OUR WINERIES
are all carefully selected by us and share our common passion for craft and sustainable wine-making.
We exclusively partner with family-owned and boutique wineries throughout France’s, Spain’s, Italy's, Australia's and Argentina's most famous regions such as Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Priorat, Tuscany, Piedmont, Mendoza and Yarra Valley.​
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The wineries we partner with are all carefully selected by us and share our common passion for craft and sustainable wine-making.
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ALSACE
FRANCE
Founded in the late 19th century, Meyer-Fonné is a 3rd generation family-winery located in the village of Katzenthal, Alsace, which is known for its distinctive granite soils. Today run by Felix Meyer who is considered a rising star in Alsace for his evident instinct for his craft and organic farming. Meyer is a master at the art of blending and astutely applies this skill in mixing the wine from various parcels into complex, balanced cuvées. He also believes in raising his wines on fine lees in large, older foudres, as was the tradition in Alsace. All of Meyer’s bottlings are characterized by stunning aromatics and a signature backbone of minerality and nerve.
BORDEAUX
FRANCE
Situated in the Sauve Majeure region of France and in the shadow of an 11th century Benedictine abbey, the Latorse vineyards have been perpetuating both family tradition and innovation for over fifty years. This land is today cultivated sustainably by the fourth generation of Latorse winemakers. The vineyard of Riot became the first Entre Deux Mers estate of Sauvignon Blanc in the region. With 25 and 40 years of age and ripen on terroir that due to its location is made up of siliceous clay-like soil with deposits of limestone.
CAHORS
FRANCE
Valérie Courrèges is a young and dynamic winemaker who formerly worked at Château Lafite in Bordeaux and firmly believes in organic and biodynamic farming. Valérie’s ambition in Cahors is to make wines that would excite her grandfather: pure, digestible and firmly rooted in the local red-clay terroir. Not as coarse as the Cahors of yore, yet also steering clear of the oaky blandness of Argentine-inspired producers. Courreges lets indigenous yeasts ferment destemmed but uncrushed grapes in small concrete vats, after which the wines age in oak, concrete tanks and clay pots. Before bottling the wines are minimally sulphured and neither fined nor filtered, giving them a beautifully grainy, open and lively texture.
BURGUNDY
FRANCE
One of the finest producers in Chablis, Domaine Charly Nicolle is a 7 th generation family-winery that was created with less than one hectare in 1979 by Robert Nicolle, who’s winemaking family history traces back to Fleys in the late 19th century. In 1999, they were joined by their son Charly, who had just graduated from the oenological school of Beaune. Today, Charly is officially in charge of the domaine. The vineyards are located on ancient soils with hidden ocean shells and fossils which besides the limestone and clay create highly mineral driven wines. The vinification is done on fine lees in stainless steel tanks and 500 liter oak barrels, which produces a unique wine style that is both fresh and vibrant, but also rich on the palate.
CASTILLON CÔTES DE BORDEAUX
FRANCE
Family-owned for the past two centuries, the 10 hectares of Château La Rose Poncet are ideally located on the extension of the clay-limestone plateau of the upper part of Saint-Emilion, in the appellation of Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. Elisabeth and her husband Eric took over this small family property in 1999 from her father. They aim at producing top quality wines on these clay-limestone terroirs, whose quality is renowned in the world of wine. In the vineyard, Eric is uncompromising: grapes must be healthy and picked at optimum maturity. In the cellar, Elisabeth does her very best so that each berry expresses its fruity notes. A little right-bank Bordeaux gem that flies below the radar.
