We hope and believe the portfolio strikes the correct balance of great producers – who offer wines of such stature and standing as has earned them praise both domestically and internationally, over many years – along with many honest wines of virtuous price/quality ratio: something for all wine lovers, you see.
We have been fortunate in being able to attract a great many wineries with real international prestige, and many are first and foremost “heroes at home” in the sense that their primary market is a domestic market, within their own region and country of origin. We sell Italian wines that Italians drink every day, and French wines that are the everyday beverages of the French. This is important in that our goal is to sell real wines, not beverages manufactured for some market research control group.
Our wineries tend to be small, grower-oriented, family affairs – farmers. Often the growers utilize sustainable or organic viticulture, not because it is the latest fashion, but rather because that is how the best wine is often made – with respect for the living soil. The extra care given to the land is a reflection of the understanding our growers have for the relationships between the people, their land, and the products derived from it. The results show in the bottle, over and over again.
ITALY
Alto Adige
Santa Magdalena
Abruzzo
Gran Sasso
Campania
Lava
Alois (**)
Marche
Brunori (**)
Moroder(** Ecocert 2010)
Friuli
Le Vigne di Zamò (**)
Piedmont
Rinaldi
Oberto (*)
Patrizia (**)
Puglia
Primo
Petrilli (** ICEA Oct 2008)
Luccarelli (*)
Sardegna
Solino
Sicilia
Cornelissen (**ICEA Jan 2011) (***)
Graci (**)
Gulfi (**ICEA)
Il Cantante (**)
Daino (**)
Castellaro (**)
Cantina Cellaro and Zabù
Tuscany
Romita (*)
Palazzetta (**)
Umbria
Rocca di Tufo (**)
Perticaia (*)
Beaujolais
Chateau de la Terriere (**)
Paul Beaudet (**)
Domaine Romy (**)
Bordeaux
Chateau Haut Rian (*)
Chateau Malbat
Chateau Gasquerie
Chateau Haut-Bernasse
Les Tuileries
Bourgogne
F & L Pillot (*)
Gascogne
Domaine Alain Faget "Sancet"
Languedoc
Vignobles de Lorgeril
Loire
Domaine des Ouches (**)
Chateau de l'Aiguillette (**)
Provence
Château Miraval (**Ecocert)
Rhone - Sud
Domaine de Beaurenard(***)
Domaine du Banneret (**)
Domaine du Galet des Papes (**)
Domaine du Pesquier
Rouge-Bleu (***)
Rhone - Nord
Alain Voge (***)
UNITED STATESCalifornia
Daily Chardonnay
Sweet Spot Cabernet
Oregon
Ayres Vineyard
Jigsaw
Ransom
Matello
Washington
Murphy's Law
