Founded in 1998, A Mano is owned and run by Mark Shannon and Elvezia ('Elvie') Sbalchiero and is located in the Puglia region, which makes up the heel of Italy's boot. A Mano means 'by hand', a fitting name for a property where the wines are made with painstaking craftsmanship and passion. Mark - a...
In 1971, a successful businessman from the textile industry bought the property of Val di Maggio to produce his own wine. It Was a dream he had been feeding for a long time, and for this, he started with only 5 hectares of vineyard. The Passage of time made him hope even more in his dream, continuin...
The producer owns 190ha of vineyards in the best areas of Franciacorta, which provides exposure, character, and potential for the terroir expression. To produce the highest quality sparkling wines, Bellavista separately wine-makes 107 plots/micro-zones. Thus, it becomes possible to rigorous quality ...
The name Brunelli has been closely linked to the area of San Pietro in Cariano, a small valley in the Classic Valpolicella zone whose name derives from that of the Roman Cariae family. It is in this spot in the countryside, with its age-old vocation for growing vines, that the Brunelli family has ha...
In 1872, "a house with basement located in Lugana - Sermione takes its name - Fratt". This is the company's first historical attestation. More than 150 years ago, Felice Dal Cero, the son of Domenico (grower in Montecchia Crosara, Verona), feeling the potential of the wine-growing area, moved to Lug...
In 1996, Angelo Gaja, one of the world's greatest winemakers, a pioneer in the production of single-vineyard wines in Piedmont, purchased his second Tuscan property, called Ca' Marcanda, located in Castagneto Carducci in Bolgheri. It took so long (18 trips in all) to complete negotiations for the 19...
Cantina Santa Maria La Palma is one of the oldest and largest wineries on the island of Sardinia. It is a cooperative with 300 members. It started in the late 1950s when the government gave land to grape growers to develop the area. It all began in 1946 in the Nurra area, which had been reclaimed an...
Centrally located between Santiago and Valparaiso, in the Casablanca Valley, is the relatively young winery Casas del Bosque, especially when compared to the various centenarian wineries from here. This is a Chilean winery that, despite its young age al, is ready to collect prizes and recognition fo...
Castello della Sala, located in Umbria, a short distance from the Tuscan border, about 18 kilometers from the historic city of Orvieto, halfway between the Paglia river and the summit of Monte Nibbio, is a magnificent medieval manor with 600 hectares of land, 200 of which are planted with vineyards....
The Karst is renowned for the historical events that shook Europe and changed the destiny of Italy at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. The portion of the Karst where the Castelvecchio Vineyards are located was a theatre of battle of World War I, which took these lands away from the Hapsburg E...
Billecart-Salmon is one of the few remaining Champagne houses owned by the original family and was established in 1818 by Nicolas-François Billecart. Concerning harvest, one of the most distinctive aspects of Billecart-Salmon is their philosophy that an early harvest yields more elegant and delicat...
Château Angludet is a vineyard located in the Bordeaux region, Margaux appellation, in the Médoc, on the left bank of the Gironde. The estate is managed by Benjamin Sichel who adopts biodynamic practices to passionately produce great red wines. Angludet is one of the oldest properties in the Méd...
The Platet family, which later became Lombard-Platet, remained the owners of Château des Bachelards from 1793 to 2007. The property was ranked among the best estates in the region, its terroirs were judged to be remarkable. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2007 and certified biody...
Built during the 17th century, Château L’Enclos is certainly one of the most beautiful of its appellation, representing the wealth and elegance of the region’s historical and cultural heritage. The structure was built in the center of the property, 7 hectares around the castle and 16 ...
In 1814, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Palmer's name was on everyone's lips. His conquests, both military and romantic, had built the reputation of this future Major General of the British Army and aide-de-camp to the future King George IV. Madame Marie Brunet de Ferrière, widow of Baron de Gascq, fel...
Château Tronquoy is among the oldest vineyards in the Saint-Estèphe appellation. Completely renovated in 2006, the property combines the charm of its original buildings (18th century) with the modernity of its technical installations. Its 30-hectare vineyard, composed of deep clay gravel, produc...
