Perhaps the single fairly important producer in Vouvray, Huet has been producing some of the world’s premium Chenin Blanc since 1928.
From dry to sweet the wines of Huet provide the benchmark for Vouvray.
Famille Hugel
Since 1639 Famille Hugel, founded by Hans Ulrich Hugel, gained an enviable reputation for their winegrowing skills, quality and traditions. This 300 years old winery, thanks to the legendary Frédéric Emile Hugel, proved to be one of the fine pillars of fine wines production in Alsace, located in the core of Riquewihr, devoting their entire lives to the promotion of high-quality wines from noble grape varieties. His sons Mark and Jean-Frédéric Hugel through perseverance and hard work are contributing to the success of Famille Hugel’s wines, with a merited a place among the fine wines in the world.
Kressmann
Kressmann is one of the historic brands of Bordeaux wine, founded in 1871, and is now sold in many countries worldwide.
Kressmann Monopole remains today the key brand of the company and a benchmark in branded Bordeaux wine. Far from being a trend or a fad, Kressman Monopole has been enjoyed by wine lovers in venues around the world for over one hundred years.
Domaine Bernard Defaix
Domaine Bernard Defaix, located in Chablis, is run by husband and wife team Didier and Hélène Defaix. Didier is the 5th generation of grape growers in Chablis with 27 hectares of vineyards. The wines labelled Domaine Bernard Defaix come from their own vineyards practicing sustainable viticulture with no use of herbicides or pesticides, whereas the Bernard Defaix wines are made from grapes bought from long term growers.
We believe that Bernard Defaix wines offer incredible value by delivering the precision and elegance of Chablis balance by upfront citrus fruit. These wines are well made by a passionate family producer and we are pleased to be adding them to our list.
Domaine de Courcel
The Domaine de Courcel, owned by the same family since its foundation 400 years ago, is located in Pommard on the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy (France).The Domaine produces great Burgundy red wines.
Its prestigious Pommard Premier Crus include Le Grand Clos des Epenots, Les Rugiens, Les Frémiers and Les Croix Noires. Tradition, modernism and excellence are the pillars of this family owned winery (or “Domaine”). Its wines are typical of the notorious Pommard Premier crus. Annual production, which never exceeds around 30 000 bottles, is sold throughout the world.
Joseph Mellot
The Mellot dynasty of the Joseph Mellot wine estate in Loire was founded in Sancerre over five centuries ago (1513) by Pierre-Etienne Mellot and, since then, the family has always been involved in winemaking. In fact, in 1698, César Mellot was entrusted with the weighty task of advising King Louis XIV on his choice of wines.
Maison Les Alexandrins
Nicolas Jaboulet, from the eponymous Rhône family, is behind Masion Les Alexandrins, replacing Maison Nicolas Perrin in name only.
Maison Les Alexandrins, continues on the same dedication to quality with the aim to produce wines representative of each of their regions from the Northern Rhone: Condrieu, Crozes Hermitage, Saint-Joseph and Côte Rôtie. In 2019, they completed their new winery in Tainl’Hermitage were all of these wines are vinified.
Château de Pibarnon
Château de Pibarnon is an icon of the Bandol region. Since purchasing the estate in 1975, Comte Henri de Saint-Victor and family have been producing some of the most seductively aromatic and elegantly structured wines in all of Southern France. Perched atop La Colline du Télégraphe in the northern part of the appellation, the château commands sweeping vistas of Provence and the Mediterranean Sea.
Charles de Fère
Coming from six generations of Champenois vignerons, the founder of Charles de Fère aspired to produce exceptional sparkling wines from the heart of France. The result is a range of classic French wines that entice with their sparkle and seduce with their flavour.
Gérard Bertrand Cote des Roses
Gérard Bertrand designed his Cote des Roses range as an invitation to enjoy the Art de Vivre of the South of France. It draws its inspiration from the elegance of the Mediterranean coast to which it pays tribute – genuine, preserved and irresistible. The Languedoc appellation stretches from the Spanish frontier at Nîmes to the foothills of the Montagne Noire and of the Cévennes.
Domaine Bernard Defaix, located in Chablis, is run by husband and wife team Didier and Hélène Defaix. Didier is the 5th generation of grape growers in Chablis with 27 hectares of vineyards. The wines labelled Domaine Bernard Defaix come from their own vineyards practicing sustainable viticulture with no use of herbicides or pesticides, whereas the Bernard Defaix wines are made from grapes bought from long term growers.
The Domaine de Courcel, owned by the same family since its foundation 400 years ago, is located in Pommard on the Côte de Beaune, in Burgundy (France).The Domaine produces great Burgundy red wines.
Château de Pibarnon is an icon of the Bandol region. Since purchasing the estate in 1975, Comte Henri de Saint-Victor and family have been producing some of the most seductively aromatic and elegantly structured wines in all of Southern France. Perched atop La Colline du Télégraphe in the northern part of the appellation, the château commands sweeping vistas of Provence and the Mediterranean Sea.