‘Without a doubt, one of the Central Coast superstars and one of the references in California’ - Jeb Dunnuck Stephan Asseo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure Winery, began making wine in 1982, following his education at L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon, Burgundy, France. In that same year, Stephan established Domaine Courteillac in Bordeaux. He and his […]
Campanian superstar wine Montevetrano burst onto the scene in 1995 and achieved cult status almost overnight. Italian photographer Silvio Imparato initially had just 4 hectares of vines south of Naples and made a little wine in 1991. Encouraged by the results she hired famed winemaker Ricardo Cotarella to help with the 1992 vintage. In 1995 […]
We are pleased to offer this fantastic new release from the Gaja portfolio. The 2018 vintage was characterised by early flowering and then a cool, wet summer which provided challenges in the vineyards to avoid downy and powdery mildew, which was avoided and allowed the fruit to ripen slowly, a benefit for Nebbiolo. A windy, […]
Having just been scored a sensational 99 points by Antonio Galloni, I am delighted to offer the new 2019 Siepi from celebrated Italian producers Mazzei. The Mazzei family owns 117 hectares of vine, divided in 120 parcels all harvested by hand. Grapes are vinified and matured separately in order to add complexity to the wines. […]
Currently the highest scoring Super Tuscan to emerge from the 2019 vintage, Tenuta Sette Ponti have announced their flagship wine Oreno will have a special label in 2019 to celebrate 20 years since its first release. Oreno, named after the river that runs through the property, is the flagship of Tenuta Sette Ponti. The soils […]
We are delighted to offer the new releases of Joseph Phelps' 2018 Insignia & 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. Joseph Phelps Vineyards is a family-owned and operated wine estate with vineyards and wineries in Napa Valley and on the western Sonoma Coast. The winery was founded in 1973 by Joseph Phelps, a successful construction executive and entrepreneur […]
The Latour family are long established in Burgundy's wine trade. They began as vine growers in the village of Aloxe-Corton as early as 1760s and went on to establish today's business, Maison Louis Latour, in 1797. Today they are one of the region's most famous names, creating wines from their own 50 hectare domaine in […]
Having started in 1901 as a family of farmers, the Parussos have grown their vineyard holdings over the last hundred years to eventually became a family of vintners. Respect of territory and nature is fundamental for them in order to build a perfect symbiosis with the earth. Besides the traditional techniques, they have developed the […]
When he inherited the Champagne House in 1833, the aesthete and entrepreneur Louis Roederer took a visionary approach to enriching his vines, aiming to master every stage of the wine’s creation. He forged the wine’s unique style, character, and taste. In the mid-nineteenth century, Louis Roederer acquired some of Champagne’s grand cru vineyards—an approach that […]
Mischief and Mayhem was started as a micro négociant in 2003, based in the village of Aloxe-Corton. Established by Brits Michael Ragg and Fiona Traill-Stevenson after working for Berry Bros & Rudd wine merchants in London, they decided to establish their own négociant business based on the substantial number of connections they have to individual growers, enabling […]
