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I founded Chile diVino in 2015 and the first wine I decided to make was our now flagship Carménère, to show that Chile is diVino (a play on the Spanish word for ‘divine’)! I make my wines from a special valley called Almahue, in the central region of Cachapoal - one of the best places to produce Carménère in Chile. The vineyards are planted on a hillside where they are influenced by the two surrounding rivers, Cachapoal and Tinguiririca. The terrain encourages wind, which moderates the high temperature during summer and allows the grapes all the time they need for ultimate ripening. As a result, the wines are expressive and fruity, with a lovely spiciness and velvety tannins.

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This DRG Zinfandel comes from the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County, California. Dry Creek Valley is one of the most well respected and premium appellations in the County, of which there are 18 in total. It’s known for its long warm days of abundant sunshine, tempered at night by the cool breezes and fog in the valleys. This somewhat unique microclimate found favour with the early pioneers to the area who found it well suited to Zinfandel, which they first planted in the area over 150 years ago.

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East of Bourges in central France, the Sancerre appellation is located along the left bank of the Loire River. Our vineyards sit perched on the steep slopes around the hamlets of Maimbray and La Vallée, with Sauvignon Blanc making up 87% of our grapes and Pinot Noir making up the remaining 13%.

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Our Winery name, ‘Solomone’, comes from my great grandfather, Solomon Lezhava. He was a winemaker too with vineyards in Lezhubani, the area where our winery is today. After Georgia was annexed by Soviet troops in 1922, much of the winemaking knowledge and experience was lost, but every family continued making homemade wines and preserving historic winemaking traditions.

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You’ll find our vineyard in the small region of ‘Entre Deux Mers’ (between two seas), which sits between the Garonne and the Dordogne river, just 20km from Bordeaux and 25km from St Emilion. It’s a hilly region that’s dense with vines and forests, and has a cooling oceanic climate. We’re very careful to take care of our land and preserve this beautiful region, which is why we’re currently working to become 100% organic!

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St Laurent is a real mystery grape grown in Austria’s Thermenregion. No one really knows where it comes from apart from the fact it’s loosely related to Pinot Noir, and just like its relative, it can be a real task to grow. It has low-yields and the grapes are prone to rotting on the vine… so I’ve needed a lot of patience and a pretty good sense of humour to deal with all the ups and downs of working with it.