The Wine Conference, Houston’s Wine Event

Negociants International has become one of the world’s pre eminent premium wine exporters, with branch offices in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Negociants International is the export department of Australia’s oldest family owned winery, Yalumba. They represent a number of key brands in export markets including: Yalumba, Henschke, Jim Barry, Vasse Felix, Giaconda, Wirra Wirra, Redbank, Rockford, Jansz Tasmania, Nautilus Estate and Twin Islands. They work with international partners who distribute these brands throughout the world.

Negociants International is based in Angaston, a small town in the Barossa Valley, home of the Hill Smith family and Yalumba wines.

Yalumba Clocktower

Popularity: 4% [?]

Corte alla Flora

Corte alla Flora is located in the splendid land of Tuscany, the land of the Etruscans, with their great traditions, the innate elegance, love of art and pleasure. For more than ten years Corte alla Flora has worked patiently, selecting the best soils, choosing the vines and olives with love, care, and dedication. 

In the Cervognano area – 86 acres selected from 220 acres of the property in the heart of the zone of the “Disciplinare” – they cultivate the traditional Prugnolo Gentile, along with other red and white grape varieties: Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Ancellotta, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and Incrocio Manzoni. They are also experimenting  autochthonous varieties: Pugnitello,Colorino, Mammolo.

Popularity: 5% [?]

American-Nordic Trading Co., INC

Founded in 1989, American-Nordic Trading Co, Inc. is a U.S. Importer and Texas Wholesaler of Fine wines, Premium Spirits and Beers. Our mission is to deliver extremely competitive value brands, unique niche products, and the highest quality available. We supply retailers and restaurants in Texas, Wholesalers in other states, and Importers in foreign countries.

Sourcing products based on quality, packaging, producer reliability, and comparative value to the consumer. We work with producers to conform their products with U. S. packaging laws and gain all federal and state registration   licenses, and permits. We ship any perishable products in climate controlled containers.  We introduce new products to the market and build Brands. We are a very efficient operation and maintain low overhead verses Industry standards.

Pouring the following at The Wine Conference

Fortified Wines

• Lyrup Crossing (Australian)
• Borges White Port (Portuguese)
• Borges 10 yr Port (Portuguese)

Portuguese Wines

• Quinta Da Soalheira Douro
• Dao Meia Encosta White
• Dao Meia Encosta Red
• Borges Dao Reserva
• Dao Lello Red

Argentinean Wines

• B Carlo Reserva Malbec (Mendoza)
• B Carlo Reserva Chardonnay (Mendoza)

Australian Wines

• Lyrup Crossing Semillon Chardonnay
• Salena Petit Verdot
• Ashbury Grove Reserve Shiraz
• Ashbury Grove Cabernet Petit Verdot
• Ashbury Grove Verdelho Chardonnay

Chilean Wines

• Andino Sauvignon Semillon
• Andino Chardonnay
• Andino Reserve Carmenere

Popularity: 7% [?]

Salute!

Salute! is a wine harmony betwixt amigas Susana Partida & Heather (informally) Korson.  Ms. Partida’s romance with all things food, wine & travel allowed her to develop a brokership specializing in a global selection of boutique wineries; joining fine wines with discriminating aficionados.

Ms. Korson joined the fun in January as the princess of South Texas as Susana is the queen bee of Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and West Texas.

They both share in the ideology that ‘it’s truly a quality of life business, you’re in it because you love it.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Janco Beverage, created in 2003 by brothers Alex, Nick, & Jimmy Mousoudakis, is an importer and distributor of fine wine and beer. The family business dates back to 1955 when their grandfather Nick started a restaurant supply delivery service that was eventually taken over by his son Ted, and has since developed into one of the leading family-owned food service distributors in the greater Houston area.

As the three brothers continued with their father in the food service business, they saw the potential to expand their product offering. Being Greek and having a passion for wine, Alex decided to create Janco Beverage and started to import and distribute Greek wines. He felt that the quality of Greek wines had dramatically improved over the last 20 years and wished to share the new beginning with others.  Janco Beverage now has an extensive portfolio, consisting of wine and beer from Greece, Spain, Italy, France, California, and Oregon

Popularity: 7% [?]

