Producers
All family-owned, stand-out producers in their regions. Between them organic, Equalitas, Casa Clima or VIVA-certified and featuring regularly in Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate, Decanter, Falstaff and the International Wine Press.
Marco Felluga
Pioneering work in the study and understanding of the complex terroirs of the Collio, made Marco Felluga and their single-estate wines Russiz Superiore icons of Italian winemaking.
Tua Rita
Tua Rita became the first Italian winery to receive a perfect 100-point score from Robert Parker with the 2000 vintage of Redigaffi, which has since cemented its place among Italy's greatest wines year after year. This 60-hectare jewel on the Tuscan coast is now producing beautiful nuanced whites, complex Syrahs and beautiful Sangioveses, alongside the Bordeaux-style blends for which it is world renowned.
Volpaia
Chianti Classico's highest vineyards create the perfect conditions for Chianti's most elegant wines. Volpaia, an ancient hilltop village in Radda in Chianti has both. The Stianti Mascheroni family have 46 hectares of organic vineyards on this stunning hillside location in the very heart of Chianti Classico. Some of the most prestigious wines of the appellation are the result.
Masciarelli
The legacy of Gianni Masciarelli is 60 vineyard sites across the 4 provinces of Abruzzo, including some of the most extraordinary sites in the region. Today Marina continues to make these among the most prized wines in central Italy.
Tedeschi
One of the historic family producers of Valpolicella and Amarone, Tedeschi was also one of the first to realise the value of the Valpolicella terroir, the possibility of making top 'cru' wines, and the importance of hillside vineyards to create wines of elegance and longevity. .
Tenute Silvio Nardi
At Montalcino the terroir and the understanding of the very specific terroirs of the different microzones is becoming increasing relevant, the better it is understood.
Silvio Nardi boasts two estates, one in the eastern part of Montalcino and one in the west. These are split
between eight plots, and therefore several different terroirs each lend their individuality to the blends, each contributing myriad characteristics and giving great complexity to the wines.
Travaglino
Travaglino is a medieval cloister that became a villa, that became one of the most important producers in the beautiful and fascinating DOCG of Oltrepò Pavese, in the wooded hillsides of Pavia, Lombardy.
An estate of 400ha, of which 80ha are under vine, the property has been in the Cerri Comi family for 5 generations, and under young owners Cristina and Alessandro, is going from strength to strength.
Pfitscher
Mountain wines. Steep slopes. Hard work. That is what Pfitscher is all about. This is one of the most dynamic wineries in Alto Adige, with two young brothers hand-crafting wines from high altitude vineyards that reflect the freshness and minerality of the Dolomites.
Tegernseerhof
The name comes from Germany, the wines from the Wachau! An ancient history connects Tegernseerhof - today run by Martin Mittelbach - with a Bavarian monstery on the shores of the Tegernsee lake. Today the oldest winery in the Wachau is also one of the most dynamic, with a vibrant, modern, minerally style.