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Argentina

Vine Connections Imports
www.vineconnections.com Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company

BenMarco
Owner and viticulturist Pedro Marchevsky may be one of the most educated, experienced viticulturists in Argentina (if not the world). He has degrees in Agriculture & Enology and Agricultural Engineering, and is a Professor of Irrigation and Drainage at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. He has managed premium vineyards for over 30 years and also owns his own vineyard in the district of Los Campamentos in Eastern Mendoza. He is at the forefront of the transformation of Mendoza into a region of world-class vineyards. His philosophy is a simple one gained from experience: make wines that are true to their place. He feels his wines should express the wonderful, powerful fruit flavors, the ripe tannins, the incredible length and balance that can only come from this one place—Mendoza.
  • BenMarco Malbec
  • BenMarco Cabernet
  • BenMarco Expresivo

Budini
Budini is named after the rare and beautiful wild pampas cat of Argentina, Oncifelis colocolo budini. Great wines at great prices are becoming an endangered species. Budini is a harbinger of a new breed of wine—ripe with fruit character, excellent structure with fine and perfectly mature tannins, easy to enjoy, and easy on the pocketbook.
  • Budini Chardonnay
  • Budini Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Budini Malbec

Crios de Susana Balbo
After 22 years of winemaking, Susana Balbo has a strong sense of what she wants from her wines. From every harvest, she creates the grandest possible wines under her Susana Balbo label. To achieve this, she makes a rigorous selection of the finest barrels prior to making her final blends, dividing them into the parents (reserve level wines) and offspring or "crios". Wines under her Crios label display ripe fruit flavors, excellent balance and concentration, and are meant to be enjoyed in their vibrant youth. They are also an incredibly good value. And like Susana’s own crios (a boy & a girl), they are extremely lovable and fun to be around.
  • Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontes
  • Crios de Susana Balbo Rose of Malbec
  • Crios de Susana Balbo Cabernet
  • Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec
  • Crios de Susana Balbo Syrah/Bonarda

La Posta del Vinatero
Vine Connections has discovered a handful of grape growers whose results in the vineyards with specific varietals have been truly amazing--year in, year out. Our first encounter with many of these growers was at a posta del vinatero, or "tavern of the grape grower". Here they drank wine and spoke passionately for hours about their soils, their vines, and their quest for superior flavors in their grapes. We salute the hard work and skill of these growers by offering these vineyard-designated releases made solely with their special grapes.
  • La Posta Malbec – Paulucci Vineyard
  • La Posta Malbec – Pizzella Vineyard
  • La Posta Bonarda
  • La Posta Cocina Blend

Luca
Laura Catena has a vision of creating a new breed of Argentine wines: small quantities, artisan quality, and true to their individual terroirs. She starts with some of Argentina’s best fruit from low-yield, high elevation vineyards. State-of-the-art winemaking and oak aging (primarily French) elevate the wines to a quality level demanded by true wine connoisseurs. The final varietal blends deliver power along with complexity and finesse. They are the ultimate expression of rigorous vineyard management, viticultural experimentation, strict irrigation controls, skilled winemaking, and a quest for quality at any cost.

  • Luca Chardonnay
  • Luca Pinot Noir
  • Luca Beso de Dante
  • Luca Malbec
  • Luca Syrah

Mapema
Longtime friends and winemakers Pepe Galante and Mariano Di Paola recently banded together to bring well over 40 years of winemaking expertise to their mapema wine. Theirs is a history of rich individual accomplishments; Pepe and Mariano are widely recognized as two of Argentina’s most talented winemakers. They joined forces with one thought in mind: take the expertise and experience of two seasoned winemakers, search out the best possible grape sources (in the "primera zona" or top viticultural area), and make just one super wine from each harvest.

