<p>Ox Hardy is the label of Andrew Hardy, known by the nickname Ox since his schooldays. He is also the great-great-grandson of Thomas Hardy, who founded the Hardy family wine dynasty in 1853. The flagship Upper Tintara Vineyard, at Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale, South Australia, remains Hardy-family-owned. Andrew (with his late father Bob Hardy) began winemaking trials in 2001 and released the first Ox Hardy wines in 2019 to great acclaim.</p>

<p>Master winemaker, and pioneer of the Super-Tuscan movement, Carlo Ferrini pours heart and soul into his brilliant, brooding Giodo wines. New to Langton&rsquo;s, these are essential additions for any pilgrim to the altar of Brunello. Here, Langton&rsquo;s Head of International Buying Jesper Kjaersgaard explains just what makes the wines of Giodo such a find.</p>

<p>Island Belle is the second label from Dawson &amp; James</p> <p>Dawson &amp; James is the realisation of a shared dream between long-time friends Peter Dawson &amp; Tim James. Both are former Hardy&rsquo;s winemakers who now run successful wine consultancies. The pair has long held the desire to grow and make wine in Tasmania, a dream realised with their first vintage in 2010. Two wines are made under the label; a Chardonnay and a Pinot Noir sourced from the Meadowbank vineyard on the upper Derwent River. The site was chosen by the pair for it&rsquo;s potential to make world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. From their first vintage, both wines have met with great critical acclaim.</p>

<p>Eisacktaler Kellerei was founded in a traditional vine-growing area of the Alto Adige. Cantina Valle Isarco is the youngest wine-making cooperative in the region. Today, its premium white wines have already become famous both at home and abroad.</p>

<p><span>Having grown up on his father&rsquo;s Steve Lubiana&rsquo;s vineyard in the Derwent Valley, Marco graduated in Oenology and Viticulture from the University of Adelaide in 2018. It didn&rsquo;t take him long to return home and his debut wines from the 2018 vintage have already caught people&rsquo;s attention.&nbsp; In 2016 the Lubiana&rsquo;s purchased the Panorama Vineyard in the Huon Valley, which had been planted by Steve Ferenze in 1973.&nbsp; Some great wines have been made from that fruit over the years but with the vineyard in biodynamic conversion and with Marco at the helm, this is both a vineyard and a label to get in to keep your eye out for!&nbsp; As for the two debut wines from Marco, they are beautifully balanced and unadulterated expressions of chardonnay and pinot noir.</span></p>