The Domaine de Fiervaux was born from a family farm established in Saumurois with 4ha of vines, and taken over in 1890 by Henri Maitreau. 40 years later, his son Jules succeeded him, constantly improving the vineyard. In 1960, Georges Cousin and his wife Juliette Maitreau, daughter of Jules, took over the reins and developed the estate, hence the origin of the name Cousin-Maitreau, developing the vineyard from 8 ha to 28 ha with the planting of several grape varieties in order to create a wide range.
Domaine de la Chézatte is a family owned estate in the most northerly village in Sancerre. Its sustainably farmed vineyards are south-facing with soils of flint and limestone so it’s an ideal spot for growing Sauvignon Blanc.
The white Sancerre represents today 85% of the whole production; 10% of Sancerre red and 5% of Sancerre Rosé. The Domaine de la Chézatte has different terroirs with various soil tyles: silex (60%), White Soils ‘Terres Blanches’ (23%), Caillotte (17%).
For more info, visit Domaine de la Chézatte website.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
The Hautes Côtes de Beaune region in on higher slopes ranges from 350 to 500m, therefore the vineyards to benefit from the global warming. With cool nights and hot days, the grapes can grow slowly until they reach the perfect balance between acidity and sugar.
The reds stand out for their expressiveness and flavors of black fruit and spices.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
This Nuits-Saint-Georges from Domaine Patrick Pestre is a typical red wine from the Côte de Nuits, a region renowned for producing exceptional Burgundy wines. The continental climate of the Côte de Nuits, with its hot summers and cold winters, combined with centuries-old expertise, gives this wine a unique complexity and depth.
The 2023 vintage was marked by varied climate conditions, with periods of intense heat followed by beneficial rainfall. These fluctuations allowed the grapes to reach excellent maturity while maintaining an appealing freshness. The reds stand out for their expressiveness and flavors of black fruit and spices.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
Pernand-Vergelesses is located next to Aloxe-Corton and its Grand Crus, Corton and Corton Charlemagne. The name of the village inspired a proverb « Pernand je bois, verre je laisse » meaning « Pernand I drink, glass I leave ».
The soil here is composed of clay and limestones.
The 2023 vintage was marked by varied climate conditions, with periods of intense heat followed by beneficial rainfall. These fluctuations allowed the grapes to reach excellent maturity while maintaining an appealing freshness. The reds stand out for their expressiveness and flavors of black fruit and spices.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
Pommard with its smiling vineyard lies between Beaune and Volnay. The name Pommard dates back to ancient times. It is coming from Pomona, the goddess of flowers, gardens and vineyards worshipped by the first inhabitants. The soil is clay and limestone with good drainage.
The 2023 vintage was marked by varied climate conditions, with periods of intense heat followed by beneficial rainfall. These fluctuations allowed the grapes to reach excellent maturity while maintaining an appealing freshness. The reds stand out for their expressiveness and flavors of black fruit and spices.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
The village of Savigny-les-Beaune is located between Beaune and Corton.
The name Picotins comes from a unit formerly used to measure oats, which were probably cultivated in this plot to feed the horses.
The soil is limestone with good drainage.
Created in 1992, Domaine Pestre covers 15 hectares. A good part of the vineyard is located in the Hautes Côtes de Beaune, then a smaller part in a neighboring villages of the Côte de Beaune such as Pommard, Savigny-les-Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Auxey-Duresses etc…
The estate’s belief is in an organic cultivation using no pesticide, herbicide and insecticide.
The village of Savigny-les-Beaune is located between Beaune and Corton.
The vineyard of Savigny is of ancient lineage and used to belong to the Domaines of the Duke of Burgundy.
The name Serpentière was designated a path that «snaked» through the vines at the time when there were planted in a mass and not straight rows.
The soil is stony with some red clay.
The story began with Michel Chapoutier, a unique man with a thirst for knowledge, definitely one of a kind. He seeks to discover and reflect the full potential of his terroirs and let the soils express their true character.
This now forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.
This domain held a twin appeal for M. CHAPOUTIER: a vineyard already converted to organic in Montfrin in Gard county, and a section in Costières de Nîmes, where the company did not yet own vineyards. The first visit to this beautifully-maintained vineyard was promising, and in 2018, a range of appellations – Côtes-du-Rhône, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, Costières de Nîmes and Pays d’Oc – have been produced.
The vineyard plots are located in the commune of Montfrin. This wine comes from a soil composed of deep red clay and siliceous pebbles of various sizes brought by the sea some several million years ago.
