Innholdsfortegnelse for No. 41 i Wine & Restaurants Magazine

THE BEGINNINGS (1996-2000) The Bodega Contador story starts in 1995 when Benjamin Romeo, winemaker and vine-grower, acquired a centuries old cave hewn into the rock beneath the Castle of San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Rioja). In 1996 he made the first vintage of his “La Cueva del Contador” wine and started to buy vineyards for his plan to become a “bodeguero” – a wine producer. In the following years he carried out small scale vinifications in the cave and continued to acquire vineyards. In 1999 he made the first vintage of “Contador”. Seeing these first wines were favourably received by the market and specialist press, in 2000 Benjamin decided to dedicate himself full time to his personal project. THE GARAGE (2001-2007) Throughout 2001 Benjamin Romeo reconditioned and equipped the garage…

It all started with a marriage. An illustrious servant of the king, squire Jacques de Bergeron took Marie Dejean, heiress of the vineyard, for his wife on 30 May 1720 in the church of Saint-Julien de Reignac. Under the stewardship of this well-regarded member of the Bordeaux Parliament, the wines enjoyed wide distribution, especially in Scandinavian countries. Bordeaux municipal archives dating from the Revolution record that the authorities confiscated a sword and a pistol from some Swedes who were visiting the château. A native of Béarn, dynamic merchant and founder of his own trading house, Bertrand Ducru acquired the property in 1797. His love for the Médoc growth led him to make major investments in both the cellars and the vineyard. So much so that his successors decided to add…

It is impossible to talk about the M. Chapoutier company without referring to 1808, the year it all began with the creation of ‘Calvet et Compagnie’ in the Rue de l’Hermitage in Tain. Let’s put the year in context and look at what has happened since then. It was almost 210 years ago… In 1897 Marius Chapoutier joined forces with Rodolphe Delépine to found the company ‘Delépine et Chapoutier’, exporting wines to Holland, Switzerland and Germany. It was in 1955 seeking to personalise the business, Marc Chapoutier gave it the name it still bears — ‘M. Chapoutier’. In 1990 Michel Chapoutier became head of the company and began to apply his belief in biodynamic cultivation. Today Mathilde and Maxime brought a new generation in to join Corinne and Michel Chapoutier…

Possessioni Serego Alighieri is located in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica district, surrounded by green hills and just a few kilometres from the historic city centre of Verona and the beauty of Lake Garda. In 1353, the charming Tenuta (estate), which was already famous for the quality of its vineyards, was bought by Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante the Poet, who had followed his father into exile in Verona. For twenty-one generations, descendants of the Supreme Poet have lived in the Possessioni, a landmark site for viticulture in the Valpolicella region. Masi shares its great love for the land here with the Conti Serego Alighieri, working with them in the production of prestigious wines, heirs as they are of an ancient, noble and expert winemaking tradition. The Serego Alighieri…

A unique setting for producing and ageing some of the most exceptional Ribera del Duero wines. A project rooted in the winery’s vineyards located in several villages in the wine region. Bela is a homage to the founders of CVNE expressed through an exceptional winery and vineyards. All this makes it a unique place for the production and ageing of the most special Ribera del Duero wines. Bela was founded in 2017 in Villalba de Duero, when CVNE embarked on a new venture in Ribera del Duero, focusing on estate vineyards located in several villages within the region. The result is a state-of-the-art winery, boasting a beautiful wood and glass design, perched majestically among the plains of the Ribera del Duero region. Immense wooden pillars frame the more than 6,000-m²…

A story centuries long, where the lives of heretics, jurists, men of the church and grape growers entwine. Great characters, great passions, and great wines from the countryside south of Siena, one of the most beautiful in the world that also maintains its oldest traditions. The oldest part of the Fattoria del Colle is an underground cavern described in the XIIth and XIVth century “Decimari” as “Ermitorum S.Egidii de Querciola”. Today it houses an extremely precious collection: Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s early bottles of Brunello di Montalcino Donatella’s paternal forefathers who built the Fattoria del Colle belonged to an important Sienese family, the Sozzini or Socini. The most prominent figure was Mariano Sozzino (1397-1467) whose secretary was Enea Silvio Piccolomini later to become Pope Pius II, who dedicated his book to…

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