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Read more Another sensational discovery! The Kemetner family has been growing grapes in the eastern end of the Kamptal, hard by the famous Schloss Grafenegg, since the 17th century. Father Leopold oversaw the complete conversion to organic viticulture in 2008, and now preternaturally youthful-looking son Simon has taken over. There are ten hectares of vineyards distributed in seven different Rieden (or crus). What distinguishes these wines is a sense of vitality and force, which clearly supplant polish in the producer’s hierarchy of virtues. In this, they evoke memories of Hiedler’s similarly constructed wines. Kemetner FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Kemetner Country: Austria Region: Kamptal Subregion: Grafenegg City of Origin: Etsdorf Date Founded: 1642 Owner Name: Simon Kemetner Vineyard Size: 10 HA Total Annual Production: 40,000 bottles Property History: Read more It all started with Nicolaus Kemetner in the 17th century. He is mentioned as the first in the records, while his son Johannes 1666 was named as “Vinitor in Etsdorf”. A local historian has recently discovered our family-owned, custom seal on an old market bill from 1741, which is now our label and stands as a symbol for the winery. The conversion to a biological winegrowing took place in 2008. Since 2011, the establishment has been bio certified. Owner History: Read more 6. Generation1813 Josef & Rosalia 5. Generation 1787 Franz & Anna 4. Generation 1743 Johannes & Klara 3. Generation 1714 Franz & Anna 2. Generation 1665 Johannes & Margaretha 1. Generation 1641 Nicolaus & Susanna Wines By Kemetner Kemetner 2019 Gruner Veltliner Grafenegg View Wine Kemetner 2020 Gruner Veltliner Kamptal DAC View Wine

Read more Our favorite way to meet new producers is to have them recommended by our friends. So when Michi Moosbrugger of Schloss Gobelsburg said that he knew this “crazy guy in the Mosel” making great wines, our ears pricked up. The connection between them is famed Douro producer Dirk Neepoort, whose son Daniel lived with the Kettern family in Piesport for four vintages, followed now by his brother Marco. Together they have a project called Fio, making “Natural Wines” that challenge the old order and which we are now bringing in for the first time. Under the Kettern label, they offer the tried and true classics. In the 2020 Gault Millau Guide, Fio was anointed “Discovery of the Year” and both estates were promoted to 3.5 and 3 stars respectively. Schildknecht has also reviewed the wines most favorably, so we have a tiger by the tail, and you read about it here first! The estate was founded in the 1950’s by Lothar, but son Philipp has been in charge since 2009. To describe him as iconoclastic is an understatement. There is a paradox at work in Piesport which is that the easy-to-cultivate but inferior flatland vineyards on one side of the river cost much more than the fabled steep slopes of the Goldtröpfchen bowl on the other. But Philipp is a maniac for quality, so he traded almost all the land bought by his father for more challenging but infinitely more rewarding parcels in the Goldtröpfchen, including some in the great Falkenberg portion and other higher parts whose cooler micro-climates accord better with his aims. In the last year, he has expanded into Leiwen, buying parcels in the great Josefsberg vineyard, as well as increasing his holdings in Piesport. He has converted the estate to something approaching organic viticulture, while pushing the envelope with Fio and its low-sulphur wines. He has also converted most of his production to dry and off-dry wines, while maintaining the noble tradition of classically sweet Mosels to the manner born. In short, he offers us something of everything – bone Lothar Kettern, Fio FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Lothar Kettern, Fio Country: Germany Region: Mosel Subregion: Rheinland-Pfalz City of Origin: Piesport Owner Name: Phillip Kettern Vineyard Size: 16.5 HA Property History: Read more Our winery continues a centuries-long viticultural tradition began by the current winemaker's (Phillip Kettern) father over the last several decades. For more than 200 years Goldtröpfchen has been among the top location for family wineries producing world-famous Riesling. Owner History: Read more From youth, Phillip Kettern, the current winemaker, has been fascinated