WEIN-BAUER INC. 2021 PORTFOLIO “Celebrating 41 Years of Family Business” www.weinbauer.com PRESIDENT LOGISTICS/ORDERING Manfred Bauer Sabrina Bauer [email protected] [email protected] IMPORT MANAGER COMPLIANCE Christopher Bauer Tyna Gawryliszyn [email protected] [email protected] FINE WINE MANAGER WAREHOUSE MANAGER Tom Carney Marcin Lonski Tom@weinbauer [email protected] KEY MARKET MANAGER CONTROLLER Jeff Wunderle Yordanka Gospodinova [email protected] [email protected] REGIONAL MANAGEMENT MARKETING Mike Eaker- DC, MD, VA, NC Kate Scofield [email protected] Kate @weinbauer.com OUR STORY Manfred Bauer is the Owner and business here and abroad. In CEO of Wein-Bauer Inc, one of 1984, he relocated full time to the leading importers of the United States to hands-on Austrian and German wine. manage his quickly expanding Manfred personally travels the import company. Manfred soon globe to bring to the saw the potential to fill a marketplace special wines and market niche in the United spirits that are among the best States through the importation in the world. of fine European wines, spirits, and beers. Born in Stockerau, Austria, Manfred spent most of his Today, Wein-Bauer operates as childhood and early years a family business with regional working in his father's winery. offices on both coasts and in In 1980, he founded Wein-Bauer, Wisconsin as well as brokers in Inc. located in Franklin Park, key states to ensure Wein-Bauer Illinois. For years, Manfred can properly service their traveled between Europe and country-wide distribution the U.S. to lead and direct his network. ARGENTINA FINCA LA ESCONDIDA FROM BODEGAS LA ROSA Bodegas La Rosa finds inspiration in performance in the market. it´s vision to be the most versatile Bodegas La Rosa’s brand concept and dynamic winery. To achieve this portfolio results from their continu- goal they have developed an innova- ous effort to better understand our tive proposal that combines a core customer needs and emerging con- portfolio with a wide range of brand sumer trends. This dynamic range of concepts. concepts is targeted to different and specific consumer segments and is in The core portfolio includes the brand constant evolution. Finca La Escondida. Finca La Escon- dida Varietals have an outstanding ARGENTINA CEPAS PRIVADAS FROM GRUPO PENAFLOR Grupo Peñaflor is an Argentine company quality Argentine wines and outstanding founded in 1904 by a family of Italian reputation. immigrants to produce table wines and other drinks with and without alcohol. In 2010, the Bemberg Family acquires the entire stock of Grupo Peñaflor, a milestone At the end of the 90s, Grupo Peñaflor that marks the beginning of a cycle of great changed the focus of its business and expansion for the company, based on the decided to specialize in the production of commitment to the sustained development fine wines. At that time, the company gave a of the Argentine wine industry, the signifi- strong boost to the exports of all its prod- cant investments, the growth of exports and ucts, thus entering new markets to offer the excellent reputation of its brands. AUSTRIA ESTERHAZY ESTATE The history of the House equipment and of Esterházy goes back to presentation rooms near the 13th century. The Eisenstadt. princely line was founded in 1687 by Emperor Esterhay has produced Leopold I. most of their wines from the Leithaberg DAC, where Wine-growing has been in they own roughly 80 the genes of the House of hectares. The Esterhazy Esterházy for more than Estate was the first 250 years, and it has European winery to evolved to today‘s recieve a B-Corp standard with the opening Certification in 2006 of the new winery, with its state of the art AUSTRIA Grüner Veltliner 91 pts. Zweigelt 90 pts. Blaufränkisch 92 pts. Pinot Noir 90 pts. ESTORAS Pinot Noir Rosé 89 pts. KISS: GUSTAV KLIMT Klimt Grüner Veltliner 88 pts. Kiss Red Blend LEITHABERG Leithaberg Blaufränkisch 93 pts. Leithaberg Chardonnay 92 pts. Pinot Blanc Chardonnay Blaufränkisch Blaufränkisch Rosé NATURAL WINES NATURAL AUSTRIA MO-VELT FROM ESTERHAZY ESTATE GRUNER VELTLINER Mo-Velt is 100% Grüner Veltliner from He has strongly marked several Burgenland, grown predominetely in churches, public buildings, and limestone soil. Mo-Velt stands for institutions in his commissions in “Mozart’s Veltliner”, as the Denmark, Germany, and Austria. artwork is an homage to Mozart on his 250th birthday. It is a live Holzer is very well founded as he portrait by Adi Holzer. expresses himself in paintings, glass mosaics, ethching, lithography and Adi Holzer was born in silkscreen. A confrontation with Adi Stockerau near Vienna in Holzer is a confrontation with a richly 1936 and finished his facetted, world-open artist, a studies at the Akademie confrontation that can bring the der bildenden Künste in matter to mind and light into a Vienna in 1960. He is dismal day. married to a Dane and has lived in