our Wine collection

The first historical records of these vineyards date back to the year of 954. In 1913 Georg Muller, an affluent an philanthropist man that owned various vineyards in the sunny Rheingau, decided to donate two of his top vineyards, Schutzenhaus and Wisselbrunnen, in hattenheim, to the local community provided that the proceeds from wine sales were given to the poor, hence “Stiftung” attached to the name of the winery, meaning “Foundation”. In 1972 the Town of Hattenheim became part of the Township of Eltville, thus losing the management the winery needed to continue producing quality wines. Peter Winter bought part of the winery facilities and leased 4,5 hectares of the vineyards from the town of Eltville for 50 years.

As Harald Rauen took over this winery in 1982, he immediately started to bottle the wines and sell it to private customers and retail shops rather than bulk as his father did. His next step was in the vineyards, reducing the number of vines per hectare and dropping the average yields, which has improved quality considerably. Finally, he completely modernized the cellar.

Gerd Petri is the thirteenth generation of his family to run this estate with top vineyards in Herxheim am Berg and Kallstadt. In his hands the estate has been making steady progress and won many awards for his wines, considered one of the best values in the Pfalz

Bernard de Pennautier began construction in 1620. The estate’s wines have been a firm favorite at the Royal Court. Powerful and influential, the Pennautier family helped finance the Canal du Midi and the Chateau’s distinguished guests include King Luis XIII and Moliere. At the foot of the Pic de Nore, the highest point of the Montagne Noire (1210 meters), the family domain covers 200 hectares in the heart of the Cabardes appellation d”Origine. Replanted over the last 30 years, the trellised vineyard, pruned in short “guyot” style, associates Mediterranean and Bordelaise grape varieties: 50 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, 44 hectares of Merlot, 11 of Malbec, 28 of Grenache, 26 of Syrah, and 15 of Chardonnay.

Not far from the Mediterranean coast, Domain Les Yeuses is at MEZE, in the Languedoc region. With 60 hectares of vineyards planted on chalky soil, combined with a maritime influence to create the best climatic conditions to harvest healthy and ripe grapes that are destalked prior to be pressed. The must is clarified at cold temperatures and put to ferment in our temperature controlled vats from our recently renovated cellar. The white wines undergo an extended skin contact, “Maceration Pelliculaire” and a very slow fermentation to concentrate the aromas from each varietal. At the end of the fermentation, the red wines are racked into various sizes of used oak barrels. ORGANIC producer.

This is an estate of 66 hectares owned by Moillard in the communes of Lespignan and Colombiers. The vineyard is divided by varietal and is well exposed to the warm sun of the Languedoc. Vinified in stainless steel, 20% is then put into oak barrels and traditional vinification is followed. Named after the Cathare knight who reportedly held the holy grail and was killed by the Catholic Church. CERTIFIED ORGANIC.

The domain goes back to the 13th century, 1st as sheep fields, then as vineyards. The vines of this vineyard average 30 years and practices traditional growing methods. The grapes are grown organically and they are certified ECOCERT. ORGANIC.

This historic estate, which has been in the same family since the 15th century, owns 45 separate parcels of vines scattered throughout the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation. Virtually every type of soil is represented and 40-60 years are the average age of the vines. The top cuvee, Vin de Felibre is produced from very low yielding old vines.

After studying to be winemakers in Beaune, Helene & Jean-Pierre, in their late thirties, set up shop in the Northern Rhone in 2001. They practice sustainable viticulture, spreading organiz vertilizer and refusing the use of insecticide. Thinning of the leaves, debudding & green harvesting are also practiced. The soils are sandy over granite with some pudding stones as well.

The Helfrich family has been making wine in Alsace for six generations and Joseph Helfrich started Les Grand Chais de France in 1979. The winery is located in Marlenheim just northwest of Strasbourg. The vineyards are located in the “Couronne d’Or” Golden Crown area of Strasbourg. The vineyards enjoy a southern exposure and a blend of red/pink sandstone as well as chalky clay soils.

Founded over 30 yrs ago by Claude Rousselo-Pailley, the domaine is situated near Chateau-Chalon, the historical center of Jura’s Vineyards. With a total of 45 hectares of vineyards in the Jura and Chalon Appellations. The Jura vineyards are some of the smallest in all of France, only 1,850 hectares total. Woman winemaker Emilie Noel is responsible for these gems.

With 8 generations of winemakers and 24 hectares planted on mineral soils composed of Clay and Flint, there are very old vines here, a portion of Pineau d’Aunis planted in 1890 and Chenin Blanc vines that are 80 years old. ORGANIC

Situated in the village of Verdigny, Pierre Riffault and his son Bertrand manage their 10 hectares of vineyards, making white red and roseSancerre. The soils are argilo-limestone with ground flint Caillottesand the wines are vinified in stainless steel tanks. The appellation of Sancerre covers 6,178 acres in total. The Riffault vineyards lie across from the hill on which the Medieval town of Sancerre rests.

