Chateau d’Armailhac is a 5th growth (5emeCruClasse) estate in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux. The Chateau is now owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild and substantial investment has seen a marked improvement in quality and consistency. Chateau d'Armailhac has 50 hectares of vineyards which are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (23%) and Petit Verdot (2%).

Against the backdrop of Richmond Tier lies the small vineyard estate and landmark winery of Domaine A. First established in 1973, Stoney Vineyard is the oldest in Tasmania's Coal River Valley. Swiss couple and former IBM executive Peter and Ruth Althaus purchased and expanded the vineyard in 1990 after an extensive worldwide search for ideal cool climate terroir. The Althaus ambition in Australia (hence the name Domaine A) was to make elegant wines of definition, character and difference. The vineyard is planted on alluvial sandy loams over black cracking clays and hard Jurassic dolorite, ancient protrusions of solidified magma. The well-drained 20 hectare northwest-facing Stoney Vineyard, anchored in an ancient petrified forest of doloritic bedrock, wraps along the haunches of the ‘Richmond Tier’ taking full advantage of the early morning to evening sunshine. The overall winemaking philosophy is as uncompromising as it is simple: “Let

Villa Maria was founded by a young George (now Sir George) Fistonich in 1961. He has built Villa Maria from a tiny Auckland operation into one of New Zealand’s major producers and the country’s largest, wholly family-owned winery. Villa Maria opened a winery in Marlborough in 2000, and remains an international leader in the Sauvignon Blanc market. It has interests in most of the major New Zealand wine regions and is still headquartered in Auckland, with a new winery and ‘vineyard park’ opened in 2005. Wines are produced at four quality levels and commonly offer exceptional value for money. All Villa Maria wines have been bottled under screwcap since 2001.