Fun facts from our cellar

Every bottle has a story. A selection from the wines and wineries you will find with us.

A cross of two great grapes

Marco Bonfante's Albarone is made from Albarossa, a cross of Barbera and Nebbiolo. Part of the grapes are dried, which gives the wine its rich character.

Eight generations

The house of Marco Bonfante was founded in 2000, but the family has been making wine in Piedmont for eight generations.

A twelve-litre wine

Albarone also comes in a twelve-litre bottle: sixteen ordinary bottles in one.

Dried grapes

Amarone is made from grapes dried for months after the harvest. For a Ripasso, the wine ferments a second time on the Amarone skins.

A rare native grape

Nero Magis works with Pignolo, a rare native grape from Friuli, as a blend with Merlot and as a Riserva with long ageing in barriques.

Michel Rolland's touch

At Château Ad Francos in Francs, the wines are made with renowned winemaker Michel Rolland.

White from a red legend

Château Pavie is a famous Premier Grand Cru Classé from Saint-Émilion. With us you will find its rare white cuvée Angélique.

Two soils, one champagne house

Eric Therrey works two terroirs: Montgueux with chalk and gypsum, and Celles-sur-Ource, known for Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian soil.

Century-old vines

Costerduo makes wine in Priorat on slate soils, including a cuvée from century-old Carignan vines.

Names with a story

Marco Bonfante's Perstè is named after Stefano, Micaela's first son. La Stella takes its name from the Stella farm in Nizza Monferrato.

Four Grand Crus

Bott Frères in Ribeauvillé makes Grand Crus from Geisberg, Kirchberg, Osterberg and Gloeckelberg, and many of their wines are organic.

Sea wind in Sicily

At Barone di Serramarrocco, near Trapani, the sea wind brings freshness to the vineyard. The estate also makes its own extra virgin olive oil.