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Known for its soft and fleshy
character due to the high proportion of Merlot, Pichon Lalande
is a supple, fruity velvety wine, which can be drunk while quite
young.
Website: www.pichonlongueville.com
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Winemaker:
Christian Seely
Son of wine merchant and author
James Seely, winemaker Christian Seely, born in 1960, is the
man responsible for eight vineyards with the likes of Pichon-Longueville
and Pibran in Pauillac. Seely studied at Harrow and Trinity
College in Cambridge and graduated with a degree in English
and in 1987, studied at leading French business school, INSEAD,
for a year from which he graduated with an MBA. In 1983, Seely
had his own business of wine and food gifts, Presents of Mind,
which he later sold in 1997. |
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| Established
in 1876 in the Napa Valley, Beringer, the oldest continuing
operating winery has earned a reputation as one of the world's
most outstanding wine producers. Beringer is the only winemaker
in the world to have been awarded the prestigious Wine Spectator's
'Wine of the Year' award for both a Chardonnay and Cabernet,
and in 2001 was voted 'Winery of the Year' by both Wine Enthusiast
and Wine and Spirits magazine. All of which is an outstanding
proof of a continuing commitment to excellence established
more than 125 years ago by our founders of Beringer, Brothers
Jacob and Frederick Beringer.
Website: www.beringerblass.com
Distributor: Certain Cellars Pte Ltd
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Jerry Comfort
Jerry Comfort, culinary director
of Beringer Vineyards, is an expert on how wine and food react
when tasted with each other. His unique theories on “comfort
food”, reflect his depth in knowledge of the food-and-wine
relationship. This knowledge came with a foundation of stints
as sous chef, sous chef saucier, chef de cuisine and executive
chef in restaurants located in both San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Now that he oversees Château Souverain’s
hospitality, Beringer’s private dining facility, the
Hudson House and other culinary programmes within the company
and globally, it is clear that Comfort carries a wealth of
responsibilities and is definitely up to it. |
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Chardonnay
and other Burgundian grapes (Pinot Noir, Pinor Gris and Pinor
Blanc) has always been the stars of this winery. Almost every
wine from this winery, from the lightest Grüner Veltliner
to the red wine and the sparkling wine has what it takes to
be the best of the vintage.
Website: www.bruendlmayer.at
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Winemaker: Willi
Bründlmayer
Owner of the Bründlmayer
vineyeard, Willi Bründlmayer has always taken challenges
in his stride. From tiling the soil at Grand Cru “Le
Montrachet” with just a single horse power at 17 years
old, to revolutionising Austrian’s main white varietal,
Grüner Vetliner, Bründlmayer is certainly committed
to the works of winemaking. And just for that, he was awarded
the Austrian State Prize in 1950. Through his passion for
France and his wife’s love for champagne, he created
“Bründlmayer Brut”, made from Burgundian
grape varieties, which have become Austria’s best sparkling
wine in the eyes of many critics. Most recently, the winery
was awarded “Winery of the Year” by the New York
Wine & Spirits. |
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| Feiler
– Artinger estate ranks as one of the world’s
most favoured producers of botryized sweet wines. The premium
range of this winery is the Ruster Ausbrunch which has brought
the Feiler – Artinger their greatest international recognition.
Website: www.feiler-artinger.at
Distributor: Indoguna (S) Pte Ltd [www.indoguna.com] |
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Winemaker: Kurt
Feiler
Kurt Feiler became the youngest
member to join the ranks of internationally renowned winemakers
and critics in December 2003 when he was inducted to the elite
wine association Academie Internationale du Vin (AIV) headquartered
in Geneva, Switzerland.
Feiler, a winemaker of stringent expectations attributes their
success to the special miroclimate of Rust which enables the
production of wines with “deep fruit flavours, great
structure and a very long finish”. |
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Caphuchin
monks established Domaine Weinbach in 1612. In 1898, the Faller
brothers acquired the winery, which was then passed on to
Théo Faller. A prominent figure in Alsace winemaking,
Faller continuously strives to improve the quality of Alsace
wines.
Website: www.domaineweinbach.com
Distributor: CellarMaster Wines (S) Pte Ltd [www.cellarmasterwines.com]
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Winemaker:
Catherine Faller
Globally celebrated Domaine Weinbach
wines is the result of hard work and effort put in by the
Faller women – Colette Faller, the mother, and her two
daughters, Catherine and Laurence Faller. It is Catherine
Faller who manages the commercial aspects of the business,
building essential relationships with high-end restaurants
and boutique importers abroad and has been a crucial factor
in catapulting Domaine Weinbach to international fame and
presence. Catherine, together with her mother and sister,
are amongst the first women ever to lead and manage a winery
in Alsace. |
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| Château
Montelena's tradition of excellence started in 1882, came
into international recognition with the Paris Tasting in 1976,
and continues to be a highly regarded winery with its handcrafted
world class Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Despite the
test of time, the winery has remained true to its philosophy
to make the best wines.
