Wine Reviews

Maison Philippe Gonet was founded in Vertus in 1830 by Pierre-Charles Gonet. In 1910,  the champagne house moved to its current location, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Philippe Gonet has 19 hectares of its own vineyards, primarily Chardonnay, complemented by a supply from  5 hectares of Pinot Noir.  Its vineyards are spread over 45 different parcels and...
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A delightful Joint Venture between the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and the Chilean winery Concha y Toro which is taking place in Puente Alto, in the most northerly part of the Maipo Valley, in Central Chile. When this company started out in 1996, the idea was to make a First Rate or Premium wine with a markedly Bordeaux style on American...
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Leon Beyer is one of the oldest wine houses in France, with fourteen successive generations following the winemaking tradition since 1580. Located in the heart of the Alsace region, in the beautiful village of Eguisheim, at the foot of its three castles, Leon Beyer is the owner of some very prestigious vineyards. The wines are produced in perfect...
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With a long history of shipping port dating back to the 19th century, the Symington family began investing in table wines in the Douro region in the 1980’s, growing the first single varietal vineyards in the area.  In 2004, it acquired the Quinta do Ataíde and the Quinta do Canada, in the Vilariça Valley (Upper Douro), to consolidate the Altano...
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The name of this property first appeared in land registers in the year 1715.  After changing hands several times, after the phylloxera plague and following a devastating fire in 1981, the port house was bought by AXA Millésimes in 1993.  What sets this port house apart from most of the others, is the care given and importance it attached to the...
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Valais is the largest quality wine producing region of a country little known for its wine - Switzerland.  Located in the southwest of the country, the Valais can be considered to be the most northern wine-producing area of the Rhône region. Domaine Gerald Besse is located in the Valais and was founded in 1984, going from a few hectares in 1979...
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Wine growers since 1687, the Tarlants are the finest example of a family champagne house. Champagne Tarlant has its facilities in Oeuilly, on the left bank of the Marne, and has 14 hectares with five different geological subsoils, divided into four 'crus' and 55 parcels. The Tarlants respect the integrity of the grape and the physiological...
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After a successful tenure at the Numanthia Termes bodega in Toro, the Eguren family from Rioja, set up the prestigious Teso la Monja winery in 2009.  Here they seamlessly combine a contemporary vision of fine winemaking with a philosophy founded on experience, tradition and expertise.  The winery is located in a wine region influenced by the...
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Golan Heights Winery was founded in the town of Katzrin in 1983. The vineyards grow in the Golan Heights, mountainous and rugged territory dominated by the peaks of Mount Hermon. The first vines were planted in 1976.   Today they boast ​​730 hectares of vineyards. What makes these wines special are the basaltic volcanic soil, the altitude (between...
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