Denmark since 1962. Mo-Velt Grüner Veltliner 88 pts. CALIFORNIA BAUER THIRTY5 In collaboration with Prescion Wine Company - Napa, California Thirty5 is a tribute to 35 foreign language determined years of entrepreneurship. It to represent his family's is a wine created for those winery and legacy in America. who are pioneers in their Through all the struggles craft, lives, and community. Manfred never folded, saying to his mother, "I won't come Thirty5 is proof that triumph home a loser.” Manfred's is the result of patience and customers supported him persistence through adversi- through the most difficult ty. This wine was created to years, believing and trusting inspire and celebrate the him. journey of life. A wine made to cheers all the success, We created Thirty5, six years struggles, and courage. ago, as an homage to our new home. Our first ever domestic Manfred Bauer started project. From our family to Wein-Bauer in 1980, in a yours, Prost! foreign country, speaking a “Our 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with enticing aromas of dark fruit and cocoa. Blackberry, black licorice and oak avors envelop the palate with hints of warm mulling spices and choco- late. Complex and powerful, this wine has a long, luxurious nish.” FRANCE POL CLEMENT Founded by Eugene Charmat revolutionary behind the Charmat Methode Compagnie Française des cuve close. The base Grands Vins (CFGV) was wines are carefully founded in 1909. With selected and treated over 100 years of history, before fermentation. Compagnie Française des Then they receive an Grands Vins is today the addition of sugar and largest sparkling wines yeasts creating the producer in France. formation of bubbles. After fermentation, the Pol Clément sparkling wines are filtered before wine is produced bottling. according to the Charmat process by second natural fermentation in SOIR DE PARIS A tantalizing French sparkling wine. ROSE A full suite of white grapes - Ugni A nice pink robe with bright glints. Blanc, Folle Blanche, Menu Pinot, Light and delicate red fruit aromas. Chenin Blanc, and Sauvignon Blanc Lasting flavors of red berries: have contributed in their own mellow and well-balanced. unique way to this stylish blanc de blancs. Light yellow, pale gold with BRUT very fine bubbles. Fresh on the nose, with floral notes. Rich and Pale yellow color. Nice cordon of full on the palate - an extended bubbles. Delicate bouquet with a finish of fruity notes, showing a hint of apple and citrus aromas. clean mineral and citrus. Refreshing and pleasant wine. FRANCE VEUVE OLIVIER Produced in South West France from classic wine varieties. Veuve Olivier is quickly becoming one of the absolute best bargain sparkling wines in the world, winning multiple gold medals from international writers with a retail price of under $15. Machine Harvest. The basic wine is fermented at a low temperature. The second fermentation takes place at 14°C for 2 weeks, followed by dosing. The Brut and Rosé are blends. The soil for the Blanc are predominately chalk, while the Rose grows in clay & limestone. BRUT ROSE Pale yellow and elegant color with Stunning salmon pink tones. Intense and fine, dominated fine bubbles. A fruity and elegant by notes of red berries. The combination of fine bubbles sparkling wine, with aromas of fresh and delicate aromas makes this wine a delightfully light butter and cake. Fresh and harmoni- and silky rosé. Aromas of red berries like cherries and ous sparkling wine. strawberries: mellow and well-balanced. GERMANY ST. CHRISTOPHER The St. Christopher wines from Rheinhessen comprise of some of the Gewurztraminer to most exciting, unique and Holidays classics like, highest quality wines Glühwein. The St. being produced in Germa- Christopher project started ny. in 1992 as a collaboration between Manfred Bauer St. Christopher offers and Gunther Schlink with highly rated Mosel wines the idea of sourcing the like the Top 100 Piesporter best Germany has to offer Goldtröfchen Spatlese as under one brand. well as old German clas- sics likes Zeller Schwarze Katz and Liebfraumilch. Today the wines range GERMANY St. Christopher A TRADITIONAL GERMAN WINE EXPERIENCE SINCE 1992 PIESPORTER GOLDTROPFCHEN Piesporter Goldtröpfchen is renowned as one of the best Riesling sites in the world. St. Christopher is harvesting from 20 hectares of the famous steep slopes of the mosel. These vineyard’s soil play a major role in the high quality rieslings they are able to product. The vines are under predominately blue slate soil which retain acid and heat. St. Christopher Piesporter’s are harvested contract growers encom- passing a total of 20ha within the famous steep slopes of the slate covered Goltröpfchen vineyard designation. All wines are hand harvested, machine sorted and then made in stainless steel tanks. Temperature controlled fermentation with select yeast. Kabinett 89 pts. Best Buy Spätlese 89 pts.