Bellussi Prosecco
In 1993, Enrico Martellozzo and his winemaking father Paolo took control of a historic site in the commune of Valdobbiadene. They named it Bellussi, a moniker derived from the bellussare pruning method which is commonly used in the DOCG. A decades-long expansion, restoring vineyards and establishing one of the most impressive wineries in the Prosecco […]
Giass Gin
Giass was born in an abandoned railway station by the name of Porta Romana. The collaboration of five individuals with experience in food and spirits in the region, what started as some fun in a shed with a three-litre alembic still is now Milan’s first ever London Dry Gin, and a very layered and complex […]
Three Minds
Three Minds is a tribute to the friendship of three migrants from Toscana, Puglia and Abruzzo, stirred up with decades of immersion in Australian culture and companionship in the wine industry. Carlo, Fred and Mario came from the golden triangle of Italy’s food and wine areas, and their love of a good red is one […]
Bericanto
The Berici region is a series of rolling hills between Vicenza and Verona, in the foothills of the Dolomites. It’s rocky (volcanic with a predominance of limestone and marl) and temperate, protected by the mountains and mitigated by the effect of the Adriatic sea. The project is managed by the Cielo family, and involves several […]
Le Petit Frenchy
Victor Bardou is a Provence native with over 20 years’ experience sourcing, exporting, managing and marketing Côtes de Provence Rosé. For his own bottling, he sources fruit from his established contacts across varied vineyards around the village of Vidauban in the Haut Var. This is some of the oldest winegrowing terroir of France, where warm […]
Echidna
Echidna wines offer exceptional value for money and have gained overwhelming popularity in Australia and overseas. The grapes are chosen from quality vineyards throughout South Eastern Australia, where the emphasis is placed on producing quality, ripe fruit, bursting with flavour. Echidna wines are well balanced and feature dominant fruit flavours. They are soft, medium-bodied wines […]
Barbaresso Oyzo
Barbaresso’s history begins in Smyrna, with ‘Special Vlassis’, a liquor distilled from local grape must and flavoured with currants, fennel and other aromatics. Produced by the Vlassis family, Greeks living and trading within the Ottoman empire, life was not always peaceful. As it happens, in 1828, while the seas churned with warfare, they called upon […]
Kettmeir
Kettmeir is a historic winery in Alto Adige that has recently celebrated its centenary. Nestled in the imposing Dolomite Mountains (a UNESCO World Heritage site), the friendly and unhurried pace of life surrounds the farmsteads here known in Italian as ‘masi’. These typical local habitations include a farmhouse and a small plot of land, rarely […]
Ciprani Drinks
Giuseppe Cipriani opened Harry’s Bar in 1931. Later to become a declared national landmark and the centre point of the eponymous Cipriani’s hotel, the bar gained fame immediately due to its post war glamour, San Marco location and exceptional bartenders. A key to its success was the warm atmosphere and lack of imposition – it […]
Chopin Vodka
When the Founder of Chopin Vodka, Tadeusz Dorda, took control of a century-old distillery 30 years ago, he understood he was buying a piece of Polish history. Since then, Dorda and his family-oriented team have done everything they can to preserve Poland’s traditional vodka-making legacy, which has always been focussed on quality and purity, but […]
