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Bottle: $31.94 $32.81
Precisely structured, rich yet elegantly firm, this red is generous, with blackberry, dried sage and olive flavors...
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Red
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Bottle: $14.50 $16.25
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Aromas of sliced strawberries, red cherries and cedar. Medium-bodied with silky tannins and bright acidity. Very...
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Red
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Plush and zesty, this medium-bodied version is lively with black cherry, toasty mocha and spice flavors that zip...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.60 $21.68
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If you like Cabernet dark and rich, this is your sexy beast. Chocolate, dark cherries, tobacco leaf. It continues...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.51 $18.43
12 bottles: $12.36
White stone fruit, white peach, apricot, cool and delicious. Think Fuji apple, shiroplum, lime leaves. Focused and a...
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Bottle: $15.90 $16.66
Lemon curd, peach, green apple and wet stone notes. Touch of honey. It’s medium-bodied, vibrant and creamy, with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.07 $20.08
12 bottles: $15.04
Rich with red fruit flavor, the complexity and structure of this Cabernet Sauvignon remains delectable at every...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.03 $34.48
6 bottles: $25.37
The aromas show some reduction out of the gate. Beyond that are notes of coffee, char, berry and herb. Pleasing,...
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Planted in the 1970s, Cold Creek is one of Washington's oldest and most acclaimed vineyards. Character builds season...
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Red
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Bottle: $18.79 $20.88
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Since 1967, the dedicated winemakers at Chateau Ste. Michelle have crafted some of the most spectacular wines in the...
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Red
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Bottle: $37.95 $40.88
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Tightly focused and rather broad-shouldered, with dense blackberry, bitter chocolate and savory spice flavors that...
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Red
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Bottle: $12.44 $13.09
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The Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling is a crisp, dry and refreshing style of Riesling. It exhibits fresh flavors of...
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Bottle: $15.11 $15.91
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Since 1967, the dedicated winemakers at Chateau Ste. Michelle have transformed the finest grapes into some of the...
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White
750ml
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Fragrant bouquet, followed by a complex palate of ripe peaches and apricot.
White
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.75
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This expressive Cabernet Sauvignon is earthy with hints of toasted vanilla with a lush finish showcasing dark red fruit.
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Red
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This bold style Cabernet Sauvignon displays great complexity and structure. Slight pepper, round body, dried cherry,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.49 $18.41
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This bold Cabernet opens with flavors of black cherries and blackberries with a touch of currants and vanilla,...
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Bottle: $14.08 $14.82
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Cabernet Sauvignon Riesling United States Oregon Washington State 750ml

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.

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.

The beautiful state of Oregon has, over the past few decades, become increasingly well known and respected for its wine industry, with several small but significant wineries within the state receiving world wide attention for the quality of their produce. Whilst the first vineyards within Oregon were planted in the 1840s, the state's wine industry didn't really take off until the 1960s, when several wine producers from California discovered that the cooler regions of the state were ideal for cultivating various fine grape varietals. Today, Oregon has over four hundred and fifty wineries in operation, the vast majority of which are used for the production of wines made from Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir varietal grapes, both of which thrive in the valleys and mountainsides which characterise the landscape of the state.

Since it began in the 1820s, wine-production in Washington state has gone from strength to strength, with many of the finest United States wines coming out over the past twenty years hailing from this region. Today, the state is the second largest US producer of wines, behind California, with over forty thousand acres under vine. The state itself is split into two distinct wine regions, separated by the Cascade Range, which casts an important rain shadow over much of the area. As such, the vast majority of vines are grown and cultivated in the dry, arid desert-like area in the eastern half of the state, with the western half producing less than one percent of the state's wines where it is considerably wetter. Washington state is famed for producing many of the most accessible wines of the country, with Merlot and Chardonnay varietal grapes leading the way, and much experimentation with other varietals characterizing the state's produce in the twenty-first century.