Collection: Celebrating Women's History Month

Sisters, Stephanie Meneux de Nonacourt and Alexandra Pereyre de Nonacourt of Champagne Laurent Perrier. These two daughters of Bernard de Nonacourt, who was the initiator of the Laurent-Perrier style and range, now own and operate the largest family and female owned champagne house.

Setting the standard for what everything Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina should be, comes Susana Balbo. After nearly two years as a wine consultant, Susana opened her own winery and started making her own wine. With a focus on food safety, environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility, this definitive Malbec is the textbook example of Malbec, hitting every point and checking every box. Hers is the benchmark to which all others should be measured against.

Once upon a time, Kendall-Jackson purchased a beautiful piece of property in Mendoza, Argentina, and there they built a state of the art facility. But because they did not employ any local laborers to build the winery, nor did they source any of the building materials locally, they were denied water access and therefore ultimately had to sell. 

            Patricia Ortiz now owns the winery, but she and her husband live an hour and a half away from the winery, so they are often apart for long stretches at a time. On the label is a depiction of a lone man, which is a representation of Patricia’s husband being alone. They decided to call the wine ‘Solo’ but when it went into production, there was a typo and it came out as Zolo. They liked it anyway and decided to keep the new name.

After studying for an undergraduate degree in traditional agriculture and Italian, all the while working in the vineyards of Tuscany, Martha Stoumen came back to California and opened her own winery. Contrary to most Californian winemakers, Martha spends more time working in her vineyards, as she did in the Tuscan fields, rather than in the winery itself. She take a very hands-off approach in her winemaking practices, letting the land speak for itself and cultivates and harvests half of her vineyard herself. The Post Flirtation blend of Carignan with Zinfandel is easily one of our favorites.

Once upon a time, Kendall-Jackson purchased a beautiful piece of property in Mendoza, Argentina, and there they built a state of the art facility. But because they did not employ any local laborers to build the winery, nor did they source any of the building materials locally, they were denied water access and therefore ultimately had to sell. 

            Patricia Ortiz now owns the winery, but she and her husband live an hour and a half away from the winery, so they are often apart for long stretches at a time. On the label is a depiction of a lone man, which is a representation of Patricia’s husband being alone. They decided to call the wine ‘Solo’ but when it went into production, there was a typo and it came out as Zolo. They liked it anyway and decided to keep the new name.

The Ben Ryé from Donnafugata is without question one of our absolute favorite dessert wines. CEO, singer and winemaker, José Rallo, makes this exquisite dessert wine that pairs with foie gras, blue cheese and/or chocolate! The name Donnafugata refers to the novel Il Gattapardo (The Leopard) by Tomasi Di Lampedusa. Literally translated, “Donna in Fuga” means Woman in Flight and refers to the story of a queen who found refuge in the part of Sicily where the company’s vineyards are located today.