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$24.08
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A delightful quaff, this is lively with cherry, strawberry and spice flavors that finish on a zesty, succulent...
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The 2021 Acrobat Rosé has a beautiful, vibrant hue of pale pink. The nose exudes fresh cut strawberries with a hint...
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• 50% 14-day skin-contact Pinot Gris from Columbia Gorge AVA.
• 50% blended with Ovum’s Big Salt cuvée.
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The 2022 Cloudline Rosé of Pinot Noir expresses a galaxy of fresh flavors on the nose and in the glass. A beautiful...
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Malbec (34%); Cabernet Franc (33%); Tannat (33%) from 3 different vineyards (Layne Vineyard, Mae’s Vineyard, Kelly...
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Our latest version of this wine continues the bright, juicy tradition that Lemonade has become. Berries and citrus...
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$23.28
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For our Elouan Rosé, we bring together fruit from three distinct terrains along Oregon’s premiere Western...
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Fruit and floral aromas greet the nose. Balanced and well integrated up front, this vibrant wine shows flavors of...
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• Certified Organic.
• 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Riesling/Gewurztraminer/Early Muscat/Sauvignon Blanc.
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$21.68
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A lively pink Pinot Noir offering from The Four Graces shows the classic Willamette Valley rosé character of rhubarb...
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$31.28
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Floral and fruit driven, this refreshing Rosé wine has aromas and flavors of passionfruit, citrus and a stony...
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The wine opens with vibrant aromatics of ruby red grapefruit, orange blossom, strawberry and watermelon. The palate...
Malagousia Merlot Rose / Blush United States Oregon 750ml
If you're looking for a Greek white wine packed full of interesting character and a wide range of unique and surprising aromas, then the wines made from the Malagousia grape varietal are unlikely to disappoint. Although this grape is said to have originated in and around Nafpaktos, in Western Greece, it is now most commonly grown, cultivated and processed in Greek Macedonia, where it is used to make high quality white wines of a highly aromatic nature. Indeed, Malagousia is renowned for producing wines which are full of unusual aromas, with many wines holding traces of jasmine, mint, citrus and exotic fruits, and occasionally a whole lot more.
It was the famous Greek wine maker Gerovassiliou who was said to be the first to experiment with the Malagousia grapes, which were previously used mainly by smallholders and families to produce simple house wines. Gerovassiliou recognized that Malagousia had the potential and the characteristics necessary for producing excellent quality wines, and before long, vineyards were being planted across Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Attica. Today, wines made with the Malagousia grapes tend to be full bodied, with a noticeable tannin content elegantly interplaying with the mellow, medium acidity of the wine. Such roundness allows all of these interesting and exciting flavors and aromas come forth, making for a truly fascinating and unique wine.
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With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.
The beautiful state of Oregon has, over the past few decades, become increasingly well known and respected for its wine industry, with several small but significant wineries within the state receiving world wide attention for the quality of their produce. Whilst the first vineyards within Oregon were planted in the 1840s, the state's wine industry didn't really take off until the 1960s, when several wine producers from California discovered that the cooler regions of the state were ideal for cultivating various fine grape varietals. Today, Oregon has over four hundred and fifty wineries in operation, the vast majority of which are used for the production of wines made from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir varietal grapes, both of which thrive in the valleys and mountainsides which characterise the landscape of the state.