The grapes are hand-harvested in mid-March, and the winemaker is Javier Lo Forte. Bodegas y Viñedos Hugo y Eduardo Pulenta produce, among others, La Zulema Malbec, a fruity and grape-typical wine, and Spinsanti Malbec, a youthful, full-bodied and fruity dry red wine. The family-owned company “Pulenta” also produces olive oil and walnuts.
Close and long-term partnerships
Our producers
We always strive for long-term partnerships and personal relationships with our international colleagues. We also require our suppliers and partners to operate in a sustainable manner. This can involve everything from where and how the grapes are grown, to the working and living conditions of the people on the farm, as well as how the transport from the vineyard to us in Sweden is carried out.
ARGENTINA
Alto Molino
Alto Molino grows and harvests its grapes among the clouds, at an elevation of around 1,000 metres. It is one of the highest-altitude vineyards in Argentina. This high elevation gives the grapes great complexity and rich fruit character and is particularly well suited to growing Chardonnay. The soil is calcareous with elements of limestone. The label depicts the mill house that gave the vineyard its name, Alto Molino, which means “high mill.”
ARGENTINA
Bodegas y Vinedos Hugo y Eduardo Pulenta
ARGENTINA
Montlaiz
The family-owned company Montlaiz has exclusively produced organic wines at its vineyards around the snow-capped Andes in Argentina. Now they have taken it a step further by becoming Fairtrade certified. This means that when you, as a consumer, choose your wine, you help ensure that growers and employees receive better economic conditions, promote democracy and the right to organise, and help combat child labour.
ARGENTINA
Piattelli
“Winemaking is our expert craft and rooted deeply within my heritage. My father was a well known winemaker, as was my uncle and grandfather. There has always been a bottle of wine on the family table. Today that bottle is Piattelli.” Valeria Antolin, Piattelli Winmaker.
FRANCE
Château Peyrabon
Château Peyrabon has been owned by Patrick Bernard since 1998. The estate covers 50 hectares, of which 47 hectares are planted with vines. The winemaker is Xavier Michelet.
NEW ZEALAND
Marlborough Wine Limited
Marlborough Wine Ltd. is a family-owned winery that has been operating since 2007 with the aim of producing timeless and elegant wines from New Zealand’s most classic regions. The producer works with a focus on nature and is sustainability-certified by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand.
NEW ZEALAND
Spy Valley Wines
The producer SPY Valley Wines was founded in 1993, when Bruce and Jan Johnson purchased 180 hectares of vineyard on the southern side of the Wairau Valley. At the time, they were told that the land was too dry and infertile for viticulture, but have since proven the opposite and established SPY Valley Wines as one of the most successful family-run wineries in New Zealand. Today, the winery is led by their daughter Amanda Johnson, with quality and sustainability as guiding principles.
SWEDEN
Kiviks Musteri
Our family business has been in Kivik since 1888, when Henric Åkesson planted our first apple trees. We are still in the same place, with the Hanö Bay on one side, Stenshuvud National Park on the other, and our apple orchards on the third. With five generations of craftsmanship behind us, we still make juice, cider, and other delights in the same spirit and with the same passion.
SOUTH AFRICA
Fairview
Fairview was founded in 1693 and has been owned by the Back family for the past 100 years. The company is guided in everything it does by respect for both nature and people, and the wines produced are Fairtrade certified. Fairview is located a few kilometres outside Paarl in South Africa. Today, the company is run by Charles Back, who over the years has received numerous awards for his work. As early as 1996, he was voted the second most influential person in the country’s wine industry, with Nelson Mandela ranked first. In 2014, he received the International Wine Challenge Lifetime Achievement award, and in 2017 he was awarded the 1659 Wine Industry Medal of Honor and named South African Farmer of the Year.