by wine and the steep vineyards of the esate. Phillip took over the winery from his father in 2011. Wines By Lothar Kettern, Fio Lothar Kettern, Fio 2019 Riesling Feinherb View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2016 Piesporter Goldtroepfchen Riesling Spaetlese View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio (2015) Spaetburgunder Sekt Rose View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2020 Riesling "Teppo" (Mosel) View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2021 Riesling "Fabelhaft" View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2020 "Piu Piu" Pinot Noir Petillant Rose View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2019 Riesling "Socalcos" View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio N.V. "Drink Me" Riesling LITERS View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio (2018) "Piu Piu" Riesling Petillant View Wine Lothar Kettern, Fio 2019 Piesporter Goldtroepfchen Riesling Kabinett (Mosel) View Wine

Read more No explorer in search of El Dorado ever experienced the thrill we did on discovering this property . Jaded over the years by a succession of uninteresting Vouvrays, we called “Eureka” on tasting this beautiful line-up. Vincent Raimbault is a disarmingly quiet and modest man, but his wines bespeak exceptional seriousness. Their hallmark is beauty and purity of fruit, and faith in tradition. The enthusiasm with which they have been embraced by our customers shows that our excitement was well placed. Vincent Raimbault FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Vincent Raimbault Country: France Region: Loire Subregion: Touraine-Vouvray City of Origin: Chançay Date Founded: 1904 Owner Name: Vincent Raimbault Vineyard Size: 39.5 acres Total Annual Production: 8500 cases Property History: Read more Two families, the Raimbault and Boucher families. are behind the Domaine de la Robinière. The paternal great grand father of Vincent Raimbault, acquired, en 1904, the house and the winery/cave situated at la Robinière. The great grand mother of Vincent Raimbault, owned the vines. Her son, Désiré Boucher, bought the house and the cave called "La Vallée du Vau" in December 1928. Owner History: Read more Vincent Raimbault took over in 1980. He developed sales at the Domaine, first from the "La Robinière" cave, then at the "La Vallée du Vau". He particpated in wine fairs in France and in Belgium. Since 1989, he has exported his wines, principally in Great Britain, the US, Canada, and Belgium. His son, Julien, began working with him in September, 2009. Wines By Vincent Raimbault Vincent Raimbault 2018 Vouvray Sec 'Bel Air' View Wine Vincent Raimbault 2018 Vouvray Demi-Sec 'Les Terrages' View Wine Vincent Raimbault N.V. Vouvray Brut View Wine

Read more This is, of course, anything but a “new” estate to many of us, since we proudly represented Stefan Justen and his jewel-like property for the two decades or so that we were the California distributors of Terry Theise. Stefan was always one of our favorite German producers, and we had a special affinity for his approach, which straddled the classic Mosel paradigm of filigree, featherlight Riesling and something a little more robust and rich. In short, we would describe his wines as lusty, but entirely faithful to the Mosel tradition. His holdings are largely in the vertiginous Grand Cru sites of Erden – the Treppchen and the Prälat. But he also has vines slightly down-river in Lösnich and Kinheim. Notable also is the Roman wine-press excavated at the bottom of the Treppchen which Stefan loves to show and explain to visitors. We have stayed in touch over the years and were therefore elated when he told us that he was once again available to us in California. The hard part was deciding what to leave behind, so compelling was the range he proposed. We think that you will find this to be a judicious representation of Stefan’s mastery of both the modern dry and classical sweet idioms. The prices are beyond reasonable, and the aging potential of these wines is a given. We still have a few cases in stock of older vintages, for those who are interested. Please inquire. Meulenhof FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Meulenhof Country: Germany Region: Mosel Subregion: Mittelmosel City of Origin: Erden Date Founded: 1337 Owner Name: Stefan Justen Vineyard Size: 7 HA Total Annual Production: 6000 cases Property