CVNE

CVNE was founded in 1879 in Haro, Rioja, by the two brothers Eusebio and Raimundo Real de Asúa. A trip initially taken for health reasons led to the creation of Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España (C.V.N.E.) – Wine Company from the North of Spain – in Haro’s iconic Barrio de la Estación railway station.  […]

Bastianich

Over the past 50 years, few families have been as involved in the promotion of Italian food, wine and culture as the Bastianich family. Matriarch Lidia Bastianich has been recognized as one of America’s top culinary personalities and it was her New York restaurants that brought the family in direct contact with some of Italy’s […]

Markus Molitor

About Markus Molitor Markus Molitor was just 20 years old in 1984 when he took control of his father’s winery, becoming the family’s eighth generation to pursue this calling. Even at such a young age he had a clear vision of what he wanted to accomplish. His ultimate goal was to produce Rieslings from Germany’s […]

Tua Rita

About Tua Rita Tua Rita was founded in 1984 by Rita Tua and Virgilio Bisti near Suvereto in the Alto Maremma just a few miles from the Tuscan coast. While several other Super Tuscan producers had begun cultivating international grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Syrah further north near Bolgheri, Tua […]

Champagne Mandois

About Champagne Mandois Champagne Mandois is a family-owned house founded in Pierry (near Epernay) that has produced high-quality, low-dosage Champagne from Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards for 9 generations. The family’s story began in 1735 when the first vine grower in the Mandois family appeared on the official registers held at that time by […]

Chiappini

About Chiappini Chiappini Winery is in the heart of the DOC Bolgheri set along the Via Bolgherese, where the region’s most important wine estates are located. The story of this farm tells us about the consistently renewed family tradition of the head of the family, Giovanni Chiappini, son of farmers that had moved from Marche […]

J. de Villebois

About J. de Villebois J. de Villebois is a family winery owned by Joost and Miguela de Willebois. Over the last 15 years, J. de Villebois has become a leading Sauvignon Blanc producer in the Loire Valley with a unique range of Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc wines cultivated in its own vineyards. The owners’ great […]

Cave de Tain

About Cave de Tain Cave de Tain was founded by Louis Gambert de Loche in 1933, a visionary vigneron who helped establish the French AOC system and was a passionate defender of the Hermitage appellation. Since the winery’s creation, successive generations have contributed to its growth; it is now one of the leading producers in […]

Bodegas Valdemar

About Bodegas Valdemar Valdemar Family is a wine group owned by one of the most symbolic families in Rioja, dating back to 1889.  Defined by its pioneering character. This family winery has a background of over 130 years in the world of wine. The family’s passion has always started from the same place: the land […]

Famille Bourgeois

Famille Bourgeois, now in its 11th generation, covers 72 hectares of esteemed Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé appellations. Some 50 years ago Henri Bourgeois took the audacious step of concentrating his family’s efforts on vines in a then-unknown area, seeking out some of the most rugged hillside terrains that offered the best exposures in the Loire Valley. […]