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$29.88
$31.20
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$29.64
The 2021 Grenache Blanc Thompson Vineyard is bright and beautifully focused. Orchard fruit, mint, white pepper and...
5.0Ltr
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$19.94
Crisp with flavors of apple and pineapple. semi-sweet and refreshing with floral aromas. Serve Chilled.
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$16.99
Honeysuckle, ripe pineapple, and kiwi punctuate this tropical fruit dominated nose. On the palate, some sweetness...
750ml
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$11.94
$12.57
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$9.51
Honeysuckle, ripe pineapple, and kiwi punctuate this tropical fruit dominated nose. On the palate, some sweetness...
750ml
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$22.94
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$22.48
• 100% Vermentino.
• Practicing Organic.
• Dry Creek Valley AVA (Farfalla Vyd).
• Planted in 2019.
•...
3.0Ltr
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$27.17
$28.60
6 bottles:
$18.40
Black Box Riesling wine opens with notes of nectarine and honey with a bright, refreshing finish. This California...
750ml
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$21.36
$22.48
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$17.41
Intensely aromatic, this wine shows typical ripe Riesling characteristics, including honey, apricot, and white...
750ml
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$27.50
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$26.95
This pretty Vermentino wine is of a brilliant lemon hue, with aromatic notes of candied lemon peel and lychee, and...
750ml
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$32.94
$33.60
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$31.92
Our Riesling stands out from the pack. The ripe and tropical aromatics pop with lychee, pear, peach and melon. The...
750ml
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$13.87
$15.41
Our Riesling is a refreshing, off-dry wine with prominent apricot, white peach, lychee nut, Granny Smith apple and...
750ml
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$15.52
$16.34
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$11.94
Grown in close proximity to cold Monterey Bay, this food-friendly Monterey Riesling is a perfect pairing to fusion...
750ml
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$29.94
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$29.34
100% Trousseau Gris from Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard in Sonoma County. The Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard is practicing...
750ml
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$16.27
$18.08
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$12.77
Deliciously crisp with vibrant fruit aromas and subtle spice notes. Layers of apricot, peach and Anjou pear...
750ml
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$23.94
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$23.46
This wine shows white peach and apricot on the nose with an oyster shell minerality and waxy honeycomb aromas to...
750ml
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$24.00
12 bottles:
$22.80
Bright, fresh and clean, with supple yellow and white tree fruits, pronounced floral aromatics, and exotic spices,...
750ml
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$25.08
$26.40
89-91 The 2022 Vermentino The Bench is a rich, explosive white with plenty of California sunshine. Effusive floral...
Mencia Riesling Vermentino United States California
Riesling grapes have been grown in and around central Europe for centuries, and over time, they became the lasting symbol of south Germany's ancient and proud wine culture. Whilst the reputation of German wines abroad has in the past been mixed, the Germans themselves take an enormous amount of pride in their wineries, and Riesling grapes have now spread around the globe, growing anywhere with the correct climate in which they can thrive. Riesling grape varietals generally require much cooler climatic conditions than many other white grapes, and they are generally considered to be a very 'terroir expressive' varietal, meaning that the features and characteristics of the terroir they are grown on comes across in the flavors and aromas in the bottle. It is this important feature which has allowed Riesling wines to be elevated into the category of 'fine' white wines, as the features of the top quality bottles are generally considered to be highly unique and offer much to interest wine enthusiasts.
The Vermintino grape varietal has been grown in northern Italy for centuries, but is perhaps most closely associated with the island of Corsica, where it is the most widely planted grape varietal and is one of the key flagship grapes on the island. Thought to have originated in Spain, the Vermentino grape quickly spread to other countries, and is now found in many parts of Mediterranean Europe and the New World. The grape itself is prized by wineries due to the crispness of its acids, and the wide bouquet of refreshing flavors it carries. Most commonly, Vermentino is known for holding flavors of green apple and lime, and for having a relatively light body with a low alcohol content. As such, it makes a perfect match for a wide range of foods, and is particularly popular when paired with shellfish.
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.