FRANCE | CHAMPAGNE

Gimonnet-Gonet

Born into two families of vignerons, it is not surprising that Anne and Philippe Gimonnet decided to follow the foot- steps of their ancestors and in 1986 the first bottles of Champagne Gimonnet-Gonet were crafted. Since then, their only objective has been to produce champagnes of the highest quality with finesse and delicacy.

In 2012 they were joined by their son, Charles, whom shares the same commitment and desire to continue what was started many decades ago by previous generations of the family. Starting with just 5 hectares in 1986, their estate now covers 13.5 hectares, mainly in Grand Cru villages of La Côte des Blancs: Chouilly, Cramant, Oiry, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, the heartland of Chardonnay.

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FRANCE | CHAMPAGNE

Fabrice Moreau

Champagne Fabrice Moreau is the result of the work and involvement of an entire family for five generations. Since 2018, Adrien continues the activity in the respect of the values received and progressively implementing more innovative viticultural practices, more respectful of the environment as well as optimal oenological techniques.

Halfway between Reims and Epernay, the winery is located in Marfaux, Ardre Valley in the heart of the Natural Park of the Montagne de Reims. Their vineyard is spread on 23 blocks located almost all in the village of Marfaux. The vines are planted on the southern slope of the hillside and each bear their name, sometimes evocative as “Les Gouttes d’Or”. The majority and historical variety of our terroir is Pinot Meunier, appreciated for its fruity and richness, it is the base of their assemblages, but they also grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which permit to propose a varied range of Champagnes.

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FRANCE | ALSACE

Hubert Meyer

The Meyer family has a tradition as vignerons in Blienschwiller that dates back to 1722. Hubert Meyer and now since 2009, his son Pierre, a graduate in oenology, vinify the wines of this estate of about 10 hectares. The range of their good vintages is divided, as is often the case in the region, into Vins de Tradition, dedicated to the 7 Alsatian grape varieties and Vins de Prestige, made from plots selected at harvest when the vintage allows it.

The Prestige range includes Pinot Noir aged in barrels, Pinot Gris and Riesling from the Grand Cru Winzenberg Vineyard. Pierre Meyer also makes delicious Crémant d’Alsace Blanc and Rosé Brut following the Methode Champenoise.Converted in Biodynamie since 2019, the wines really express the quality of the terroir and their varietal.

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FRANCE | ALSACE

Jardin d’Edouard

Since 1900, they have been cultivating their vines and producing their wines as independent winegrowers. Their vineyard is established in Château-Thébaud and spreads over 16 hectares. Their vines are over 50 years old, cultivated on 5 terroirs. They are now using integrated viticulture. Their vines are grown on the Armorican massif, in 5 different terroirs. Each plot soil and subsoil is composed on a variety of Granodiorite, Gneiss, Gabbro Amphibolite, Sandstone, Schist, Mica Schist, “Granit de Clisson”.

This variety of soil and subsoils allows their wines to express very distinctive aromatic profiles. They master the « on lees » maturing method to give a unique style to Muscadets. The wines are matured on their lees from 7 to 72 months in glass coated underground tanks.

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FRANCE | LOIRE

Domaine Bourillon Dorléans

Founded in 1921 by Gaston Dorléans, the Domaine covers today 26 hectares of vineyards located on the best hillsides of the commune of Rochecorbon, in the heart of the Loire Valley, in France. They work with the unique and emblematic grape variety of Vouvray, Chenin blanc.

Frédéric and his son Benjamin, third and fourth generation winegrowers, strive to perpetuate the traditional spirit and the quality of their Vouvray wines with a strong personality. The estate extends over different soils, clay-limestone and claysiliceous, and is among the best in the Vouvray appellation. The soils and the particular climate of the region give the wines of Vouvray a unique flavor. Dry, sweet or sparkling, the wines are aged with care and attention to guarantee their exceptional quality. Their troglodyte cellar dates from the 15th century. Carved into the hillside, these caves offer the advantage of constant temperature and humidity for wines to age peacefully and take on all their letters of nobility.

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FRANCE | LOIRE

Château Pierre Bise

Pierre Papin bought Château Pierre-Bise in 1959, and in 1974, his son Claude took on the original nine hectares in Pays de Loire and gradually expanded the estate, particularly during the 1980s, with the purchase of vines from his father-in-law in Rochefort, Chaume and Quarts-de-Chaume. In 1992, Claude also took over the Clos de Coulaine vineyard, adding the Savennières appellation to the estate’s range.

