Craft + Estate, a national wine importer for Virginia-based The Vintner Group, is to import wines from Australia’s Domaine Tournon to the US in January 2013.
Started by Australian wine connoisseur Michel Chapoutier, the Domaine Tournon produces three Shiraz-based wines from grapes collected from vineyards such as Shay's Flat and Lady's Lane in Victoria and New South Wales.
By using the network of fine wine wholesale partners in the country, Craft + Estate will import the Tournon brands in the US, reported WineBusiness.com.
The Vintner Group president and CEO David Townsend was quoted by the website as saying that Domaine Tournon produces some of the best balanced wines in Australia.
"There is no one better to make them in this style than world-renowned Michel Chapoutier and our partnership helps take the Craft + Estate to a new level," Townsend added.
Domaine Tournon joins Craft + Estate's portfolio comprising of brands such as Chateau St Cosme, Segla and venerable Marlborough.
