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Proyecto Garnachas de España

The Project’s Origin

‘Proyecto Garnachas de España’ pays homage to a varietal that was relegated to the background for some years and which current consumer trends have brought back to the limelight.

This collection of wines is the result of a very personal project by Raúl Acha, oenologist and technical director at Vintae, which was [...]

The Macauley Vineyard label was originally established in St. Helena in the early 1980s by Ann Macauley Watson and for several years produced a very well received late harvest Sauvignon Blanc with help from renowned winemaker, Rick Forman.

In the late summer of 2000, Ann’s son Mac, went to work for Rudd [...]

Vignobles Dubard: The Pride of the Périgord

The Vignobles Dubard estate, founded in 1977 by two brothers and their sister, brings together four dynamic family-owned wineries located on the right bank of the river Dordogne in the South West of France: Château Laulerie, Château Les Farcies du Pech’, La Croix Romane and Château Nardou.

The Dubard family members bring [...]

Of wine and grape: Vinaceous

Vinaceous literally means ‘of wine and grape’. Vinaceous transcends traditional wine labels with powerful, visually striking branding and packaging. The first wines launched here in British Columbia under the Vinaceous brand include SNAKE CHARMER Shiraz, RACONTEUR Cabernet Sauvignon and DIVINE LIGHT Verdelho.

Vinaceous is the brain-child of wine marketer Nick Stacy and [...]

The Joy of Wine

On July 22, 2011 By The Wine Syndicate

Wine is a product of nature. But nature is rarely under its very best conditions. Most of the time very good wine is the product of nature being gently guided by the hand and wisdom of man. Guiding the land through its cycles from dormant vines in winter sleep, through the growing season, the wine [...]

Video: Truchard Vineyards

On June 13, 2011 By The Wine Syndicate

Truchard Vineyards was established in 1974, when Tony and Jo Ann Truchard came to the Carneros region of the Napa Valley and purchased a 20 acre parcel of land. They transformed what was an abandoned prune orchard into a vineyard and began selling the fruit to a local winery. Through hard work and dedication they [...]