savoury, gamey aromas and […]
Domaine Mas Barrau, Cabernet Franc, Pay du Gard
Cabernet Franc is much under-rated and is rarely cultivated outside its traditional habitats of Bordeaux and the Loire Valley in France. At Domaine Mas Barrau in the Gard region of Southern Rhône, Boutinot’s Guillaume Letang and Samantha Bailey a have worked together with the family of this organic estate near Nîmes to produce a wine […]
Le Professeur, Marselan
Xavier Roger’s roots were firmly in the vineyards of Sancerre in the Loire Valley. Son of Jean-Max Roger whose 34ha domaine in the village of Bué, just south-west of town of Sancerre, is renowned for its production of high quality, Sancerre, Menetou-Salon and Pouilly Fumé. However three is a crowd, and with his brothers Thibault […]
Medievo, Bodegas del Medievo, Organic Rioja Tinto
Medievo wines are the fruit of the work of generations of farmers who form Medievo and from the hands and know-how of their winemaker Santiago Garde. Bodegas del Medievo grows its grapes in the foothills of the Sierra de Yerga. This area constitutes an ancestral edaphoclimatic unit, recognized since ancient times. Although the winery is […]
