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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.90 $34.00
12 bottles: $28.88
The 2022 J Russian River Valley Chardonnay is a fresh, stunningly elegant wine. Citrus aromas of pineapple and lemon...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.84 $27.60
12 bottles: $22.80
Rated 88 - Firm and juicy, with pear, lime and melon flavors that show nice concentration and acidity, revealing...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $57.18 $63.60
6 bottles: $56.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $23.87
12 bottles: $23.39
• Practicing Sustainable • 100% Pinot Noir • Hand-harvested into small bins in the early morning • Russian...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.72 $40.80
12 bottles: $35.34
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $72.00
Rated 92 - A light, bright and sophisticated coastal white, this wine is focused fresh pear and apple, with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $58.40
This medium ruby pinot is a joyful color. Immediate aromas of fresh red fruits like cherry, plum, bramble, cranberry...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $100.80
Rich, bing cherry and leather on the nose, with underlying notes of baking spices. On the palate, acid highlights...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $61.92
Rated 90 - This has a little dark earth funkiness peeking in on the core of lightly steeped raspberry and blackberry...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $61.92
Rated 95 - This layered, nuanced, spicy wine offers enticing aromas, intricate flavors and a balanced, appetizing...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.90 $34.80
12 bottles: $33.22
As always, a blend of Swan’s vineyard designated Pinot Noir. Every Pinot Noir is made to be the best it can be with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $49.88
12 bottles: $48.88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.82
12 bottles: $39.02
Aromas of red fruit, ranging from wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry aromas with floral overtones and hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $33.88
12 bottles: $33.20
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.80 $20.89
12 bottles: $17.11
Cool breezes and damp fog build character in our Russian River Valley Pinot Noir. French oak complements bold red...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $57.93
12 bottles: $56.77
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.08 $21.20
6 bottles: $16.68
Notes of peach and lemon zest combined with aromas of vanilla, nutmeg and oak.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $78.94 $87.60
Rated 96 - Aromas of gunpowder, dried peach and sliced cooked apple. Sea shell. Pineapple. Medium to full body with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $94.83 $102.80
Rated 94 - Aromatic with ripe fruits and black fruits as well as strawberries with some black tobacco and tea leaf....
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White
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
6 bottles: $44.04
On the nose hints of lemon curd, fresh NECTARINE, and nutmeg followed by flavors of Meyer Lemon, white PEACH, and...
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United States California Sonoma Valley 750ml Russian River Valley

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.

Of all the wine producing regions in California, Sonoma County is one of the most highly regarded, having had a long and fruitful history which has helped shape the American wine industry. Within Sonoma County, we find the AVA of Russian River Valley, a beautiful viticultural area centred around the Russian river, and responsible for around one sixth of Sonoma’s high quality wine production. The vineyards of the region were first planted some two hundred years ago by immigrant communities coming over to California. At first, the vines planted here were generally for private consumption - a reminder of home gardens in Spain and Italy - but by the beginning of the twentieth century, business was booming with a couple of hundred wineries in operation, thanks to the unique nature of the terroir and the effectiveness with which the grapes were growing.

The Russian River Valley is renowned worldwide for the character and quality of its wines, which are the result of the region’s perfect, cool climate, which is affected by the Pacific fog which rolls in over the valley. This coolness tempers the strong sunshine of the area, and allows for a longer, slower ripening season - thus adding character and expression to the grape varietals which grow there. The main vines grown in Russian River Valley are cool climate grapes - Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - which make up for over forty percent of the grapes grown there. The hillier parts of Russian River Valley have had great success with Syrah and Zinfandel, and other parts of the region are experimenting successful with Bordeaux grapes, too.