Benjamin Bridge - Brut 2019Over two short decades, Benjamin Bridge has distinguished itself as Canada's premier sparkling wine house. In 1999, it all started as a labour of love with Nova Scotian entrepreneurs and life partners Gerry McConnell and the late Dara Gordon. Gerry and Dara met as lawyers, who held similar values in their respective areas of practice, including the rights of workers, gender equality, and improving the Nova Scotia economy. Together they shared a
which are also typical for the region
The Castello di Gabbiano started as a square tower built to defend the route between Florence and Sienna
the second fermentation takes place in autoclaves instead of individual bottles
The results stunned the international wine establishment and immediately earned Mike a reputation as one of the greatest winemakers in the world
and with his extensive background in business
they have renovated and enlarged the vinification area to optimize the work of fermentation during the harvest based on the accurate selection of grape variety from the various plots
His family founded Vinícola Forner in 1920 in Valencia
Dirk wanted to grow his own grapes and make his wine using the traditional ways (foot-treading in lagares)–an expensive way to do the maceration of the grapes
one of Japan’s three most famous wells
When their scores were tallied
you will find winemaker Matt Dumayne at the helm
it truly is family affair
