arruades de Château Lafite Rothschild is the second wine of one of Bordeaux’s most legendary First Growth estates. Crafted in Pauillac, it reflects the elegance, precision, and sense of place that define Lafite, while offering a more approachable expression of the estate’s terroir. Sourced from select parcels and younger vines, Carruades is made with the same meticulous care as the Grand Vin, emphasizing balance, finesse, and purity of fruit. The result is a refined yet inviting wine that captures the classic Pauillac character — structured, graceful, and timeless.
Wine
Bibi Graetz
In the two decades, Bibi Graetz has become one of the brightest – and certainly most colourful – figures in Tuscan winemaking. Bibi was born and raised in the famous Castello di Vincigliata, where his parents instilled in him a deep passion for art, a legacy that has always run through his family.
Around the castle, the family owned two hectares of vineyards, which Bibi’s father cultivated to produce wine for family use only. Bibi grew up having fun in the vineyards and the cellar, taking part in harvest every year. Wine has always been part of his family, not as a business concern but to transmit the culture and the tradition of the place where he was born. He decided to found his Winery in 2000 in Vincigliata, making it his life project and dedicating all his life to making outstanding wines.
He was driven by the meticulous care and almost obsessive attention to every step of production, in his quest to create truly exceptional wines.
Bibi’s family has always stood out for his exceptional artistic spirit, which he, in turn, has passed on to his children. He expresses this artistic vein through his wine labels—true works of art—and his connection to art also shapes his winemaking philosophy. Bibi vinifies each vineyard parcel separately; after aging, he works with over 200 individual parcels each year to create the perfect blend, as if he was using colors from a painter’s palette.
From the very beginning, Bibi’s passion has focused on old vines, to the point that he is now considered the largest collector of old vines in Tuscany. His vineyards are all located at high altitudes, a factor that creates a beautiful balance between the concentration derived from old vines and the freshness provided by the constant breeze that characterize the vineyards.
Bibi Graetz White Wines: “The Dream on the Island of Giglio”
In 2003, driven by his deep love for the sea, Bibi decided to embark on a new project and travelled to the island where he had spent his childhood summers with his family—the Island of Giglio off the Tuscan coast. He was completely enchanted by the place, its natural beauty, and the ancient Ansonica vines that overlook the sea.
The Island of Giglio has been famous since Roman times for producing Ansonica; it was once called the “Green Island” because it was entirely covered with vineyards. The old terraced vineyards and the island’s constant sea breezes captivated Bibi, who could not imagine a better place in Tuscany to produce his white wines, Testamatta Bianco, Colore Bianco and Casamatta Bianco.
The sandy, granite-rich soils make these wines truly unique on an island that allows only heroic viticulture. Produced in small quantities in a tiny cellar in the village of Giglio Castello, these wines are characterized by freshness, minerality, complexity, and incredible aging potential—the hallmarks of Bibi Graetz’s white wines.
Amica Luna
Amica Luna came out of a place of respect for the land and the passion to capture a moment in time. It is a result of years of passion, study, and dedication to create a chardonnay that best expresses a sense of terroir. We are convinced that the Willamette Valley, with the cold Van Duzer winds and the marine sedimentary and volcanic soils, make for some of the best regions in the world to make Chardonnay.
Each Chardonnay begins long before it reaches the glass. Every vineyard carries its own story, shaped by the land, the farmer who tends it, and the season that passes through. In the cellar, we try to honor that story with a gentle hand, letting the wine speak for itself. Each bottle is a glimpse into a place and a moment in time.
Domaine Des Grands Rocs
Domaine des Grands Rocs, located in Saint-Lager in the Beaujolais Crus, covers 34
hectares and produces wines under the Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Juliénas, Chénas,
Coteaux Bourguignons, Bourgogne Rouge et Blanc, Moulin à Vent and Beaujolais Blanc
appellations. Managed by Éric Sorais since 2018, the estate practices integrated
viticulture with manual and mechanical harvesting. The varied soils (sandy and clayey)
and the average age of the vines (45-50 years) contribute to the quality of the wines.
KHK
On tasting the jaw-dropping 2023 earlier this year, we collectively decided: “yeah, it’s time to go public…..well, sort of quietly anyway….” A pristine Yountville vineyard, created by three old friends and partners with vast and deep wells of fine food and wine careers, and a mission to make a seriously elevated, yet wildly accessible 100% Napa Cabernet. It CAN be done, good people, it CAN. Well, a few hundred cases anyway!