History: Read more Meulenhof’s earliest record of existence dates from 1337 when it was pledged by Countess Loretta and Count Johann von Sponheim to Knight Konrad of Lösenich. as part of the Cistercian monastery of Machern it was managed as a fruit and farm and mill. In the year 1802 it became part of secularization by Napoleon, like many ecclesiastical estates into bourgeois hands. In 1804, Johann Joseph and Bernard Joseph Schmitges acquired the Meulenhof. The Meulenhof was taken over in 1950 by their son Heinz Justen and since 1990 his son Stefan manages the Meulenhof. Many generations of Meulenhof’s “winemakers“ have dedicated themselves to produce a high quality product - and since 1900, Meulenhof is a member of the Bernkasteler Ring, a well-known wine auctioneer. On the steep-sloped vineyards, Stefan and Helma Justen produce very rich, yet highly elegant, harmonic wines. Supporting residual sugar is contrasted by a fruity or full-bodied taste. Owner History: Read more Stefan Justen was born in 1959. He joined the company in 1974. He learnt viticulture and cellar management there. He later qualified as a technician for viticulture and cellar management. In 1982 he took over the vinification of the wines and in 1990, together with his wife Helma, he took over the management of the Meulenhof winery. Their two daughters Barbara and Julia support the winery. Wines By Meulenhof Meulenhof 2021 Erdener Praelat Riesling Grosses Gewaechs View Wine Meulenhof 2021 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett feinherb View Wine Meulenhof 2019 Riesling Feinherb View Wine Meulenhof 2021 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett View Wine Meulenhof 2022 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett trocken View Wine Meulenhof 2022 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spaetlese View Wine

Read more This family-owned winery makes highly individual wines in a style essentially unchanged since its inception in 1877. They grow all their grapes using organic methods, ferment using only natural yeasts and do not filter their wines. They employ four full-time coopers to make their barrels. Gravonia, Tondonia, Bosconia and Cubillo are all individual vineyards which have been in the family for generations. Patience is a family watchword, as this bodega thinks nothing of waiting twenty years before releasing a wine. Their “Crianzas” are aged like others’ “Reservas” and “Gran Reservas”; the “Reservas” as long as others’ top “Gran Reservas”. And the ultimate accolade of “Gran Reserva” is accorded to only the very greatest vintages. Rarely are there more than three of these in a decade. These are uniquely traditional Riojas of massive, boundary-crossing repute. Both red and white are capable of staggering longevity. We are immensely proud to represent them. The only rub is that the estate’s uniqueness has now become universally recognised with a resultant run on stocks. Even with the producer’s necessity to raise prices,the prices remain entirely reasonable for uniquely great wines sold at peak maturity. López de Heredia FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: López de Heredia Country: Spain Region: Rioja Date Founded: 1877 Vineyard Size: 170 HA Property History: Read more Founded in 1877, López de Heredia stands out as one of the few worldwide wineries that respect, and adheres to core principles taught by their ancestors. “Perhaps no winery in the world guards its traditions as proudly and steadfastly as López de Heredia does… it is paradoxically a winery in the vanguard, its viticulture and wine-making a shining, visionary example for young, forward-thinking producers all over the world… At López de Heredia, there is serenity that comes with adherence to core principles…” August 12th, 2009 by Eric Asimov, The New York Times Owner History: Read more Based on the knowledge acquired in his relationship with the French businessmen residing in Haro and supported by his trade and accounting studies during his stay in Bayona, Mr. Rafael López de Heredia and Landeta began a winemaking process, once that the Bordeaux businessmen had returned to their country; departure motivated by the change in tariff and customs policy, which made it very difficult to export wine to France. For this reason D. Rafael decides to drill the Calado, to obtain an underground space where to stack the barrels in which the aging of his