Founded by Larry Hyde in 1979, Hyde Vineyards is located in the heart of Napa Valley’s Carneros region. Hyde Vineyards has long been hailed a grand cru-caliber site primarily known for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fruit, used by some of the most highly acclaimed wine producers in Napa and Sonoma Valleys. In 2009, Larry debuted his own small-lot Pinot Noir project. Today, the Hyde Vineyards Estate Winery looks over the acclaimed vineyards near the Carneros Highway corridor surrounded by 25 acres planted to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The estate features a state-of-the-art production facility and an elegant tasting room where guests are welcomed to by-appointment, seated tastings of estate-grown wines that showcase several varietals made from this unique terroir.
Pinot Noir
Pyramid Valley
Wines that breathe of their place: Our story begins in a magical place where magnificent native birds once roamed and soared, where the earth produces in abundance and the stars align for greatness. This unique site of altitude, limestone, slope, rock and rich soil is our Waikari Estate and home to some of the most profound Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines in the world. In 2018 our story breathed a new chapter when we purchased a new vineyard, the Manata Estate in Lowburn, Central Otago. The vineyard has produced exceptional Pinot Noir since 2002 and is home to our Central Otago Pinot Noir. Across both sites biodynamic viticulture and a natural approach to winemaking create handcrafted wine that breathes of its place and tastes like nowhere else on earth.
Canxa
From the Castellet i la Gornal area of Penedès, Can Xa’s delightful Cava duo brings impressive quality and value to bubbles lovers. With strong coastal influences, Can Xa is well situated for farming the high-acid fruit needed for sparkling wine production. Made in the traditional method from their estate fruit, these wines always overdeliver. Both the Brut and Rosé of Pinot Noir spend an impressive 9 months aging in bottle before being disgorged; this occurs at a naturally maintained 57°F in the emblematic dome-shaped caves that meander thirty feet below ground.
Bruno Paillard
BRUNO PAILLARD Champagne is an independent, family-run house. Its exceptional vineyards are located in the heart of the Champagne region. The wines have a highly personal style characterized by stringent quality control at every process stage. Our viticulture is slow and sustainable, the BRUNO PAILLARD house uses only the first pressing of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir. Each cru is produced separately in oak barrels or stainless steel tanks. Not only this but reserve wines are blended to make an extra brut “dosage” and wines are aged two to four times longer than the minimum required by the appellation. The house was the first to indicate the disgorgement date on its bottles so that our clients can choose when to taste BRUNO PAILLARD champagne. The Premiere Cuvée, Rosé, Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, N.P.U. “Nec Plus Ultra” and our collection of old vintages are available at independent wine merchants and are served at the world’s best restaurants.
Maison Champy
Established in 1720 by Edmé Champy, operating as the oldest house in Burgundy, for three centuries the Maison has been instrumental in building the international reputation of Burgundy and French Savoir Faire. Indeed, Champy’s story is interwoven with some of the most important French historical figures of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Louis Pasteur and Gustave Eiffel.
Maison Champy owns 21 ha of vineyards, which are farmed organically and certified HVE (Haute Valeur Environnementale/High Environmental Value) spread across the Côte d’Or. The winery and its 15th century cellars are in Beaune. Domaine Champy’s core plots are found on the hill of Corton, Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, and Pernand-Vergelesses. Additionally, with three centuries of history and experience behind it, Maison Champy has established incredible relationships with key growers across the Côte. This is especially the case for Côte de Nuits, where long-term fermage and métayage partnerships have enabled Maison Champy to work with plots in Gevrey-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru and Vosne-Romanée. Across the range, an average of two barrels per plot are made.
Since 1999, winemaker Dimitri Bazas has been at the helm, overseeing production and viticulture. Dimitri, whose résumé includes working for such iconic names such as Christophe Roumier, Marquis d’Angerville, Bonneau du Martray and others, has identified key vineyard expansion into top sites of the Côte d’Or and is largely responsible for the Maison’s conversion to organic farming over the last two decades.
The winemaking follows traditional Burgundian practices, utilizing indigenous yeast across the range, whole cluster pressing for the whites, and barrel fermentation. For the reds, stem inclusion is selected plot-by-plot, cold macerations for approximately 3 days. Fermentations last up to 3 weeks. The wines see a combination of pigeage and remontage. Aging in Burgundy barrique for both red and white extends between 10-16 months and can include up to 30% new wood.
Rottensteiner
For over 50 years Rottensteiner has been continuing on the dream of our grandfather, Hans, in producing our own wine.
Founded in 1956, Hans’ focus was selling open wines from the winery to Switzerland. In the 1980’s, his son Toni changed over to marketing bottled wines, and since 2001 he has been supported by his grandson Hannes. Not only have the grapes from the family’s 10 hectares been processed from the onset, but also that of 50 regional grape growers as well. This close cooperation has extended for generations and is essentially responsible for the excellent quality of the wines.
Rottensteiner has been consciously committed to the varietal character of the particular wines with a clear focus on the Bolzano varieties Lagrein and St. Magdalener.