They have been certified biodynamic since 1976 and have since always carefully maintained their fields by caring for their soils and crafting wines with typicity from their diverse terroirs.

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FRANCE | LOIRE

Domaine Leduc Frouin

The family LEDUC-FROUIN has had the vineyard since 1873. Combining tradition and modernity, Antoine and Nathalie make every effort to offer you typical local wines, subtle and surprising. Passionate and strong in our experiments, we work rigorously with our vineyard of 30 hectares and practice manual harvests.

The diversity of our soils (falun, shale, clay) allows us to perform divided into parcels winemaking that every year reveals the character of the wines la “Seigneurie”! Wishing to preserve the heritage that has been entrusted to us, we work in the dimension of the sustainable agriculture “Terra Vitis”

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FRANCE | LOIRE

Domaine Pierre Riffault

This winery is located in the town of Verdigny, in Chaudoux in the heart of the Sancerrois Region. With 11 hectares of vines, 9.5 in Sauvignon Blanc and1.5 in Pinot Noir planted around twenty plots spread over the 3 terroirs of Sancerre: Caillottes, Silex and Les Terres Blanches.

It is only in 2005 that Bertrand took over for his Dad Pierre and kept all the traditions but also brought moderne technique and convert into organic farming.

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FRANCE | LOIRE

Domaine Cyprien Perchaud

After three years of study in oenology, viticulture, wine production and marketing in Beaune, Cyprien Perchaud took over the family estate located in the heart of the Sancerrois in 2019. Cyprien’s philosophy is to preserve the terroirs and the sustainability of the vines. He always works with a view to optimize microbial life, preventing soil erosion and pay particular attention to pruning and de-budding operations.

Cyprien cultivates 9.5 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 2.5 of Pinot Noir on “caillottes” (dry stony chalk), “Terre Blanche” (chalky clay) and some flint soils. It is the blend of these three terroirs that gives their wines their typical characteristics and consistency over the years.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Ferrari

It is on the occasion of the grape harvest in 1981 that Christophe Ferrari will fall in love with the noble profession of winegrower. The time to finish his studies and in 1987, he moved to IRANCY as a young winemaker. From now on, this passion will not leave him anymore. Unable to benefit from a family heritage, he works to bring together two small aging farms. Christophe FERRARI currently operates 14 hectares of vineyards in IRANCY SAINT-BRIS and CHABLIS.

Concerned about the quality of his wines, Christophe knew how to preserve the traditional methods of vinification like the aging in oak barrels, by associating modern techniques favorable to the improvement of the quality and the hygiene of the wine.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine de la Meulière

Nicolas & Vincent Laroche represent the ninth generation of this family of winegrowers, which has been making wine since 1779. Their Domaine is certified HVE and apply viticultural policy using organic fertilization along with ploughing to ensure the protection of the environment, the respect of the soils, and our health.

Manual harvest, minimal intervention winemaking and the maturing of their wines with the traditional methods used since the 18th century combined with new equipment and discipline allows you to discover the character and the prestige of these wines.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Charly Nicolle

Domaine Charly Nicolle was created with less than one hectare in 1979 by Robert Nicolle and Josette Laroche, who can both trace their history from winemaking families back to the late 19th ctry. Since the creation of the domaine, they have increased the size of their vineyards bit by bit, and currently the domaine produces wine from 20 hectares of vines. In 1999, they were joined by their 20 year old son Charly, who had just graduated from the lycée viticole of Beaune.

Today, Charly is officially in charge of the domaine together with his wife Lucie, but Robert is still out in the vines nearly every day.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Françoise & Denis Clair

The estate was founded in 1986 with 5 hectares of Pinot Noir in Santenay, where Denis’ family had long been vignerons for generations but sold most of their production to négociants. Over time Denis and Françoise acquired parcels of Chardonnay in the villages of Saint-Aubin and Puligny-Montrachet.

The total area cultivated now is around 15 hectares and since 2000, their son Jean-Baptiste has worked on the estate, gradually taking on more responsibility, and gaining plaudits for the increased refinement and precision of the wines.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Lamy-Pillot

Domaine Lamy-Pillot, founded in 1973 by René and Thérèse Lamy-Pillot in Morgeot, Chassagne-Montrachet, embodies the charm and diversity of Burgundy’s family-run estates. Today, their daughters Flor ence and Karine, along with their husbands, Sébastien and Daniel, manage the domaine.