The Château Fuissé dates back to 1604 and has been in the Vincent family for five generations. Each generation has added land, increased quality, and enhanced the worldwide recognition of the château. The château owns nearly 40 hectares, each planted with Chardonnay, covering five appellations,...
As one of the original estates of Montalcino and now the largest certified organic estate in Tuscany, Col d’Orcia is a leader in Brunello di Montalcino, helping to define and promote one of Italy’s most prestigious wine regions. Tradition, integrity, and sustainability are the pillars of the est...
Christian Moreau, one of the leading figures in Chablis, is producing the wines he loves under his name. Free of any personal involvement with the negociant company that his family founded and sold, with his son Fabien, they founded Domaine Christian Moreau Pére et Fils in 2001 and set up their win...
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the most celebrated cru of the Southern Rhone, without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe has been run by the Brunier family for five generations - since 1891. The 45-hectare estate's vineyards, 60 years old on average,...
Donnafugata was founded in Sicily by an enterprising family with 160 years of experience in premium wines. Giacomo Rallo and wife Gabriella, daughter José, and son Antonio are engaged in an entrepreneurial project focusing on attention to detail and synchronizing people and nature to make wines tha...
The story of the Gaja Winery can be traced to a singular founding purpose: to produce original wines with a sense of place that reflects the tradition and culture of those who made it. This philosophy has inspired five generations of impeccable winemaking. It started over 150 years ago when Giovanni...
Gitton Père & Fils is a family winery located in the Loire Valley. Established in 1945 by Marcel and Huguette Gitton from half a hectare of vineyards, Vignoble Gitton extends over 33 hectares judiciously spread across the best plots of the terroir. 23 hectares are planted with Sauvignon Blanc, ...
The IDDA project is an exciting collaboration between two leading producers – Angelo Gaja, the famous Barbaresco producer from Piemonte, and Alberto Graci, one of the best producers on Etna. Gaja met Graci in 2016 and recognized a kindred spirit. Both producers make exquisite wines on their respe...
The knowledge of wine is obtained from hard work - a corner of the Abruzzi, where hills touch the sea. Here, the Illuminati family has been making wine for over one hundred years - a passion renewed generation after generation. This story begins in 1890 with Nicola Illuminati and his winehouse, Fat...
In the 1960s, Giuseppe Inama, the estate's founder, began using his savings to purchase small plots of vineyards in the heart of the Soave Classico region. At that time, few understood the area's potential. Still, Giuseppe believed he could make a wine capable of restoring Soave's reputation by work...
Jané Ventura is a family winery in Baix Penedès, with a tradition in the world of wine since 1914, which began with Josep Jané, the grandfather of Benjamí Jané Ventura. The second generation of winemakers is represented by Albert Jané Jané who became an important wine distributor and purchase...
Jean-Luc Thunevin became a "star" of the wine world in less than a decade with his famous garage wine "Château Valandraud". Obsessed by wine, opinionated, and determined, he finally realized his dream in 1991 with the first vintage of Chateau Valandraud. This was the start of a fantastic adventure ...
Jermann is the story of a passion of Anton Jermann which in 1881 left the Austrian winegrowing region of Burgenland and, later, the vines of Slovenia to put down roots in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Here he continued his winery business, and from the 1970s Silvio Jermann’s combined genius and imaginat...
Joh. Jos. Prüm estate (often just called “J.J.”) is situated in the Middle Mosel valley, around the 50th latitude, i.e., in one of the most northern wine-growing areas of the world. The consequence is a highly long vegetation period until November, sometimes even December, with relatively cool ...
La Scolca is an artisanal winery considered a pioneer of modern vinification of the Cortese variety. Founded in 1919, La Scolca has managed to differentiate itself among the producers of quality Gavi wines, standing out as one of the best wineries in Italy. This producer set a new level of quality a...
Le Macchiole was one of the first wineries established in the viticultural zone of Bolgheri, located approximately 100 kilometers southwest of Florence along the Etruscan Coast in Tuscany. Initially put onto the wine map by Eugenio Campolmi in 1983, the Le Macchiole estate has been run by his wife, ...
