Wine Reviews

Lanson was founded, as Delamotte Père & Fils in 1760, by Francois Delamotte, and is one of the oldest maisons de champagne. The champagne house only gained its Lanson Père & Fils name in 1837. Lanson is supplied from 800 hectares of vineyards growing the three main Champagne grape varieties. The basis of their champagne style lies in the art of...
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Leon Beyer is one of the oldest wine houses in France, with fourteen successive generations following the winemaking tradition since 1580. Located in the heart of the Alsace region, in the beautiful village of Eguisheim, at the foot of its three castles, Leon Beyer is the owner of some very prestigious vineyards. The wines are produced in perfect...
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With a long history of shipping port dating back to the 19th century, the Symington family began investing in table wines in the Douro region in the 1980’s, growing the first single varietal vineyards in the area.  In 2004, it acquired the Quinta do Ataíde and the Quinta do Canada, in the Vilariça Valley (Upper Douro), to consolidate the Altano...
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The name of this property first appeared in land registers in the year 1715.  After changing hands several times, after the phylloxera plague and following a devastating fire in 1981, the port house was bought by AXA Millésimes in 1993.  What sets this port house apart from most of the others, is the care given and importance it attached to the...
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Valais is the largest quality wine producing region of a country little known for its wine - Switzerland.  Located in the southwest of the country, the Valais can be considered to be the most northern wine-producing area of the Rhône region. Domaine Gerald Besse is located in the Valais and was founded in 1984, going from a few hectares in 1979...
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Wine growers since 1687, the Tarlants are the finest example of a family champagne house. Champagne Tarlant has its facilities in Oeuilly, on the left bank of the Marne, and has 14 hectares with five different geological subsoils, divided into four 'crus' and 55 parcels. The Tarlants respect the integrity of the grape and the physiological...
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Bruno Giacosa is nicknamed "the teacher" in Italy and he heads the school of wine made ​​with a view to the long-term.  These are wines specifically intended to grow over time, where nerve and breeding, slow evolution and steady aromatic development, are the dominant traits. To enjoy the result of all of this, patience is required: Giacosa’s wines...
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Warre's is the oldest British port shipper in Oporto.  The company started out by bartering English wool and cod in exchange for the soft wine from the Minho region, today known as "vinho verde".  The company was founded back in 1670.  Warre’s ports are considered to be among Portugal's finest.  Most of the grapes come from their own estate, the...
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Serge Hochar produces one of the best wines in the world…not in Bordeaux, not in Napa or the Moselle.. but in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon.  Its name is Château Musar, it was founded in 1930, and it is considered to be Lebanon’s best winery.  It has 180 hectares of vineyards growing at an altitude of 1,000 metres in Bekadalen to the north of...
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