Do we ship to you?.
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$125.21
$131.80
6 bottles:
$120.00
Offers notes of plum preserves and cherry clafoutis that glide through, with sweet toast around the edges. The soft,...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$69.50
6 bottles:
$68.11
Upbeat, strawberry aromas in a fine, bright and fragrant mode. This is really expressive pinot. The palate has soft,...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$41.40
6 bottles:
$40.57
Velvety in texture and full in body, this moderately tannic wine is packed with milk chocolate, black cherries and...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$65.40
6 bottles:
$64.09
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon has approachable aromas of cocoa powder, warm plums and touches of charcuterie and...
Pre-Arrival
DuMOL Pinot Noir Estate 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$229.31
#96 Wine of the World 2022. Lovely aromas of red cherry, thyme and white chocolate. Medium-bodied with dusty,...
Pre-Arrival
DuMOL Pinot Noir Jentoft Vineyard Ryan 2018
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$208.40
Moving to the Pinot Noirs, this is easily the finest lineup I've tasted from Andy Smith. These are magical wines that...
Pre-Arrival
Ridge Geyserville 2020
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$107.69
Deeply structured and briary, with a mix of red and black fruit accented by licorice, dill and savory underbrush...
Pre-Arrival
Ridge Geyserville 2021
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$121.35
The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried...
Pre-Arrival
Ridge Lytton Springs 2020
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$114.56
This seamless, polished but also firm and well-structured wine achieves power with grace. Wonderful black fig, black...
Pre-Arrival
Ridge Lytton Springs 2021
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle:
$129.10
The 2021 Lytton Springs is fabulous. Bright and vibrant to its core, the 2021 impresses with its poise. Readers will...
Pre-Arrival
Verite La Joie 2009
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$628.66
A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the 2009 La Joie...
Pre-Arrival
Verite La Muse 2009
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$628.66
French for 'inspiration', La Muse is crafted primarily from Merlot fruit and represent a Pomerol-style wine. This...
United States California Sonoma Valley 1.5Ltr
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
California's beautiful and remarkably fertile Sonoma Valley has grown over the decades to become one of the United States' most respected and profitable wine regions, with wineries within the region benefiting from the superb Californian sunshine, low rainfall and wonderfully rich soils. Because of this vital combination of excellent conditions, the region is able to grow a wide range of grape varietals for use in the production of an impressive array of wines, with many different red and white wine grapes flourishing each year and producing excellent and characterful results. The soils have been enriched by volcanic activity, and the presence of geothermal springs, which make this region a unique one, and very much the beating heart of California's ever growing wine industry.