Wine & Winemakers

The stories behind our wines: portraits of the wineries we work with, short explainers on regions and grape varieties, and news from the world of wine. You will usually find the matching wines right in the article.

Tuscan wine landscape in the morning mist
Bolgheri

Super Tuscan: The rebels of Tuscany explained simply

Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Tignanello: How a rebellion on the Tuscan coast created Italy's most sought-after wine category – and where you can start.

AntinoriAntinori Tignanello from Tuscany

Antinori: 26 generations of Italian wine history

630 years, 26 generations, and with Tignanello the most famous Super Tuscan in the world: the history of Marchesi Antinori and their wines.

BrunelloFrescobaldi CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino

Frescobaldi: 700 years of Tuscan wine history

30 generations, eleven estates, and a family that was bankers to the English Crown: the portrait of the Frescobaldi wine dynasty – from Nipozzano to Brunello di Montalcino.

BlaufränkischVineyards in the Wachau region along the Danube in Austria

Wines from Austria: from the Wachau to Burgenland

Grüner Veltliner, racy Riesling, and deep red wines from Burgenland: Austria is one of the most exciting wine nations in Europe. The overview for our Wine & Dine.

old vinesDomaine Lafage Deux Parcelles IGP Côtes Catalanes 2024, red wine, dark bottle with label, 0.75 l

Deux Parcelles: Red wine from the Roussillon between mountain and sea

There are wines that you do not just drink, but travel through. Deux Parcelles combines two completely opposing vineyards of the Roussillon – barren Pyrenean rock and salty Mediterranean air – into...

old vinesDomaine Lafage Deux Parcelles IGP Côtes Catalanes 2024 – dark red wine bottle with label, 0.75 l

Deux Parcelles: How our Red Wine of the Year was created

An anniversary, a trip to the Roussillon, and an afternoon full of barrel samples: that is how Deux Parcelles, our very own red wine of the year, was born. Together with winemaker Jean-Marc Lafage,...