wines begins. Already in that moment of the closing of the French borders, in 1892, our founder had foreseen to elaborate wine, first with grapes coming from the vineyards of the region and later, Selection and love. Two words that became the Bible of their wines, a maxim that R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia has been and is preaching for more than a century. More than a hundred years in which, through four generations and despite the continuous and tempting offers of multinationals, companies that absorb all kinds of business, R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia is still a single-family warehouse in which the four generations that have directed it, have pursued the philosophy and the labor and social maxims implanted by its founder more than 142 years ago. Wines By López de Heredia López de Heredia 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva View Wine López de Heredia 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva (6/1500) View Wine López de Heredia 2015 Viña Cubillo Crianza View Wine López de Heredia 2011 Viña Bosconia Reserva View Wine López de Heredia 2015 Viña Gravonia Crianza (Blanco) View Wine López de Heredia 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva View Wine

Read more The Cellier (that really is their name!) family domaine goes back eight generations. Its current title alludes to the three brothers (and one sister-in-law) who took the reins from father Marc in 2007. 13 of their 14+ hectares of vines are distributed among no fewer than 24 parcels that are scattered throughout the appellation, including one 4 hectare plot in the northern Terres Blanches that makes an important contribution to the estate’s quality. The average age of their vines is 45 years. Viticulture has been certified organic by Ecocert for many years now. What attracted us to the wines was a sense of authenticity to accompany the flamboyance and power one comes to expect in modern examples of this storied appellation. They are also strikingly reasonable in price for their quality, even after the unexpected and unwelcome extension of the Trump Tariff to them. They make a nice counterpoint to the more classical wines of our Châteauneuf pioneer, Domaine du Banneret. Dom. Des 3 Cellier FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Dom. Des 3 Cellier Country: France Region: Rhone City of Origin: Châteauneuf du Pape Date Founded: 2007 Owner Name: Nathalie, Ludovic, Julien and Benoit CELLIER Vineyard Size: 19 Total Annual Production: 36,000 bottles/year Property History: Read more In 2007 Marceau (Marc) Cellier takes his retirement and logically hands the vineyard to his children (Ludovic, Julien et Benoit) and Nathalie (Ludovic’s wife). They are the 8th generation of the Cellier family to work the vine and to make Chateauneuf du Pape wines. Domaine des 3 Cellier was born thus on August 1st, 2007. Then on October 1st, 2008, Les 3 Cellier (commercial structure) with "Le Sentier des Terroirs" was born proposing a range of different appellations of Rhone Valley. Owner History: Read more Ludovic (the eldest) : He chose early on to pursue agricultural studies and completed the entire school curriculum (from 3rd grade to B.T.S viticulture-œnology) at the wine high school of Orange. He began to work with his father on the family estate in 1999 and was in charge of vinification. He is now in charge of vinification and the French trade market for Domaine des 3 Cellier. Nathalie (Ludovic's wife) : she had an arts training. She studied at the Dance Academy of Montpellier and then joined the Faculty of English in Avignon. Then in 2017, she obtained a certified Sake Sommelier diploma. Within Les 3 Cellier she handles the administration and the entire export trade. Julien : He first undertook traditional studies and obtained a science degree. Then he obtained a B.T.S in viticulture-œnology and a Master of Vine, Wine and Quality. He has supported his brother Ludovic since 2004 during the critical period of vinification. Now he is in charge of all the vineyards since 2008. Benoit : He first undertook traditional studies and obtained a science graduate. Then he studied International Trade. Now he helps both Julien in the vineyard and Nathalie on the export side. Wines By Dom. Des 3 Cellier Dom. Des 3 Cellier 2019 Cotes du Rhone Rouge View Wine Dom. Des 3 Cellier 2018 Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Marceau" View Wine Dom. Des 3 Cellier 2018 Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Alchimie" View Wine

