Suddenly, I realized the privilege of having a winery in Burgundy, and it took having some distance from Burgundy for that to happen. He was tasting the 1995's. Jean-Marie Fourrier of Domaine Fourrier was in town recently for the big La Paulée event and I was honored to spend a few hours talking with him one morning. Denis. was scared. MORE >>

Adding insult to injury, the asking price at the winery was only 20 schillings (about 1.50 While Blaufränkisch is hardly a household wine term, it has risen from nothing in 1995 to, well, more than nothing. When it came time to sell the wine, he priced it the same as his better known Cabernet Sauvignon. euro) a bottle. Smart moves. MORE >>

In his introductions to his various wines, Mr. Sartori kept emphasizing the concept of terroir, and underscored the fact his winery had no interest in producing Merlot. Consulting winemaker Franco Bernabei, hired in 2003, was another notch in the winery's success. The Satori family's venture into wine making dates back to 1898. MORE >>

Azienda Agricola d'Alessandro is a winery located near the ancient southern Sicilian seaside town of Agrigento, renowned during the golden age of Ancient Greece. Fortunato Nicotra arrived in New York City to work for celebrity chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich in 1995.  they are not "fruity" in the New World sense of the word. MORE >>

But when Moueix purchased the 124 acres outright in 1995, he and his wife Cherise decided to build a winery on the property. The winery budget was $5 million and astonishingly, when they were done, the architects gave them money back since they came in under budget. But it’s not open to the public. dominusestate.com. MORE >>