Domaine Ponsot was founded in 1872 when William Ponsot returned from the Franco-Prussian war and bought an estate in Morey-Saint-Denis. Today the estate is one of Burgundy’s most distinctive and makes highly regarded premier cru and village wines.

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion was founded in 1584, when a 101-year-old aristocrat decided to give part of his estate to a community of friars called Les Carmes. Robert Parker has called it “a tiny gem of an estate (that) offers superb wines…”

Perrier-Jouet, in the heart of Champagne, was founded in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier-Jouet. One of Perrier-Jouet’s distinctive features is its Art Nouveau-influenced label, which is still used for the estate’s most prestigious cuvées.