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Broc Cellars – California’s champion of unorthodox and natural wines
Broc Cellars fits hardly anybody’s idea of a California winery. You won’t see any cellars, for one thing, or anything remotely pastoral, like a vineyard. The cellars are a warehouse, on a corner in an industrial district here in Berkeley. Across one street is a cement plant. Across another is a motorcycle-repair shop. The melody of passing freight trains plays every once in a while.
The Lebanese Wine Renaissance
Even if you’re not an aficionado of Middle Eastern wines, you may have heard of wines being produced in Lebanon. Lebanon’s winemaking history dates back 7,000 years to biblical times. However, it is in the mid-2000s where new winemakers have started to emerge with an ideology on creating a style they feel is more “Lebanese”.
A Nature Reserve in the Vineyards – Geyerhof
The history of the old estate began almost 800 years ago, in the little village of Oberfucha in Kremstal, Lower Austria. Here, winemaking has been part of our family’s life for more than 14 generations, an occupation deeply rooted in the landscape. Today, as well as in the past, arable land, hedgerows, cattle, pigs, chickens and bees complete their idea of holistic farming.
The Rebirth of Garnachas
What’s not to love about Grenache, the versatile European grape variety that has been able to adapt to so many different terroirs, vinification techniques and winemaking styles? Whether you call it Grenache or Garnacha, this ever-more-popular grape is more than a passing trend.
New (and Uncommon) Grapes in Town!
Let’s have a look beyond the common and usual grapes and dive into some of the oddball grapes which had made their way onto our portfolio.
1st Growth Wine in Greece – La Tour Melas
“I was enjoying a fabulous old bottle of Lafleur over dinner in Geneva with an old friend, when he said that he thought it was such a pity that, with thousands of years of winemaking tradition in Greece, the country couldn’t produce anything of the quality of the bottle we were enjoying that evening. It was at that moment that I made the decision, that producing an equal to that bottle of Lafleur in Greece was exactly what I was going to do.” – Kyro Melas on founding La Tour Melas
5 Generations in the Village of Valreas – Domaine Grande Bellane
The adventure began in 1919, when, on their return from the war, Raoul Couston and his father decided to turn the family broom-making workshop into a winemaking cellar.
Chateau Pajzos and Tokaji, the National Treasure of Hungary
Home of the legendary Aszú white wines, Tokaj was declared one of the first appellations in the world in 1737. We introduce the Tokaji region and its only 100 Robert Parker point wine producer – Chateau Pajzos
Puchang Vineyards – An Oasis in the Middle of the Desert
Very much an oasis in the middle of the desert, Puchang is one of the gems in the world of wine with a sight so uncommon, it can never be seen elsewhere! Read on to find out more…
Aren’t all wines vegan?
Wine is made from grapes, but that does not necessarily make it vegetarian or vegan. Read on to find out more!
New in Town: Proyecto Garnachas
The ‘Proyecto Garnachas’ is a journey through the history of Garnacha through the eyes of Raul Acha, our winemaker and passionate advocate of a variety that has historically been maligned for its complicated viticulture.
Curatolo Arini – The Oldest Family-Owned Producer of Marsala Wine
In 1875 Bizet premiered his Carmen at the Opera Comique in Paris. That same year Vito Curatolo decided to build a winery in the middle of his vineyards in Marsala. After 5 generations Vito’s dreams are kept alive by his grandsons and great-grandchildren.