CHAMPAGNE
FRANCE
Thibaud Brocard is the fifth generation of Champagne Brocard Pierre to work his family vineyards near the village of Celles-sur-Ource in the Seine river valley, in the area of the Côte des Bar. Brocard Pierre produces handmade, terroir-focussed wines with great transparency and electricity, without the aid of chemicals or the winemaking sleight-of-hand. Thibaud uses organic, biodynamic, and regenerative farming practices in the vineyards, which are integrated and in harmony with the biologically diverse, forested environment of Côte des Bar. His Champagnes are from single parcels and grape varieties that are vinified with native yeasts which in conjunction with its long lees-aging in bottle creates an exceptional quality-to-value ratio
CÔTE DES BLANCS
FRANCE
Champagne A. Bergère is located in Épernay, Champagne and was founded in 1949 by Albert Bergère when he began to produce grower Champagne from his family-owned vines. His son André accompanied by his wife Brigitte Martin, took over the management of the estate and extended the vineyard to 14 different terroirs on the Côte des Blancs. Harvest is done manually at Champagne A. Bergère with a strong focus on applying sustainable farming practices along with bottle ageing between 3-4 years. The B. Martin cuvée takes its name from Brigitte Martin and is a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir.
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
FRANCE
Chapuis & Chapuis’ family winery is run by brothers Romain and Jean-Guillaume and is located in Pommard. They are producing boutique (organic/natural) wines from their own family vineyards. Romain had the luxury of learning under natural wine-star Philippe Pacalet. The grapes are fermented on natural yeasts, without any additives, with only a small amount of sulfites added before bottling. They all see relatively short ageing in barrels and are not fined/filtered. The brothers are making some of the most exciting and minimal intervention wines in the region and are quickly becoming rising stars in Burgundy.
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CÔTE DE NUITS
FRANCE
Aurélien Verdet still flies under the radar in Burgundy but produces some of the best Pinot Noir’s with purity and personality by adapting every vintage beautifully to the style of the season. His cellars are tucked away in the quite village of Arcenant in the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits and he prefers to keep a low profile and focus instead on his organically farmed vineyards. His father, Alain, planted the vineyards in 1971 and farmed them organically from the start, making them possibly the oldest organic vineyards in Burgundy. Aurélien continues the family legacy by cultivating his own vineyards with a humble attitude and by respecting the nature at low yields, but with lively character, balanced and excellent quality.
CÔTES DU RHÔNE / CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
FRANCE
The brothers Daniel and Frédéric Coulon have been winegrowers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape for 7 generations and part of the Coulon family, who are also owners of Domaine de Beaurenard. Today, at Famille Coulon biodynamic farming is the obvious choice. Work is done in perfect harmony with nature, driven by a profound respect for terroirs and for life and biodiversity. It all starts with a careful selection of the grapes. In the cellar, only the first juices, elegant and aromatic, are kept. Vinification is conducted with respect for the astral calendar with slow fermentation at controlled temperatures, followed by thoughtful blending and a period of rest in bottle. At each of these stages, the Coulon Family draws the balance of the wine until it affixes its signature: a daring triptych between fragrance, delicacy and minerality.
CÔTE DE PROVENCE
FRANCE
With its rich history, Château de la Martinette is one of the oldest domains (founded in 1620) of Lorgues in the Côtes de Provence region and is known for its wines of great finesse, freshness and elegance. The vineyards are planted on clay-limestone terroir and viticulture here is practiced through organic farming that respects the environment and preserves the biodiversity that surrounds the vines. A gravitational process from harvesting to bottling is chosen to bring out the best of its terroir while respecting the integrity of the local grapes used for its rosé wines such as Grenache, Shiraz, Cinsault, Rolle and Tibouren.
CÔTES DU RHÔNE
FRANCE
Château Malijay is a family-winery in Jonquières, between the Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas vineyards in the southern AOC Côtes du Rhône region. It boasts stunning views of the mountains of Montmirail and Mont Ventoux. The vineyards, HVE/sustainable certified since 2020, have been cultivated here since the 16th century, producing exceptional AOC Côtes du Rhône wines. The Deltin family's acquisition of the estate in 2007 was a key moment in its history, as Pierre Deltin and his daughter Aude optimized the vineyard's potential. The result is high-quality wines that blend tradition with modernity.