The entire quincy AC covers only 180 hectares, this vineyard comprises 7 hectares and was established in 1993 by Jean-Charles Borgnat and is a family operation. Silver & Bronze Medal Winner

Philipe & Catherine have a total of 10.7 hectares planted, 7 of which are planted with Chenin Blanc. Their terroir is so perfect for sweet wines and Botrytis that they’ve said it can be difficult some years to make dry wines. They are Biodynamic and are members of Renaissance des Appellations (Return to Terroir). Before 1985, there were cows and corn on the property, Philipe decided to plant vines and their success has been well noted.

20 hectares of vines planted on the best and rarest of soils composed of Kimmeridgien. He is a farmer who does not speak English but he does speak wine and he makes this mineral Pouilly Fume.

This vineyard is located in the “Entre-Deux-Mers“ where 80% of the wines produced are white. The estate consists of 60 hectares and also extends into soil that has the right to produce “Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux”.

Situated in the village of Mourens on limestone soils, the vinyard has been in the family since 1804, with a total of 50 hectares under vine. The red is oak-barrel aged for 8 months.

The family estate was started in 1986 by Lyne and Jean-Bernard Marchive (Lyne’s family are the Tremblays of La Chapelle Vaupelteigne, an old established Chablis dynasty). They are enthusiastic about their vineyards which include 1 hectare of Vuadesir, 1/2 of Le Clos, 1.25 of Fourchaume, 1.18 of Montmains, 1.43 of Cote de Lechet, 3.5 of Vau de Vey, 1 of Petite Chablis, with the bulk of the estate, 14 hectares of Chablis Villages.

The Moillard family has been making wine for 150 years and are based in Nuit St. Georges. They are amongst the largest landowners in Burgundy. Wines indicated Domaine Moillard are estate grown and bottles, those that are not are negociant wines.

The Bernardo family has been producing wines for 7 generations now, the vineyard comprises 15 hectares at an altitude of 350 meters and the wines are certified Agriculture Biologique, however, the US labels do not include that statement. Vine age for the villages is 35-40y years old on average & vinified using carbonic maceration and is aged in stainless steel. The Regnie is 60-80 yr old vines on sandy soil, vinified with carbonic maceration and aged in 1,2,3 yr old oak barrels between 9-12 months depending on the vintage. ORGANIC

The Negociant Manipulant designation on these Champagnes is misleading. As a result of the Napoleonic laws, the vineyards were split within the family and Jean Pernet only buys grapes from his family members. It is in reality a recoltant manipulant product that by law must state NM on the labels. The Family vineyards are comprised of 40 acres in the villages of Le Mesnil sur Oger, Vertus and Chouilly (all 1st growth areas for Chardonnay) as well as Epernay, Chavot and Leuvvrigny.

Arteis & Co is a unique, exclusive small French producer of champagne. Arteis & Co offers three distinct micro cuvees.

Founded in 1948 in the hills of Asolo (Treviso). The Bedin family has been involved in winemaking for 3 generations. The Bedin brothers monitor each step of the winemaking process to ensure compliance with the highest quality standards.

Founded in 1974, this producer has 60 hectares under vines. Roberta Gorgo, the daughter of the founders is now managing the estate. The Bardolino Chiaretto Rose 2007 has a bright and seducing color; it stays on the skins for 15 hours. It is ideal for light lunches as is typical of the modern lifestyle. The Bardolino Superiore Monte Maggiore is not your father’s Bardolino, which was light and thin. This Bardolino is a richer wine with color and body. Starting with the 2018 vintage all wines made by Gorgo are ORGANIC.

These beautiful vineyards are planted on south-facing hillsides and should have been included in the Barolo DOC because Montforte D’Alba is one of the 11 towns allowed to produce Barolo. It was excluded due to the dictates of a Noble who wanted his property included instead. The term Carra’, refers to the large 600 Liter wooden wine containers used to transport wine in carts to the main road. This small farm is run by Italo Anselma, a genuine farmer (not a gentleman farmer). This rich and full-bodied Nebbiolo d’Alba is aged for 2yrs oak barrels. SUSTAINABLE

This is a tiny produer from the countryside of Rovereto with less than 10 acres under vine that produces grapes in a SUSTAINABLE, ecological manner. He also uses minimal sulphur to preserve the wine.

A family-owned winery now on their 4th generation, with 45 hectars under vine and modern winemaking equipment and they specialize in vinifying Pinot Nero into white wines. The area of Oltrepo’ Pavese has more than 7,000 acres of Pinot Nero!

With only 7 hectares under vine, the quantities of wine made are miniscule, in fact, it took some time to convince him to sell me a mixed pallet. Organic producer making wines with neglected local grapes such as Pignoletto and Negrettino at an altitude of 180 meters above sea level that borders on a Natural Park.

Around the beautiful agriturismo of Al Gelso Bianco in the town of Barberino Val d’Elsa lie groves of vines & olives trees from Fattoria Valacchi. The Senesi family restablished the vineyards, began bottling instead of selling in bulk. All of their wines are made with mostly indigenous varietals

Voltumna is an agricultural cooperative that has its headquarters in Mugello – Dicomano – 300 m above sea level the Casentino. A collective project was born to share the passion for agriculture in the respect and understanding of the vitality of the Earth. Voltumna is a wine made from vines grown biodynamically, where the rhythms of nature impose the pace of work and not vice versa, with a manual harvest bunch by bunch, fermented with its lees, unfiltered and not clarified.