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Winemaker:
Bo Barrett
Upon graduating from high school,
Bo Barrett joined the wine industry in the summer of 1972
at his family-owned Château Montelena, pulling star thistles
in the old vineyard and picking up rocks to prepare for replanting.
In 1976, Barrett was an honours student at Fresno State University
where he studied viticulture and enology. This later prepared
him for the job offer as winemaker in 1981, but he only accepted
it after an agreement with his father that he be given the
same freedom and professional respect as previous winemakers,
and it's been that way ever since. With 30 years worth of
experience, Barrett promises to "bring the vintage and the
vineyard to your table in a wine that is elegant, balanced
and enjoyable." |
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| The word 'Cims' means
'summits', indicating the location of the vineyards high up
above Porrera on the steep schist slopes. The age of the vines
and nature of the terrain combine to give exceptionally low
yields, resulting in wine that has an amazing dense ruby colour
and extraordinary intensity.
Distributor:
Vinum [www.europvin.com]
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Sara Perez, winemaker of Cims
de Porrera, is one with a world of experience in winemaking.
One would probably agree because at the age of ten, Perez
and her brother were already in-charge of the vinification
and ageing of Martinet wines. But not only is she an expert
with winemaking, Perez also has three degrees – one
in biological science, one in philosophy and literature and
lastly one in oenology. Perez is devoted to one thing –
that is to make great wines with native grape varieties, discovering
the charm of grapes previously ignored or unknown.
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| Winemaking genius
Hermann Dönnhoff is regarded by many wine experts opinion
as the finest wine producer of Riesling in Nahe. His wines
express a tremendous purity of fruit, richness and balance.
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Winemaker:
Helmut Dönnhoff
Hermann Dönnhoff, winemaker of
the Helmut Dönnhoff winery, is the man who has been universally
acknowledged as one of Germany's top Riesling producer and
was crowned Winemaker of The Year in 1999 by Gault Millau
German Wine Guide. The Dönnhoff family has a 200-year territory
had include cattle farms, and other businesses. It was after
World War II that the family went into wine production full-time.
His philosophy of "starting from the vineyard' means he and
the winemaking teams are constantly on their toes charting
the weather changes. |
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The
Frescobaldi family has been active in vine growing and fine
wine making for the last seven centuries, and owns in Tuscany
a collection of properties, each with a strong personality
and its own resident team of wine makers and agronomists,
in order to retain and express at best each terroir. The most
important estates, all of them represented at the WGS, are
Castello di Nipozzano, Castello di Pomino, Castel Giocondo
and Tenuta di Castiglioni.
Website:
www.frescobaldi.it
Distributor: Giorgio Ferrari [www.giorgio-ferrari.com]
For more information, please contact info@giorgio-ferrari.com
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Marchesi Leonardo de Frescobaldi
After becoming a Political Science
graduate from the University of Florence, Leonardo Frescobaldi
then joined the family's wine business in 1964. From being
in-charge of the company's corporate image to becoming a sales
manager for international markets in 1974, he has truly accomplished
much. Through his management and contribution, Frescobaldi
wines are now being exported to more than 50 countries worldwide,
which finally led to his appointment as sales and marketing
director for Frescobaldi's domestic and international market.
Leonardo is a permanent honorary member of Amici dell'Enotria. |
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Penfolds was
founded in 1811 but it was only in the 1950 that the Penfolds
focused more on table wines. Throughout all the changes, Penfold's
continued success has been built from years of experience.
Website:
www.penfolds.com.au
Distributor: Bacardi-Martini Singapore Pte Ltd |
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Winemaker:
Don Ditter
First starting out as a
laboratory assistant at the Magill winery in Adelaide in December
1942, Donovan Ditter progressed to being a winemaker at Penfolds
from 1950 to 1986. In between, Ditter studied winemaking in
1946 at Roseworthy Agricultural College and returned to Penfolds
upon graduating with first class honours five years later.
Over the years, his responsibility escalated from being a
winemaker in-charge of two cellars in Sydney to NSW production
manager in 1963, then national production manager in 1973,
and finally, chief winemaker in 1975. Now retired, he regularly
consults Penfolds, imparting his profound knowledge to new
employees. |
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