Read more The Alves Nuño family has run this 21 hectare estate for four generations. They used to sell the majority of their grapes to the well-known firm Caves San Joao, but went fully independent in 1989. Baga is the region’s claim to fame - a tannic, acidic and just plain old-fashioned grape which needs coaxing to express its charms. Our man Mário Sérgio Alves Nuño, now ably abetted by his son Frederico, makes Baga the traditional way, fermented in concrete lagares and aged in large, old oak ovals. With some age, it develops a stunningly expressive nose and is a powerfully structured wine perfect with the local specialty, roast suckling pig. We are now importing his sparkling wines as well, which represent 60% of his production. It should also be mentioned that Mário Sérgio is arguably Portugal’s finest distiller, and his long-aged vinegar is the stuff of legend. He is also one of the kindest and most generous people we have ever had the pleasure of knowing. It is a huge privilege to be his importer. Quinta das Bageiras FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Quinta das Bageiras Country: Portugal Region: Bairrada City of Origin: Fogueira Date Founded: 1989 Owner Name: Mário Sérgio Alves Nuno Vineyard Size: 30 HA Total Annual Production: 120,000 bottles Property History: Read more "There goes Fausto to his Bágeiras vineyard" That's how the population of Fogueira named the project I created in 1989. Fausto was my paternal grandfather, whose vineyards I collected with others from my maternal grandfather to establish the first wine company in Bairrada in over 20 years. With the paramount support of my father Abel, 12 hectares of vineyard that until then produced wine sold in bulk were transformed into wines bottled with our brand. Another 16 hectares were later added to the original vineyard area, always in the best Bairrada terroir. My belief was a simple one: I wanted the production of our wines to be accomplished through traditional methods, without ignoring the constant developments observed in the fields of viticulture and oenology. That is why, for example, all our grapes are handpicked, our red wines are produced in lagares without added yeasts and why our sparkling wines have no residual sugar. I believe quality means nothing without identity. Therefore, we respect wine as it respects us and we always devote ourselves to it as a family, with a passion that has lasted for three generations. Owner History: Read more History of the property Wines By Quinta das Bageiras Quinta das Bageiras 2020 Espumante Colheita (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2014 Colheita Tinto "Chumbado" View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2016 Garrafeira Red View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2017 Vinho Branco Colheita (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2017 Avo Fausto Red (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2020 Reserva Tinto (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2020 Avo Fausto Branco (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2020 Vinho Branco Reserva (Bairrada) View Wine Quinta das Bageiras 2020 Espumante Rosé Colheita (Bairrada) View Wine

Read more Another young winery founded in 1999 by the brothers Aristides and Eustatius Stathios Spanos, it offers a splendid range of impeccably made wines from both indigenous and international varietals at improbably low prices. The startling quality is greatly attributable to their stellar wine-maker, Panagiotis Pappagiannopoulos. The mindboggling vineyards rise to elevations of 1000 meters, ensuring that diurnal temperature range that is so often the lodestone of quality in Greece. Enjoying unique limestone soils and making wines only from free-run juice, Tetramythos offers a finesse and purity that are unexpected at this price level. The “Nature” series wines are made according to some biodynamic principles e.g. the whites are harvested, pressed and bottled on flower days, and the reds on fruit days. Panagiotis aims to make all his wines in this style in the coming years. We find the style so compelling that we have essentially adapted our range entirely to it. Tetramythos FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Tetramythos Country: Greece Region: Patras