FRANCE

CAFÉ de PARIS, France
Café de Paris is an over 100 year old winery located Cubzac Les Ponts, France. Wines are made in the Charmat method with extended batonage to give them a  French touch and adding freshness and complexity. Café de Paris is made in an easy, thirst quenching and fresh style; purposely staying away from a Crémant and Champagne profiles.

CHAMPAGNE

CLOTILDE, Le Mesnil sur Oger
Clotilde, an homage to the first queen of France, is a Blanc de Blanc Cuvee from the Grand Cru vineyards of Michel Turgy in Les Mesnil – Sur – Oger. This extremely limited release is only available in California and France.

BORDEAUX

THIÉNOT, Bordeaux
For more than 30 years now, Alain Thiénot, who comes from a family native to the Champagne region, has drawn his inspiration as an entrepreneur both from champagne brands and also from the châteaux of Bordeaux. After creating his own brand, Champagne Thiénot “a grand House of today” he continued developing his interests by acquiring vineyards in Bordeaux. For him, they represented family homes as well as places to experiment with an innovative new strategy – to bring together through quality and selectiveness the best that the most emblematic vineyards of Bordeaux and Champagne have to offer.

CHÂTEAU BELGRAVE, Haut Médoc
Situated at the extremities of the St-Julien appellation, separated from its neighbor Château Lagrange by only a stream, Château Belgrave is one of the oldest Cru vineyards in the Médoc. In 1855 it was classified as a 5th growth because of the exceptional quality of its deep gravel soils.

CHÂTEAU REYSSON, Haut-Médoc
Château Reysson is a model for quality among the Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois. The estate has undergone a whole series of changes to exploit the potential of this magnificent terroir to the fullest. With its clay-limestone soils and admirable exposure to the sun, it provides an ideal site for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

CHÂTEAU LE BOSCQ, Saint-Estèphe
Château Le Boscq sits on a beautiful vineyard sandwiched between Sociando Mallet and Calon Segur. Its soils are made up of Garonne gravel overlying a clay subsoil, which is characteristic of one of the finest terroirs found in this appellation.

CHÂTEAU GRAND BARRAIL LAMARZELLEFIGEAC, Saint-Emilion
Château Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac is situated on stony clay-flint terraces known locally as “Graves de Saint-Emilion” (Saint-Emilion stones), which stretch from the north-west of the village towards the communes of Libourne and Pomerol. This region has long been prized for its high quality, elegant wines composed of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

CHÂTEAU RAHOUL, Graves
This estate’s light, gravelly soils produce extremely elegant whites from Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. The Rahoul Graves Blanc is aged on the lees for 8 to 10 months and is a spectacular example of the appellation.

CHÂTEAU GARANCE, Graves
In 1986, Alain Thiénot bought this property in Graves around the same time as Château Rahoul, a member of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. When he was about to release the first vintages, he named the property after his daughter Garance.

CHÂTEAU LA GARDE, Pessac-Léognan
Quite possibly one of the finest gravel outcrops in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. This ambitious project is certainly worthy of this magnificent terroir. Considerable time and finances have been invested and have been rewarded with production of delicate and refined Pessac-Léognan wines. Interestingly, this estate holds one of the largest plantings of the rare Sauvignon Gris grape which is blended with Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc to produce their stunning white Bordeaux.

CHÂTEAU ROUMIEU, Sauternes
Chateau Roumieu is located on the plateau of high Barsac, about 1,000 meters southeast of the famous first growth, Chateau Climens. The estate’s proximity to the Garonne River and its tributary, the Ciron, create the ideal humid, maritime climate for the production of botrytized sweet wines based on Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.

ESSENCE de DOURTHE , Bordeaux
There are 14 hectares of vines on which the Dourthe oenologists and their teams focus all their talent and give free reign to their passion. Essence is the result of their remarkable achievements in each vineyard, a sublime combination of great terroirs and talents. A blend of Merlot, Cab Sauv and Petit Verdot. Essence is rare: only 500cs are produced each year. 

ARBALEST, Bordeaux
Arbalest is Benoit Touquette’ s elegant right bank blend of 81% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot from Bordeaux. Born in Lyon, France, he holds a Master of Science of Chemistry and one of Enology from University of Bordeaux. He has worked at several Bordeaux wineries including Chateau La Louviere and Chateau Couhins-Lurton. An amazing value from one of the world’s top winemakers. Limited availability for this inaugural release.

