La Gerla
 
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La Gerla makes fantastic and approachable Brunello in a traditional style. The wines always have a striking purity of fruit and elegant structures, without the new oak flavors common to many modernist Brunellos. The lineup offers a range of expressions thanks to differing terroirs and aging regimes.
 
Their fantastic success can in part be credited to their estate, which they purchased in 1976 from the Biondi Santi family. Their original vineyard, Gli Angeli, includes plantings by the famous previous owners. It rests high in the hills of the Canalicchio zone, just north of the village of Montalcino, yet is in an isolated pocket that shields the vines from adverse weather. The Angeli Riserva comes entirely from a one-hectare parcel of old vines within this vineyard.

Schafer-Frohlich
 
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Schafer-Frohlich crafts some of the most coveted dry Riesling in Germany, which is unfortunately limited in availability in the United States. The wines are powerful, mineral-drenched and resolutely bright. At a fraction of the price of their peers in Burgundy or Alsace, these are some of the finest white wines in the world.
 
As a result, allocations are tiny: Michelin-starred restaurants fight over them and European collectors stash as many in their cellars as possible. But we have none other than Helmut Dönnhoff to thank for bringing this estate to the attention of American importers.
 
Current winemaker Tim Frohlich took over his family’s estate at the impressive age of 19 in the mid-1990s. The estate was invited into the VDP consortium in 2001.