CÔTE RÔTIE
FRANCE
Located in Ampuis, the historical heart of the Côte Rôtie, Domaine Burgaud’s family-owned estate has 5 hectares of vineyards that produce premium Shiraz wines. The +40-year-old vineyards are planted on steep schist slopes of the Northern Rhône’s Côte-Rôtie and are responsible for just one wine, whose character is reflective of the changing vintage. With an artisanal approach, work on the steep slopes takes place manually, each vine is individually cared for over the growing season and a small amount of new oak is used in the élèvage. Each vine branch is visited more than 20 times for various actions: winter pruning, fastening, “appalage” and “fichage”. A small domaine, but one that crafts authentic and unique wines.
FAUGÈRES
FRANCE
Domaine Binet-Jacquet was established in 1999 with its vineyards located in the heart of the Faugères AOP in the Languedoc region of southern France. Viticulture at Binet-Jacquet is certified biodynamic and organic with all grapes being hand harvested. They make high-quality boutique wines from low-yielding bush vines planted in the rocky slate soils that are typical of the region. Their wines have a distinct freshness and vitality, particularly for this warm region. This is in part due to the fairly high altitudes of around 400 meters of their vines and the cool night-time temperatures, which gives the wines a distinctive liveliness and taste of their schistous, mineral soils. Their total annual production is only 30,000 bottles all labels combined.
LALANDE-DE-POMEROL
FRANCE
Château Haut-Musset is a small estate of ten acres located in the most favorable location of AOC Lalandede-Pomerol in Bordeaux, it’s run by husband-and-wife team Veronique Abbadie and Jerome Aguirre. Veronique’s grandfather planted the vineyard. Jerome became the winemaker at several small, top-notch Pomerol estates including Le Gay and La Violette, where he fashioned many critically acclaimed wines. The soil of their estate, established in the Musset sector, is made up of gravel and sand on a limestone base and iron filth, which Lalande shares with Pomerol. Haut-Musset is one of the up-and-coming Bordeaux properties to keep any eye on.
POMEROL
FRANCE
Since 1969 Vignobles Clément Fayat has been cultivating prestigious wines on three exceptional terroirs: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Haut-Médoc and Pomerol. Château Aney, built in 1850, is situated in Cussac Fort Médoc, this left-bank château lies strategically between St-Julien and Margaux, at the epicenter of the great wines of the region where the terroir imparts exceptional quality and provides ideal growing condition. Château Clément-Pichon dates back to the 14th century and its vineyards lie on a fine terroir of sand and gravel planted with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. The wine is produced under the supervision of the world-famous oenologist Michel Rolland.
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SAINT-ÉMILION
FRANCE
Created in the late 18th century, the Bellefont-Belcier estate is perfectly situated on the south slopes of Saint-Laurent-des-Combes in the area of the appellation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. The vineyard extends over 13.5 hectares in one piece. It is divided into three distinct areas: the limestone plateau, the South slope clay-limestone, the clayey-sandy parcels. Château Bellefont-Belcier originally belonged to a very powerful Bordeaux family: at the end of the 18th century, the Count Louis-François de Belcier had first founded the vineyard then, at the beginning of the 19th century, he build the Château which he named Bellefont, which means ‘‘beautiful fountain’’.
CAVA
SPAIN
Ricard Martinez (Rimarts) is a family-owned winery producing high-quality and ECO/organic-certified sparkling wine/cavas using the handcrafted method. Every bottle is hand riddled in pupitres with no use of machinery and manually disgorged by hand to ensure absolute freshness of the product. Their insightful craftsmanship, curated fruit, and patience make for brilliant vintage brut nature Cavas that balance punchy vibrance with elegant delicacy.
SANCERRE
FRANCE
Domaine de la Villaudière belongs to the family of Jean-Marie Reverdy et Fils and is located in Verdigny, close to the famous hill of Sancerre with its calcareous soils close to the river Loire. Founded in 1850, for generations the family has cultivated their 15 hectare vineyard with utmost respect for the vineyard and patience to maintain the tradition established by their forebears by blending tradition with modernity. Spread over 28 plots, the vineyards mainly enjoy a south-southeast exposure where maturation is gradual and even. Unlike some wineries who produce wines from other local appellations, Reverdy specializes only on Sancerre, producing all three types, white, red and rosé.
