Gosset, founded in 1584, is the oldest wine house in Champagne. In 1584, Pierre Gosset, alderman of Aÿ and wine-grower, made still, mostly red, wines from the grapes he harvested from his own vines.
Wines and fruit-liqueurs from Burgundy and Beaujolais. "We do well only that we know well". This has always been Trénel’s motto. Maison Trénel is a company made of traditions, Burgundian traditions, those of fruit-liqueurs and wines.
For M. CHAPOUTIER, the vintage is left as is: no processes such as chaptalisation, the addition of yeast or acidifying agents which would impinge on the unexpected by-products of a capricious climate. M. CHAPOUTIER wines are crafted with uttermost attention and respect. Winemaking and vineyard management are the strict representation of the terroir and the vintage, like a painter would discreetly signs at the bottom of his work.
Mullineux is a small and highly focused family winery. Established in 2007 by Chris & Andrea Mullineux. It focuses on Swartland Region with reasoned farming on old vines, and modern minimalist winemaking.
The history of Bellingham began in 1693 when the land was purchased by Gert Janse van Vuuren. Married to a French Huguenot, they called the land Bellinchamps – French for Pretty Fields. Bernard Podlashuk replanted the Bellingham vineyards and brazenly set about introducing a fresh air to the country’s wine offering. In 1957, he introduced the first wine made from Shiraz grapes. Until today, Bellingham‘s Syrah is loved by consumers around the world.
The Bichot family who settled in Burgundy in 1350 and founded their wine business in 1831, onehundred and ninety years ago is also behind the Jean Bouchard wines. In 1926, the Bichot family began a partnership with Jean Bouchard, a company then based in Bordeaux. The Bichot family purchased the company in 1955, allowing Jean Bouchard to continue to run the business. As anhomage to Jean’s past legacy, the label was revived in early 2000 especially for the retail channel. The family is big on sustainability and viticulture is carried out by following this concept.While Jean Bouchard wines are sourced from different regional growers, it shares the samewinemaking team and facilities which are owned by Albert Bichot.
Eduardo created Viñedo Chadwick to honor his father Don Alfonso Chadwick Errázuriz in 1992 with the first vintage made in 1999. The grapes come from a vineyard planted on Alfonso’s former polo pitch in Puente Alto, Maipo which is at 600m in altitude. Puente Alto is now recognised around the world as a fine place to grow Cabernet Sauvignon with rivals having vineyards in the same region.
The Cabernet and Petit Verdot grapes were hand harvested and double sorted before fermentation in small lots in stainless steel tanks. The wine was then racked into French oak barrels, 80% new and Stockinger foudres for malolactic conversion and ageing for 22 months.
This is the wine that took top place at the 2004 against Bordeaux First Growths, not a small feat for a relatively new wine region.*
*1-Viñedo Chadwick 2000; 2-Seña 2001; 3-Château Lafite-Rothschild 2000
For further details please refer to: https://theberlintasting.com/from-berlin/
One of the longstanding goals of Eduardo Chadwick is to have Chile recognised on the world stage to be capable of producing fine wines that rival traditional fine wine countries. Seña was created as a joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick in 1995 with this in mind. As of 2005, the Chadwick family are now sole owners of this project.
It took four years for them to find a place to plant specific vineyards for this project. In 1998, 42 hectares were planted on hillsides of the Aconcagua Valley with Bordeaux red grape varieties. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically and use sheep to graze the vineyards and to provide natural fertiliser.
Eduardo seemingly achieved his goal in 2004 at the Berlin Tasting when he included Seña and Viñedo Chadwick in a blind wine line up against top Bordeaux Châteaux including Lafite, Magaux and Latour to 36 European wine experts. Viñedo Chadwick 2000 and Seña 2001 came out among the 3 award-winning wines*, which surprised and impressed many wine experts.
*1-Viñedo Chadwick 2000; 2-Seña 2001; 3-Château Lafite-Rothschild 2000
For further details please refer to: https://theberlintasting.com/from-berlin/
Viña Errázuriz was created in 1870 by visionary Don Maximiano Errázuriz who planted vines in the Aconcagua Valley, 90km from Santiago. The long Aconcagua Valley benefits from a Mediterranean climate with winter rainfall, access to water and coastal areas. This makes it unique for being able to grow a wide range of grape varieties from reds to whites that typically require a cooler climate. Today, the fifth generation of the Errazuriz family, Eduardo Chadwick Claro runs the company.
Take our very beginnings in 1965, when California winemaker Davis Bynum first created Barefoot in his garage. The unconventional name referred to the free-spirited method of crushing grapes barefoot. For more than 50 years, with Barefoot fruit-forward and smooth taste profile, innovative and inclusive brand spirit. The brand has established its foothold across six continents and become the hot-selling and highly recognized wine brand worldwide.
