Terroir / story
Asoke Valley · Khao Yai GI
GranMonte stands in Asoke Valley, Khao Yai (Pakchong, Nakhon Ratchasima), near a UNESCO World Heritage national park. The Lohitnavy family planted in 1999 and opened their own winery in 2009; the “Khao Yai Wine” geographical indication (GI) was registered in 2018.
Only estate-grown Vitis vinifera is used; red clay with shale / limestone, and Smart Vineyard microclimate monitoring.
Winemaker / team
Nikki Lohitnavy
Nikki (Visootha) Lohitnavy: GM / Director of Oenology / Winemaker. University of Adelaide (Oenology + Viticulture Honours). Sources describe her as Thailand’s first fully qualified oenologist; she also helped register the Khao Yai Wine GI.
- Family: Sakuna (President), Visooth (CEO), Suvisooth / Mimi (PR & Marketing)
- Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016
- International experience: Brown Brothers, Wolf Blass, Château Angélus and others