Their style is defined by crisp, mineral-driven whites and structured, elegant reds. With careful vineyard practices, natural fertilizers, and minimal intervention in the cellar, the family favors used oak to highlight the purity of grape and terroir. The estate’s jewel is a tiny 0.0542-hectare plot of Le Montrachet, yielding just 300 bottles a year from Burgundy’s most prestigious terroir.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Sylvain Bzikot

An amazing story not typical of Burgundy ! The Bzikot family are Polish emigrants whom arrived in Puligny just before World War II with nothing but their clothes on. From those very humble beginnings
working in various domaines of Burgundy, this family has managed to acquire an impressive domaine of 4ha of some of the best vineyards in the village of Puligny-Montrachet.

With minimal intervention in the vineyards and cellar, Sylvain Bzikot produces wines that are at one ripe and rich, yet elegant and complex. Affable and fun-loving, he is one of the underground wine making stars of the region.

FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Philippe Bouzereau Fils

It is at the foot of the vineyards of the old Château Clos de Citeaux that takes place this Domaine, in the heart of the village of Meursault. The work of the vine is a family tradition since 9 generations. In 2006, Philippe Bouzereau Jr. took over the Domaine to perpetuate the savoir-faire in the development of Grand Vins de Bourgogne.

From Aloxe-Corton in the north, to Santenay in the south, through Beaune, Auxey-Duresses, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, a multitude of small parcelles make up the mosaic of these wines. This allows to offer to the tasting a great diversity of soils.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Georges Glantenay

Coming from a line of winegrowers from father to son since the 17th century, Domaine Georges Glantenay, located in Volnay in Côte-d’Or, Burgundy, is a family winery born from the sharing of the estate of Pierre Glantenay in 1893. After his son Georges then his grandson Pierre, it is now the fourth generation who is at the head of the estate, represented by Guillume and Sarah, brother and sister.

This domaine has 8 hectares of vines, managed in sustainable agriculture, with the greatest respect for the terroir. They strive every day to maintain and embellish the family heritage, but also to expand it as soon as an opportunity arises. Guillaume is committed to reconciling the modernity of the facilities, respect for traditions and the promotion of his centuries-old terroirs, of which Pinot Noir is a fabulous revealer.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine Comte Senard

In 1857, Jules Senard, great grandfather of the current owner created the original “Corton Clos Des Meix” vineyard. Covering a surface of 6 acres, the vineyard has been a “Monopole” ever since. Over the years, the acquisition of prestigious appellations such as Corton Clos Du Roi, Corton Bressandes and Corton Paulands spread over 22 acres has increased the prestige and high reputation of the Comte Senard Estate.

All wines are aged in the Estate’s cellars built in the 14th Century by Benedictine monks from the Abbaye de Sainte Marguerite. Since the year 2000, Lorraine has followed on from her father and decided to convert the domaine in Biodynamie since 2017 and will get its certification in 2022.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Domaine René Leclerc

Domaine René Leclerc is a family farm of 24 acres since 1962 succeeding René Bernollin. Their philosophy is to make wines with the same passion for different terroirs that are not technical. René and his son, François emphasize the fruit component by pressing the grapes (old 1951 press) for only 3 hours to avoid bitter tannins and utilize used barrels only.

“Too much oak”, Rene says, “dries out a wine and makes it less pleasurable.” For the Leclerc family, this is art, not simply a scientic recipe. Today, they are one of the best known and most highly respected craftsmen in Burgundy.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Vincent & Jean Pierre Charton

The Charton family has owned this 21-acre Domaine since 1940 and is recognized as one of the most reputable Mercurey producers. Vincent, 3rd generation was nominated in the top10 of best young Winemakers of Burgundy in 2010.

At an elevation of 700 feet, the Domaine’s 30 year-old vines grow on a south-facing hillside between 230 and 320 meters elevation. They extend over marl, limestone and calcareous clay soils that store the warmth of the day.

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FRANCE | BURGUNDY

Manoir Du Capucin

The Bayon family ownes this Manor since the last century but the vineyards of 12.5 hectares were rented. It is only in 2002 that Chloé, Winemaker, & Guillaume, Vineyard Manager, decided to come back with the aim of reviving the passion and tradition from her ancestors after studying Oenology in Provence.

