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750ml
Bottle:
$71.60
6 bottles:
$70.17
The entire lineup of Clos de la Tech wines walks on a different plain than most other Pinot Noir, so consumers should...
750ml
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$89.51
6 bottles:
$87.71
750ml
Bottle:
$71.60
6 bottles:
$70.17
Quite dark in the glass, this block-designated bottling from a ridgetop vineyard at 2,350 feet begins with earthy...
750ml
Bottle:
$33.75
6 bottles:
$33.08
A dark shade in the glass, this blend from multiple vineyards begins with aromas of dried berry, iodine, mahogany and...
750ml
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$89.93
$96.00
#52 in Top 100, 2022. A brilliant, youthful, unevolved wine that will give Ridge's Monte Bello a run for its money,...
750ml
Bottle:
$49.90
12 bottles:
$48.90
Coming all from the Santa Cruz Mountains, the 2017 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains Alesia is similarly colored yet...
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Domaine Eden Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$59.11
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is fabulous. A rush of floral and spice notes leads into a core of racy purplish fruit....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$125.45
#52 in Top 100, 2022. A brilliant, youthful, unevolved wine that will give Ridge's Monte Bello a run for its money,...
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Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$74.77
The 2017 Chardonnay Estate is beautifully expressed this vintage, scented of warm citrus, honeycomb and a singular...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$92.52
Ridge’s 2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a fabulous choice for readers who want a Monte Bello fix now, without...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2017
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$589.49
Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be...
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Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$208.63
Pure perfection, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a sensational effort from this estate that should be...
2017 United States California Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz Mountains
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.