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Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. With the 1968 Chianti Classico...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. During the second half of the...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. With the 1969 Chianti Classico...

Fritz Kupelwieser planted the vineyard in 1878 near the Caldaro Sea in the north part of Italy, Alto Adige. Only carefully selected grapes from Alto Adige traditionally produced under strict quality standards are used for the wines. With the 1969 Pinot Nero Kupelwieser Lago di Caldaro, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you. We deliver the...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. The Marchesi di Antinori are...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Estephe in Médoc. Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and ist vineyards cover around 12 km² on the banks of the Garonne. The...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barbaresco DOC in Northern Italy, the important wine region of Piedmont. Barbaresco is 100% made with the Nebbiolo grape. The dry red wine is produced in the Piedmont region in an area of the Langhe immediately to the east of Alba and specifically in the comunes of Barbaresco, Treiso and Neive plus that area of the frazione San...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Estephe in Médoc. Saint-Estèphe is best known as the northernmost, and one of the four major wine growing appellations of the Médoc. The area is separated from Château Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac to the south by the Jalle de Breuil stream and ist vineyards cover around 12 km² on the banks of the Garonne. The...

The Bersano winery was founded in the end of the 19th century in Nizza Monferrato. Bersano has today over 230 hectars in the best Cru areas in Barolo and Langhe, making the largest private wine grower company in Piedmont. The premium wines are from the Conti di Cremosina vineyards. When subjected to aging of at least five years before release, the wine can be labeled a...

The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the châteaux from the Médoc that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Crus Classés, or Classed Growths. Notionally, Cru Bourgeois is a level below Cru Classé, but still of high quality. There are ca. 70 wineries with Cru Bourgeois Superieur status between the 440 Cru Bourgeois. With the 1969 Chateau Fonbadet Cru...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. The Barolo is defined as "the king of wines and the wine of kings'' because of its regal characteristics, this splendid Piedmontese red is one of the standard-bearers of Italian enology. With the 1969 Barolo Bianco , comes a personal present meant for a person...

The originality of this extraordinary terroir of St. Emilion lies in its diversity of soils, slopes and orientations. Chateau Tertre Daugay was featured between 1844 and 1848 among the 14 most sought after and most expensive wines of Saint-Emilion. For close to a century the great reference book Cocks and Feret “Bordeaux et ses Vins” will consistently mention the property as...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. The Barolo is defined as "the king of wines and the wine of kings'' because of its regal characteristics, this splendid Piedmontese red is one of the standard-bearers of Italian enology. With the 1969 Barolo Enrico e Ludovico Borgogno , comes a personal present...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Graves (from French: gravelly land) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux. The name Graves derives from ist intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the...

Nebbiolo is a red Italian wine grape variety predominantly associated with the Piedmont region where it makes the wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo and Gattinara. Nebbiolo is thought to derive its name from the Italian word nebbia which means fog. Nebbiolo does not adapt exceptionally well to various vineyard soil types, preferring soils with high concentration of...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to...

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion is located a mere 15km south-east of Bordeaux in Pessac Leognan. The estate lies on a gravel ridge alongside Chateaux Haut Bailly and La Louvière. This is an old château but is quite separate and independent from the Chateau Haut Brion properties which lie further north. Unlike Chateau Carmes Haut Brion Larrivet was never part of the Haut Brion...

Chateau Croizet Bages is a 30 hectare Bordeaux vineyard at the Bages plateau near Lynch Bages and Grand Puy Lacoste. The soils of gravel, sand, iron and minerals are specific to the Bages plateau. The vineyard Chateau Croizet Bages is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. During the 18th century, the Croizet brothers, purchased several small...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Graves (from French: gravelly land) is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne river, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux. The name Graves derives from ist intensely gravelly soil. The soil is the...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation St.Julien in Bordeaux. Chateau Talbot takes its name from Connetable Talbot. Talbot was the governor of Guyenne. In 1453, he was killed during the battle in the fight at Castillon. Later Chateau Talbot was owned by the Marquis d’Aux-Lally. Chateau Talbot remained in the hands of his direct descendants until the close of...

Amarone della Valpolicella is an intensely flavored dry red wine made from the Veneto and Lombardia regions of north Italy. Amarone wines are made from carefully selected bunches of the best grapes. These grapes are then dried between three and four months, before fermentation. Traditionally the grapes were dried on wooden racks at ambient temperatures. the wines are matured...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Graves, Pessac Leognan in Médoc. Like all Bordeaux properties, the estate was traded multiple times over the centuries. In time, the vineyard passed to the Le Bailly family and Nicolas de Leuvarde in 1630. In 1872, Haut Bailly was purchased by Alcide Bellot des Minières. Haut Bailly has an high reputation until the...

The name of the property, Marquis d’Alesme comes from one of the early aristocratic families from the Bordeaux wine region. The property was acquired in 1809 by the business man Jean Bekker Terrlink, who attached his name to that of the estate. He was also the owner of Chateau Lascombes. Like many Bordeaux chateaux, Marquis d’Alesme changed hands during the French...

The classical dry red wine of Château Boyd-Cantenac comes from the appellation Margaux in Bordeaux. Its 17 hectares of vineyards are located west of the village of Cantenac in the Margaux appellation. 1754 the property was purchased by Jacques Boyd. After the 1855 Grand Cru Classifications ranked Château Boyd-Cantenac as a third growth winery. Few years later the estate was...