Les Valseuses
Les-Planches-près-Arbois, JuraAntoine and Julia, winemakers of based in the Jura region, specifically the village of Les-Planches-près-Arbois, first met in Brazil while Antoine was traveling between South America, Australia, and California. After meeting, they decided to move to France, where Antoine worked with Alice Bouvot until 2018, where he began producing the first vintage of Les Valseuses. They harvest all of their fruit from friends around France, but are in the process of planting their own vines just across the street from their cellar and guesthouse, Casa Antolia. In the cellar, they are known for long maceration periods, truly beginning vibrancy and precise balance to each wine. Their freestyle approach presents the unique character and trust that Antoine has in the entire process and his expertise.
From picking to bottling, every step is manual and pure with no pigeage nor pumping over and only ever one racking, with everything done by hand, including bottling. The resulting wines are concentrated and startlingly pure, these characteristics only emphasised by the long élevage and time in bottle. Each cuvee is named after an intimate and meaningful song they were inspired by, with artwork custom created by their friends in Brazil.
Oko-Weingut Zang
Nordheim am Main, GermanyThe Zang family has been making wine tracing back to 1640 in the Main Nordheim region of Germany. We work with the eldest son, Maximilian, who’s completed his dual studies at the Weincampus in Nestadt. In 1990, the family made a conscious decision to switch to a full ecological system in the vineyard and the cellar. They are committed to organic viticulture and biodiversity in the vineyard. Locally, they are known for being visionaries, radical, and allowing the wines to develop their own special character.
Giorgio Donati
Emilia Romagna, ItalyGiorgio and Monica, two passionate and unconventional farmers who live in Ferrara, embarked on a transformative journey in 2012. Despite their diverse professional backgrounds, they made a life-changing decision to return to Giorgio's ancestral land in Porotto and cultivate it. The farm spans 60 hectares, with 10 hectares as the active plot of land. Motivated by their joint love for the world of food and wine, as well as a commitment to sustainable and artisanal production, they revived the productivity of the old rural land from scratch, relying on self-taught methods.
Their farming practices are organic, focusing on the cultivation of ancient varieties- beginning with cereals, employing traditional methods and gradually expanded to include ancient fruits. As of 2017, they have ventured into winemaking, on a vineyard of only 0.5 hectares, adhering to traditional agronomic practices, they hold an organic certification from ICEA. They collaborate with trusted friends to produce and bottle their wines and advocate for the growth of grapes that best characterize their local terroir, showcasing the essence and distinctiveness of their wines.