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750ml
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$74.40
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$64.00
Impressive for its creamy profile, with elegant shadings of nutmeg and toasted brioche to complement the poached...
750ml
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$79.27
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Aromas of gunpowder, dried peach and sliced cooked apple. Sea shell. Pineapple. Medium to full body with a creamy...
750ml
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$16.25
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$13.70
Round, revealing appealingly balanced buttery pastry, preserved apricot and lemon curd flavors, with bright acidity...
750ml
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$44.94
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$44.04
On the nose hints of lemon curd, fresh NECTARINE, and nutmeg followed by flavors of Meyer Lemon, white PEACH, and...
750ml
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$32.88
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Aromas of lemon blossom, HONEYSUCKLE, and yellow plum are followed by flavors of fresh nectarine, APRICOT, and ripe...
750ml
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$44.94
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Delicate aromas of quince, citrus blossom, and brioche in this white wine open to flavors of lemon curd, fresh...
375ml
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$12.91
$14.34
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$12.34
This wine opens with bright aromas of Meyer lemon and yellow apple, punctuated by hints of butterscotch and subtle...
750ml
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$17.06
$18.34
This wine opens with bright aromas of Meyer lemon and yellow apple, punctuated by hints of butterscotch and subtle...
750ml
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$38.94
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$38.16
Aroma : Wet hay, basil, nectarine pit.
Flavor : Lime leaf, star fruit, ocean spray.
750ml
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$22.00
AROMA : Bartlett pear, bay laurel, seashell.
FLAVOR : Lemon drops, tomato leaf, fennel pollen.
750ml
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$17.93
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$17.57
LOLA Chardonnay is pale gold in color with aromas of tropical fruits and citrus, complimented by delicate floral...
750ml
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$37.81
12 bottles:
$37.05
This is a lengthy, complex and well-balanced appellation wine, spicy in oak and layered in layers of anise, apple and...
750ml
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$39.90
12 bottles:
$39.10
Bright, tangy citrus aromas lead to equally lively, refreshing flavors in this charming, full-bodied wine. Lemons,...
750ml
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$21.93
$23.20
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$21.28
This big but balanced wine is packed with vivid green apple, Bosc pear and Danish pastry flavors on a full body and...
750ml
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$37.40
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$36.65
Unwooded chardonnay with flowers and sliced green apple. Hints of almond. Fresh and clean. Medium-bodied. Only...
750ml
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$31.94
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$31.30
Plenty of cooked apple, nougat, and brioche character with some caramel aromas and flavors. Medium to full body....
750ml
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$46.40
This is very subtle and complete with cooked lemons and apples and a complement of straw and gunpowder. Full-bodied,...
750ml
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$33.88
12 bottles:
$33.20
Our 2020 Bella Vigna Chardonnay has notes of lemon, hazelnut, and golden apple on the nose. A bright lemon zest entry...
Chardonnay United States California Sonoma Coast Sonoma Valley
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.