Finca Allende, Rioja Blanco
Finca Allende, the estate created by Brother and sister team Mercedes and Miguel Angel de Gregorio, is located in the hill town of Briones in the Rioja Alta. ‘Allende’ can be roughly translated as ‘further’; its philosophy is to go further and further towards creating the perfect Rioja. This has been done by marrying the old and the new, by embracing […]
Lugana, Agricola S. Cristina, Massoni
Santa Cristina is a very small winery on Lake Garda owned and run by the Zenato family. The pure Trebbiano di Lugana grapes used for this crowning achievement are those of the Podere Massoni vineyards, in the S. Cristina estate. These historic vineyards are so prized due to the particular exposure and nature of the […]
Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay
Founded in 1944 by Mick Brajkovich, wife Katé and son Maté, Kumeu River was one of the early pioneers in Auckland, New Zealand, that helped to establish its reputation as a world-class wine region. Still family owned and run, Kumeu River continues to pioneer new frontiers: winemaker Michael Brajkovich became New Zealand’s first member of […]
Kumeu River, Ray’s Road
Kumeu River was founded in 1944 by Mick Brajkovich, wife Katé and son Maté, Kumeu River was one of the early pioneers in Auckland, New Zealand, that helped to establish its reputation as a world-class wine region. Still family owned and run, Kumeu River continues to pioneer new frontiers: winemaker Michael Brajkovich became New Zealand’s […]
Louro do Bollo, Godello, Rafael Palacios
Rafael Palacios is the brother of Spain’s leading winemaker Alvaro Palacios. Rafael has headed to the green north-west Atlantic-influenced vines of the DO of Valdeorras. The jewel here is the white variety Godello. Sandy soils with granite substratum allied to historical terraced vineyards add up to hard work, small yields and a concomitant high level […]
St Veran, En Terre Noire, Deux Roches
This cuvée comes from a single plot located in Davayé, on the foot of the Roche de Vergisson. This plot is covered with calcareous rocks. The expression Terres Noires comes from the colour of the subsoil – rich in humus. Half of the vines are about sixty years old and their exposure to the south […]
Rolly Gassmann, Gewurztraminer, Alsace
The family domaine of Rolly Gassmann lies in the village of Rorschwihr, near Ribeauvillé in Alsace’s Haut-Rhine. The 51 hectare estate (40ha in Rorschwihr, 10ha in Bergheim) is owned and run by Marie-Therese, Louis & their son Pierre Gassmann, along with a team of 17 workers. All are farmed organically using biodynamic practices – Pierre […]
Le Petit Viognier, Stéphane Montez, Monteillet
Stéphane Montez’s family have been growing grapes in the Northern Rhône for ten generations and today have 23 hectares of prime vineyards in Condrieu, Côte Rôtie and Saint-Joseph. Like many people in the new order of Rhône winemaking, Stéphane believes in a reductive style of vinification in order to naturally extract and preserve all the […]
Domaine de la Motte, Chablis 1er Cru, Vau Ligneau
Domaine de la Motte is a 25 hectare, family-run winery handed down from father to son since 1950. Now under the stewardship of Bernard Michaut, an ex-chef, who works with his son Adrien. Their winemaking is meticulous and the wines are benchmarks for the region. They are fastidious about producing concentrated, mineral and very precise […]
Bodegas Naia, Naiades, Barrel Fermented Verdejo
Located on the left bank of the River Duero, the Bodegas Naia winery dedicates itself to the production of high quality white wines from their meticulously cared for vineyards, most of which were planted more than 40 years ago in the destrict of La Seca, one of the most highly renowned ‘cru’ of the region. […]
Vieux Pineau des Charentes Blanc, Château de Montifaud
Château Montifaud is a rare thing in Cognac: an independent, family-owned producer in a region dominated by big brands! Founded in 1866, it is currently run by sixth generation, Laurent Vallet, with his wife Elodie. Before taking over, Laurent worked for ten years alongside his father, Michel, learning the art of distillation. Of their 130 […]
East India Solera Sherry, Oloroso blend, 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 […]
