NEW WORLD

Silver Heights is located on the eastern slopes of Mount Helan in Ningxia Autonomous Region. Grapes are harvested at an altitude of 1,200 metres, making it one of the highest vineyards in China. Blessed with ample sunshine and a great depth of stony soil which forces the roots of the vines to venture deep into the ground for water and minerals, the terroir is ideal for viticulture.
Exquisite techniques from French oenology were employed for the wines, imparting an influence from the Old World.

Silver Heights is headed by Emma Gao, holder of a Diplôme National d'Oenologue from Bordeaux (France) and one of few female Chinese winemakers in the industry. Emma honed her winemaking skills during internships with renowned estates in Bordeaux – Château Calon-Ségur and Château Lafon-Rochet.

Silver Heights is definitely another tribute to Chinese wines of exceptional quality.

De Bortoli Wines is an exciting, innovative family-owned wine company. The winemaking team is overseen by the third generation winemaker Darren De Bortoli and his brother-in-law Steve Webber. Established in 1928 by Vittorio & Giuseppina De Bortoli, today the company is in the capable hands of the third generation. For more than 80 years, the family tradition of sharing good wines, good food and good times with family and friends remains unchanged.The De Bortoli winemakers and viticulturists are working together to create interesting, regional wine styles - wines with provenance and a sense of regionality as well as an expression of the soil in which it is grown.
Steve Webber was recently awarded Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine in 2007.
De Bortoli Wines is the proud recipients of the
Australian Wine Company of the Year for 2010
awarded by Winestate Magazine, Australia's longest running wine publication. It was the third time for this acknowledgement within fi ve years aft er 2005 and 2006. "Th is award is a real mark of outstanding quality, consistency and value in a winery. Consumers can be reassured of the quality and value provided by De Bortoli wines."

Established in 1858, one of Australia's finest family wineries, this fourth generation family winery's reputation continues unabated year after year.

Tyrrell's releases outstanding wines from the principle Hunter Valley grapes: Semillon, Chardonnay and Shiraz along with exceptional releases of Shiraz from its McLaren Vale in South Australia and Heathcote in Victoria's vineyards under the Rufus Stone label.

Having already been awarded Australian Winery of Year 2009 and Australian Red Winemaker of Year 2009 by Campbell Mattinson, the accolade by Australia's pre-eminent wine writer and author James Halliday's Australian Winery of Year 2010 has placed Tyrrell's at the pinnacle of the Australian wine industry.

Vasse Felix, Margaret River,Western Australia Almost half a century since the first vines were planted,this simple aim has remained the core ethos of Margaret River's founding winery Vasse Felix and its owners, the Holmes à Court Family.
From a small two acre vineyard and humble winemaking facility in 1967, Vasse Felix has developed to include three premium vineyards and a state-of-the-art winery, where every process is controlled from vine to bottle.
Vasse Felix is one of the region's most welcoming Estates with its contemporary cellar door, nationally acclaimed restaurant and art gallery.

Its timeless architecture reflects the region's natural elements, featuring marri and jarrah with contrasting granite. Within the original underground cellar lives anarchive of Vasse Felix and Margaret River wine history.

Named after the early explorers of the region, George Bass and Arthur Phillip, Bass Phillip is situated deep in the cool climate region of Leongatha, Gippsland, at the southernmost part of Victoria in Australia. It is here that winemaker and proprietor Philip Jones has been producing the icon of Australian Pinot Noirs for over two decades - classified "Outstanding" by Langton's Classification, together with other renowned wines like Henschke Hill of Grace and Penfolds Grange.
Bass Phillip's Pinot Noirs are made from hand-picked estate grown fruit with no irrigation and no exposure to pesticides/fungicides. Bottled unfiltered, these are wines which express the the soil and climate from whence they came, creating expectations and comparisons to Burgundian Pinot Noirs.
"Make no mistake about it...these are brilliant Pinot Noirs, undoubtedly the finest being produced in Australia." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate.
"Phillip Jones is a perfectionist and crops his fruit at incredibly low levels to achieve his objectives in flavour development. Rigorous triaging of fruit, together with an almost insane passion and attention to detail, has resulted in the most exquisite of Australian Pinot Noirs." Andrew Caillard, Master of Wine.

