100% Sagrantino. From Fongoli's oldest vines, which are certified-biodynamic and were planted in 1975 by Angelo Fongoli's grandfather on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a southwest-facing slope. Carefully selected bunches are naturally dried on wooden pallets for two months. They are...

100% Sagrantino. From certified-biodynamic vines planted in 2007 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a south-facing slope. The berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously without temperature control and with a tiny bit of sulfur. Maceration lasts around 30 days. The wine is aged for...

85% Trebbiano Spoletino/15% Grechetto. From certified-biodynamic vines, planted from 1999-2008 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils. The bunches are hand-harvested early in the morning and immediately destemmed and gently pressed while the fruit is still cool. Only the free-run juice is...

A ‘California Red Wine’ composed of Trousseau Noir (42%), Cabernet Pfeffer (20%), Gamay (30%), and Poulsard (8%) sourced from assorted sites in the North and Central Coast AVAs - Siletto in San Benito, Las Cimas in Sonoma, and Luchsinger in Lake County. All components were whole-cluster fermented...

A new red blend for Jolie-Laide coming from a unique spread of vineyards and varieties dotted around California - 38% Valdiguie, 33% Mourvedre, 17% Grenache, 12% other (Cab Franc, Syrah, Carignan, Petite Verdot).Glou d’ Etat is a light red wine made in a fun and irreverent style, inspired by many...

100% Aligoté from Las Cimas Vineyard on the western edge of the Russian River Valley. This parcel sits on a northeast-facing hillside with sandy clay loam soils over sandstone, quartz, and schist, and is heavily influenced by fog and cool Pacific winds. In the cellar, the fruit was whole-cluster...

2 ha Planted in 1960. In Comblanchien, this lieu-dit is located at the top of the slope, facing east. White stony soils over limestone bedrock.. 100% whole cluster, indigenous yeast fermentation, no added sulfur. Aged in barrel (no new oak), unfined, unfiltered.

0.65 ha Planted in the 1940s. Northern side of Valozières, beneath Corton Bressandes, east-facing. Rich clay soils. 100% whole cluster, ambient yeast fermentation in stainless steel tank with no SO2. 2 punch-downs total. Aged 12 months in used barrels. No fining, no filtration. SO2 added after...

Two sisters, Clara and Annamaria Sala, own this organic farm in Mazara del Vallo, comprising of 115 hectares and surrounded by a bird sanctuary. The property was split-off from the old Cantine Pellegrino and is now all women-owned. Grapes for this 100% Grillo are grown in a single-hectare parcel...

A signature blend of 50% Merlot, with equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s wonderful “drinkability” is highlighted by the absence of oak during the aging process, which allows a bursting acidity and graphite minerality (imagine the lead of fresh pencil shavings) to shine through...

100% Jacquere. On the southwest facing slopes of the Bauges Mountains, Benjamin Ravier works the vines according to HVE 3 standards of sustainability. The grapes are hand harvested, pressed very gently, and fermented without maceration in stainless steel. Three months of lees contact lend a...

The Domaine du Bois de Simon celebrated its 90th birthday in 2019. Christophe Avi, great-grandson of the founder, joined the estate in 1992.  After finishing his degree in oenology and viticulture, Christophe honed his skills cultivating what is called ‘the blood of the Garonne,’ Cabernet Sauvignon...

Pedro Gonzalez Mittelbrunn has been so committed to the local indigenous grape varietals, Prieto Picudo and Albarin, that he convinced the best wine growers to partner with him and replant these historic indigenous varietals. The oldest vines are 100 years-old, planted in the traditional style...

Maria Cruz Garcia and her husband, Carlos Aliaga, have run the viticulture and vinification at this independent 80 hectare farm in the Ribera Baja since 1999. There is a lot of pride here in working “the old way” meaning low sulphites and indigenous yeasts. 100% Tempranillo, from vines averaging 50...

Originally founded in 1960, Domaine Jourdain has been run since 1990 by Sophie Siadou and her partner Francis Jourdain. Together, they sustainably farm approximately thirty hectares of vines. Reflecting her holistic approach to the ecosystem of the vineyard and her careful attention to the nuances...

The Gessler family settled in Gascony after immigrating from Switzerland in 1928. Now in their fourth generation of winemakers, a tiny farm has become a robust family business. The domaine is settled deep in the Bas-Armagnac, where the soil is a mix of red clay and sand. A blend of 50% Colombard,...