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Red
750ml
Bottle: $59.94 $61.92
12 bottles: $58.74
GRO Cabernet Franc beautifully expresses our Calistoga “archipelago”. This dry-farmed vineyard is grown at the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.32
12 bottles: $63.03
The 2019 vintage from Star Vineyard, in the renowned Rutherford AVA, is an elegant wine from an intense site....
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $115.74 $128.60
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville) is fabulous. Moreover, it shows the important strides that have been made here...
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Red
375ml
Bottle: $33.94 $37.00
12 bottles: $33.26
Sumptuous black and blue berries, candied violets and sweet cedar on the nose. Fresh and inviting in the mouth,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $58.68 $65.20
12 bottles: $58.52
Shows the up-front fruit of the vintage, with a good lush feel to the mix of plum and warmed cherry compote notes,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $135.72 $150.80
The deeper purple-hued 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a terrific Oakville effort loaded with pure cassis fruit as...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $79.87 $86.00
Oakcross Proprietary Red represents Groth Vineyards & Winery’s continued focus on exploring the potential of our...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.28 $29.20
12 bottles: $24.32
All of the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon was whole cluster pressed. Whole cluster pressing gives us juice of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.49 $56.00
• Practicing Sustainable • 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Malbec, 0.5% Merlot...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $299.25 $315.00
The appellation 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is another winner. Ripe red and black fruits, dried flowers, and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $52.08 $56.00
The appellation 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is another winner. Ripe red and black fruits, dried flowers, and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $42.94
12 bottles: $42.08
Our 2019 Napa Valley Merlot opens with lively bright red fruits and a soft, lush texture. Delicate floral aromas...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $25.79 $28.80
The 2022 vintage exhibits inviting hints of melon, grapefruit, and quince. The textured palate is alive with fresh...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.30
12 bottles: $17.48
Supple, with flavors of dark berry, spice and herbal flavors. The lavish palate's tannic backbone is distinct and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.74 $15.10
Red
750ml
Bottle: $32.00
12 bottles: $30.40
This "crazy value" Napa Cab was sourced from a couple of top "Cult" wineries in the Valley (SHHH...their wines sell...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $75.24 $83.60
12 bottles: $68.41
A pure, balanced and fresh Napa cabernet that is not just showing heady concentration and dark fruit. Here you get...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $178.95
6 bottles: $175.37
Heitz purchased 40 acres of woodlands on Howell Mountain in 2002 and subsequently planted seven of those acres. The...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $217.81
6 bottles: $213.45
Well-built, with a tar and apple wood frame that melds nicely with the core of dark currant and plum sauce. Shows a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.04 $115.60
6 bottles: $96.00
Expressive, with a bold menthol note followed quickly by boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors wrapped in black...
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United States California Napa Valley

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.