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“To the tooth,” Al Dente describes the ideal consistency of something when cooked. We believe Breaking Bread’s...
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This stunning wine leaps out of the glass, with concentrated flavors and aromas of white peach, quince and pineapple,...
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Since 1989 our family owned and operated winery has produced wines of superior quality and value. This handcrafted...
750ml
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Exuberant banana, pluot, peach, pineapple, floral and lime aromas form the initial impressions of this 100% stainless...
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The focus is on bright fruit and minerality with apricot and white peach notes and floral aromatics.
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A new red blend for Jolie-Laide coming from a unique spread of vineyards and varieties dotted around California -...
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Bosc pear, lemon meringue, graham cracker, white flowers. Creamy body with fresh fruit, citrus notes and bright...
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The 2023 vintage went through 100% malolactic fermentation which produced this lovely textured wine. Aromas of...
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Colgin Cariad Proprietary Red 2010
750ml - Case of 3
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$685.89
The 2010 Proprietary Red Cariad reveals great intensity along with abundant notes of unsmoked tobacco leaf interwoven...
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Napanook Red Blend 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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Fresh and floral with berry, light cedar and chocolate character. Full body with a dense center palate and gorgeous...
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Opus One Overture 2023
750ml - Case of 6
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$163.25
The first time specific blocks have been used for this wine. Dark forest berry notes on the nose with perfumed...
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Opus One Red Wine 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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$548.35
Bright dark ruby. Initially reticent nose opened in the glass to reveal wonderfully complex scents of black- and...
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Palazzo Right Bank Proprietary Red Blend 2010
750ml - Case of 12
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Nose: Floral Notes of Violets & Cassis, Red & Black Cherry Fruit.
Palate: Rich, Plush Mouthfeel, Crushed Red Cherries...
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Screaming Eagle Second Flight 2010
750ml - Case of 6
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Screaming Eagle's 2010 Second Flight opens with exquisite aromatics that are the hallmarks of this superb Oakville...
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Star Trek The Trouble With Tribbles 2010
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One of the most beloved Star Trek episodes ever created, "The Trouble With Tribbles" first aired in December of 1967....
Chardonnay Red Blend 2010 2023 United States California
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.