Subregion: Achaia City of Origin: Ano Diacopto Date Founded: 2004 Owner Name: Aristides Spanos, Stathis Spanos, Panayiotis Papagiannopoulos Vineyard Size: 86.45 acres Total Annual Production: 200,000 bottles Property History: Read more Located in the village of Ano Diacopto, on the slopes of Mount Aroania, we have a beautiful winery, with state of the art machinery, in a lovely building, which fits perfectly with the surrounding mountainous area. The vineyards are planted mostly with indigenous Greek along with some international grape varieties, and we practice strictly organic cultivation. Owner History: Read more The Spanos brothers, Aristos and Stathis, are locals who were involved in grape growing and wine production early in their lives. In 1999 they meet Panayiotis Papagiannopoulos, a talented and highly inspired winemaker (an dalso from the area!), who joined the team. In the years that followed they produced the first bottles of Tetramythos, planted new vineyards, and in 2003 began the construction of a tasteful winery which they completed in 2004. Their philosophy is to combine scientific knowledge and traditional methods in order to produce high quality wines, in the most natural possible way, with low intervention and no additives, to express the typicity of the special regional terroir. Wines By Tetramythos Tetramythos 2022 Malagousia Natur (Peloponnese) View Wine Tetramythos 2022 Mavrokalavrytino 'Nature' View Wine Tetramythos 2021 Roditis Natur (Peloponnese) View Wine Tetramythos N.V. Retsina View Wine Tetramythos 2022 Agiorgitiko 'Nature' View Wine Tetramythos N.V. Retsina Natur View Wine

Read more We are delighted to introduce this ambitious 8 hectare estate to our champagne portfolio, having had our eye on it for some time now. Géraldine Lacourte and her husband Richard Desvignes took it over from her parents in 2007. They left the co-op in 2012, began an organic conversion in 2017 (certified since 2020) and are now almost finished with the further conversion to biodynamic viticulture. They present a compelling range of wines designed to showcase the surprisingly myriad possibilities offered by their 1er Cru vineyards in Écueil (which is coincidentally the home of Gracianne Marié, of Forest-Marié). The house-style might be described as extroverted, with most of the wines revelling in their generous fruit endowment and effortlessly supporting their prevalent dryness. Lacourte-Godbillon FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Lacourte-Godbillon Country: France Region: Champagne Subregion: Montage de Reims City of Origin: Ecueil, Sacy, Villedommange, Jouy Les Reims, Trigny, Prouilly et Chenay Date Founded: 1947 Owner Name: Géraldine Lacourte and Richard Desvignes Vineyard Size: 8 Total Annual Production: 65,000 bottles/year Property History: Read more My grand-parents produced the first bottles in 1947: Lacourte-Labassé (my dad's side) and Godbillon-Marié (my mom's side). before, the previous generations sold their grapes to the big houses. 1968: My parents started their own brand with Lacourte-Godbillon combining the 2 vineyards in Ecueil, they retired in 2007. Owner History: Read more 2008: Richard and I took over the family Domaine after 1 year at school in Avize. we both worked before in international companies (Richard in the printing industry and myself in the glass industry in Germany). we decided to take up the challenge and continue and develop the family domaine. Main evolution: - 2012: we left the coop in the village to become 100% independant and able to control the whole process - 2017: start of the organic conversion - 2020: First organic certified harvest - 2019: start of the biodynamic conversion we work exclusively with our own grapes (no purchase) we manage the work in the vineyard with our team only (no external people hiring except for harvest) our philosophy: the best wine comes from the best grapes. our priority is the work in the vineyard, protecting the soil and developping the biodiversity (sheep,trees, fruit trees, birdnest...) Wines By Lacourte-Godbillon Lacourte-Godbillon Millesime Extra-Brut View Wine Lacourte-Godbillon 2016 Chaillots Hautes Vignes 1er Cru Extra Brut View Wine Lacourte-Godbillon 2018 Chaillots Hautes Vignes 1er Cru Extra Brut View Wine Lacourte-Godbillon N.V. Mi-Pentes Extra Brut View Wine Lacourte-Godbillon N.V. Terroirs d'Ecueil 1er Cru Brut View Wine Lacourte-Godbillon N.V. Rose Brut 1er Cru View Wine