Our semi-inaugural 2023 Napa (past vintages were previously only sold through a handful of our restaurants around the country) shimmers in a style that rocks with burgers to bourguignon, thanks to the talented Thomas Rivers Brown (yes, we DO have a lot of Keller’s and Thomas’ at our table!)
“The fact is, Napa Valley wine is expensive to make, but what KHK have imagined with their terroir, lifetime experiences and feet-firmly-rooted-in-reality philosophy is, for me, a rare opportunity to make an extremely high-quality, classic Napa Cab that is absolutely within reach. I’m thrilled to be creating it with them.” – Thomas Rivers Brown, Winemaker
If you’ve just found us, well, hello and welcome to a VERY small, wildly devoted tribe. Not just the good people who collect/drink (well, mostly drink) our wine, but those of us who make it. Here’s our story in a nutshell, with plenty more detail below. But quickly: the core of our philosophy.
It’s almost a trope in the wine business (of which we’ve been in for several generations) that the wines you remember most vividly are actually formed around the occasions of drinking them. Circumstance is everything. “There are no great wines – only great bottles” as the saying goes, and damn if it isn’t true. That’s why that $8 carafe of Chianti you had in Tuscany at that one osteria, or the $10 glass of Chablis at L’Assiette in Paris is JUST as burned into your cortex as that mind-bending 1989 Chateau Haut-Brion you had at that once-in-a-lifetime French Laundry experience. It’s an extremely pleasurable and satisfying mini-brainstorm that locks the moment in your cells and heart forever (probably why we’re always chasing it!). These disparate wine experiences arrive at the same point: formative, thrilling, breathtaking even, but always unforgettable. Our Cabernet might tumble your soul, set your skin a-tingle, or it might just be the perfect companion to glide through a quiet (or, hell, raucous) Friday night at home. That’s how we drink it, envisioned it, and priced it(!), so we’re extremely grateful and kids-on-Christmas-morning stoked to offer (more or less for the first time outside of our restaurants and friends/family) a few cases (finally!) to you. Here is some data points:
KHK is a vineyard partnership and a tribute to longtime friendships between fourth-generation Napan Jim Keller; Thomas Keller (no relation), who lends his chef’s palate and guidance; and the Hall family, of Hall’s Chophouse fame. We all share deep roots in wine, food, and memorable experiences—and our vision for the perfect, everyday Cabernet has come together.
Staying true to our homegrown Yountville roots, we source primarily from a unfortunately-shall-have-to-go-nameless vineyard (lawyers, you know), meticulously farmed by the legendary Bettinelli family. Our Cabernet is augmented by another vineyard extremely close to us, the vaunted Shifflett vineyard carefully and beautifully nestled in between Yountville AVA and Oak Knoll District AVA, just south of Yountville.
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown. Thomas brings decades of much-admired excellence to the raw material, but he also brings his sensibility and passion for the wines of Burgundy, Barolo and beyond (indeed he is a blast to drink with!). Thomas is driven to create a wine that has broad appeal and that is EVERYTHING to us.
Our KHK Cabernet is priced at $79—not $250 or $450—because we believe great wine can be accessible without compromising quality. We wanted to create a bottle that fits naturally at the table while still meeting the highest standards.
For years, our wines were only sold in top-tier restaurants across the country, crafted by Thomas to specifically to hit that emotional and pricing sweet spot for people of every stripe. In 2023, we were incredibly fortunate to have not only head-spinning quality, but a bit more yield, too. It’s the finest we’ve made yet and we decided to share a bit of it going forward. You’ll dig it, promise.
Lastly, but possibly most importantly, we’re all about food, so we make a wine with BALANCE, harmony, complexity, generosity, length and warmth. A wine to drink effortlessly with abandon, or to drink with attention and intent. That’s the holy grail for us.
Baracchi Winery
The story of a family cultivating vines since 1860. The Baracchi winery is located on the hill adjacent to Cortona; the winery overlooks the charming panorama of the Valdichiana, under the Tuscan sunny sky. Silvia and Riccardo’s passion for they’re native place has given life to a reality capable of combining the production of great wines with the world of hospitality, dining and wellness. Benedetto, strong and respectful of the family tradition, carries on the history of his company alongside Silvia, identifying with the oenologist the ideal soil for each grape variety. Hands dedicated to work in the vineyards and in the cellar, eyes focused on dynamism and innovation. An invitation to taste the evolution of a rich narrative that unfolds over generations.