May
30
Boutinot
Established in 1980, Boutinot has grown to become one of the leading UK based distributors of quality wines from around the world. France is one of Boutinot’s production hubs, where they manage the creation of various labels. Boutinot’s winemakers work by both vinifying fruit from their own vineyards, and by working with partner growers with […]
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May
30
Alain Brumont
The story of Alain Brumont is the story of Tannat and how such an irascible, tannic grape could be tamed without betraying its true character. It happened through the will of a man…a man of many telling nicknames (France’s Angelo Gaja, the Che of the Vines, the Garibaldi of the Southwest, Madiran’s Fighting Bull)…with an […]
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May
30
Buccia Nera
Buccia Nera is an organic family farm in the small village of Campriano, Tuscany, managed by third generation sisters Anastasia, Alessia and Roberta Mancini and their mother Patrizia. Their father Amadio is the vineyard manager while Anastasia’s husband, Sandro Nalli, is the head winemaker. Anastasia began her professional career as a lawyer until she felt […]
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May
30
Alasia
Alasia wines are made by Araldica, Piemonte’s largest and most progressive cooperative which maintains a small, family-run culture thanks to its lead winemaker and manager, Claudio Manera. Claudio’s father was Araldica’s very first winemaker back in the fifties, and Caludio’s wife Lella is also a winemaker and the head of quality control at the co-op. […]
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May
30
Ca’ di Ponti
Set up in 2003, Adria Vini is a winemaking venture jointly owned by Boutinot and Araldica Vini Piemontesi, the leading co-operative in Piemonte. All areas of production, from grape selection through to vinification, maturation, blending and bottling are meticulously overseen by Araldica’s Claudio Manera and Lella Burdese. Working closely with growers and cooperatives, their aim […]
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May
30
Bertolani Family
The Bertolani winery was established in Scandiano in 1925 by Alfredo Bertolani, supported by his passion for grapes and by the knowledge of this territory from his background as a grape broker. Today, the winery remains family-owned by the fourth generation, and their respect of the area’s terroir and careful wine making processes produce Lambrusco […]
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May
30
Ca’ Furlan
Veneto-based wine industry veteran Alessandro Furlan made wine at his family’s vineyard in Friuli, “Franco Furlan,” for years before deciding to start his own label with longtime friend and owner of Regal Wine Imports, Charlie Trivinia. Alessandro’s grandfather started the family tradition of working in the wine business when he worked in retail during WWII. […]
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May
30
Alfredo Roca
The Roca family has been producing wine in Mendoza for four generations and currently farms vineyards in San Rafael, the southernmost province of Mendoza. At altitudes of 800 meters (2,600 feet!) above the sea level, Roca’s vineyards produce distinctly cool-climate wines. In 1912, the Roca family’s ancestors came from Spain and Italy, settled in San […]
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May
30
Carol Shelton
Carol Shelton is widely cited as the most awarded winemaker in the United States. She has won countless medals for her wines and has been honored as Winemaker of the Year numerous times. After years of working with some of the industry’s top winemakers and wineries, Carol continues to win awards and accolades for premium […]
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May
30
Andrea Oberto
The Andrea Oberto winery has humble origins. Farming began in 1959 when the Oberto family bought a farmhouse in La Morra, Piedmont. At the time, the farmers couldn’t survive by growing only vineyards, so they earned a living growing peaches and grapes and by raising cows. The children took part in the family business from […]
