(Image: Anna Pooley and Justin Bubb – Bubb + Pooley / Wine Companion) About “Welcome! We are Justin Bubb and Anna Pooley and we have each been making wine across the globe for over 20 years. After living and working in Tasmania making wine for a number of premium vineyards throughout the state the … Read More
Month: May 2023
Express Winemakers
(Image: Ryan O’Meara – Express Winemakers / www.expresswinemakers.com) About “Express Winemakers are about producing wines that are uniquely expressive of their origins. We currently lease and manage four small vineyards in the Mount Barker and Porongurup sub-regions of Western Australia’s Great Southern. We feel that the cool climate and ancient decomposed granite soils of the Great … Read More
The Standish Wine Company
(Image: Dan Standish – The Standish Wine Company / www.decanter.com) About Standish Wine Company is really just one man: Dan Standish, amongst the company of fine old-vine Barossa Shiraz grapes. The core of the Standish Wine Company resides in the fruit from his 1912-planted family owned vineyard in Vine Vale. The fruit goes into two cuvees: The … Read More
Schneider
(Image: Schneider) About The estate owned by Claus and Susanne Schneider is located in the town of Weil am Rhein (Markgräflerland area) in the Baden wine-growing region in Germany. The ancestors of the family have been involved in wine production since 1425. Claus Schneider studied viticulture and winemaking at the college in Weinsberg , … Read More
Steintal
(Image: Steintal) About Located in Klingenberg am Main, between the Odenwald and Spessart, the former winery of the city of Klingenberg (today’s Steintal winery) stands for sustainable and ecological viticulture in harmony with nature. In the listed steep terraces, where the first vines were planted as early as the 13th century, our main focus … Read More
Shelter
(Image: Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf / www.gute-weine.de) About “The German wine region of Baden lies along the east bank of the Rhine across from the Alsace. With their small-scale operation, husband and wife Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf have spent the last decade slowly building a reputation for inspired, delicate and polished Pinot … Read More
Salwey
(Image: Salwey Vineyards / https://www.salwey.de) About Falstaff Wine Guide Germany 2023- 5 stars Our family-owned winery is located in the southwest of Germany. It is the sunniest region of the country. We are producing dry white and red wines in the heart of the so-called Kaiserstuhl, an extinguished volcanic belt. Our family’s viticultural roots reach back to the … Read More
Battenfeld-Spanier
(Image: HO Spaniards & Carolin Spanier-Gillot / www.kuehlingandbattenfeld.com) H.O Spanier Winemaker of the Year – Vinum WeinGuide Deutschland 2018: Carolin Gillot-Spanier and H.O. Spanier Weingut Kühling-Gillot & Weingut Battenfeld-Spanier About “When I founded my wine estate at the age of 20, restoring soil vitality was one of my most important goals. The grape vine is an … Read More
Holzer
(Image: Arnold Holzer – Eschenhof-Holzer / www.eschenhof-holzer.at/en/) About The Eschenhof Holzer winery is located in Großriedenthal, in the Wagram wine region. Here the innovative wine maker, Arnold Holzer, draws on the unique bounty of nature, with a great deal of creativity, a distinctive style and a sense for delicious creations. The name “Eschenhof” comes … Read More
Le Fonti
(Image: Le Fonti) About Le Fonti’s vineyards are situated just below the village of Panzano, resembling a horseshoe-shape around the winery. Since 1994 all the vineyards have been replanted with selected rootstocks and plants adapted to our area, elevation and soil type. The vineyards are farmed sustainably to save the integrity of the environment. Our … Read More