MONTERREI
SPAIN
Gargalo is the family project that renowned Spanish fashion designer, Roberto Verino, founded in 1998 in the Monterrei appellation of Northwestern Spain. Surrounded by eight hectares of vineyard planted with local white varieties such as Godello, Albariño, Dona Branca and Loureiro the process to recuperate the Galician essence of viticulture was launched. Endorsed by centuries of winemaking tradition, Roberto Verino considered it logical that Monterrei become a reference for Gaclician wines of quality. While preserving nature and respecting the environment, Gargalo winery bases its philosophy of winemaking of high-quality wines, with the character of the terroir, with the aim of being a reference of prestige within the world of Galician wines.
PRIORAT
SPAIN
5th generation family winery of Grifoll Declara producing hand-picked, boutique wines from its family-owned 25 to100-year-old Carignan and Grenache vineyards located in the region of Priorat/Mountain Wines. All wines are organically harvested (chemical and pesticide free) and produced without the use of any modern machinery. At the winery’s helm is Roger Grifoll, enologist and winemaker of Grifoll Declara, who worked and perfectionated his wine-making techniques and skills in some of the world’s most renowned wineries.
RÍAS BAIXAS
SPAIN
Bodegas Terras Gauda was founded in 1990 and is located in the extreme southwest of the province of Pontevedra, in the O Rosal valley, bordering Portugal. The vineyards are situated in a privileged landscape close to the mouth of the Miño River on terraces and consisting of slate soil (metamorphic schist), which brings mineral notes to the wines and is unique to the granite soil predominant in the region. Premium Albariño grapes are wisely blended with autochthonous varieties such as Loureiro and Caiño Blanco, an heirloom white variety that the winery saved from extinction.
RIAS BAIXAS
SPAIN
Xandomel Albariño was born in 2020 as the partnership between art and wine, and with the firm intention of making Albariño known beyond the Galician borders. A wine made for enjoyment, which seeks to unite art with viticulture, and to represent in its essence part of the Galician character that defines it. The grapes are grown sustainably and hand picked every year, while also destemmed and crushed, with prior cold maceration to obtain much more aromatic musts. The vines grow in an old, decomposed granite soil near the sea, where Xandomel Albariño thrives thanks to the Atlantic ocean and the climate which is characterized by its frequent rainfall and mild temperatures. The climate ensures that the vines obtain the necessary level of humidity to help them create an exceptionally flavorful, fresh and vibrant wine.
RIBERA DEL DUERO
SPAIN
Ferratus, located in the heart of DO Ribera del Duero, is a family-run winery which represents the culmination of the Cuevas Jiménez family's vision to create top quality wines with personality, finesse and harmony. The winery was built to maintain the utmost respect for the environment, thus the natural flora of the land, as well as lavender and pine, surrounds its vineyards. The vineyards, of mainly Tempranillo, are some of the oldest in the region, with several more than 50 years of age. Ferratus is run on 100% renewable energy, allowing its sustainable growth.
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RIOJA
SPAIN
Altitudes above 800 meters, a northern orientation and the influence of the continental climate were the basis on which the Nivarius winery farms in Rioja were built. Nivarius stands for a Latin term that defines the natural well where the snow was kept all year around, thus producing inimitable white wines in a privileged territory of cold climate. Nivarius, being the only winery in Rioja that only focuses on white wine production, aims at doing so with minimal intervention through organic farming practices and where honest agriculture is carried out with respect for biodiversity. In this way, the aromas and flavors of the best Rioja whites are enhanced, giving meaning to Nivarius.
