Schild Estate Wines are created with an authenticity and passion that comes from generations of a family who have made their home in the Southern Barossa.
This wine comes from a blend of Shiraz grapes from select parcels of vineyards including ‘Workshop’, ‘Angus Brae’ and ‘Three Springs’. Angus Brae is located in Altona between Rowland Flat and Lyndoch, named after Ed Schild’s grandson (Michael’s eldest). Three Springs Farm Vineyard is located at the site of the original family Estate.
The classic example of Barossa Shiraz with an exceptional elegance.
Schild Estate Wines are created with an authenticity and passion that comes from generations of a family who have made their home in the Southern Barossa.
Sourced from a single vineyard this wine was created as a tribute to Ben Schild who began the family’s long association with winemaking and viticulture.
Quinta de Porrais is located in the area of the Douro Demarcated Region, recognized for having defined the world’s first organization model for a wine region and for the quality of its wines. In partnership with Ferreira family, Casa Santos Lima has been a partner of Quinta de Porrais since 2011 and responsible for the production and commercialization of the wines of this historic place.
Situated at an altitude of around 600 metres, winding terraces, the centuries-old vines planted here have excellent exposure to the sun. Made of this region’s traditionally grapes this wine shows great aromatic intensity and Douro’s character.
Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.
Up until the ‘80s some Chardonnay grapevines could be found in Pinot Bianco vineyards. Only in 1982, for the first time in South Tyrol, Chardonnay was vinified as a unique varietal wine by St. Michael-Eppan Winery, and since then it has experienced enormous popularity. It is wonderfully juicy and inviting, with long-lasting persistence.
Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.
This aromatic grape variety with reddish berries originated in an area close to the winery, and today is grown all over the world. Unlike many of the world’s Gewürztraminers, the St.Michael-Eppan’s one is vinified dry. The result is a memorable fruity yet spicy wine with a captivating aromatic richness.
Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.
In the top wines Sanct Valentin, winemaker Hans Terzer expresses all his skill and experience. Using only the finest grapes from the territory of the Cantina St. Michael-Eppan, he composes elegant, layered and multidimensional wines, characterized by exquisite minerality, elegant aromas and excellent aging potential.
Pinot Noir has been cultivated in Alto Adige since 1850 and is also known locally as “Blauburgunder”. It is the most important red wine of the winery. It has always been a great challenge for every winemaker: it is demanding on the soil and the climate, but also in the workmanship in the cellar. For the Pinot Noir Sanct Valentin, part of this line since 1995, only the best vineyards and the oldest plants are used. Minimal yields and careful care guarantee an elegant and extremely sensual wine, which is characterized by structure, balance and fine tannins. It has an extraordinary aging potential.
Some 340 winemaking families joined forces in 1907 to create St. Michael-Eppan Winery, home to South Tyrol’s largest wine-growing municipality, Eppan.
Cellar Master Hans Terzer’s attaches the utmost importance to vinifying top wines that are clear, pure in tone and true to their varietal characteristics.
Pinot blanc is the most widely planted white grape variety at St. Michael-Eppan. Cool night-time winds descending from the Mendel Massif and the limestone gravel soils provide the grape with the optimal conditions for developing into a nicely balanced, fresh white wine.
Stonehaven Winery and vineyards are embedded in the heart of the Limestone Coast. The region produces a wide range of premium fruit from rich soils, which benefits from readily abundant water and cool evening temperatures even when daytime temperatures soar. Stonehaven Wines use these to make complex, balanced wines that retain the flavours and characters.
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay provide the bulk of the region’s harvest, with plantings of Merlot, Pinot Gris and Riesling also gaining in popularity and quality.
The Limited Release Shiraz from Stonehaven is highlighting the depth of quality that comes out of Padthaway.
Stonehaven Winery and vineyards are embedded in the heart of the Limestone Coast. The region produces a wide range of premium fruit from rich soils, which benefits from readily abundant water and cool evening temperatures even when daytime temperatures soar. Stonehaven Wines use these to make complex, balanced wines that retain the flavours and characters.
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay provide the bulk of the region’s harvest, with plantings of Merlot, Pinot Gris and Riesling also gaining in popularity and quality.
Owned and run by the Ciacci family, Tenuta di Sesta is recognized as one of the historical estates in Montalcino. The Ciacci’s rely on traditional ageing in big oak barrels and renewed vineyard management based on climatic changes and in favor of the territory to obtain wines that best express the territory of Montalcino. The Brunellos in particular are marked by exotic perfumes and rich complexities.
Sangiovese in its natural state, considered to be the younger brother of Brunello. It unites the imposing structure of Brunello with the freshness and vivacity of a young wine. It should be drunk young, although it does last with ageing. It shows a well-orchestrated structure with good length and without aggressive tannins, very balanced, intense and elegant.
Tenuta Ulisse, a modern expression of a centuries-old tradition of passion and dedication to the land, is one of Abruzzo’s premier winemaking estate. It has aggressively dived into the enormous potential of Abruzzo’s unique terroir and ancient varieties by placing a contemporary spin on indigenous grapes such as Montepulciano D’Abruzzo, Trebbiano D’Abruzzo, Pecorino, Passerina e Cococciola.
These wines are the result of the passion and experience of Antonio and Luigi Ulisse, two brothers dedicated to expressing the potential and character of the region’s wines. Each glass from Tenuta Ulisse’s wine is a journey, an experience that amazes, a vision. «We are determined to use the most expressive and unique terroirs of Abruzzo to create Abruzzo fine wine of distinction».
Amaranta Montepulciano D’Abruzzo is a cru wine obtained from Abruzzo’s most important red grape, the Montepulciano. This wine represents our commitment to making the utmost of the spectacular terroirs and microclimates that Abruzzo region offers.
The fruit for the Hedonist Cabernet Sauvignon is grown biodynamically on the estate vineyard situated in the Willunga foothills, McLaren Vale. Warm Summer days are cooled by evening sea breezes from St Vincentís Gulf, which lies a close proximity to the West. The soil is rich loam over clay with patches of underlying limestone, giving the wine a rich and fullness of pallet.
The 2021 ripening season was met with average rainfall for the first time in at least 3 vintages. Not only did McLaren Vale experience a wet winter, but also a luscious spring and a significantly cooler summer. This created magnificent ripening conditions from fruit set and flowering through version to final ripening.
The fruit for the Hedonist Shiraz is predominately estate grown on our organic/biodynamic certified vineyard situated in the Willunga foothills, McLaren Vale. Fruit is also sourced from the Sellicks Foothills, Blewitt Springs and Kangarilla, all from vastly different soil profiles and aspects across the district. The idyllic St Vincent’s Gulf with it’s cooling sea breeze lies just to the West of the valley.
A very dry winter and spring, coupled with record heat and dry conditions throughout summer led to an early and condensed vintage. The conditions lent themselves to smaller berries with good concentration of flavour.
“I made it black and silky in new American oak and it’s got that long velvety finish true Shiraz lovers lust after.”– Walter Clappis, Winemaker
This wine is made using certified biodynamic and organic vineyards and winemaking practices.
Named after the meandering lakes and adjoining fields to the vineyards, Thompson Steer is a brand reflecting all that is unique to this vineyard location, providing a selection of premium wines from the Limestone Coast and Coonawarra regions.
Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land.
With texture and complexity, fruit for this wine is grown using organic practices on the Arapoto block, high above the Awatere River. Richly textured, complex, uniquely Awatere.
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