Family wineries: The Virtue of Heritage

This family-owned winery is pride of being on the cutting edge of innovation as well as the guardian of tradition. Their recipe for perfecting their wines constantly, vintage after vintage, is combining scientific knowledge with respect for their heritage and land, making Argiolas “one of my favourite estates from Sardinia” of Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Ceretto was the pioneer of Single-vineyard movement in Barolo, it was their brilliant insight of the “Cru” that brought Ceretto wines to the fore of the winemaking elite. They believe in the land 100%, the winery is obviously important, but great wines are made with great grapes. Currently the third generation of the family has taken up the responsibility to carry on the family’s success.

Zuccardi is one of Argentina’s most well-known wineries. In 2007, Decanter magazine acknowledged Mr. Sebastián and his father, Mr. José Alberto Zuccardi, as being among the five most influential personalities of Argentine Wine, Zuccardi continues to produce premium Argentine wines. In 2019, Sebastián has been named ‘No.1 Winemaker in South America’ by Decanter, in the same year, Zuccardi has also won #1 at the World’s Best Vineyards award.

In 1982 the first wine was made under the Elderton Label by Ashead Family. The second generation, Cameron and Allister, took the reins of the business in 2003 and today work together to run Elderton Wines, wanting to take the family winery to the next level. In 2019, they has been rated as 5 Red Stars winery by James Halliday Wine Companion, and also won the 2019 South Australian Best of Wine Tourism Awards – Wine Tourism Services.