SOMONTANO
SPAIN
El Grillo y La Luna (The Cricket and The Moon) is a small family winery which was born in Barbastro in 2007 with the aim of creating wines with soul and a unique character. It is undoubtedly their ageing that sets the wines from this Somontano winery apart. With 53 hectares of vines, this is one of the smallest wineries in this D.O. in the Aragon region of Spain. Here the entire crop is harvested and selected by hand. The date of the harvest is not laid down by regulations, but determined by going out into the vineyards and tasting the grapes. Thus, with love, serenity and determination, they obtain wines with body, freshness and balance, exceptional wines in which the terroir and grape variety achieve their finest expression.
RIOJA
SPAIN
Valserrano is a 5th generation family winery of De Simon family located in Rioja, on the limestone ridges of the Alavesa region. They only use fruit from their own vineyards and have rigorous standards in the cellars to create wines with elegance and pungency combined with the soft spicy allure that only well-made Tempranillo can offer. Their more than 200-year-old underground natural cellars provide ideal, constant conditions of temperature and humidity throughout the year. A “sustainable economy” for the conservation of the wine.
BARBARESCO
ITALY
Francone was founded in Neive in 1964, a stone’s throw from Barbaresco in the rolling hills of the Langhe. Today the brothers Marco and Fabrizio Francone, with the invaluable help of dad Mauro, manage the vineyards and the winery. At Francone each grape variety is individually selected as it is suited to each vineyard dependent on position, altitude and terrain. This allows them to produce an extensive range of quality wines in limited quantities. Francone wines are both elegant and drinkable and not solely full-bodied and structured. This is not a “numbers” story of hectares and bottles for them but of the sustainable work in the vineyards by hand, from the winter pruning to the harvest. Quality over quantity.
BAROLO
ITALY
A rising star in the southern reaches of the Barolo zone, Diego Conterno and his son, Stefano, craft elegant, lively Nebbiolo wines in Monforte d’Alba. After two decades of crafting bold wines at Conterno-Fantino, Diego felt it was time for him to explore a more natural expression of Nebbiolo. He left to start his own winery in 2000, bringing with him from his family’s holdings a nearly five-acre plot in ‘Ginestra,’ unquestionably Monforte’s top cru. In 2010, his son Stefano joined the estate, adding a new energy and focus to its already growing reputation for quality in Monforte. Today they produce potent yet utterly suave wines in perfume and flavor, which across the board are made naturally, fermented on indigenous yeasts in neutral cement tanks and aged in traditional large oak barrels. All vines are cared for organically.
CHIANTI
ITALY
Villa Saletta’s history can be traced back to 980AD, with the first written account of the estate’s winemaking. Today Villa Saletta is owned by the Hands-family and represents one of the most exciting winery projects in Tuscany. Under the stewardship of winemaker David Landini, formerly Antinori, the winery’s revitalization, along with the diversity of the terroir and an ideal climate, has allowed Villa Saletta to produce a suite of award-winning, top-quality Tuscan wines. Everything at Villa Saletta is done in the pursuit of perfect balance – in the soil, in the environment and in the yield. A perfect balance which along with their high care for biodiversity and sustainable wine-making results in wines that amaze for their finesse and elegance.
MONTALCINO
ITALY
After working with some of Montalcino’s most renowned estates for decades as the director of agronomy and winemaking, in 1989 Enzo Tiezzi decided to take on the challenge of running his own estate. Dedicated to preserving the tradition of Sangiovese da Brunello, Tiezzi continues to make his wines in the most classical way, with long macerations in the large upright casks and aging only in 10 to 40 hectoliter Slavonian-oak casks. The resulting wines are ripe and silky with pure fruit and rich, rustic and earthy qualities. The vineyards sit at a height of 500 meters above sea level, an exceptional altitude for Montalcino, resulting in gorgeous aromatics. Only about 2000 cases total of Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino combined are organically produced each year at this tiny boutique estate.
