May
30
Perusini
The Perusini vineyards are one of the 50 happy few listed by Luigi Veronelli in “I vignaioli storici” (The Italian Wine-growers Bible). Today the estate is run by Giampaolo’s daughter, Teresa, an art historian like her uncle, but also a keen cultivator who divides her time between her studies and running the estate together with […]
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May
30
Philip Schell
Philip Schell, a Bordelais who arrived in Mendoza in 1998 as a business partner of the enoligist Michel Rolland, is today passionately running his own project: “…sensitive to the nobility of the old vineyards at Lujan de Cuyo, I found there the raw material of the wines that I produce in a winery with which […]
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May
30
Pier Carlo Bergaglio
In the village of Capriata D’Orba, in the land of Dolcetto d’Ovada production, the destiny of man and grapevines has been inextricably entwined for generations. The history of Pier Carlo Bergaglios winery is here, dating back to 1876 when Pier Carlo’s grandfather was born. As an adult, he began winemaking – what would become the […]
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May
30
Pietro Caciorgna
The Caciorgna farm is in the town of Casole d’Elsa, in the province of Siena, an enchanting area in the heart of Tuscany. It is about 18 miles/30 km from Siena and San Gimignano and 31 miles/50 km from Florence. In 1953, Giovanni and Fulvia Caciorgna fell in love with this area, where they decided […]
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May
30
Le Cadeau
We began looking for Willamette Valley property in 1996 and a year later found an uncultivated 28-acre parcel on the south slope of Parrett Mountain, just a few miles east of Newberg, OR, part of the Chehalem Mountains AVA. The first ten acres of vineyard land were cleared during the summer of ’97 and eleven […]
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May
30
Vignobles Terrassous
Vignobles Terrassous is based in the Aspres hills in the south of the Eastern Pyrenees Mountains. The vines extend to the foothills of Mount Canigou, a snow-covered mountain most of the year. The surrounding hills are adorned with vineyards, olive groves and scrubland. In the distance, the reflections of the Mediterranean Sea sparkle in the […]
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May
30
Lumos
The Lumos Wine Company was launched in 2000 by Dai Crisp, dashing grape grower and winemaker, and his groovy wife and business partner, PK McCoy. Dai was first introduced to viticulture in 1986 when he helped his parents plant a small, 10-acre vineyard on their farm in Wren, Oregon. PK was first introduced to Dai […]
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May
30
Mannucci Droandi
The Mannuccis were landowners in Valdarno at least from the early 19th century; from the 18th century the Droandis were farmers in Carmignano. Today, the estate is family-run. Roberto Mannucci is assisted by his wife, Maria Grazia Mammuccini and nephews Andrea and Matteo Mammuccini.The estate is divided into two main parts. The first is the […]
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May
30
Mas d’en Gil
Steeply sloping hillsides made of Llicorella (slate) soils, crowned by tiny villages, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine… The Priorat is a tiny rural world in the south of Catalonia, 130 km from Barcelona, where sea breezes and inland winds fill the steep vineyards with the essence of aromatic herbs. The Rovira Carbonell family care for and […]
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May
30
Mayr
Winemaker Franz Arndorfer and his team cultivate some 50 acres of Austria’s Kremstal region. With a long tradition dating back to 1447 the winery has also developed one of Austria’s most ambitious organic farming programs. All vineyard works from pruning, to canopy management, to harvesting at optimum ripeness levels are performed in accordance with this […]