MINERVOIS - LANGUEDOC
Minervois is an AOP region located in the vast Languedoc region. La Liviniere, where Chateau Maris is located, is one of 45 villages in the Minervois appellation. The tiny village of La Liviniere was recently elevated to Cru Classé status, the first in the Languedoc, and the only Cru Classé in Minervois.

CHATEAU MARIS, La Liviniere, Minervois
Robert Eden established Maris twenty years ago in the village of La Liviniere in the Minervois. The first village to be allowed to add it's name to the AOC and the first Cru Classé in the Languedoc. All wines are certified organic and biodynamic from Ecocert and Robert is just now finishing the winery which is made almost entirely from natural hemp. Certainly, a trail blazer in the vast lands of the Languedoc!

FORTANT, Languedoc
Fortant wines offer the finest expression of the South of France terroir. They played a pioneering role in the South of France, having led a revolution to champion the noble varietals and implementing a rigorous viticultural regime. The wine styles are very much influenced by the nature of the soil’s and climate conditions where the vines grow. Their personality reflects the region’s extraordinary diversity and the great quality potential in its micro-climates

MAURY - ROUSSILLON
Maury is a small village located in southern France, just 45 minutes from Banyuls and the Mediterranean ocean, and just two hours north of Barcelona. This Catalan influenced area at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains has ancient Grenache and Carignane vines that grow in incredibly rocky soils composed almost entirely of black schist.

DOMAINE COURIER, Maury
Hand crafted from two schist laden vineyards with extremely small yields (1/4 ton per acre), this limited 224 case production of 100 year old Carignan and 70 year old Grenache is aged in large barrels for 36 months to bring out the pure expression of the unique Maury terroir and it’s incredible microclimate.

TÊTU, Maury
Têtu is a collaborative project born of a shared devotion to one of France’s greatest regions for old-vine Grenache. The village of Maury is situated in the foothills of the Pyrenees - a stone’s throw from the Spanish border. Richard and Sarah Case, and Kimberly Jones wanted to create a new wine that displayed all the complexities of the local terroir in a style that offered both finesse and old-vine concentration. The Catalan donkey or Ruc Catalá is on the label to remind us of the stubborn, determined old vines that persevere in these toughest of soils and harshest of climates - delivering wines of unique style and expression.

CIRCUS BEAR, Roussillon
Circus Bear is our the latest addition from Maury. Made by Jean Roger Calvet, of Calvet-Thunevin, this incredible blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 10% Carignan are from 60-year-old vineyards of schist. The label is an homage to the great fighting bears of the Pyrenees. These majestic mountains tower over Maury and form the natural frontier between France and Spain.

THUNEVIN -CALVET, Roussillon-Maury 
Generational winegrowers Jean Roger and Marie Calvet naturally remained in Maury to continue their family vineyard stories - old plots of Grenache and Carignan with very low yields. But soon the desire to create their own Domaine came and they started to make their own authentic wines, reflecting the region, the terroir, and the climate. Their wines are composed mainly of Grenache, as it is the historical grape of the region, along with Syrah and Carignan. Jean Roger and Marie Calvet partnered with Jean Luc Thunevin of the famed Château Valandraud of Bordeaux in 2001. In 2008 they built a state-of-the-art winery in Maury and have been making the best wine of the Roussillon for almost two decades. 

BEAUJOLAIS
Old vine Gamay grown on granite and schist soils on rolling hills south of Macon
in southern Burgundy.

CHATEAU PIERREUX, Beaujolais
Jean Charles Boisset is the owner of Chateau Pierreux. The actual Chateau dates from the 3rd century in the Middle Ages and is located in the Brouilly cru of Beaujolais near Mont Brouilly. The average age of the Gamay vines in the Reserve is over 80 years old.

RHONE VALLEY
The Rhone Valley stretches along the mighty Rhone river from the city of Lyon in the North to Avignon in the South. Roman ruins litter the valley which is separated into Syrah dominated reds and Viognier in the North and Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre red blends in the South.

BONPAS, Rhone Valley
Since 1318, the fortified stronghold of Bonpas, from the French “Bon Passage,” has watched over the safe crossing of the Durance River along the historic route that once linked Rome with Avignon. This gateway to the southern Côtes du Rhône allows you to discover the region’s terroirs with their characteristic smooth, round stones.

