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Domaine Newman

Domaine Newman is located in the heart of Burgundy’s Cote d’Or, the medieval fortified town of Beaune and the ‘capital’ of Burgundy. All the wines of the Domaine are produced from vineyards owned by Chris Newman and are the result of an ongoing quest to craft the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay’s. The vineyards are […]

Tamellini

Half way between the romantic city of Verona and the world famous Venice this ‘cantina’ specialises in what Soave is famous for; Garganega, a unique Italian cultivar. And Tamellini are world famous for crafting stunning wines with it. Previously premium grape growers, in 1998 Gaetano Tamellini and his brother realised theirs was some of the […]

Casere

Can any part of Italy be more iconic than Venice? Casere is a winery situated in the DOC Lison-Pramaggiore, the area immediately around Venice, in Italy’s North-East. The winery produces a range of white, red and sparkling wines, but we immediately fell in love with the Pinot Grigio. Careful cultivation of their vines, combined with […]

Poggerino

Poggerino means little hill and this vineyard sits directly on top of a little Poggio. The 3rd generation of owners of Poggerino have a fanatical attention to detail in their vineyards, insisting on no chemicals being used at all while achieving the highest concentration of flavour and ripeness in each grape. (One of the ways […]

Morella

An unexpected yet delicious discovery… a boutique producer, just 30,000 bottles total production, and made by an Australian winemaker who fell in love with a local man whilst learning the art of winemaking. Lisa Gilbee married Italian Gaetano Morella whom she met whilst helping with harvest during her studies. The sculpture of an owl on […]

Antica Enotria

We were introduced to Antica Enotria by the Italian arm the Diva Network, a distribution partnership representing some of the finest producers from key wine producing regions around the globe. This boutique producer may be small in size, but is huge locally in reputation. Organic since 1993, it’s owned and managed by father and son […]

Craig Cormack

Craig Cormack has been in the restaurant industry for the past 24 years, and has worked at most of the Cape’s top 5 star properties, heading places like Ellerman House and Cape Grace. He opened his own business with Bertus Basson in 2005, the business has expanded into Overture restaurant, The Goose Roasters, The Worsrol […]

Txomin Etxaniz

Txomin Etxaniz, located in the heart of Getaria, has maintained its dedication to cultivating vines and making Txakoli for generations. Back in 1649, the Gipuzkoa Protocol Archives mention Domingo de Etxaniz, linked to growing vines in Getaria. Later he led the modernisation, recognition and creation of the Denomination of origin Getariako Txakolina in 1989. Txomin […]

Mas du Colombel Faugeres

Faugères is a relatively new Appellation, founded in 1982, as a break-away from the much larger Coteaux de Languedoc when the unique quality of its wines was realised. Schist soils (made famous here in SA by Mullineaux) are largely the reason for the outstanding quality of the wines. The reds are mostly GSM’s. Mas Du […]

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