Maison Léon Beyer is one of the oldest wineries in Alsace. The family has owned vineyards at the picture-postcard village of Eguisheim since 1580. Maison Léon Beyer was founded in 1867 and is one of the Grandes Maisons d'Alsace, part negociant but also important land owner. For many years, the dri...
The story of the family and vineyards that make up the company López de Heredia Viña Tondonia and the traditions continue to be upheld after more than 143 years of history. These encompass their art, patience in the winemaking process, and the aging of their wines. It all started in the midd...
Praised by critics such as Parker, Suckling, or Jancis Robinson, listed by the world's most creative restaurants and "hunted" by wine collectors, Marjan Simcic represents that category of winemakers who, by refusing to mainstream trends, impose their own vision and philosophy vinification. The story...
The origin of the Marqués de Murrieta winery is the origin of Rioja as well. Don Luciano Murrieta, applying techniques learned in Bordeaux, made the first Rioja wine in 1852 to perpetuate it over time. Don Luciano's vision was clear from the start: to create a fine Rioja wine wi...
Considered the oldest wine cellar in Campania with a continuous history, Mastroberardino began its activity somewhere in the early 18th century, although the labels show the year 1878. Today, Mastroberardino owns about 320 hectares of vine, divided into 12 different domains, located in the best micr...
In 1975 the lawyer Gabriele Mastrojanni bought the San Pio and Loreto estates and decided to plant his first vineyards of which, part are still producing Mastrojanni wines today. Right from the very first vintages, the wines showed very interesting, with the wonderful and typical aromas of elderflow...
Mezzacorona lies at the foot of the majestic Italian Dolomites. Its vineyards with pergola trellising, characteristic of the region, run from Lake Garda to the foothills of the towering Dolomites. A fresh and wild breeze blows from the over 400 lakes and numerous glaciers of the surrounding mountain...
In 1981, Marchese Lodovico Antinori breathed new life into Tenuta dell' Ornellaia, an estate whose potential had been ignored for decades. With the help of Andre Tchelistcheff, the famous agronomist Antinori planted the first French vines in Bolgheri, which lies in the heart of Tuscany's coastal reg...
The house of Pascal Jolivet is one of the youngest and most dynamic in the Loire Valley. Founded in 1985, this specialist in the wines of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume has quickly gained a leading position with Michelin-starred restaurants in France. The domain now owns over 50 hectares of prime vineyar...
In 2000, before Etna and its ancient vineyards become a place of pilgrimage by winemakers, and home to a new generation of wineries, Andrea Franchetti, prominent figure of italian wine, decided that he would create an estate on the slopes of the volcano. Passopisciaro winery was created, with 16 hec...
Maison Paul Jaboulet Aîné was created in 1834 through the magical conjunction of a fertile land on a hillside by the Rhone and a family passionate about winemaking. Over the years, the Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné took ownership of the finest appellations of the northern Rhone Valley, including H...
Located in the southwest subzone of the Brunello di Montalcino appellation, the Gaja family acquired the Pieve di Santa Restituta estate in 1994. The historic estate covers 16 hectares and produces a classic, blended Brunello di Montalcino and two vineyard-designated wines, Brunello di Montalcino Su...
As an authentic expression of the terroir and Sangiovese of this south-eastern strip of Montalcino, Le Ripi has established itself as the standard of the biodynamic Brunello in just a few years. Born in the early 2000s from the intuition and passion of Francesco Illy, the famous coffee family, Poder...
Poggio Argentiera was founded in 1997 with the purchase of the Adua farm, a property that went back to the early 20th century when the Maremma marshes began to be drained. The six hectares of vineyards began to produce grapes for a Morellino di Scansano and a new cellar was built. In 2001 th...
Azienda Agricola Poliziano is a modern wine estate located a couple of miles northeast of Montepulciano near the small village of Gracciano. It was established in 1961 by Frederico Carletti when there were only 25 hectares of vineyards; today, there are over 90. After taking his degree in agricultur...
