This wine is a blend of varieties originating from the Mediterranean Basin— 50% Alicante Nero, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Carignano, 9% Mourvedre, 1% Alicante Bouschet—sourced from vineyards at 180-250 meters above sea level, the lower and more coastal-influenced vineyards of Ampeleia.  The fruit was...

Like all of Hoch's still wines, the Rot (red) is a blend of three vintages, supporting Hoch's vision that the best expression of terroir comes from the blend rather than a dominant vintage. Young wines add fruit and older wines bring tannins and structure. The Rot is a blend of 80% Zweigelt and 20...

An ultra unique rose from Christoph Hoch - 100% Zweigelt spontaneously fermented and aged in burgundy barrels with flor in the warm cellar. After a month long fermentation, the flor forms and then the wine spends at least five months with the flor. Strawberry, tart, and salty with a slightly tannic...

“Colombis” has become an iconic wine of Ferrando’s. It’s quite unique in her portfolio as it’s the only Châteauneuf that does not comes from the Les Serres vineyard. It’s 100% Grenache that comes from four parcels on the plateau of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with northfacing vineyards: Rayas and Colombis...

Beatus Ille is mostly Grenache blended with about 15% Cinsault from a parcel named, La Lionne, in the Sorgues district, just at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and another parcel. It’s blended with a bit of Syrah from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It’s 100% destemmed and fermented and aged in...

La Nave is Casa Aurora's entry point.  A regional wine from Albares, in Bierzo Alto, mostly from north-face vineyards planted on rocky and clay soils, averaging about 75-years of age, it is made mostly from Mencia, with a bit of Tintorera and Palomino.  The grapes are destemmed and the wines are...

Varieties: 90% Glera, 10% Perera and Bianchetta. Harvested by hand. Vineyard: Col San Martino in the lieu-dit “Rive Alte,” 3.5 hectares at 250-270m above sea level. Planted in 1965, 1980, and 2011.  Eastern exposure. Trained in the traditional Sylvoz or Doppio Capovolto. Soils: In the steep section...

95% Glera, 5% Verdiso/Bianchetta Trevigiana from a single vineyard planted in 1950 at 350-370m. Whole-cluster pressed; varieties co-harvested and co-fermented. 1st fermentation is spontaneous in concrete. Secondary fermentation in bottle using must from this same vineyard and vintage. Undisorged....

Sourced from all of the estate's parcels, as each plot has at least some white grapes in it. Vineyards were planted between 1959 and 1999 at 6,000 plants/ha.  In 2018, the blend is essentially equal parts Cortese, Favorita, and Timorasso, with trace elements of Moscato Bianco and Giallo.   Aside...

The Verdicchio 'Kypra' comes from all the parcels of the estate, with the exception of the red grape vineyard and the Verdicchio vineyard used to make the Riserva. The parcels were planted in 1948, 1971, 1982, and 2000.  The grapes are immediately crushed and pressed, without maceration....

100% Montepulciano from a 0.5ha parcel planted in 1985, facing west at 250m, on silty clay with gypsum outcroppings.  The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel with a brief maceration of 3-4 days. Aging occurs in stainless steel and used barriques,...

60% Tempranillo and 40% Garnacha blended from multiple parcels. Vinified seperately in order to get a fresh, and “fluid” wine. A mix of saignee and direct press.

A blend of young Calvados, distilled with extreme care in a copper column still. Aged more than 3 years in oak casks. Several generations of the Lelouvier family have sought to identify farms producing fine Calvados in the Ferté Macé and Domfront regions.  There is probably NOT a better pairing...