DOMAINE GASSIER, Caissargues
Domaine Gassier wines are the result of a common passion from the Gassier family. Located on a terrace overlooking the Camargue, the Gassier wines have a strong personality and are focused on freshness, mineral balance – and above all else terroir.

PIERRE GAILLARD, Rhone Valley
Pierre Gaillard began his career working for both Vidal Fleury and Guigal before he struck out on his own in 1985. Since then, both his reputation and his vineyards have expanded, mainly in the St Joseph, Côte Rotie and Condrieu appellations, but now also Cornas and an estate in the south-west, Domaine de Madeloc, where Banyuls and Collioure are produced. He was a key member of the Guigal team in the 80’s, helping create La Turque. Every time you open a bottle with his name on it you know you are going to get a thrilling, bristling expression of the site from where it came. There is no dead weight in the Gaillard cellar and each wine offers precision and purity of fruit. The quality of fruit he harvests, allied to his fine touch in the cellar, results in some of the most evocative, flavorsome, and stylish Northern Rhône wines available.

JEANNE GAILLARD, Rhone Valley
Jeanne Gaillard is the daughter of Pierre Gaillard in the Northern Rhone. At the age of 24 she landed 13 hectares of vineyards, five in Crozes Hermitage and eight in the Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes. Her IGP Syrah is a stunning value planted just outside of the Crozes-Hermitage AOP on granite plateaus.

BANYULS/COLLIURE
Known since Roman times for beautiful terraced Grenache vineyards hanging tightly to the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Non-fortified wines from the Banyuls AOP are given the appellation name of Colliure. Banyuls is a fortified sweet Grenache which pairs incredibly with chocolate.

DOMAINE MADELOC, Banyuls
Domaine Madeloc in Banyuls is one of Pierre Gaillard’s estates supervised by his daughter Elise. The location is breathtaking and stunning, with old vineyards overlooking the beaches of the Mediterranean in the city of Banyuls. Granite, quartz and schist soils dominate, and the wines are bright and refreshing with minerality and the "sense of place" is definitely noticeable in the wines.

JURA
The Jura wine region is small in size but large in its remarkable diversity. It covers 80 kilometers between Burgundy and Switzerland, on the Eastern border of France.

HENRI MAIRE, Jura
The story of Domaines Henri Maire in Jura began in 1632 with a record noting a man by the name of Maire who “owned vineyards and cellars”. For over 300 years, the succeeding generations of Maires grew the expertise of the Maison. Now the Boisset Family is ensuring the future of the Maire name from the Jura to the world with exceptional wines like the Vin Jaune and Crémant de Jura. 

ITALY 

ASLAN, Tuscany
Aslan, or lion, is the heraldic symbol of Tuscany and represents bravery and all that is good. Aslan is a collection of Tuscan wines from Chianti to the southern coastal region of Maremma.

CAVALLO DI BATTAGLIA, Abruzzo
Cavallo di Battaglia means battle horse or pièce de resistance. The indigenous varietals of Pecorino and Montepulciano showcase the rustic soulful region of Abruzzo in central Italy that is bordered by the Adriatic Sea

FRANCO CONTERNO WINERY, Monforte d’Alba, Barolo, Novello and Madonna di Como 
The Franco Conterno winery, Cascina Sciulun, is located in the hamlet of Bussia di Monforte d'Alba in the heart of Barolo. They take care in farming their land with aeration of the soil and fertilization. The vineyards are managed with great attention to detail to ensure the highest quality fruit. The elegant and refined wines are produced with native fermentations, modern equipment and traditional practices. 

M.A. MONTICELLI, Barolo, Lange Nebbiolo 
M.A. MONTICELLI is a bridge from the past to the future. The Monicelli’s still have family in Italy to this day and they started the project to keep their heritage close and pass it down to their children. They are working with the Franco Conterno family, an iconic and historic family in Barolo. Their grape growing and winemaking philosophy is based on modern technology, tradition, and a respect for the environment, three ideals that are held in high regard. The Monicelli’s are honored to work with this amazing family and bring these beautiful wines to the United States. 

