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750ml
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$29.90
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$29.30
From a high desert site in the Gabilan Mountains, neighboring Pinnacles State Park. Harvested from a south facing...
750ml
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$20.94
12 bottles:
$20.52
From Bien Nacido in Santa Maria, this is a crisp, mineral driven wine with captivating brininess. Made for shucking...
375ml
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$11.11
$12.35
HANA Fuji Apple lives up to its name with an appealing aroma that fulfills its promise on the palate with the crisp...
750ml
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$16.51
$18.34
12 bottles:
$14.41
HANA Fuji Apple lives up to its name with an appealing aroma that fulfills its promise on the palate with the crisp...
375ml
Bottle:
$11.11
$12.35
Captivating, lychee aromatics and a sweet, full-bodied palate of lychee, yellow peach, and lemon-lime. Enjoy on its...
750ml
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$16.51
$18.34
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$14.41
Captivating, lychee aromatics and a sweet, full-bodied palate of lychee, yellow peach, and lemon-lime. Enjoy on its...
750ml
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$16.51
$18.34
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$14.41
An engaging flavored sake with the aroma and flavor of perfectly ripe, freshly cut pineapple. Lightly sweet with a...
375ml
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$11.11
$12.35
Delightful aromas and flavors of just-ripe, white peaches in cream with a sweet, full-bodied palate. Enjoy on its own...
750ml
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$16.51
$18.34
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$14.41
Delightful aromas and flavors of just-ripe, white peaches in cream with a sweet, full-bodied palate. Enjoy on its own...
375ml
Bottle:
$11.73
$12.35
12 bottles:
$11.40
This exotic sake bursts with aromas of tangy yuzu and tropical flowers. The finely silky palate refreshes with...
750ml
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$17.42
$18.34
12 bottles:
$14.41
This exotic sake bursts with aromas of tangy yuzu and tropical flowers. The finely silky palate refreshes with...
300ml
Bottle:
$12.56
$13.22
12 bottles:
$11.40
MIO is a festive, sparkling sake, bright with aromas of peach, ripe persimmon, freesia, and fresh bread. Its gentle...
1.5Ltr
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$22.14
$24.60
6 bottles:
$15.00
Do you crave a Chardonnay at the end of the day? Or is a velvety Merlot more your style? You can get the flavor of...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.70
$13.00
12 bottles:
$9.98
Do you crave a Chardonnay at the end of the day? Or is a velvety Merlot more your style? You can get the flavor of...
300ml
Bottle:
$12.97
$13.65
12 bottles:
$11.12
This dry, delicate and fruity sake features a smooth, silky texture, tinged with aromas and flavors of pear, melon,...
375ml
Bottle:
$10.57
$11.75
12 bottles:
$9.03
Nigori Silky Mild emits the fruity aromas and flavors of ripe banana, vanilla, melon, strawberry, and creamy sweet...
750ml
Bottle:
$13.50
$15.00
12 bottles:
$11.12
Nigori Silky Mild emits the fruity aromas and flavors of ripe banana, vanilla, melon, strawberry, and creamy sweet...
300ml
Bottle:
$13.65
12 bottles:
$11.88
This distinctive sake has a full body and richness in flavors like macadamia nuts, banana bread and undertones of...
Melon de Bourgogne Sake Schioppettino United States California
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
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.