  • Mapema Tempranillo
  • Mapema Sauvignon Blanc
  • Mapema Primera Zona
  • Mapema Malbec

Mendel
Mendel Winery embodies the union of Roberto de la Mota - one of Argentina's most respected and experienced winemakers - with a nearly century-old Argentine family, whose sole objective is to produce wine of unquestionable, superior quality that express the character of their very old Malbec and Cabernet vineyards in Lujan de Cuyo.
  • Mendel Malbec
  • Mendel Unus

Dominio del Plato Susana Balbo
In a country dominated by male winemakers, Susana Balbo stands out not only for her gender, but for her incredible skill and experience. She has been making wine since she earned her enology degree in 1981, and she has probably produced a wider variety of wines than any other winemaker in Argentina. Susana was the first Argentine winemaker to be hired as a consultant to make wine outside of Argentina.
  • Susana Balbo Cabernet
  • Susana Balbo Malbec
  • Susana Balbo Brioso

Tikal
Tikal is owned by Ernesto Catena and is named after his son. There are few wine brands that reflect the sensibilities of their owner more than Tikal. A skilled horseman, fashion designer, software developer, and book editor, Ernesto pursues all that gives pleasure in life. This hedonism (in the best sense of the word) shows through in the wines. It is a style meant to provide enormous pleasure rather than provoke contemplation; an expression of emotion rather than intellect. He has named his wines with passion in mind: Patriota (Patriot), Amorio (Love Affair), Jubilo (Rejoice).
  • Tikal Patriota
  • Tikal Amorio
  • Tikal Jubilo

California


Colgin Cellars
www.colgincellars.com Napa Valley, Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company


Davis Family Vineyards
www.davisfamilyvineyards.com Sonoma, Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company
  • Dutton Ranch Chardonnay
  • Russian River Syrah
  • Russian River Zinfandel
  • Russian River Pinot Noir
  • Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Davis Family - New Zealand - Gusto Sauvignon Blanc

Duchamp Winery

www.duchampwinery.com Dry Creek, Distributed by Avante Beverages
Estate Syrah & Slaughterhouse Syrah

Fort Ross Vineyards and Winery

www.fortrossvineyards.com Sonoma County, Distributed by Avante Beverages
Fort Ross Vineyard is a necklace of 28 small mountain vineyard blocks (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinotage) that cling to a sunny coastal mountain ridge overlooking the ocean. Less than a mile from the Pacific Ocean, Fort Ross Vineyard is one of the closest, if not the closest vineyard to the ocean in all of California.
  • Chardonnay/RSV
  • Pinot Noir /RSV
  • Symposium Pinot Noir
  • Pinotage

Handley Cellars

www.handleycellars.com Anderson Valley, Distributed by Avante Beverages
In the last two decades, Milla Handley has emerged as a champion of Anderson Valley as a winemaking region. She is committed to producing Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, sparkling wines, and other varietals that are elegant depictions of her valley and her art.
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Noir
  • Syrah
  • Zinfandel

Lewelling
www.lewellingvineyards.com Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company
The vineyards of the historic Lewelling Estate were established in 1864 near the western foothills in St. Helena by the Wight Brothers' great-great-grandfather, pioneer winegrower John Lewelling. They are a regular grape source for some of the valley’s top names (like Caymus, Viader, Beaulieu Vineyards). With the encouragement of friends, they have set their sites on making more of their own wines in quantities that make it possible to offer the wines outside of California. Brothers Dave & Doug Wight team up to grow and produce some of the Napa Valley's finest Cabernet Sauvignon.
  • Napa, Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Wight Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon

LIOCO
www.liocowine.com
California, Distributed by Avante Beverages.
LIOCO (pronounced lee-oko) is a collaboration between Matt Licklider, a seasoned wine import specialist and Kevin O'Connor, wine director at the esteemed Spago-Beverly Hills. Stainless Steele Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and Indica (Carignan and Petite Sirah).

Medlock Ames
www.medlockames.com
   Sonoma, California Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company
Organic Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and RED.