The domaine is sustainably farmed and the wines have won many awards in France. — “ A young lady Winemaker with an amazing potential & future”

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FRANCE | BEAUJOLAIS

Domaine Yohan Lardy

After several trips abroad, which allowed Yohan to learn a lot, He also realized how “golden” Beaujolais, his home region is, and naturally returned to his roots. Yohan took over a few hectares of old vines, plots planted in 1911 and 1950, on the heights of the Moulin a Vent Cru, in the prestigious “Les Michelons” climate.

Yohan harvests all his grapes by hand and vinify them in whole bunches with indigenous yeasts, without any additives during the vinification process. In search of finesse and expression in his wines, they age in oak barrels to achieve the best possible balance between fruit and tannins.

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FRANCE | NORTHERN RHÔNE

Domaine Christophe Semaska

The history of Christophe Semaska is linked to the revival in 1988, of a great Côte Rôtie Domaine: Le Château de Montlys, a gem left untouched since the 1789 revolution. This 16th century domaine sits on a hillside facing the Rhône River, a privileged location for exploiting the vines and it remains the largest privately owned with 8 ha of terraced vineyards on the appellation.

Chateau de Montlys disappeared from the tables for 70 years after the last winemaker went off to fight during WWI and the total devastation of the vineyards by phylloxera. Due to technical and economic expansion, a new winery was built in 2011 with the best equipment for vinification, maturation and cellaring. Christophe draws on all his knowledge in detail to achieve excellence with the love and the passion for his terroir to shine.

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FRANCE | NORTHERN RHÔNE

Domaine du Colombier

Domaine du Colombier is located in the village of Mercurol which is just slfightly due east of Tain, and next to the hill of Hermitage where they own 1.6 hectares of 55 years old vines. Following their grandfather, Florent and David Viale have taken over the Domaine du Colombier in 1990.

Once dedicated to trading only when the grapes were sold to Guigal until the contract expired in 1991, the two brothers have turned the 12 hectares estate into one of the most important producers around the Hermitage Mountain where they cultivate with organic practices. They mainly grow Marsanne for white wines and Syrah for red wines, with the latter being the only red variety of the appellation.

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FRANCE | SOUTHERN RHÔNE

Domaine Edmond Latour

Domaine de l’Espigouette is now run by Bernard Latour, his wife and two sons, Julian and Emilien. They carefully work the vineyard according to the climatic characteristics of vintage and different terroirs. The diversity of the soil allows for complexity to the different wines of this area, the hills provide rich, bold wines, while sandy, clay soils provide elegance, finesse and depth.

The vines have an average age of 45 years old. The family works in the vineyards and select the grapes for maximum ripeness and concentration when harvested mechanically then carefully sorted before entering the winery.

FRANCE | SOUTHERN RHÔNE

Domaine Galevan

Coralie, is the first lady to take the destiny of this family estate, and this for 9 generations. Located in the commune of Courthézon, the estate covers 60 hectares. The entire vineyard is run in Organic Agriculture. Our vines are spread over the appellations Châteauneuf du Pape, Côtes du Rhône Village, Côtes du Rhône and Vin de Pays. All the great Rhone grape varieties are represented.

In addition to the evocation of an exceptional terroir, the name Galévan also symbolizes the balance between know-how and freedom of creation, the roundness of the wines and the poetic breath, constancy and challenge.

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FRANCE | PROVENCE

Domaine de L’Abbaye

Grand Beylesse, surrounded by terraces, was once connected to the Abbey of Thoronet. At that time, the monks were cultivating the land that now belongs to Frank Petit. In 1990 this Cuvée was the first to be rated 3 stars by the Guide Hachette in France. The grapes are picked by hand to keep them as fresh as possible.

Boxes of 15kg of grapes are brought to the cellar and then, their contents are spread on large sorting tables. The selection of the UV protectant blue bottle highlights Franc Petit’s uncompromising dedication to high quality rosé.

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FRANCE | PROVENCE

Château Saint-Pierre

Château Saint Pierre dates back to the eleventh century. Recent rehabilitation work in the cellar have revealed vestiges of a church dedicated to Saint Pierre that had belonged to Foulques, Lord Of Les Arcs. This property and the land around it were bequeathed to the Saint Victor Abbey in 1055.

