For more than 350 years, the Sella family has been viticultural stewards of the dramatic mountain vineyards of Alto Piemonte. The family’s wines are a gossamer departure from the more robust Nebbiolo wines of both the Langhe and other Alto Piemonte producers, defined by lofty aromatics, incredible finesse and fine-grained tannins.
Marie-Ange Robin was barely a toddler when her parents planted vines by hand in some of Chablis’ top premier cru and grand cru terroirs. These viticultural treasures form the base of the grand wines of Maison Regain, a new partnership between two of Chablis’ most formidable female talents, Marie-Ange and winemaker Lucie Depuydt of J. Moreau et Fils.
Something remarkable is happening in Abruzzo. Just two hours from Rome, where mountain landscapes abruptly give way to the Adriatic coastline, this exhilarating place is home to some of the most exciting, soulful winemaking in all of Italy. And the Zappacosta family is at the forefront of this exciting movement.
Aurore Dezat is the fourth generation of her winemaking family to tend the world-class vineyards of Sancerre, in the village of Sury-en-Vaux, Joined by her winemaking husband David Girard, this dynamic partnership maintains some 23 acres of prime terroir and crafts wines that showcase the region’s true flavors, as expressed through its chalky “terres blanches,” stony limestone “caillottes” and flint-rich “silex.”
This quality-oriented family estate is located in the village of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, just north of Saint-Estèphe and perfectly exposed to the cooling influence of the Gironde estuary.
It’s time for the historic Aquileia appellation in Friuli to have its moment. Aquileia’s vinous roots reach back to the Roman era, yet it is the expressive, sumptuous wines of the Tarlao family that is putting the potential of Aquileia back on the world’s map.
Domaine de la Pierre Gravée is an ambitious new estate with a singular goal: to create grand Vouvray wines worthy of the weighty history of the name, Chenin Blanc with body and energy and layers of unrelenting, captivating flavor.
Domaine Jean-Claude Martin is a family estate, led today by Jean-Claude’s children Claudia and Frédéric. Reviving the tradition of estate bottling, the family farms with a clear focus on sustainability—cover crops and healthier soils to yield fresher, more expressive Burgundian Chardonnay wines.
With a degree in agricultural engineering and a passion for traditional dry cider, Victor Bouvy traveled to Normandy to better learn the intricacies of cider production. Upon his return in 2019 to Champagne he planted a new and complimentary mixture of apple varieties, ideal for cider production with the goal of creating a harmonious cider that would express an ideal balance of sweet, bitter and tart.
The wines of Domaine Vernay are the true representation of the soul of Condrieu, bottles that tell a complete and engaging story of this fabled appellation: its beginnings, its rebirth and its triumph as the ultimate expression of the northern Rhône’s native white grape, Viognier.