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White
750ml
Bottle: $39.50
6 bottles: $38.71
Limpid yellow-gold. An expressive bouquet evokes ripe pear, pineapple, mango, honey and jasmine, along with a smoky...
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750ml
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Brilliant red. High-pitched, spice-accented raspberry and cherry aromas, along with hints of woodsmoke, cola and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $70.90
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A tight stony aroma greets the nose at first whiff of this wine, and then richer blackberry and fennel scents begin...
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A soft golden color, this wine features bright scents of lemon crumb bars and honeydew, with a hint of apricot,...
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750ml
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A light, lustrous yellow, this pure expression of coastal Chardonnay has an alluring character that starts on the...
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750ml
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This wine features classic aromas of ripe citrus fruit, golden apple, melon, and rich tropical notes. Our Chardonnay...
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Santa Lucia Highland is known for its rich, decadent Pinot Noirs while maintaining a deep complexity. This wine...
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750ml
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United States California Monterey County 750ml Santa Lucia Highlands

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.

Monterey County is located within the state of California, and whilst it may not be the most renowned wine producing region in the state, recent decades have proven that the wineries situated there are dedicated to raising their profile, and producing wines of singular quality and distinction. The warm, sunny summers which Monterey County enjoys help the wine-makers of the region cultivate an impressive array of grape varietals, mostly of French and Italian origin, including fine varietals such as Barbera, Cabernet Franc and Dolcetto, amongst many others. It is a center of viticultural experimentation, and also features many sustainable, organic and biodynamic wineries which are producing superb wines, packed with distinctive local flavors and characteristics.