Handed down from father to son for the past four generations, Jean-Philippe Victor now manage this 55 hectares vineyards that stretch from the Argens River up to the foot of the Maures Mountains.

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FRANCE | PROVENCE

Emile Bodin

On the coast of Mediterranean Sea, the Château Font blanche, owned by centenary Domaine Cassis Bodin, is a sure value within this promising and still too confidential wine appellation of Cassis. A few steps from the famous Cassidan cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the 30 hectares of the Domaine are there. Situated in the heart of a natural geological circus, working like a rampart at the sea entrances, regulating the freshness necessary to the blossoming of the vine.

The Cassis Bodin vines have been cultivated in goblets for more than a century and are grown according to the precepts of reasoned and sustainable agriculture. True local heritage, the marsanne, clairette, ugni blanc, sauvignon, grenache, cinsault and other mourvèdre produce this fabulous nectar that is the Wine of Cassis.

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FRANCE | LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

Château Saint-Martin de la Garrigue

The estate, located at Montagnac in the Hérault département about ten kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, stands on top of a hill overlooking the Thau coastal lagoon. The vines grow on slopes facing the sea and thus benefit from maritime breezes that carry in moisture to counter the effect of summer drought. Spring frosts are rare, the mild temperatures favour good ripening of the grapes.

The vines themselves are protected from the prevailing north and north-westerly winds (known locally as the cers and tramontane) which on occasion are violent enough to damage immature canes. The fifty plots that make up the estate vineyards stand around the château in a typically Mediterranean environment. The smell of the pine woods intermingles with the pungent aromas of evergreen oak, almond, olive, thyme, rosemary and downy cistus that dominate the surrounding Mediterranean garrigue.

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FRANCE | LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON

Domaine Pierres Blanches

Stéphane Bouix’s family has been in the wine industry for 5 generations. The Pierre Blanche estate’s vineyard covers 12 hectares, including 6 hectares of vines in the villages of Nages and Solorgues in the South of France. Eroded sandstone soils dominate this terroir, located between the first limestone of the Causses and the quaternary stony terraces of the Argent Double River.

This unique terroirs around the Roman City of Nimes allows diversity by its situation and its weather conditions.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Macquin

Less than 200 ha, the appellation Saint Georges-Saint Emilion is the smallest appellation close to the Saint Emilion appellation. Château Macquin was created by Albert Macquin, first agronomic engineer to plant again after the philloxera of the late 19th century. Today Denis Corre-Macquin continues the passion of this beautiful estate.

It is a 31 ha vineyard, mainly merlot planted, giving strong wines, generous, almost as famous as Saint Emilion wines.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château du Cauze

The residence was built on the ruins of a fortified castle destroyed during the Hundred Years’ War. Different owners succeeded one another until 1986, when the Laporte family, originally from the neighboring appellation, Montagne Saint-Emilion, bought the entire property from a Dutch group. Bruno Laporte, second generation is now running the show.

This estate set east of the town of Saint-Emilion and the vines grow in a soil primarily based on gravel, clay, limestone and marl over an area of 20 ha. Farming is sustainable with organic products; hand harvested grapes and classic vinification produces a very well-structured wine.

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château La Croix Bellevue

On the right bank, the Trocard family has lived to the rhythm of the vine for 4 centuries. A first acquisition in 1621, and then the great wine adventure of the Trocard family began in 1628. They grew considerably over the years and now have around a hundred hectares spread over several appellations. Jean-Louis Trocard bought this estate in spring of 20

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Clos de la Vieille Église

Clos de la Vieille Eglise became part of the Trocard family around 1830. With a total area of 1.5 hectares, the vineyard is located on the upper bank of the Isle river valley consisting of clay and gravel : the “golden crescent” of Pomerol. The vines with an average age of 45 years are planted with a density of 6700 vinestocks per hectare. Clos de la Vieille Eglise is a full-bodied wine with a lot of elegance. It embodies all the qualities of the finest Pomerol wines.

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Bois de Favereau

For many generations, the Grelaud family has owned and exploited the vineyard of Chateau Tenein. Tenein is a small estate located on the southern hills of the Isle Valley 12 miles east of Saint-Emilion in the village of Gours, within the Bordeaux Superieur appellation. The vineyards are planted on siliceous clay hills with a density over 5,000 vines per hectare. Total size of the vineyard is about 15 ha or 37 acres. Since 2010, Bernard Grelaud, the current owner of Tenein, has been using organic practices in his vineyard. Chateau Tenein will be fully organic certified as of the 2013 vintage.

