Turckheim Gewurztraminer Vieilles Vignes, Alsace

Turckheim Gewurztraminer Vieilles Vignes

Widely regarded as one of the best co-operatives in the world, Cave de Turckheim lies at the mouth of the Munster Valley. Working closely with 180 partners, its vineyards span the full breadth of Alsatian terroir and grape varieties.  Substantial investment in the winery has enabled the team to vinify many parcels of grapes separately, […]

Daschbosch Méthode Ancestrale, Pet Nat, Breedekloof

Pet Nat Methode Ancestrale

Daschbosch crafts elegant wines and experimental wines whilst upholding traditional methods of wine-making and craftsmanship, since 1754, when the farm land was granted by the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, Rijk Tulbagh. The Verdelho grapes for this Pet Nat are hand picked, destemmed and crushed. Cold soaking and slow fermentation at about 12-15 […]

Auntsfield, Single Vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc

Auntsfield, Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

When Graeme and Linda first bought the property, there were no grapes anywhere around them. It wasn’t until they began researching the history of the land, that they realised they had just purchased Marlborough’s very first vineyard. Auntsfield is a family business in every sense of the word. And, at the very heart of this, […]

Domaine Papagiannakos, Assyrtiko

DOMAINE PAPAGIANNAKOS, ASSYRTIKO

The best known Assyrtikos are found on the volcanic island of Santorini – but this wine from Papagiannakos definitely matches their quality. Its coastal location, on the Attican peninsula, infuses the wine with the same salinity and racing acidity due to its proximity to the sea. The first barrel was flled with the local Savatiano […]

North Coast Viognier, Cline Cellars

North Coast Viognier, Cline Cellars

Cline Cellars is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Sonoma’s Carneros Valley. Established in 1982 by Fred Cline, a descendant of Italian US settlers, he originally founded the winery in Oakley, Contra Costa County, cultivating Rhône varieties and Zinfandel on vines dating back to 1906. In the 1990s, the family moved their winemaking operation to […]

The Domaine de la Pierre des Dames, Bourgogne Blanc

Pierre des Dames Bourgogne Blanc

Domaine de la Pierre des Dames is located in the picturesque commune of Prissé, nestled in the heart of the Lamartinien Valley. Founded in 1992 by Vincent Nectoux, Jean-Michel Aubinel, and Marie-Thérèse Canard, they cultivate 26 hectares across southern Burgundy. Committed to sustainability, Domaine de la Pierre des Dames, since 2020, has eliminated the use […]

Pyros, Chardonnay, Bodegas Salentein

Pyros Chardonnay

Bodegas Salentein is nestled in the picturesque Uco Valley just south of Mendoza. In 1996, Dutch entrepreneur Mijndert Pon purchased the estate in what initially seemed to be a rocky desert. He ambitiously embarked on planting vineyards at high altitudes with the aim of producing ‘wines like no other.’ The high-altitude vines are planted at […]

Zephyr, Pinot Gris

Zephyr

The Glover family were one of the first to plant grapes on their farm in Marlborough’s Dillon’s Point sub-region in 1988. Nineteen years later, led by eldest son Ben, the family launched Zephyr, a range of single vineyard wines from the farm. This family-owned Single Vineyard Pinot Gris (from the Alice Mills Vineyard) expresses the […]

L’Exception, Beaujolais Blanc, Domaine Cheysson

Exception

This special reserve Beaujolais Blanc from Jean-Pierre Large, Domaine Cheysson, is named ‘the Exception’ because it is the only vineyard producing white in the Cru Beaujolais appellation of Chiroubles. Here only red wines get Cru status. The idea to produce this wine came when the Jean-Pierre had resolved to remove some vines because they were […]

Rippa Dorii, Los Curas, Rueda

Rippa Dorii Curas

Rippa Dorii is an Ontañón Family project, producing wines from two of Spain’s most important wine regions that run alongside the River Duero – Ribera del Duero and Rueda. The name Rippa Dorii is the latin form of ‘Ribera del Duero’ – inspiration for the name and label came from the nearby 13th century chapel […]

Weingut Bastgen, Blauschiefer Riesling Trocken

Blauschiefer Riesling

The Weingut Bastgen property was founded in 1850 and is located in the tiny hamlet of Monzel, along the middle Mosel. The current owners are husband and wife team Armin Vogel and Mona Bastgen who began working in the winery in 1993. The average total production is 3,300 cases. They meticulously tend 4.5 ha (11.11 […]