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White
375ml
Bottle: $15.01
12 bottles: $14.71
Rated 91 - This shows vivid and crunchy stone fruit character with hints of spicy herbs, pear skins and guava....
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91
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90
Rapid Ship
White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
Rated 91 - This shows vivid and crunchy stone fruit character with hints of spicy herbs, pear skins and guava....
JS
91
WE
90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $30.24 $33.60
12 bottles: $26.60
Rated 94 - Stunning, this exuberant, generous version shows notes of passion fruit, Key lime, dried pineapple and...
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94
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90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $19.84 $20.80
12 bottles: $19.44
Rated 90 - Peach, green apple, passion fruit and lime on the nose. Medium-bodied, crisp and fruity. Tangy, clean...
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90
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90
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White
750ml
Bottle: $24.84 $27.60
12 bottles: $20.52
Bright and spritzy, with light aromatics of grapefruit, pineapple, and kiwi. Passionfruit, mango and lemon curd...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $37.90 $39.60
12 bottles: $37.14
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.33
12 bottles: $16.63
Refreshing and crisp, our Slingshot Sauvignon Blanc has aromas of orange blossom and green apple. With a vein of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $40.94 $42.00
12 bottles: $40.12
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White
750ml
Bottle: $27.94 $30.80
12 bottles: $27.38
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White
750ml
Bottle: $36.36 $40.40
The 2022 AVETA Sauvignon Blanc offers an expressive nose of tangerine, papaya, guava, orange blossom, pineapple and...
White
750ml
Bottle: $31.87
12 bottles: $31.23
Whole-cluster pressed and settled overnight. Fermented 100% in stainless steel tank.
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $24.00
Rated 88 - A fruity white with sliced apples, pears, melon rind and green papaya on the nose. Lychee and mango stone,...
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88
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88
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.79
12 bottles: $17.58
TEXTBOOK Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc comes from superb cool sites located in the southeastern eastern part of the...
White
750ml
Bottle: $12.00
12 bottles: $11.76
Rated 90 - Baked apples, lemon curd, white peaches and spiced pears on the nose. Some hay, too. It’s full-bodied...
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90
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.94
12 bottles: $19.54
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.44 $28.39
Ripe, with concentrated apple, melon, citrus and mineral flavors. Lemon-lime, fig and quince carry through to the...
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White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $109.12
Sauvignon Blanc is the white wine from the Eisele Vineyard. The parcels are located on the Eastern side of the...
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $109.12
Sauvignon Blanc is the white wine from the Eisele Vineyard. The parcels are located on the Eastern side of the...
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $119.85
Sauvignon Blanc is the white wine from the Eisele Vineyard. The parcels are located on the Eastern side of the...
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $119.85
Sauvignon Blanc is the white wine from the Eisele Vineyard. The parcels are located on the Eastern side of the...

Sauvignon Blanc United States California Napa Valley

The green skinned grapes of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal had their origins in Southern France, where they are still widely grown and used for many of the excellent young and aged white wines the region is famous for. Today, however, they are grown in almost every wine producing country in the world, and are widely revered for their fresh and grassy flavors, full of tropical notes and refreshing, zesty character. Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive best in moderate climates, and ripen relatively early in the year. This has made them a favorite for many wineries in the New World, where they can still produce healthy and high yields in the earlier part of the summer before the temperatures become too hot. Too much heat has a massively adverse effect on Sauvignon Blanc, as the grapes become dull in their flavor, and the wine produced from them loses all its unique character and high points. As such, Sauvignon Blanc farmers have had a lot of trouble from global warming and climate change, as they are being forced to harvest their crops increasingly earlier in the year when it is cool enough to do so.

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.