2016 Gaja Barolo Sperss, Piedmont, ItalySperss is a term affectionately used to denote nostalgia for precious things lost with time a homage to the origins of the winery and the generations who built it. When the Gaja family decided to stop acquiring fruit from outside growers and bottle only estate grown grapes, in 1961, it was a bold and difficult move. It would help to ensure a high standard of quality, but it also meant that for the first time in the winerys history, they would not be

fertilizer

Quinta da Foz is just over the Pinhão River from the station

‘Larrey’

Forlorn Hope does not use new oak barrels in the winery for the same reason they do not manipulate the grapes or must– the winemakers would rather showcase what the vineyard gives: a reflection of the soil

The majority of her farm work took place in the vineyard rather than the winery

but nothing is done by rote at the estate

effervescent character and signature mousse

These elements of the viticultural landscape on the Côte de Beaune and the Côte de Nuits certainly influenced Stéphane who

Sicily has a long history of winemaking

these old wines have been lovingly looked after by oenologist Ignacio Lozano

Henri represents the 12th generation of his family to make wine in Châteauneuf du Pape

Vines for the flagship Rosso come from a variety of parcels: primarily from the Montevertine plot itself (2