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A classic expression of unfiltered Chardonnay; this rich powerful wine opens with rich creme caramel, butterscotch...
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Devoting land in Oakville to something other than Cabernet comes at a price that's reflected in the suggested pricing...
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Fruit sources are from Carneros, St. Helena, and Napa Valley AVAs. The Jayson wines are soft and approachable at the...
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An alluring perfume of mango and fresh gardenia with whispers of candied citrus rind and spices open onto a round,...
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With its expressive flavors and restrained oak presence, this Chardonnay offers the balance, structure and complexity...
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Robert Mondavi often said that wine should be restrained - should whisper, not shout. In tha tradition, they have...
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The 2019 Relentless is mostly Syrah, yet the cuvée always includes a good bit of Petite Sirah, with 11% in the 2019....
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From 2.5 acres planted at 2100 feet in volcanic soils way up on Mount Veeder, Sky produces tiny amounts of this...
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This Napa Valley Chardonnay delivers inviting aromas of pear, pineapple, and orange blossom with a lifted floral...
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This is a graceful Chardonnay with pleasing citrus, orange blossom and apricot aromas. The wine is medium to...
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This is a wonderful, flamboyant chardonnay with density and layers of fruit, as well as all the trimmings, from apple...
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Just bottled, the 2022 Chardonnay Estate is bright and nicely focused, which is quite an achievement in this vintage....
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The 2022 Salus is rich and expressive with heady aromas of honeysuckle and chamomile surrounding a core of...
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$14.94
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A complex Chardonnay from the cooler southern appellations within Napa Valley. White and stone fruit flavors,...
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$25.84
Mandarin orange, yellow pear and acacia followed by almonds and sour cream with baking spices and salted caramel....
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Fragrant aromas of crisp apple, citrus led by lemon zest and lime, lemon crème and toasted hazelnut lead to a richly...
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Fresh, with a zesty allure and crunchy Golden Delicious apple and Bosc pear flavors. Minerally accents on the spicy...
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The wine is a beautiful light gold color. The aromatics are intensely floral with peach blossoms, jasmine and...
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“The Su’skol vineyard is carefully farmed to emphasize fruit with wonderful acidity and balance. Crisp and clean...
Albarino Chardonnay Syrah United States California Napa Valley
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
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.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
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.
When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.