The Giacosa Fratelli winery is located in Neive, in the heart of Piedmont’s Langhe region, just a few miles from Alba. The winery has a very long family history and tradition: founded by Giuseppe Giacosa in 1895 in Borgonuovo, the winery was later expanded by Giuseppe’s son Leone and moved to its current location in nearby Neive.

The focus is on a reliable representation of each varietal, obtained by ensuring healthy grapes in the vineyards. The secret in producing fine wines lies in the land and Giacosa has given a green focus to the winery and is fully devoted to reducing the impact on the environment by using solar panels for energy production, managing and channeling rain water, eliminating the use of herbicides and pesticides, fertilization using grape skins, compensating CO2 emissions by maintaining the woodlands around the vineyards.

Vivaldi is an innovative and modern project, born to produce and distribute exclusive wines of a unique territory. An area whose wine vocation has always been an expression of culture and tradition, the result of honest work of people: a collaboration between man and territory built over hundreds of years of selection, care and attention.

Vivaldi brings the voice of these wines wherever there is a moment to celebrate, for a great occasion or for a small daily pleasure, with a selection of bottles cured in every detail, from the vineyard to the shelf and finally on your tables. With decades of wine making, wine growing, and wine production experience, Mianmichele Giacopuzzi, President, and Carlo Callari, Winemaker, put their knowledge and passion into every bottle produced at Vivaldi.

The Gruppo Araldica Castelvero is one of Italy’s leading wine producing companies. It grows, produces and distributes the most important wines from the region of Piedmont, while valorising its main wine growing areas and the traditional varietals of Monferrato, Gavi, Langhe and Roero, the terroirs which have always been dedicated to the production of excellent wines.

With 900 hectares of vineyards, about 140 associates and over 90 employees, the Araldica Group cultivates the largest vineyard in Piedmont, as well as producing and distributing a wide selection of wines through the principal large-scale retail channels and the HoReCa industry on an international level.

Ponte was founded in 1948 as a result of the tenacious determination and ambition of a small group of winegrowers who joined forces to tackle the challenging post-war years and the period of reconstruction. The winemaking company currently boasts 1000 winemaking families farming 2500 hectares of land throughout the Veneto region.

Today they increasingly represent a benchmark in every aspect of operations, not just production but also on a social, environmental and territorial level. Ponte has always put people at the centre: the heart of the company is those who work passionately day in, day out, like a big family. This unwavering commitment of one and all is essential in order to offer the clients only the finest wines, spreading the values synonymous with Ponte and the Veneto region around the world.

Cantina Viticoltori Senesi Aretini was founded in 1971 and now owns over 400 hectares of vineyards which are located between the provinces of Siena and Arezzo in Tuscany. These provinces are characterized by an area rich in minerals and fossil sediments. The rolling Tuscan hills make the area especially suited for grape growing, providing ideal climate conditions and an excellent exposure to sunlight.

Cantina Viticoltori Senesi Aretini is devoted to its vineyards and to the grapes, providing them with all the attention necessary in producing quality wines at affordable prices. The vinification and aging process have been completely upgraded through the purchase of technologically advanced equipment in order to optimize and enhance the quality grapes. Thanks to the collaboration of its owners, the winery integrates innovation with tradition, knowing full well that the earth is an irreplaceable resource, so it must be treated with the greatest of care and respect.

Farnese Vini is a young winery which in a few years, thanks to a policy devoted to research of the highest quality, became the first exporting company in southern Italy with a production of nearly 13 million bottles. Farnese’s success is not measured only in numbers.

Part of the Farnese reputation also comes from national and international awards: for 3 consecutive years, Farnese was named “Company of the Year” in the industry and the wines of the company have won over 30 gold medals and international awards in recent years.

Meinklang is a lively farm compromising the three typical fields of a Pannonian farmstead in East Austria south of capital town Vienna: wine-growing, fruits and agriculture. Each family-member is specialized in an aspect of farming. Unique is the estate owns Angus & Aubrac cattle herd. It`s the farms source for our own nutritious, organic fertilizer for lively soils in the vineyards and creates the closed circle in the biodynamic Demeter farming.

Outstanding issues are the totally unpruned vines, called “Graupert” and the extended maturation in concrete egg-shaped containers. As well as the family initiated the first holistic Demeter brewery where we refine the ancient grain beer out of the old varieties called Einkorn and Emmer wheat.

DFJ Vinhos is one of Portugal’s most innovative and highly awarded wine producers. They control estates in the Lisboa, Douro, Setubal, Alentejo and Tejo wine regions and work with 22 different grape varieties.

The company is headed by Portugal’s top winemaker, José Neiva. In the past José worked with some of Portugal’s largest wineries and was one of the world’s most productive winemakers. He has now been leading the way for over 40 years and, at the recent “Portuguese Wine Oscars”, he was made “Senhor do Vinho” – the highest accolade for an outstanding career.