by Lauren Voigt | Jul 29, 2023
The Jigger Society Emilia-Romagna Italy An acclaimed cocktail bar and a historic wine family team up to craft bespoke spirits. Jigger Spiriti e Cucina, named the Best Cocktail Bar in Italy in 2016, takes its inspiration not just from the cocktail parlors of New York...
by Lauren Voigt | Jul 12, 2023
Le Jaja de Jau France | Languedoc | Pays D’Oc Founded in 1789 by Cistercian Monks Founded in the twelfth century by Cistercian monks, Jau had many owners that have shaped its appearance over generations. Cistercian constructions, there remains only the superb...
by Lauren Voigt | Jul 2, 2023
Jolie-Laide Sonoma, California From business partners Scott Schultz and Jenny Schultz , Jolie-Laide is a small art house winery based out of Sonoma County, California. The name Jolie-Laide (pronounced “led”) translates loosely to “pretty-ugly”, a French term of...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 14, 2023
Kalleske Australia | Barossa Valley The Kalleske family have been part of the Barossa Valley landscape, farming mixed agriculture in the northern town of Greenock, since 1853. Grape growing has always been a key part of the equation, though it wasn’t until 2002 that...
by Lauren Voigt | May 28, 2023
LEGIT Cabernet Sauvignon Tuscany “Don’t play everything, let some things go by. What you don’t play can be more important than what you do.”- THELONIOUS SPHERE MONK A LEGIT Cabernet Sauvignon, with a true sense of place and soul. In naming it, only one person came to...
