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White
750ml
Bottle: $59.94
12 bottles: $58.74
Aged ten months in neutral oak barrels, this is a leaner, dry Chardonnay with crisp acidity and a citrus core....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.94
12 bottles: $63.64
The melding of aromatics and structure provides a light yet complex, savory, and fresh wine with notes of dark...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.93
12 bottles: $21.49
Aromas of sliced apple, pear, melon, lemon pie and salted butter. Medium-to full-bodied, ripe and fruity with a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $17.50
12 bottles: $16.63
There's a bold spirit behind this unique blend of 66% Chenin Blanc and 34% Verdelho, but the wine is a subtle...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.95
12 bottles: $25.43
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot, and Malbec. Aged for 18 months in used French oak.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
12 bottles: $70.50
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon China Blue Vineyard is a new wine in this range. Supple, fruity and quite giving, the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $99.48
12 bottles: $94.62
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Happy Canyon Vineyard RSW is a potent, brooding wine. Dark fruit, minerals, licorice,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $60.00
The 2021 Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills) is a new wine, all from the Mae estate. A gorgeous wine, the 2021 is creamy,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $51.93
The 2021 Chardonnay La Rinconada Vineyard is a bright, steely wine. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper, citrus peel...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $63.82
The 2021 Chardonnay La Rinconada Vineyard is a bright, steely wine. Crushed rocks, mint, white pepper, citrus peel...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $71.94
The 2021 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is a soft, easygoing wine. There's lovely upfront richness in the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $23.90
12 bottles: $23.42
The 2022 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County) is a fabulous introduction to this range. Orchard fruit, citrus, white...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.95 $58.80
The 2017 Claret is a new Merlot-based wine. Bright red fruit, crushed flowers and dried herbs shape this mid-weight,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $80.94
The 2020 Extra Brut Blanc de Noir is 100% Pinot Noir from the Mae estate is a tasty sparkling wine that straddles the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.20 $48.00
A new wine in this range, the 2021 Pinot Noir Estate (Sta. Rita Hills) is a blend from the Mae and Fiddlestix...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $65.94
The 2021 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix is a blend of three parcels in the property. Rich and effusive, with tons of fruit...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $55.70
The 2021 Pinot Noir La Encantada Vineyard is a very pretty, delicate wine. Crushed red berry fruit, cinnamon, spice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $69.76
The 2021 Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard is a wild wine. Effusive aromatics, bright red-toned fruit, cedar and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.82
The 2021 Pinot Noir Mae Estate Vineyard is an intensely aromatic, savory wine. Dried herbs, earthiness, leather,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $83.84
The 2021 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is another ethereal wine in this range. The lighter style of the year...
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United States California Santa Barbara

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.

Santa Barbara is home to many of California's most sought after wines, with a powerful reputation for superbly crafted, old world style big, flavorful and complex red wines. The white wine industry in the region is growing, too, with many wineries within Santa Barbara successfully experimenting with several classic white wine grape varietals. As in much of California, Santa Barbara benefits from the blazing west coast sunshine, coupled with cooling Pacific Ocean breezes and fogs, which help to temper the grapes and slow the ripening process, thus ensuring more flavor and aroma in the resulting wines. Although Santa Barbara is a relatively young wine region, it is home to many wineries who are extremely dedicated when it comes to demonstrating just how good their terroir is, and how characterful their region's wines can be.