This farm has been in the Tornesi family since 1750. Before bottling his wines for the first time in 1996, Maurizio sold it in bulk. With an annual production of 8,500 bottles and high ratings from the Wine Spectator in recent vintages, this producer is in short supply.

Cantina Tollo, founded in 1960, is a historic cooperative winery made up of 700 members, one of the most important companies in the Abruzzo wine sector that has contributed crucially to renewing the Italian wine scene. The town of Tollo rises on a rounded hill at an altitude of 150 meters, in the province of Chieti, about 20 km from Pescara in Abruzzo. Their philosophy is to increase the quality of its wines, which are gaining more and more recognition both in Italy and abroad, paying more and more attention to health, safety and sustainability.

The soils, of alluvial origin, are fairly dry, with abundant gravel and limestone. The weather is mild in the winter, very hot and always windy in the summer: the tramontana and scirocco winds, the first from the north and the second a hot wind from the south, blow through the vineyards, creating ideal condition for both grapevines and olive trees. Refreshing crispness and full flavours are, in fact, the hallmarks of all of our products. Our 12 hectares of vineyard lie just a few kilometres from the Gulf of Manfredonia. We have cultivated them organically since 1993. The older vineyards are trained to the traditional local Puglia pergola, while the younger plantings, put in less than ten years ago, are trained to the spurred cordon. ORGANIC

This is a small cooperative, with only 6 members and a total of 38 hectares of vineyards in production. It is smaller than the majority of estate vineyards out there! The vines are located in the hills (300m-500m altitude) surrounding Camporeale and Monreale. No inoculation of yeasts, minimal or no sulfites used at all, no sugar added, no chemicals used, vinification is done spontaneously with only native yeasts.

Pago del 19orvine19is a project run by Javier Rodriguez, a famous oenologist in Spain and Francisco Ruiz. He introduced dramatic changes in wineries and most of them have experienced significant international growth thanks to his work. The vineyards are located at 500 m of altitude in a land considered as the best in Rioja. It undergoes great temperature change from night to day giving the wine amazing fruit aromas and a deep color, which also has to do with Graciano (a late ripening varietal that is unfortunately disappearing from the region).

The Toro region is the only one where there are still pre-phylloxera estates due to the sandy soils, which stopped the pest from advancing. The Tempranillo was named Tinta de Toro in this valley because of its personality. The vineyard is located in San Roman de Hhornija, where the oldest parcels were chosen to make this riserva. Micro-oxygenation as well as cold maceration are the techniques utilized and the wine is aged in American, French and Hungarian barriques.

This 200 ha property, located 750 meters above sea level, has an Organic certification and Vegan Certification since 2018. Castillo de Aresan is the only property with 100% of its products organically farmed in the region.

A small family winery located in the Minho valley embraced by the streams of the River Lima.

A Family-run vineyard that has been making wine for four generations. The Atlantic Ocean lies 14 km away, which cools the vineyard at night, essential in a warm climate where daytime temperatures can soar. “I have the advantage of growing grapes on slopes with different aspects. Different blocks are vinified separately, clones are matched to soils and harvesting is done at night.

Jonathan Grieves the owner of the Avondale is combining organic, bio-dynamic and biological farming principles. The owner bought the farm in 1997 and steered the farm into the modern era with new plantings and a state-of-the art gravity flow cellar. Twenty five hectares are cultivated fully ORGANICALLY and the rest is sustainable farming.

The Awatare is a cooler sub-zone of the Marlborough and allows for excellent aromatics & complex fruit character. The winemaker is Judy Fowler from the highly acclaimed winery Puriri Hills. Government certified Sustainable.

The land of Malbec, Lujan de Cuyo is at an altitude of 1050 meters above sea level, with hot days, cold nights and a semi-arid area has become known as one of the better regions for the cultivation of Malbec. The winery is a colaboration between Argentinean and Brazilian partners including Euclides Penedo Borges the President of the Brazilian Association of Sommeliers.

They are in the process of getting their ISO certification. 350 hectares in the mountains of Chile is a small-medium sized property for Chile.

William Cole‘s neighbor is prestigious Veramonte. The high altitudes and proximity to ocean breezes, make this valley THE PLACE for white wines and the difficult Pinot Noir. A young winery making excellent wines that also offer VALUE.

Yorkville Cellars is located in the Yorkville Highlands AVA in southern Mendocino County basically above the Alexander Valley. We have two vineyards on our ranch: Randle Hill Vineyard is planted to Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon; Rennie Vineyard is the only known vineyard to have all six of the original “Noble Reds” of Bordeaux. Certified Organic Vineyards – Celebrating 30 Organic Harvests (1986-2015)

Gewürztraminer, Maréchal Foch, and Muscat Ottonel. We produce 8000 cases annually, established in 1986, we’re dedicated to vintage dated Oregon premium wines. The winery overlooks Dunn Forest Vineyard and produces estate varieties well suited to the coastal edge of Oregon’s Willamette Valley.