PAISLEY, Friuli
Mario and Anna Monticelli work with Azienda Agricola Reguta to produce the Paisley Pinot Grigio. Reguta was established in 1928 and is located in the municipality of Pocenia, within the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in northeast Italy. The winery benefits from its close proximity to the Adriatic sea, the mild Bora wind and alluvial soils. This region is known for producing some of the finest Pinot Grigio in the world.

PORTUGAL

How do you bottle the richness of the land that is Portugal? How do you bottle the melancholic notes of Fado, the salty sea air of the Atlantic, the smell of wet earth, the wise and ancient gastronomy, and the tradition of a thousand-year old country that stretches its limbs once more?
With a passion for finding that affluence, NLC Wines brings their private selection of unique brands that deliver a Portugal rarely experienced before. Their portfolio of wines brings forth Portugal’s new, old-world traditions with exquisite bouquets of national grapes, state of the art technology, and discerning designs.

ESCUDO REAL, Vinho Verde, Portugal
Produced by the recognized winemaker, Carlos Teixeira (Quinta da Lixa), the Escudo Real selections are both fun and gourmand.

QUINTA do REGUEIRO, Vinho Verde
Quinta do Regueiro is one of the foremost old-school Alvarinho producers in the Vinho Verde region of Portugal, focusing on traditional techniques and sustainable farming methods.

QUINTA de SANTA EUFEMIA, Douro 
Founded in 1864, Quinta Santa Eufemia, is an independent family home, situated in the valley of the Douro River, South East of Peso da Régua in Northern Portugal. Quinta de Santa Eufemia is now managed by the fourth generation of the family - seven great-grandchildren who have been producing these fine old Douro and Port Wines since 1994, and preserving the age-old skills of wine making and ageing 

QUINTA de LEMOS, Silgueiros 
In the mid- 1990s Celso de Lemos bought this beautiful vineyard in Silgueiros, close to his natal ‘home’, with the dream to create an exclusive wine from the Dao region. A wine dedicated to his closest friends and family. To every dear friend of the Quinta de Lemos, a row of vines is dedicated. By sharing their name (grafted in the beginning of every nominative row of vines) with the vines, Celso de Lemos symbolizes this shared emotion. The Quinta is well hidden in the beautiful valley of the Dao, the oldest wine producing region in Portugal. Located near Viseu, the regional capital, full of charm and with a medieval heart, the Quinta is set on the plateau of Beira Alta at an altitude of 340 m. The 25 sustainably-farmed hectares of vines at Quinta de Lemos are dedicated exclusively to the indigenous grapes of the region. 

SPAIN

CAPITA VIDAL, Cava
Named for the owner, Capitan Vidal, who spent his life at sea before starting the winery in 1985.

MARTIN SOLER, Cava
The Martin Soler farmhouse was built in 1616 with vineyards in the heart of the Alt Penedes. It is still a family operated Cava house which produces this Rose made entirely from the rare Trepat grape.

CA N’ESTELLA, Cava
Rabettlat Cavas are from the estate of Finca Ca N’Estella in Penedes, whose vineyards date back to 1789. All of the grapes used in the Cavas are estate grown and hand-picked, giving them the ability for meticulous care of the vines and grapes. The Bodega is family owned by Merce Rabetllat and her husband Jaume Vidal. The grapes in this Brut Cava: Xarel-lo and Macebeo.

REXACH BACQUES, Cava
In 1885, Pere Baqués Rafecas, the founder of the Cavas and great grandfather of the present generation, was born in Guardiola de Font-rubi. Their cava producer’s Wine story starts by Pere Baqués Rafecas making table wines in a corner in between the barber shop and the town dance hall which his parent operated. The company officially launches in 1910 and he is the one who initiates the excavation for a cave that will age those still wines in optimal conditions. Assumpció Baqués Llopart, Pere’s daughter, enthusiastically took over the work that her father started. Subsequently her son, Pere Rexach Baqués, took over the reins of this great enterprise until his daughter Montse joins to lead this enterprise. It is she who presently leads the company and keep loyal to many of the company origins yet making a generational change that is worthy of the family tradition. 

ARGENTINA

KAIKEN WINERY, Mendoza
A caiquén is a goose from the Patagonia that flies freely between Chile and Argentina. This is the same flight that made our founder, the Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes, bringing his expertise and enthusiasm to Argentinian lands, and thus creating Kaiken Winery. High Quality Wines, expertise and sustainability are the main goals that support our mission and the ones that are reflected in every opened bottle.