The Cave of Vignerons de Buxy offers a selection of wines produced in limited quantities. Selected by the best winemaker these wines, produced and matured individually, come from the vineyards, estates and châteaux of the property, like Domaine Steinmaier in Givry.
Located on the Côte Chalonnaise, south of Burgundy, the Givry region produces primarily red wines. The parcels face from east to southeast, and range from 240 to 280 meters high. The grapes are planted on calcareous soil. The subsoil is composed mainly of limestone.
Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from, which is given to small, old plots with limited but high quality production and which, in summary, must comply with a series of strict standards to prove their quality. The grapes used to make El Jardín de la Emperatriz Tinto come from plots where the soils are mostly composed of white boulders over a sandy-loam structure and where the vines have an average age of 25 years old.
Since January 2020, the range of Classic Blends and Single Plot wines have disappeared, giving way to four new labels: a high-end red and white called “Finca la Emperatriz Gran Vino”, a blend of traditional Rioja varieties from a “viñedo singular”, a pure expression of terroir, like the great chateaux of Bordeaux; and their respective younger brothers also from the same estate, called El Jardín de la Emperatriz.
For more info, visit Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz website.
Since 1885, the Vicente Gandía seal gives all its products common characteristics: high quality, reasonable prices, and stability between one harvest and another. Wines that transmit elegance, complexity, softness and balance.
Today, you can find Vicente Gandía in 90 countries on 5 continents, as the largest winery in the Valencian Community. In addition, in 2014 it won the award for the best Spanish winery in the prestigious international competition AWC Vienna. That same year, the World Association of Writers and Journalists of Wines and Spirits included it in their ranking of the top 50 wineries in the world. In 2018, the European Congress of Enogastronomic Brotherhoods (CEUCO) awarded the “Aurum Europa Excellente” Prize to Vicente Gandía as “Best European Winery”, reconfirmed also in 2022.
It’s a miracle that you’re here, that you’ve chosen this bottle, that you’re reading these words. We often dream so big that we forget about the wonderful things happening around us every day. A surprise trip, that song that took you back to your childhood, or the strange coincidence of finding love… in the end, miracles are just extraordinary events – and life is full of them. It all depends on you. You can keep waiting for that big event that might change your life, or you can toast the here and now, and make the miracle happen yourself.
Sometimes the extraordinary does happen – you just have to let it.
Finca La Emperatriz is a winery with an extensive vineyard estate in Rioja Alta.
Viñedos Hermanos Hernáiz is the new project of brothers Eduardo and Víctor, who in 1996 acquired Bodega La Emperatriz, named as such because the first owner of these plots was Eugenia de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III and Empress of France. With this new emphasis and with new projects at hand, the winery changed its name but its high-end wines retain the Finca La Emperatriz signature, the name of the ‘viñedo singular’ they come from, which is given to small, old plots with limited but high quality production and which, in summary, must comply with a series of strict standards to prove their quality.
This wine is made exclusively from Tempranillo grapes, mostly grown on bush vines of over 30 years old. Although all the grapes come from Rioja Alta vineyards, they come from climate areas which are less extreme than the family’s best-known vineyard, “La Emperatriz”. Less Atlantic influence means that the wines do not require such a long ageing.
For more info, visit Finca La Emperatriz / Hermanos Hernáiz website.
Proud ambassadors of the “Made in Sud-Ouest” way of life, Cave du Marmandais combines warmth, festivities and gastronomy to reveal the personality of the people and wines from this terroir. A few kilometres away from the city of Marmande, the vineyards of the Côtes du Marmandais appellation cover both riversides of the Garonne.
The IGP Comté Tolosan, authentically Southwest! The Marmande region presents you with fruity and enchanting wines for pleasure. Created through cooperation and solidarity, this wine will accompany all your convivial moments, characteristic of the values of the Southwest.
The enterprising Esteban Martín family has always had a very close relationship with the countryside and farming. The family business began in 1964 with the creation of the Granja Virgen del Rosario farm. In addition to the farm, the winery and a transport company also form part of Grupo Esteban Martín, the group fully owned by the Esteban Martín family.
In 1985, Miguel Antonio Esteban decided to buy 150 hectares of vineyards in the best lands of the DOP Cariñena, located at the foot of the Iberian Mountains, in the heart of the Ebro Valley. Year after year he was acquiring new parcels and already in 2003 he decided to build his own winery.
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