Renato Ratti winery was built on the family conviction that the greatness of Barolo is found in the Barolo zone's vineyards and the sub-zone of La Morra. Renato Ratti purchased his first vineyard in 1965 in the village of La Morra, a sub-region of Barolo known for producing elegant red wines from th...
History or legend, the name Rotari derives from the Longobard King Rotari, who fought one of the most important battles along the valleys of this territory in his conquest of Italy and made history with his famous "Edict of Rotari", a book about the rules of winemaking. The Rotari Wine Cellar is Mez...
Tenuta di Trinoro was founded in 1992 by Andrea Franchetti, the descendent of a rich family from Venice (his great-grandfather Giorgio Franchetti was the owner of the famous palace in Venice, Ca d'Oro). Before 1992, Andrea Franchetti went to Bordeaux to learn the art of winemaking from his dear frie...
Tenuta Guado al Tasso is located in the small but prestigious Bolgheri DOC on the coast of upper Maremma, about one hundred kilometers southwest of Florence. This appellation has a relatively recent history. DOC Bolgheri was approved in 1994 and has become an internationally recognized reference poi...
Hailed as the standard-bearer of Italian enology, the historic Tenuta San Guido estate is known for crafting Sassicaia, the world's first Super Tuscan. The now historic wine is single-handedly responsible for launching the Super Tuscan movement and remains one of the most sought-after wines in the w...
The worldwide renowned Marchese Antinori winery is in the heart of Tuscany, Italy. Established in 1385, the Antinori family has produced exceptional wines for over 600 years. Today, the winery is run by Piero Antinori and his three daughters, Albiera, Allegra, and Alessia, who continue to uphold the...
Founded in 1848 under the name Tiefenbrunner Schlosskellerei Turmhof, the winery was named after the medieval castle in the Nothern Italian town Entiklar, which the Tiefenbrunner family has owned for many generations. Entiklar is attested since prehistoric times, and the wine-making industry has pla...
Viticulture in the Puglia region is history and, at the same time, innovation, and the Tormaresca estate is the expression of these two spirits. Character, personality, and the potential for high quality are the characteristics that Puglia territory imparts to all varieties grown here, indigenous or...
Travaglini is a family-owned wine estate in the tiny Gattinara appellation within north Italy's renowned Piedmont region. Established in the 1920s by Clemente Travaglini, the winery is one of Gattinara's most esteemed producers of traditional, limited-production wines from the Nebbiolo grape (known ...
Tua Rita Winery was established in 1984 in Suvereto, a small, medieval town in the province of Livorno when Rita Tua and Virgilio Bisti acquired it. Additional vineyards were planted in 1988, 1997, and 1998, so fans of these limited wines can look forward to increased production as soon as the newes...
The history of the Vietti winery traces its roots back to the 19th Century. However, only at the beginning of the 20th Century did the Vietti name become a winery offering its wines in bottles. Patriarch Mario Vietti, starting in 1919, made the first Vietti wines, selling most of the production in I...
Villa del Cigliano, located in the hills of San Casciano Val di Pesa in the province of Florence, has always been a symbol of strong family relationships. The villa had watched over the lives of several generations of the Antinori family since 1546, when Alessandro di Niccolò Antinori became its ow...
Villa Sandi is a winery known as much for its top wines as for its profound cultural connection to the Veneto region. At the heart of the estate is the palatial Villa itself, a 17th-century columned neoclassical structure surrounded by a lush green landscape that represents the combination of art an...
In 1980, at 19, Vincent Girardin, the son of a family of winegrowers based in Santenay since the 17th century, decided to strike out on his own and began producing wine from two hectares of vines he had inherited from his parents. From his earliest youth, Vincent had a passion for working with vines...
In 2011 Carlo Franchetti acquired some land near the town of San Casciano dei Bagni, where he discovered a small vineyard of pinot noir planted by the previous owner. The first vinification in 2012, entirely homemade, revealed from the start a wine of great character and potential. In 2013 the Vini ...