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château de la Croix

Since the acquisition of the property in 1870, the passion for wine is a legacy handed down from generation to generation in the Francisco family. Jean, the father, tells how he was in a hurry to leave school, to take care of his 3 feet of vines planted behind the house. In total harmony with nature, he often compares the vine to a child he cherishes, cares for, observes, to better accompany him in his growth. Claude, do not forget the little tricks of his grandfather when he works his vines. During a walk in the vineyard with his customers, he tells the story of this beautiful plant that is the vine. Stephanie always remembers her grandmother’s good advice for marketing her wines. Always passionate about the great wine world, she talks about her wines to her clients and friends, with simplicity and passion.

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Latour de Bessan

The origin of this property can be found in a 13th century tower situated in Soussans. It was in 1972 that Lucien Lurton bought the tower and vineyards from the Clauzel family. As the new owner he pulled out all the stops to rebuild this wine estate, all the while managing his other properties. In 1992, his daughter, Marie-Laure took over.

With a wine making degree in hand and 6 years experience under her wing working on her father’s other domains, she knew all the blocks that made up the domain like the back of her hand. In 1999, Emilie Roullé, an agronomist, became the vineyard manager. Her work showed results quickly: the 2003 vintage earned the Terra Vitis certification. This consolidates the viticultural choices made that respect the environment.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Ferrière

Château Ferrière, a third growth in Margaux, has become the Médoc reference for biodynamics thanks to Claire Villars-Lurton. Inheriting the estate at only 25, she brought a passionate, forward-thinking vision that led to organic certification in 2015 and full biodynamic certification in both vineyard and cellar in 2018. Ferrière creates its own starter cultures, avoids inputs during vinification, and limits sulfur to the bare minimum.

Since 2012, 20% of the wines age in custom-designed ovoid concrete vats while the rest mature in oak barrels. This meticulous approach yields wines of purity, freshness, and minerality, offering an authentic expression of Margaux terroir without artifice.

FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Dufort-Vivens

Château Durfort-Vivens, a Second Growth in Margaux, takes its name from the Durfort de Duras family, who settled in the region in the 14th century. The estate’s reputation grew in the late 18th century, earning high praise from Thomas Jefferson, who ranked it just after Lafite, Latour, and Margaux. The 1855 classification confirmed its status as Deuxième Cru Classé.

In 1937, the estate came under the ownership of the Lurton family, passionate guardians of Bordeaux terroirs. Lucien Lurton restored the vineyard, and in 1992 his son Gonzague took the helm, modernizing the estate while preserving its unique Margaux identity.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Haut-Bages Libéral

The Libéral family founded the estate at the beginning of the 18th century. Generation after generation, they succeeded in forming a vineyard consisting of some of the best soil in Pauillac. Château Haut Bages Libéral was included among the fifth growths in the 1855 classification. Since the arrival of the Villars family in 1983, Haut Bages Libéral has gradually recovered its formal glory.

Today, the property is run by Claire Villars Lurton who modernised the winemaking facilities and introduced new, environmentally-friendly methods.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château Bouscaut

The Bouscaut vineyards have existed since the 17th century on the commune of Cadaujac, within the Graves appellation. Called Haut Truchon, it was renamed Château Bouscaut in 1929 after the locally given name. The wines of Château Bouscaut were recognized and consecrated in 1953, when it was awarded the envied status of Graves Cru Classé, for both its white and red wine.

Bouscaut was then acquired in 1979 by Lucien Lurton, a well known Bordeaux winemaker who already owned at least ten other prestigious châteaux in appellations such as Margaux and Barsac. Today the fourth generation, Sophie Lurton, Lucien’s daughter, is in charge. She inherited the estate in 1992, and Laurent Cogombles, her husband, an ENITA graduate, has been very involved with Bouscaut since 1998.

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FRANCE | BORDEAUX

Château d’Arche

Château d’Arche is located in the heart of the village of Sauternes, the most famous of the five villages where Sauternes an exceptional wine is produced. Located 40km south of Bordeaux, the specificity of the vineyard is created by the Garonne and the Ciron rivers. The meeting of the cold waters of the Ciron and the warmer waters of the Garonne generates from the end of summer a morning fog providing optimal humidity.

