Gandona Estate is single-minded in our approach to ensuring quality. We don’t purchase out-side grapes and we custom-built a winery to control every stage of the grape growing and winemaking process. The winery was completed... Read More
The direct translation of the phrase, eau-de-vie from French is, water of life but in simpler non-metaphysical terms an eau-de-vie is fruit distillate or spirit. An eau-de-vie can be produced from any fruit and they are more common... Read More
The direct translation of the phrase, eau-de-vie from French is, water of life but in simpler non-metaphysical terms an eau-de-vie is fruit distillate or spirit. An eau-de-vie can be produced from any fruit and they are more common... Read More
This is the spirit that catapulted Hans Reisetbauer to stardom. Hans harvests pears underripe, ripe, and overripe to create balance and the sensation of texture in a clear spirit. Ideal, typical, ripe, juice fruit, discreet spice... Read More
As in traditional Port making, the ripe Petite Sirah grapes were gently crushed by being repeatedly walked around upon in bins or “lagares” for approximately 15 to 20 minutes three times per day by a team... Read More