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Full bodied and fruity, with viscous jammy intensity, this is a gulpable red brimming in fleshy black fruit.
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750ml
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$49.93
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$48.93
91-94 Tasted from foudre, the 2017 Nebbiolo Centennial Mountain Vineyard is very promising, exhibiting a classic...
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750ml
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$39.94
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$39.14
The lighter ruby-hued 2018 Bricco Rosso Centennial Mountain Vineyard offers up a pretty, Nebbiolo-like bouquet of...
750ml
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$19.44
$21.60
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$17.10
This dark purple wine has complex aromas of black cherry, spice, plum, cassis, blueberry, oak and vanilla. This is a...
750ml
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$49.94
The 2021 Bedrock Heritage Wine is a great expression of this site. Black cherry, chocolate, spice, leather and...
750ml
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$46.94
$48.00
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$46.00
Brooding and deeply structured, this retains a sense of focus and vibrancy, with flavors of wild berries, clove,...
750ml
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$25.89
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$25.37
Our proprietary red blend is made in an approachable style that is simply delicious on release. It is a blend of...
1.0Ltr
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$24.40
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$23.91
“To the tooth,” Al Dente describes the ideal consistency of something when cooked. We believe Breaking Bread’s...
750ml
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$45.94
$50.40
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$44.46
Covenant's sister label is showing a highly vivacious character with ripe, round, cherry, berry and spice flavors...
750ml
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$26.35
$29.28
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$19.00
With alluring layers of blueberry, blackberry and wild strawberry, as well as hints of anise and vanilla, this...
750ml
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$25.27
$28.08
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$19.00
Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon are the classic grapes found in the Italian -super-Tuscan- red wine blend. SIENNA...
750ml
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$15.17
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$14.87
From the fruity aromas to the lingering finish, our friends.red pairs the aromas of ripe cherry to the flavors of red...
750ml
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$22.93
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$22.47
Dark-garnet; aromas of black cherry, blueberry, and plums. Shows strawberry and cherry flavors with touches of black...
1.5Ltr
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$41.40
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$40.57
Velvety in texture and full in body, this moderately tannic wine is packed with milk chocolate, black cherries and...
750ml
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$19.08
$21.20
Velvety in texture and full in body, this moderately tannic wine is packed with milk chocolate, black cherries and...
750ml
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$15.75
$18.00
A fruity, leathery nose offers a glimpse into what unfolds on the palate. Hefty, bright notes of ripe blackberry,...
Albarino Red Blend United States California Sonoma Valley
The pale skinned grapes of the Albarino varietal have been grown in and around Spain and Portugal for almost a thousand years, where they are highly enjoyed and prized by the locals for their distinctive aroma, and sharp, tart acidity levels. Over the past century, their influence has spread to the New World, and many vineyards keen to emulate the white wines of Spain have had considerable success with this varietal. The light bodied wines which are produced from the Albarino grapes have wonderfully aromatic properties, and carry ripe flavors of soft summer fruits, apricot and peach, with a mild and pleasantly bitter after taste brought on by their thick skins. Because of their acidic nature, they are a fantastic match for many Spanish foods, and are best served chilled on a hot day.
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.
California's beautiful and remarkably fertile Sonoma Valley has grown over the decades to become one of the United States' most respected and profitable wine regions, with wineries within the region benefiting from the superb Californian sunshine, low rainfall and wonderfully rich soils. Because of this vital combination of excellent conditions, the region is able to grow a wide range of grape varietals for use in the production of an impressive array of wines, with many different red and white wine grapes flourishing each year and producing excellent and characterful results. The soils have been enriched by volcanic activity, and the presence of geothermal springs, which make this region a unique one, and very much the beating heart of California's ever growing wine industry.