The dry weather in the afternoon dries out the grapes and concentrates the aromas. Its exceptional location, combined with this diversity of soils, gives Château d´Arche the ability to produce wines of great richness and very specific taste qualities: power on the gravel, aromas on the clays and delicacy on the silts.

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FRANCE | CAHORS

Domaine D’Homs

Founded in 1993 by Daniel Cauzit and Roger Thiéry, Domaine d’Homs is today in the hands of the new generation. Charlène and Sébastien whom work every day to perpetuate the history of this young estate and make it evolve according to their values. Anxious to preserve this extraordinary environment in which they grew up, and for one day to pass it on, they continue the work undertaken for several years now towards an agriculture in symbiosis with nature.

The estate will complete its conversion to Organic Farming in 2022. Our 12 hectares vineyard is planted at an altitude of 260 meters, on clay-limestone plateaux dating from the Kimmeridgian, a succession of layers of marl (gray clay) and limestone. This “stony” terroir offers the drainage necessary to allow the vine to plant its roots in the limestone rock, thus giving a better quality of tannins and minerality to the wine.

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FRANCE | COGNAC

Pierre Vaudon (Spirits)

The Cognac Vaudon brand focuses on a single “cru” of cognac: The Fins Bois, the widest cru of the region. Its light soil is made from hard, superficial calcareous clay (silicified). It brings body and softness to their cognacs. This cru is known to age quickly and develops spicy and liquorice notes very early. It all started in 1771 and today, Anne-Marie and Pierre Vaudon are the custodians of this history and know- how.

Their land is the object of all their attention using sustainable agricultural practices that aim at giving back to the soil what they draw through their harvests, while respecting its biology.

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SPAIN | BASQUE COUNTRY

Bodega Hasi Berriak

The Bodega is a micro txakoli winery located in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, whose objective is to pamper the soil, pamper the vine, measure and interpret to work in an ecological and reasoned way. Their method is unique and produces unique wines of very limited productions. The txakolis that they elaborate show all the potential of the native grapes pampered by the saline contributions of the nearby sea and of a land rich in minerals with a privileged terroir.

Biodynamics and ancestral cultural practices are worked in a respectful way, taking care of the biodiversity of the area. They work the plant covers of our vineyards free of herbicides and pesticides. In the winery, the works are carried out based on the lunar calendar, maintaining the maximum expression of our txakolis. With creative winemaking in the cellar, the result is a more serious and mature style txakolis.

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SPAIN | RIBERA DEL DUERO

Pagos de Valcerracin

Built in Mélida de Peñafiel in 1980, in the heart of the Ribera del Duero region, it is surrounded by its own vines, which express the best quality of the Tempranillo variety. The Pagos de Valcerracín winery is about a family of emigrants who went in search of a better destination from Argentina to Spain, they also tell the story of the new generations that returned to fulfill the promises made to their grandparents to produce wines that represent the essence of area.

Pagos de Valcerracín wines stand out for their aromatic quality, freshness and unctuousness where the wood is closely linked with the fruit. Its reds are made with the Tinta País variety, also known as Tempranillo. Important for the winery and the area is its aging in French oak barrels, obtaining wines that rest from a minimum of 10 months to a maximum of 18 months, such is the case of Peñafiel Edicion Limitada.

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SPAIN | TERRA ALTA

Altavins Viticultores

Altavins is a small winery founded by Joan Arrufi in 2001 and located within the D.O. Terra Alta which has a spectacular landscape that is typical of the interior Mediterranean. The soil contains varied textures that are rich in calcareous rocks, which provide excellent drainage, and poor in organic matter. The surrounding land is teeming with vines and sits between 350 and 550 meters above sea level flowing in flat plateaus, hills and valleys.

It is characterized by a dry Mediterranean climate with low rainfall, abundant sunshine and two dominant winds; El Cerç, which comes from the interior and El Garbí or seawind, which comes from the coast. Joan’s philosophy is simple: Identity, Honesty and Mediterranean Spirit. He takes the utmost care when working with the grapes so that he may capture all of their virtues and, with minimum intervention, he harnesses their potential, always seeking to obtain excellence in his wines and to extract the essence of this area with them.

