Founded in 1880, Joseph Drouhin was originally from the Chablis region and settled in Beaune to set up his wine company. But it was in 1957, when Robert Drouhin, Joseph Drouhin's grandson, took over that the domaine started to gain its present dimension with its acquisition of many vineyards, and that they began doing away with pesticides and other chemicals and built a laboratory of enology run by Laurence Jobard, the very first woman enologist in Burgundy. They then built a reputation for making wines that primarily reflect the individual terroir and vintage as they apply a balance of traditional and modern techniques and carefully monitor...

Only established a little over two decades ago in 1999, Lucien Le Moine is a relatively new negociant house in Burgundy but has made its mark quickly with the amazing work by owners Mounir and Rotem Saouma. Mounir worked in the monastery vineyards in the Middle East in the late 1980s and was where he first learned to make wine. He subsequently studied Viticulture and Oenology in Montpellier, followed by six years of working in Burgundy, other areas of France, and also in California, USA. His wife, Rotem, on the other hand, comes from a cheese-making family and studied agriculture in Dijon and eventually...

Chateau Latour 2015 and Forts de Latour 2017 have just been released and Chateau Latour received a massive 98 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown who said this wine is“intellectual and sexy”, it promises to be up there with the great vintages from this famous first growth. Comparing the Vintage 2015 with two absolute benchmark vintages from Bordeaux and Chateau Latour, this 2015, therefore, looks like a very attractive addition to the portfolio. Chateau Latour 2015 (OWC1)HK$5,300 per bottle98pts Wine AdvocateBlended of 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot and 0.3% Petit Verdot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Latour is exquisitely perfumed, displaying fragrant notes...

Being one of the very top Champagne houses, Louis Roederer's Cristal is highly demanded around the world. The Cuvee and its distinctive flat, clear lead crystal glass bottle design were first made in 1876 to satisfy the demanding tastes and safety needs of Tsar Alexander II. Produced only during the best years, when the Chardonnay (around 40%) and Pinot noir (around 60%) grapes have attained perfect maturity, in usual cases, they are aged for 6 years in Louis Roederer’s cellars and left for a further 8 months after dégorgement. Depending on the growing conditions in each year, the cellar master will slightly change his secret...

“His wines have incredible aging potential, and I’ve got many an old vintage of Kalin in my cellars” – Robert Parker“some of the New-World’s greatest Old World-styled Chardonnay and Pinot” – William Kelley We would like to introduce an interesting and inspiring estate in the United States, Kalin Cellar founded in 1977 by Terry and Frances Leighton in Marin County. The estate is small, all the work is managed by Terry and Frances and they didn't even hire any part-time workers! The winemaking concept is traditional, all the wines are from single vineyards and are managed in the European tradition. Most of...