Weingut Heinrichshof – www.weingut-heinrichshof.de

Peter and Ulrich Griebeler are brothers and winemakers whose names are becoming well-known for their Mosel Riesling which represent wines of pristine quality. Two young winemakers with a wealth of knowledge having studied winemaking and worked at two of Germany’s most famous estates, Schlossgut Diel in the Nahe and Fritz Haag in the Mosel, before deciding in 2014 to return to their family estate in Zeltingen. A small 6 hectare estate which has the great advantage of owning some fantastic sites in the renown steep slopes of Sonnenuhr and Schlossberg. An artisan German producer making pure Riesling that allied great harmony between its natural sweetness and characteristic Mosel slatey minerality. Peter’s focus is on making wine that are as dry as naturally possible to enhance the quality attributes of each terroir.

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FINCA MILLARA

www.fincamillara.com

Located high up in the hills in an outstanding setting, this finca is a secret jewel that through sheer devotion to the land has produced Mencia wines with real poise. The Finca Millara 2011 has all the quality attributes  to seduce the discerning customers in search of genuine excitement from Mencia.

Cillar de Silos

www.cillardesilos.com

A family owned domaine which is located in the heart of  Ribera del Duero. A small bodega owned and run by the team of brothers and sister team of Oscár, Roberto and Amelia Aragón. They also manage the El Quintanal Estate in  Rueda. They are suitably located for making both red and white wine, demonstrating all that is great about, respectively, Verdejo and Tempranillo as grape varieties.

BODEGA VINICOLA REAL

www.vinicolareal.com

Bodegas Vinícola Real S.L. was founded in 1989 by Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in Albelda de Iregua, a small village with a remarkable history whose roots extend far beyond the medieval times. Located in the Rioja Alta, Bodegas Vinicola Real might be better known for its flagship wine 200 Monges, but the Vina los Valles range of organic wines deserve looking into for they offer distinctive style of Rioja each focusing on the qualities of the local grapes. The wines are aged for part in French and American oak.

DOMAINE LUPIER 

www.domaineslupier.com –

Dynamic husband and wife Enrique and Elisa work their 27 old vine parcels with a determined passion for their land and the Garnacha grape. In just a few years the wines have become must have wines across the world. Wines that  scream of identity and personality! San Martin de Unx is widely recognised as the one area in Navarra to grow superior Garnacha. The domain is both organic and biodynamic certified

ESPELT VITICULTORES 

www.espeltviticultores.com

This is a third generation family owned domain in the increasingly fashionable North Eastern part of Spain. Aptly led by Ana Espelt and her team this domain spreads over 200hectares with more vines being converted to organic certification each year. These produce a wide variety of individual wines with distinctive labeling whilst highlighting the uniqueness of both local terroir and grape varieties, such as Lledoner- be it blanco, negre or roig (Grenache white, noir or grey).

VYNES D’ OLIVARDOTS 

www.olivardots.com

Back in 2002 Carme Casacuberta and her husband Antoni decided to leave their routine life behind. After she trained as an oenologist,  they settled in Capmany with the desire to produce wines with a real difference from their 7 hectares boutique domaine, where the diversity of their soils range from slate, gravel and Gresa; a mixture of sand and grey granite. These soils grow very old Carignan but also unusually, white Carignan. In the cellar, Carme practices minimal intervention using amphoras  to age some of their wines.

RAVENTOS I BLANC

www.raventos.com

In 1888, Manuel Raventós Doménech created a sparkling wine from Penedés featuring three native varieties: Xarel·lo, Macabeu and Parellada. Over a century later, the descendants are still a strong advocate for respect of the environment. They decided to leave the CAVA appelation in their quest to  produce world class sparkling wines that best express  the quality of their terroir. Raventos I Blanc is certified biodynamic and highly respected the world over for their excellent range of wines.

BODEGAS LOS FRAILES

www.bodegaslosfrailes.com

Since 1771, Bodegas Los Frailes has belonged to solely the family Velazquez to date. They are committed to producing wines that reflect the character of their terroir. In 1999 Bodegas Los Frailes undertook an ambitious project. First, a reorganisation of the vineyards bringing the utmost of their local variety, Monastrell. Second, returning to the traditional agriculture, they reconverted the whole production to organic farming methods. The winery is now fully biodynamic certified. A range of distinctive wine whose quality shine from the entry level to their flagship 1771 wine with some single vineyard wines making the most of the diversity of their soils.

BODEGAS VEGALFARO

www.vegalfaro.com

Utiel Requena is a medditeranean DO with a continental climate that confers maturity and acidity to the wines. Both Bobal and Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouchet) perfom well in this region. Both grapes natural intensity and fruit concentration require perfect understanding and careful handling, both in the vineyards and winery, which influenced the consequent decision to produce organic wines from the domaine. Hungarian or Terracota vessel are used to age and retain the elegance in the wines.