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SPAIN | TERRA ALTA

Finca Can Vallès

Can Vallès de la Riera has existed since 1486, the year in which Jeroni Valles married the Elionor Guerau and founded this family, which has maintained the surname Vallès to this day. Since 1486, there have been 22 generations, one after another, who have guarded and passed from parents to children this wonderful farm, with vines, olive trees, almond trees, pine forest and holm oaks.

Located in the Mediterranean basin, just 60 km southwest of the city of Barcelona, and 20 km from the sea, which can be seen perfectly from the top of the mountain range above the house. The vines are at a height ranging from 330 m to 400 m. The soil is calcareous, with a clay area and another area of frank and stony terrain.

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OREGON | WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Coeur De Terre Vineyards

We moved to the Willamette Valley in the spring of 1998 in pursuit of creating the next great Pinot Noir as well as creating an environment where our family could thrive. We believe in working organically with nature to create a healthy environment for our vines and family. We ran across a then out of the way place that showed great promise for growing quality Pinot Noir. After spending many weeks of walking the land and analyzing the soils, we decided this would be the future home of Coeur de Terre.

We are very hands on and are responsible for all aspects of the vineyard and winery operation. All new plants are grafted at the estate in our greenhouse from hand selected vines in our vineyard, all viticulture activity is directed by us and all winemaking is done onsite by us in micro sized lots keeping all blocks separate until final bottling.

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CALIFORNIA | SONOMA COUNTY

Lurton Vineyard

This property was purchased in 2011 by Claire & Gonzague Lurton, prestigious Owners & Winemakers of two Grand Cru Classé chateaux in Margaux and Paulliac. Acaibo is a very special wine to us as it represents the first vintage of our new endeavor here in California. Coming on the heels of two rather tough years, this vintage proved to be spectacular.

The grapes on our estate enjoyed a long hang time with warm days and cool nights that led to a mid October pick. We welcome you to share this new venture with us: Trinité Estate and the wine we lovingly call Acaibo: a proud blend of our French tradition with a very American spirit of adventure.

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CALIFORNIA | SONOMA COUNTY

Soliste

“We speak often about what Soliste means. Not because we need the reassurance; to the contrary, we are quite clear in our mission to craft the best possible wines in the new world. For us, Soliste represents a way of life. It is a humble and elusive quest for excellence based upon a shared vision rooted in deep friendship. The journey that is Soliste reflects the passion and commitment born of old world beliefs and traditions joined in a way that transcends individual ideas. We are particularly inspired by winemakers who have challenged the status quo to elevate their region or cépage to grand cru level. Central to our philosophy is to be bold, experimental, and take risks; not arbitrarily, but with intent, diligence, and a long term vision.” Claude Koeberle & Donald Plumley, Owners & Winemakers

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CALIFORNIA | SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Palmer Stone

Palmer Stone is a joint venture between three friends in the hospitality industry, which include award winning winemaker, Jim Palmer of Malibu Vineyards, Steve Wallace the founder of Wally’s Wines, LA’s premier wine shop and restaurateur Richard Drapkin, owner of Los Angeles landmark restaurants: Les Anges , Capo, Grace. They have been friends for over 30 years and have now started this project in Central Coast, California.

CALIFORNIA | SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

Kings Carey Wine

Originally assistant winemaker for Santa Barbara County Label, Dragonette Cellars, James Sparks left Dragonette to join Liquid Farm as the boutique label’s very first, dedicated winemaker. James transitioned over to Liquid Farm at the start of harvest 2013, and continues to make Liquid Farm’s variety of wines in addition to Kings Carey Wines.

James’ work ethic and attention to details allow his wines to speak for themselves…simply put, they undergo fewer manipulations which are often due to necessary fixes or corrections in the winemaking process.

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MEXICO | OAXACA

Mezcalosfera (Spirits)

Mezcalosfera by Mezcaloteca, founded in 2015, exports small batches of traditional mezcal crafted by seven Maestros Mezcaleros in Oaxaca. With no fixed production schedule, each mezcal is made only when the magueys are ready in their native regions. The distillery in Miahuatlán, certified by COMERCAM, provides the legal framework while giving the maestros freedom to produce in very limited quantities and gain international recognition.

Mezcalosfera focuses on blends, the oldest and most ecological method of mezcal production. Alcohol correction is done without adding water, often resulting in higher proof spirits. To secure the future of mezcal, they also cultivate local magueyes from seed, reducing reliance on purchased plants and preserving biodiversity.