Pato Frio

The Pato Frio wine range are made by The Herdade Moinho Branco estate is based in Vidigueira in the heart of the Baixo Alentejo. Due to the modersting cool wind coming from the Serra do Mendro 60% of the estates 80hA are planted with white grapes. Although there is plenty of structure and fruit in the reds they always stay fresh and balanced. In the main the estate concentrates on indigenous varieties with Antao Vaz, Arinto and Siria to the fore for whites and Aragonez, Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro and the estate’s specialty Alicante Bouschet for reds.

Parker Coonwarra

When in 1985 John Parker initiated ‘The Abbey’ vineyard in Coonawarra, it was anything but his initial foray into the wine industry. After becoming one of the first Australians to operate a commercial cotton business, he established the visionary Hungerford Hill Wines in the Hunter Valley in 1968. Furthermore, in 1970 he was part of the purchase of Reynella, in which he had a stake until 1976, and was also involved in the establishment of the Buronga winery near the Victoria-NSW border.

Melsheimer Riesling

The Melsheimer family—that’s five generations of growing almost exclusively fine Riesling wines on the steep slopes surrounding the beautiful village of Reil on the river Mosel. To care for and develop our vineyards with an ecologically sound approach has been a top priority as winemakers for a long time.

The Mosel is marked by many steep slopes. Among them, only 5% are very steep slopes and thus particularly valuable cultural assets. Approximately half of our sites are on these very steep slopes: We grow almost exclusively Riesling here, since the Mosel has been famous for wines made from this grape variety for centuries—and many wine lovers think that Riesling vines produce their best results in the Mosel region.

Newton Johnson Chardonnay

Newton Johnson Vineyards is owned and managed by the Newton Johnson family. The farm is based in the upper Hemel en Aarde Valley near the seaside town of Hermanus, an hour and a half’s drive out of Cape Town. This is a popular tourist destination, famous for some of the most spectacular land-based whale watching in the world lush indigenous fynbos, a floral kingdom, home to 1500 species and exclusive to the Cape, mountain walks and bike trails.