Read more There is nothing more gratifying in our line of work then finding good people making exceptional wine. The Schneider family are as genial and gracious a bunch of people as you could hope to meet and they make wines that are simply revelatory in their quality. Son Johannes, an old soul despite his tender years, has essentially taken over direction of the estate from his father Claus, and younger brother Christoph is fully involved, too. Most of their holdings are in the clay-and-limestone escarpment named Weiler Schlipf, butted right up against the Swiss border. The hallmarks of Schneider wines are purity and relaxation. The estate was recently hailed by the influential Gault-Millau magazine as being the single best value estate in all of Germany! In 2020, they started their formal conversion to organic certification, which will be accorded to them in 2022. The brothers have also developed a line of Natural Wines under the Haus Gupi label. Claus Schneider FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Claus Schneider Country: Germany Region: Baden - Markgräflerland Subregion: Markgräflerland City of Origin: Weil am Rhein Date Founded: 1892 Owner Name: Claus Schneider Vineyard Size: 13 HA Total Annual Production: 80,000 bottles Property History: Read more The estate was farmed as a mixed agricultural estate for generations. In the 1980s Claus Schneider changed the estate to beeing a wine producing business only. There remain still some orchards and farmland still worked by the family or leased to other farmers. In the last 30 years the wine producing area was doubled in size beeing today a total surface of 13ha. The winery is still located in the 18th century housing in the old center of the village. The two single vineyards farmed by the family are Weiler Schlipf and Ötlinger Sonnhole both located on the Tüllinger Hill which has a total vineyard area of 100 ha. The Sonnhole is a south oriented vineyard with purely clay soil. The Schlipf has a South-west orientation and clay / limestone soil. The wines from Schlipf are our most complex and structured wines suited for bottle aging. Owner History: Read more Claus Schneider was educated in the winegrowers school of Weinsberg in Württemberg. He then quickly took over the estate from his father in the 1980s. Together with his wife Susanne they've been running the property for some 30 years. Since two years Johannes and Christoph are in charge of the business. Johannes studied 5 years of chemistry. He then worked on year in Burgundy at Domaine Rossignol-Trapet where he received a BTS diploma. After that he worked for 1 more year in France in Alsace / Domaine Boesch and the Minervois / Domaine Courbissac. After his studies of economics Christoph recently joined the winery. He is now pursuing a WSET 3 diploma and will continue with the Weinakademiker studies. Johannes is in charge of winemaking and the vinyard whereas Christoph is in charge of sales and the management of the property. Wines By Claus Schneider Claus Schneider 2013 Weiler Schlipf Grauer Burgunder CS View Wine Claus Schneider 2020 Haus Gupi "La Boheme" Gutedel (Baden) View Wine Claus Schneider 2017 Spätburgunder "Vulkan" (Baden) View Wine Claus Schneider 2015 Pinot Blanc CS*** View Wine Claus Schneider 2013 Spätburgunder CS*** (Baden) View Wine Claus Schneider 2018 Pinot Noir "vom Kalkstein" (Baden) View Wine Claus Schneider 2014 Weiler Schlipf Gutedel (Baden) View Wine

Read more The Bunan family, without fanfare or hyperbole, have quietly become the single largest proprietors in the increasingly well-regarded appellation of Bandol. Unlike many of their neighbours, they have not rushed headlong into a love-affair with new oak, but have judiciously employed it as a fine chef might use seasoning. The wines – across the board – show a sober respect for tradition allied to an openness to change. Their vineyards are now certified organic and they have begun the process of bio-dynamic conversion. Their red Bandols age very well, and the Kosher wine is a category-leader. Many satisfied customers have commented on the reasonableness of the prices. Dom. Bunan FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Dom. Bunan Country: France Region: Provence Subregion: Bandol Property History: Read more History of the property Owner History: Read more History of the property Wines By Dom. Bunan Dom. Bunan 2014 Ch. La Rouviere Bandol Rouge [6/1500] - ORGANIC View Wine Dom. Bunan 2016 Moulin Des Costes Bandol Rosé (kosher) View Wine