Messina Hof

In a community steeped in tradition, Messina Hof Winery & Resort holds its own with a 200-year history of award winning wines. Although the winery itself was officially established when we released our first vintage in 1983, the rich wine heritage of Winemaker Paul Bonarrigo dates back six generations to Messina, Sicily. Merrill Bonarrigo’s family originates from Hof, Germany. Together they have pioneered the Texas Wine Industry in creating premium wines of distinction and a landmark wine country destination.

With tours, festivals, the Harvest Pickers Club, wine seminars, Vintner Dinners and other events, we strive to accompany our excellence in wine production with excellence in education and entertainment. Our unparalleled wine and food pairing efforts have helped to make choices easy for the casual wine drinker, while becoming a hallmark for the wine industry. Messina Hof can be a unique and beautiful location for your next event. Whether it is a wedding, luncheon, meeting, corporate gathering, consider Messina Hof!

The tradition of Messina Hof is evident in the Guest Center, where you will encounter a 19th-Century estate home, originally built as a convent. The structure now serves as a breathtaking center of family antiques and lovely gift items. The deck and lake behind the winery provide a perfect setting for a relaxing picnic with a vineyard view.

Our famous winery tours and tastings have become a tourism destination for thousands of wine aficionados. The Vintage House restaurant serves up Vineyard Cuisine accented by fresh herbs and vegetables from our Estate Vineyard Garden. They serve only the freshest meats and seafood and use Messina Hof wine in all of their marinades and sauces.

The Villa, our bed and breakfast, allows guests the kind of romance and privacy previously found only in fairytales. Each room is uniquely decorated with fine antiques and your stay includes a winery tour, wine tasting, wine & cheese reception in the evening and a European breakfast served with Champagne.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Virtuoso Selection

Virtuoso Selections is a statewide distributor that serves the Texas market – ranging from small restaurants to large liquor and grocery chains. Like a vast majority of the boutique wine producers we represent in Texas, Virtuoso Selections is a family-owned business founded in 2003 by sisters Robyn and Brenda Johnson.

By focusing on artisanal, independent producers, Virtuoso Selections is able to offer wines that truly represent the individuality of their respective appellations.  Our portfolio of domestic and imported brands is unique, diverse and delivers quality at every price level.

Popularity: 7% [?]

Fleischer Wines

In the year 2000, the Fleischer brothers of Houston, Texas realized a dream - a dream that started in their hometown of Santiago, Chile and which they continued to nurture even when they moved to the U. S. some 30 years ago. Over the years in Hoston, these successful entrepreneurs developed a very sound business relationship with several large and renowned wineries in Chile. This culminated in the founding of FLEISCHER INTERNATIONAL TRADING in 2000, dedicated to bringing fine wines to an expanding market. Roberto and Miguel Fleischer visited many wineries in Chile and selected several to launch their enterprise. These wineries would give them what they wanted: excellence in wine making, consistency from year to year, appropriate quality-price relationship, and a level of service that would allow them continuous provision of fine wines to quality restaurants and liquor stores.

The Chilean wines were first made available in Houston and have gained considerable success and attention in this competitive market. The wines are being sold at many of the finest and trendiest restaurants. Discerning sommeliers have recognized its quality. They are now available at many retail locations and major supermarket chains all across Texas and is becoming available in other states of the US.

Subsequently, FLEISCHER INTERNATIONAL TRADING expanded their portfolio with wines from Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, as well from California, New York, and Oregon. In addition, new wines from other parts in the world are evaluated on a continuing basis.

In 2006 Joseph Blog, a long time family friend, joined the Fleischer brothers as an equal partner. With his guidance the company added kosher wines to its portfolio and now offer several varietals from Argentina, Chile, Israel, and Italy.

FLEISCHER INTERNATIONAL TRADING has remained committed to the individuality and special qualities of each of its award-winning wines and is proud to provide dedicated services to its customers.

Popularity: 6% [?]