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  François Lamarche

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  The Lamarche family settled in the small village of Vosne-Romanée (Côte d'Or - Burgundy) around 1740. They expanded their estate and Henri Lamarche founded the domain in the early 20th century. He already produced and sold his wines directly from the domain.

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  Clos des Papes

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  Paul Avril (1873-1962) was one of the people behind the creation of the appellation.In 1896 he started selling his wines under the name Clos des Papes. Régis Avril (1901-1987) supplied wines to two presidents of France, General de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. Paul Avril (1937-2009) started working on the estate in 1963, first with his father and later with his son for many years.

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  Kopke

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  Kopke 's path as a winegrower is intertwined with the history of his location. The Douro was predestined and has become the chosen choice for the collaboration of man and nature to make Port

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  Villa Moncigale

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  Since 1921, Moncigale's wines have been an ode to rosés from Provence. This is a passion our winemaker shares.

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  Middelvlei

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  In 1919, two brothers, Marthinus and Niels Momberg, bought Middelvlei and moved their families to the farm.A year later, the first wines were pressed, at that stage mainly fortified wines. Their two sons, Stiljan (quiet Jan) and his nephew, also called Jan but Jan Bek (because of his more extroverted and eloquent personality), inherited the farm in 1960.

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  Bosman Wines

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  The Bosman family have been wine growers in Wellington for 8 generations, with their proud heritage providing the foundation from which innovation and sustainability are a natural progression.

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  Kleine Zalze

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  Kleine Zalze is an award-winning winery located in the heart of the Cape Winelands, just three kilometers from Stellenbosch. Wine has been made on a small scale on our estate since 1695, but in 1996, when Kobus Basson and his family bought the property, the modern Kleine Zalze was born.

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  Pasqua Wines

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  Pasqua Wines is a historic Veronese winery, owned by the Pasqua family. Founded in 1925, the winery is recognized worldwide as a producer and ambassador of prestigious Veneto wines.

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  Cave de Lugny

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  Firmly anchored in the Mâconnais landscape Cave de Lugny proudly claims its origins and its journey that led it to its place as a specialist in southern Burgundy. With a view to the future, the cellar tries to continuously develop thanks to an important quality approach: of course the quality of the wines produced, but also the quality of the working conditions, the relationships between different employees and producers, and the quality of the service provided to the consumer. 

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  Domain Trouillet

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  Ideally located at the foot of the famous Roche de Solutré, in the hamlet of Pouilly, the Trouillet estate currently managed by William (4th generation) today extends over about twenty hectares, a sign of great dynamism because Jules Guérin, the great-grandfather of William, started with a sharecropping of 4 hectares which his son Jean subsequently operated for 45 years.

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  Prinsi Azienda Agricola

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  The Lequio family owns the Prinsi Winery, located in Neive – Piedmont, locally known as Langa (in the Barbaresco growing area).The family has been running the company for three generations; Daniele's grandfather Ottavio started bottling his own grapes in the late 1940s.

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  Les Celliers Jean d'Alibert

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  Les Celliers Jean d'Alibert is located in the south of France in the Occitanie region, in two departments, Aude (11) and Hérault (34), at the foot of the Black Mountain and overlooking the Pyrenees. They are located in a pine forest surrounded by vineyards, near Carcassonne and in the heart of the production area of the Minervois appellation.

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