Didier Dagueneau started his journey in wine from 1982 by acquiring his parcel of vineyard in Loire. The vineyards are located in Saint Landelin in the Nievre and Didier developed himself as a legendary winegrower in Loire valley. His mentor was Henri Jayer, in the vineyards the yields are kept extremely low, little amount of sulfur is applied and the wines are aged on lees for several months and are not racked to retain crystal-clear color. Also, he decided to age his Sauvignon Blanc in barrels which was uncommon at early age to add power and structure to the wine...

Dating back to 1685 and described as one of the world’s most beautiful wine estates and located at the perfect location for cool climate wines, Klein Constantia in South Africa produces some of South Africa’s top wines. Simple winemaking techniques are used to extract the best from grapes grown in expertly nurtured vineyards to make consistently excellent wines that express elegance, minerality, and balance. Klein Constantia continually strive to produce wines in more environmentally responsible ways, adopting as many organic and biodynamic practice as possible. Among their range, their most notable production may be the Vin de Constance which is considered to be...

One of the top grower champagne houses that have come into the spotlight in recent years, Egly Ouriet has been crafting world-class wines for many years and was once praised by wine critic Antonio Galloni to be "at the very top of the pecking order in Champagne today". Apart from bubbly champagne, Egly is also a producer of a still red which is arguably THE BEST Coteaux Champenois from Champagne. Francis Egly's excellent skills also attract Jacques Selosse, who is a very good friend of Francis, to get barrels of Pinot Noir still wine from Egly-Ouriet to be included as a crucial blend of...

Henri Giraud is a prestigious and the oldest Champagne house that is still owned by its founding family - the Giraud-Hémart family - who has farmed vines at Aÿ since 1625, and well known for producing rich, extensive and powerful wine. However, it is only since current head Claude Giraud took over that the wines have been released under the family name. The real treasure of Henri Giraud is their perpetual reserve, which dates back to 1990. This solera type reserve is normally used to add richness and complexity to younger wines, in turn adding intensity and depth to Henri Giraud's other cuvées. It is the...

The son-in-law of Etienne Sauzet, Gérard Boudot, started managing the 12-hectare Domaine since 1975 and now manages it together with his daughter Emilie and her husband Benoit Riffault. Gérard Boudot makes their wines with appropriate migration with oak, and their 1er Crus and Grand Crus are usually kept in oak barrels for 18 months. Etienne Sauzet’s wines often achieve great balance given the complexity of the wines and produce refined Chardonnay with weight and volume for aging. Since 2006, they have farmed their vineyards organically and switched to biodynamic cultivation since 2010. Their bourgogne and village wines are elegant and stylish while their 1er...