Pellegrini Family Vineyards

www.pellegrinisonoma.comSonoma, Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company
For four generations, the Pellegrini name has stood behind a family of award-winning, handcrafted California wines produced from grapes grown on our estate vineyards in Sonoma County.
  • Cloverdale Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cloverdale Ranch Merlot
  • Olivet Lane Chardonnay
  • Olivet Lane Pinot Noir
  • Pellegrini Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pellegrini Cuvee 107
  • Pellegrini Carignan - Redwood Valley
  • Pellegrini Unoaked Chardonnay
  • Pellegrini Zinfandel
  • Milestone

Storrs Wines

www.storrswines.com , Santa Cruz, California Distributed by Avante Beverages
Storrs is the creation of two people who firmly believed in the potential that the Santa Cruz Mountains held for truly great wine. Using their knowledge gleaned in years of winemaking at other operations and in their studies at UC Davis, Stephen Storrs and Pamela Bianchini-Storrs began their winery with the vintage of 1988.
  • Santa Cruz Chardonnay
  • Christie Vineyard Chardonnay
  • Merlot
  • Rusty Ridge Zinfandel
  • BDX
  • Riesling
  • Gewürztraminer

Teira
www.teirawines.com Dry Creek, Distributed by Avante Beverages
Founded in 2002 and named after our two daughters, Thea and Keira, Teira™ Wines strives to produce high-quality, limited-production wines from the best appellations in California.
  • Zinfandel
  • Sauvignon Blanc

France

Veritas Imports – Beverly Hills, CA
www.veritaswine.com Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company

ALSACE
Domaine Stirn
  • Gewurztraminer
  • Muscat Tradition
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Tokay Pinot Gris Kientzheim
  • Gewurztraminer Cuvée Prestige
  • Riesling Cuvée Prestige
  • Riesling Brand, Grand Cru
BEAUJOLAIS
  • Schlossberg, Grand Cru, Cuvée Clément Grand Cru
  • Château de Raousset Schlossberg, Grand Cru Grand Cru Morgon
  • Château des Labourons
  • Fleurie
  • Clos de Haute Combe
  • Juliénas Cuvée Prestige
  • Domaine de la Rochelle
  • Moulin à Vent
  • Guignier, Domaine Michel Morgon

CHAMPAGNE & Sparkling
  • Leclaire-Gaspard
  • Cuvée Grande Réserve

LOIRE
  • Grand Cru Mollet-Maudry,
  • Domaine Sancerre
  • Pithon, Domaine Jo
  • Anjou
  • Anjou Les Bergères
  • Côteaux du Layon Les Pépinières
  • Côteaux du Layon St Lambert Les Pépinières
  • Côteaux du Layon St Lambert Les 4 Villages
  • Quarts de Chaume Ambroisie
  • Quarts de Chaume Les Bonnes Blanches
  • Quarts de Chaume Les Varennes
  • Quarts de Chaume Les Varennes
  • Savennières Les Varennes

PROVENCE
  • Escarelle,Les Belles Bastilles Rosé de Provence

RED BURGUNDY
  • Deux Montille Soeur et Frère
  • Corton

  • Montille, Hubert
  • Bourgogne Rouge Les Renardes Grand Cru
  • Bourgogne Rouge
  • Volnay
  • Beaune
  • Pommard Perrières Premier Cru
  • Pommard Sizies Premier Cru
  • Pommard Les Pézerolles Premier Cru
  • Pommard Les Rugiens Premier Cru
  • Volnay Les Rugiens Premier Cru
  • Volnay Premier Cru
  • Volnay Les Champans Premier Cru
  • Volnay Les Taillepieds Premier Cru
  • Thévenin, Roland Les Taillepieds Premier Cru
  • Gevrey-Chambertin Les Taillepieds Premier Cru
  • Viénot, Charles
  • Pommard
  • Vosne-Romanée
  • Nuits-St.-Georges
  • Pommard
  • Chambertin Premier Cru
  • Latricières-Chambertin Premier Cru
  • Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru
  • Hospices de Nuits-St-George (barrels purchased by Veritas) Grand Cru
  • Nuits-St.-Georges Grand Cru
  • Nuits-St.-Georges

