Road 13 Viognier
$37.99
In their words: Our roots run deep in this valley, and that means we know this place like the back of our hands. Experience has taught us that you can’t make great wine without good dirt and hard work. We farm sustainably here. It’s our way of taking good care of this place we call home. It’s not always easy, but it produces honest, quality wines, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
The Golden Mile and Black Sage Bench is home to just the right mix of heat and heart in our neck of the woods.
Heimann & Fiai Piros Siller
$30.99
At the verge of two strikingly different landscapes, Szekszárd is a historic red wine-making region. The Heimann Family vineyards are located on the first hills of the Transdanubian Hills, also called the Pannonian Hills. Typical loess soils with lime particles lead to a ripe, mellow fruit profile with soft tannins and a fine, albeit not excessive acidity. At certain vineyard sites, shallow layers of red and brown clay induce more stress in the vines’ roots. The result of these factors is the development of a bit coarser, quite refreshing tannin. This wine is the exception, a light, almost rose style, ideal
Felton Road Macmuir Pinot
$143.99
Felton Road is located in Bannockburn, in the heart of Central Otago. Vines were first planted on the estate in 1992, and they released their first vintage in 1997. Winemaker Blair Walter has been with Felton since the 1997 vintage, crafting wines using minimal intervention, wild yeasts, no fining or filtration, allowing the unique character of the terroir to express it's personality. Their wines have gained worldwide recognition as some of the most highly regarded bottles from New Zealand’s South Island. They farm biodynamically and are fully certified by Demeter.
Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir
$87.99
Giant Steps was founded by wine industry pioneer Phil Sexton, who ventured from Margaret River to Yarra Valley to find the ideal site to cultivate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of purity and finesse. Phil found his holy grail near Gruyere in the Sexton vineyard, which he planted in 1997 on the steep slopes of the Warramate Ranges. A mad jazz fan, Phil named the winery after John Coltrane’s album and fitting metaphor, “Giant Steps.” In 2003, Winemaker Steve Flamsteed came aboard, and the two set about producing a range of iconic Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that express a profound sense of place from six finite sites in Yarra Valley.
Taylor Fladgate Sentinels Vintage Port
$109.99
From Taylor Fladgate
"Taylor Fladgate Port is proud to announce the release of its new Taylor Fladgate Sentinels Vintage Port, a unique blend crafted from wines produced on Taylor Fladgate's historic properties in and around the Pinhão Valley. This central region of the Douro Valley is one of the most historically significant areas for Port wine, recognized as the source of the finest Ports since the inception of the Port trade.
The four estates—Terra Feita, Junco, Casa Nova, and Eira Velha—are all located within the original 1756 demarcation and were awarded feitoria status, the highest classification for Port vineyards. The name Sentinels is inspired by the granite pillars, known as “marcos de feitoria”, which stand guard along the demarcation line that separates the highest quality Port areas, and this is where many of the Taylor Fladgate’s estates are situated. A total of 335 stone posts were placed between 1758 and 1761 to mark this prestigious area.
Each of these historic properties offers distinct characteristics in terms of altitude, orientation, sun, wind exposure, and mix of grape varietals. Despite their individuality, they share a distinctive 'Pinhão Valley' style—rich, deep, and powerfully fruity—that ensures a harmonious blend while each contributes uniquely to the wine's overall complexity and aroma."
DB Schmitt Pinot Noir
$39.99
Bianka and Daniel and Bianka (the d.b.) took over the Weingut Schmitt in 2012 as the fourth generation to lead the winery. They are based in Wonnegau in the south Rheinhessen, centred in Flörsheim-Dalsheim. All of the vineyards are in Flörsheim-Dalsheim and neighbour villages of Monsheim and Kriegsheim. Bianka and Daniel have been working their 16 hectares biodynamically for over a decade and are one of only 80 producers in Germany to be Demeter certified.
This natural wine is Demeter certified and low in alcohol (11.5)
Elvio Cogno PF Barbera
$114.99
Produced from one of the last archaic vineyard of Langhe region, an open-air museum from a time gone by, with vines older than a hundred years. The vines are onto 100% Vitis Vinifera roots and replicate by propagation. They have therefore maintained, over the decades, the original Barbera characteristics. The small plot, situated in Berri near La Morra, has an excellent exposure and sandy-chalky terrain which guarantees a natural protection from Philloxera. This mixes with the intriguing vine resiliency and its most typical charms imparted from the microclimate and a particularly favorable altitude. The low production per hectare guarantees an intensely rare and rich organoleptic concentration. The wine is refined in oak casks which slowly develop all primary aromas. Pleasant and refined, complex even as a young wine, it is not afraid to be aged in bottle, expressing its solid uniqueness even over the years.
Begude Bandol
$47.99
Domaine de la Bégude is one of Bandol’s oldest and most emblematic domaines. Originally a medieval stopover for pilgrims (‘beguda’ meaning ‘place to drink’ in Provençal), it was abandoned until Guillaume Tari of Château Giscours purchased and restored it in 1996. Guillaume replanted 45 hectares of steep terraced vineyard predominantly with Mourvèdre, creating the world’s largest clonal collection of this variety that forms the backbone of all Bandol, now totalling over 150 clones. He also oversaw the conversion to sustainable viticulture, with Domaine de la Bégude becoming organic certified in 2008 and biodynamic certified from 2023. The domaine was recently sold to the Roulleau family, owners of Château Dauzac in Margaux, who share Guillaume’s vision for its future.
Mouchao Ponte Bronco White
$50.99
With the Revolution of 1974, this estate was expropriated, only returning to the hands of the Reynolds family in 1986, already in an advanced state of abandonment. Extensive restoration and regeneration was carried out by Bouncers’ daughter and son-in-law – Babette and Iain Richardson – and by his grandson, Iain Reynolds Richardson, the 6th generation of the Reynolds family in the Alentejo. Today, all the products that Thomas Reynolds initially traded, continue to be produced at Mouchão and the estate is flourishing.