Established in 1896, Te MATA ESTATE is one of the New Zealand's oldest wineries. The family-owned estate is specializing in grape growing and winemaking from its 120 ha Hawke's bay vineyards- all estate grown and hand harvest. Hawke's Bay as the second largest wine region in New Zealand has great warm dry maritime climate, free draining soil types, gravel plains, hillside slopes and river terraces which are ideally suitable for Cabernets, Syrah, Chardonnay etc..

Te MATA makes 65% Bordeaux blend and Syrah and 35% Whites .Acknowledged as one of the top 5 outstanding producers in New Zealand by Robert Parker, Te Mata's handmade wines are renowned as the country's finest. The Coleraine Cabernet and Awatea Cabernet are described as "Bona fide classics" by Robert Parker, one of the New Zealand first and finest Bullnose Syrah, barrel fermented Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc and the cost cutting Estate Vineyards single vineyard series.

2012, Mr. John Buck the owner of the winery in his 70th year was awarded with "New Zealand Order of Merit"."I've always believed that New Zealand wine, and the arts, can foot it with the world's best. All I've ever done is put that belief into practice. It's been a pleasurable challenge." said John.

The Donaldson Family have been seriously involved in viticulture and winemaking for over 40 years. Founder Ivan Donaldson planted the first Canterbury vineyard in 1976 and went on to establish Pegasus Bay in 1986 with his wife Christine. It is a true family business with all four of their sons and two spouses involved,managing various aspects.Our aim is to grow grapes of the highest quality,which fully express the features of the vineyard,and to handle these with the utmost respect.

In 1979, Miguel Torres acquired a small winery in Curicó, Chile. Today, when so many international firms have either bought vineyards or expressed an interest in the wines of Chile, we feel proud to have been the first foreign company to invest in this wine growing paradise.

From vineyards in the Alto Valle de Uco, high on the eastern slopes of the Andes, Bodegas Salentein is changing the face of Argentinean winegrowing. Bodegas Salentein is a leader in cultivating global awareness of the emerging premium wineries of Argentina. A new vision of quality - with plantings of classical varietals, preservation of old vines, re-application of European artisanry, and advanced technology - is yielding world class wines.

Long recognized for producing world-class wines, Meerlust Estate has been the pride of the Myburgh family since 1756. Today, the traditional dedication to the art of winemaking continues under the guidance of Hannes Myburgh, eighth generation custodian of this seventeenth-century national monument.

Meerlust, with its historic manor house, classic wine cellar, family cemetery, dovecote and bird sanctuary is situated fifteen kilometers south of Stellenbosch, with the blue crescent of False Bay a mere five kilometers away. Wines are only made from grapes grown on the Estate which is uniquely positioned for the production of wines with exceptional complexity and character.

In the summertime, ocean breezes and evening mists roll in from the coast to cool the vineyards. The grapes ripen slowly, thus achieving full, concentrated varietal flavours. The soils consist of predominantly deep, well drained Hutton and Clovelly soil types, affording the vines excellent drought resistance and an ideal substrate for producing concentrated, complex wines.

Winemaking has been a Coppola family tradition for several generations. It was over 30 years ago that Francis and Eleanor Coppola established the winery, which turned out to be on the famed Inglenook Estate.
The winemaking team of Francis Ford Coppola Winery consists of 5 world class winemakers and a crew ofof over 60 in the winery team. The wines express true appellation characteristics of California, which made in the same spirit - for sharing with friends and family, following the motto of the company: "food, wine, adventure".

Marimar Torres, the fourth generation of the TORRES family, has been involved in the wine business all her life. She set her eyes on California and making it her home in 1975. She was the best-known ambassador of Spanish wines in America.
In 1986, she selected a privileged place in the Russian River/Green Valley in Sonoma County, to set up her own winery. Because of her European heritage, emphasis on the vineyard was a natural concept for Marimar. The wines, made entirely from estate-grown grapes, are truly an expression of their terroir.

Founded in 1934, Chateau Ste. Michelle is the oldest winery in Washington State. Without a doubt the most important of the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and a pioneer of the region. It is one of few premium wineries in the world with separate state-of-the-art wine making facilities for its red and white wines. Its location in Columbia Valley appellation provides superb growing conditions necessary for producing their highly acclaimed wines. In 2011, Chateau Ste. Michelle is No.1 ranked American Winery in "World's most admired brands" by Drinks international and 2014 received "Winery of Year" honor by Wine& Spirits. Each vintage, in every language, the international media continues to pile praise on this winery.