Read more What more do you need to know than that Vasco Croft, an architect, educator and devotee of Rudolf Steiner, discovered the mysteries of wine in his mid-thirties through the intervention of a Brazilian Buddhist monk? From there you intuit that the path leads directly to starting a winery and farming biodynamically, right? We are proud to be the first to import his wines into the USA, but he has already blazed a trail through the English press, with luminaries like Jamie Goode and Sara Ahmed leading the praise. In person he is as vivid, energetic and unbuttoned as his wines. Endlessly restless, he is currently engaged in an ambitious project to create a cultural center/restaurant and a food forest on his recently expanded estate. He reminds us of Stéphane Tissot in his endless quest to find new wines to express his burgeoning curiosity. Several of these are featured in the expansive selection below, notably the Phaunus, Melissae and Ouranos. A recent visit to the estate found it operating at ever-dizzier levels of refinement and class. Much of the credit for this steep ascent must be given to Vasco’s cellar-master (and now business partner) Miguel Abreu, a man of exceptional lucidity and purpose who sees vinous possibilities that elude others and knows how to achieve them. Aphros FEMALE WINEMAKER Producer: Aphros Country: Portugal Region: Vinho Verde Subregion: Lima City of Origin: Ponte de Lima and Arcos de Valdevez Date Founded: 2004 Owner Name: Vasco Croft Vineyard Size: 44.46 HA Total Annual Production: 8300 Cases Property History: Read more Aphros winery is the brainchild of Lisbon architect Vasco Croft who decided to explore his passion for wine in a XVII century family estate located in the Vinho Verde Region. Interested in Steiner’s philosophy since his youth, and having led the Waldorf education movement in Portugal for many years, he naturally followed the path of biodynamics. Mountain horses, sheep, bees and special water cascades are part of the farm life. The vines, carefully managed through cover crops, are treated with home made plant extracts. Being made from brandy, these preparations have their origin in the same vines they are destined to treat. The wines, ranging from still to classic method sparkling and Pet Nats, are based on local varieties Loureiro and Vinhão and made with low intervention protocols, using only indigenous yeasts and a minimum of sulphites. They have achieved worldwide recognition and are distributed in over 20 countries in all continents. In 2015 Vasco opened two new cellars; one contemporary cellar dedicated to the classical range of wines and a medieval cellar for the production of artisanal wines in amphorae without the use of electricity, under the brand Phaunus. Owner History: Read more Born in Lisbon with an inclination for metaphysics, Vasco thought of being an astrologer in his teens, then decided to become an architect. In his twenties he discovered Steiner’s philosophy, and went on to study pedagogy and sculpture in England, where he also discovered an interest in woodworking and furniture design. On his return to Portugal, he led the Waldorf movement for many years alongside with his own furniture design company. In his thirties he had a life changing encounter with a Buddhist monk, where a bottle of wine was shared. This event, taken by Vasco as a personal meeting with Dionysus, led him in 2003 to start a wine project in Casal do Paço, a semi-abandoned property belonging to his family since the 17th century. A confessed convert to Biodynamics and Dionysism, there are (undeserved!) suspicions that Vasco is a Faun in disguise, living a delightful decadent life in the winery surrounded by beautiful Nymphs – while wishing this would be true, he tries to cope with the manifold hardships of running a winery. Wines By Aphros Aphros 2020 Melissae (Vinho Verde, Loureiro) View Wine Aphros 2022 Phaunus Pet Nat Rosé View Wine Aphros 2021 Loureiro (Vinho Verde) View Wine Aphros 2014 Pan Rose Sparkling Wine View Wine Aphros 2020 Ouranos Alvarelhao Red (Vinho Verde) View Wine Aphros Aphros 2018 Vinhao Red View Wine Aphros 2020 Phaunus Palhete View Wine Aphros 2022 Loureiro (Vinho Verde) View Wine Aphros 2021 Phaunus Pet Nat White View Wine Aphros 2020 Vinhao Red (Vinho Verde) View Wine