SAUTERNES & BARSAC
  • Cru Barréjats

Pithon, Domaine Olivier
  • Cuvée Lais
  • La Coulée
  • LA D18
  • Saturne
  • Rivesaltes

WHITE BURGUNDY

Château de Puligny-Montrachet
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
  • Clos de Château Puligny-Montrachet
  • Meursault
  • Puligny-Montrachet
  • Meursault
  • Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru
  • Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
  • Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
  • Le Montrachet Grand Cru
  • Montille, Hubert de Grand Cru
  • Puligny-Montrachet Grand Cru

Deux Montille Soeur et Frère
  • Meursault
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
  • Puligny-Montrachet

Thévenin, Roland Premier Cru
  • Meursault Premier Cru
  • Pouilly-Fuissé
  • Saint-Véran
Viénot, Charles
  • Puligny-Montrachet
  • Vrignaud, Domaine
  • Chablis Premier Cru
  • Chablis Fourchaume
  • Chablis Premier Cru

Château de Puligny-Montrachet Blancs 2004
  • Bourgogne "Le Clos du Château de Puligny "
  • Chassagne
  • Meursault 1er Cru "Les Perrières"
  • Puligny Montrachet "Le Château de PM"
  • Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Folatières"
2002
  • Chevalier Montrachet
  • Batard Montrachet
  • Montrachet

Rouges
  • Monthelie Rouge
  • Monthelie 1er Cru" Les Duresse"

  • Domaine de MONTILLE Volnay
  • Bourgogne
  • Beaune 1er Cru "Les Sizies"
  • Beaune 1er Cru "Les Perrières"
  • Volnay 1er Cru
  • Volnay 1er Cru "Les Mitans"
  • Volnay 1er Cru "Les Taillepieds"
  • Pommard 1er Cru "Les Pezerolles"
  • Pommard 1er Cru "Les Rugiens"
  • Corton Pougets - Grand Cru
  • Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru "Le Cailleret"
2002
  • Volnay 1er Cru
  • Pommard 1er Cru "Les Pezerolles"
  • Pommard 1er Cru "Les Rugiens"

Jean Fillioux Cognac
  • Grande Champagne, 1er Cru

Laberdolive
  • Bas Armagnac

Japan – Premium Ginjo Sake
Imported By Vine Connections
Distributed by Pioneer Wine Company
  • Nanbu Bijin - Ancient Pillars
  • Kanbara - Bride of the Fox
  • Ginga Shizuku - Divine Droplets
  • Rihaku Nigori - Dreamy Clouds
  • Chiyonosono - Garden of Eternity
  • Tentaka Kuni - Hawk in the Heavens
  • Ama no To - Heaven's Door
  • Tozai - Living Jewel
  • Fukucho - Moon on the Water
  • Takasago - Morning Glow
  • Sato no Homare - Mountain Crossing
  • Sato no Homare - Pride of the Village
  • Mukune - Root of Innocence
  • Chiyonosono - Sacred Power
  • Mukune - Shadows of Katano
  • Takatenjin - Shrine of the Village
  • Tentaka - Silent Stream
  • Tozai- Snow Maiden
  • Nanbu Bijin - Southern Beauty
  • Mantensei - Star-Filled Sky
  • Ama No To - Time of Reflection
  • Tozai - Voices in the Mist
  • Rihaku - Wandering Poet
  • Tozai - Well of Wisdom
  • Kanbara - Wings of Fortune

Oregon

Lange Estate
www.langeestate.com Dundee Hills, Distributed by Avante Beverages
Driven by a passion for Pinot Noir and a love of the land, Don and Wendy Lange founded their winery in the Dundee Hills of Oregon's northern Willamette Valley. The year 1987 marked the Langes' first vintage and consisted of the three varietals they embrace today: Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay.
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
* Please note the entire portfolio of Eric Solomon Selections will be added to this list very soon. Wines from Spain, Portugal and France. Please visit www.europeancellars.com  for all producer information at this time.