ADELAIDE HILLS / LONGHORNE CREEK
AUSTRALIA
Bleasdale Vineyards is a renowned family winery located in Langhorne Creek, Australia. Established in 1850 by Frank Potts, it holds the distinction of being one of the oldest wineries in the country. With a rich historical background, Bleasdale Vineyards takes pride in its commitment to producing premium quality wines. The winery specializes in crafting medium-bodied wines that excel in cooler climates. The winemaking team’s philosophy is to allow the region to express naturally what it produces with minimal influence by winemaking. The reds have an honest masculinity but are not brutish. The exceptional quality and craftsmanship has earned Bleasdale Vineyards the prestigious title of Halliday Wine Companion 2024 Winery of the Year.
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MCLAREN VALE
AUSTRALIA
Established in 2015, Bec Hardy Wines is a family-owned winery based in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Bec is a 6th generation member of and the first female vigneron from one of Australia’s oldest wine families, the Hardys. Bec’s family has been tending vineyards in the premium maritime region of McLaren Vale since the her great-great-great grandfather, Thomas Hardy, arrived from the UK in 1850. Thomas was the region’s first settler and is widely regarded as the father of the South Australian wine industry. Bec joined her father’s company in 2010 and helped it grown into one of Australia’s leading family-owned wine companies with accolades to match.
YARRA VALLEY
AUSTRALIA
Soumah, owned by the Butcher family, is an award-winning, boutique winery located in the Warramate foothills of they Yarra Valley. The Yarra Valley cool climate focus allows Soumah to specialise in wine styles and varieties typical of northern Italy as well as south-eastern France, including varieties such as Nebbiolo, Barbera and Viognier. The soils of the vineyards are grey, sandy-clay loams with broken sandstone, well-drained and infertile, which limits the vigor of the vines. Brett Butcher has made Soumah's priorities crystal clear: emphasizing vineyard site, nurturing viticulture and quality over quality.
MORNINGTON PENINSULA
AUSTRALIA
Owned by the Mitchell family since 1997, Montalto, located in Mornington Peninsula, is where seasonal, heirloom produce is grown, shared and celebrated. Montalto’s home estate of 30 acres under vine is the heartland for its award-winning Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines.
The winemaking team, led by Simon Black, develop wines for three labels from vineyards expertly managed by Dan Prior, across its cool-climate and coastal location. Montalto’s focus is to create wines of exemplary quality and character, utilizing winemaking techniques that complement the unique qualities derived from only the very best parcels of fruit taken from our five vineyards, in a style that reflects each vineyard site.
AGRELO
ARGENTINA
Ojo de Agua is a 19th century winery in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza (1,000 meters above sea level), which was taken over in 1996 by the Swiss artist and musician Dieter Meier. The name Ojo de Agua, which means eye of the water, comes from the thousands of liters of natural spring mountain water that flows daily through the land. Ojo de Agua stands out from the crowd in Agrelo because of its fully organic wine-making since its inception, by many considered the best organic wines in Argentina. The consultant winemaker of Bodega Ojo de Agua is the award-winning oenologist Marcelo Pelleriti who has previously partnered in Bordeaux with the world-famous enologist Michel Rolland.
VALLE DE UCO
ARGENTINA
The 3SAPAS is a family winery located in Tupungato in the renowned Valle de Uco of Mendoza at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level. The high-altitude vineyards benefit from significant sunlight during the day and very cold temperatures at night. This altitude also enables the grapes to fully mature and achieve a better balance between sugars and acids. In other words, the geographic location of the vineyards provides the perfect conditions for producing high-quality wines with a distinct personality. At 3SAPAS organic farming and the utmost respect for the environment are imbedded in their philosophy, for every bottle sold a tree is planted and all bottles are produced in an eco-friendly manner.
NONTHABURI
THAILAND
Kosapan Distillery is a maker of Thai craft spirits located just outside of Bangkok. Founded by a group of passionate friends who share their beliefs in an amalgamation of the French art of traditional distillery with Thai natural treasures. All fruits and botanicals are sustainably and ethically sourced from a handful of strictly selected organic growers. At Kosapan Distillery everything is carefully handcrafted from the start to finish. From harvesting to peeling the fruits for mash and fermentation, the alcohol is then double or tripledistilled by hand in traditional French copper alembic stills and aged in limited batches.
