May
30
Jean-Marc Burgaud
Jean-Marc Burgaud created his domaine in 1989. Located in the village of Morgon, he is hard working and meticulous and has great ambitions for his wines that his vineyards easily justify. His 19 hectares (Beaujolais villages 5 hectares; Régnié 1 hectare; Morgon 13 hectares) are planted with Gamay noir on granitic/schistose hillsides. The Beaujolais-Village comes […]
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May
30
Paarl Heights
The Paarl Heights Sauvignon Blanc grapes are planted at the foothills of Paarl Mountain which is the second largest granite outcrop in the world with soils consisting of decomposed granite. These soils are beneficial for drainage and for adding expressions of minerality to the final wine. Located north of Stellenbosch and east of Cape Town, […]
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May
30
Joleté
Joleté comes from our friends at Le Cadeau and Aubichon winery in Oregon. They are a celebration of life’s relationships; the happy gatherings. These hand-crafted, small production wines are grown in meticulously farmed vineyards found in the finest wine regions of Oregon and California. After gaining his degree in soil science from University of Minnesota, […]
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May
30
Karim Vionnet
“Sex, Rock & Gamay,” a phrase on Karim Vionnet’s t-shirt, which unintentionally made a much larger statement about its wearer. Karim exudes an unapologetic, forthright, carefree spirit which manifests itself in various ways, including his wine. He drives three cars, none of them French. He owns three motorcycles but does not have a driver’s license. […]
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May
30
La Ciarliana
Nestled in the heart of the rolling Tuscan hills of Montepulciano at 350 meters above sea level, La Ciarliana embodies a lifelong dream. The Pelligrino family are fourth generation grape growers since 1964, and Luigi Pelligrino grew up in his family’s vineyards and studied at the local agricultural school. He worked for many years as […]
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May
30
La Fiorita
“There are no compromises or shortcuts to ensure the purest translation from soil to bottle.” ~ Natalie Oliveros From its foundation in the early nineties, the La Fiorita Estate has always sought to perfect the longevity and aromatic complexity of its Brunello to illustrate the magical harmony between the diverse terroirs, climate and Sangiovese grape – […]
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May
30
Lafond
Pierre Lafond was the founder of Santa Barbra Winery, the first post-prohibition commercial winery in Santa Barbara County. He purchased land in 1971 in the Santa Rita Hills at the western tip of the Santa Ynez Valley and began planting what is now a 97.5-acre vineyard. His belief in this area played a pioneering role […]
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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
Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau
Since 1875, the Vigneau-Chevreau family has farmed the chalky soils of the Vouvray domaine and has passed down the tradition through five generations. The late Jean-Michel Vigneau was the first to estate bottle the wines, and he began steering the family domaine in an organic direction. In the 1990s, Jean-Michel’s sons, Christophe and Stéphane, took […]
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May
30
Domaine Yves Cheron
The Cheron-Misset family has been farming vineyards in Burgundy for four generations. Third generation Denis Cheron saw untapped potential in the Southern Rhône’s lesser-known appellations in the early 1960s and left Burgundy to start a new family project in sunny Provence. Denis purchased a production facility in Vacqueyras and began vinifying wines for several local […]
