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$21.96
$24.40
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$19.76
Notes of fresh toast, graham cracker and cream, blend with ripe orchard and stone fruit on the nose. On the plate...
750ml
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$30.58
$32.88
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$24.00
Lightly sweet on the nose with bright undertones of citrus and cool cucumber. In the mouth it is effortlessly round...
750ml
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$30.58
$32.88
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$24.00
No pretenses or artifices, this spirit is a vehicle that delivers an authentic, fresh habanero experience. There’s...
750ml
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$30.58
$32.88
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$24.00
Sultry notes of briny black olives and cumin on the nose can lead one to presumptions of what to do with this spirit....
750ml
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$35.64
$39.60
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$34.20
#11 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. With an inviting, fruity nose, this is a crowd-pleasing, well-made and memorable sparkler...
750ml
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$171.07
$190.08
This is a complex, layered and elegantly conceived wine. It's enjoyable now in its juicy waves of red currant and...
750ml
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$22.40
$23.58
12 bottles:
$15.02
KORBEL Natural’ is a very dry, delicate California champagne – a true representation of KORBEL’s fruit-forward...
750ml
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$17.60
$19.56
12 bottles:
$14.44
This frankly sweet sparkler smells like toasted almonds and pistachios, and tastes rich, round, floral and nutty. It...
750ml
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$18.97
$20.40
Steely and refreshing, with appealing green apple and kiwi flavors. Drink now. 2,000 cases made.
750ml
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$62.48
12 bottles:
$61.23
This is a complex and introverted vineyard-designate. Sour cherry, pomegranate and rhubarb surround a wildness of...
750ml
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$39.94
Dark ruby with hints of magenta in color. This Zinfandel block in the Pritchett Peaks Vineyard is a bright fruit...
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Kutch Wines Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$103.50
A big, punchy wine, the 2012 Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch hits the palate with bold dark cherries, pomegranate, spices,...
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Ridge Lytton Springs 2012
750ml - Case of 12
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$107.79
The 2012 Lytton Springs is quite reserved, compact and inward at this stage. There is good density and depth in the...
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Verite La Joie 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$263.45
The 2012 La Joie, which is a blend of 76% Cabernet, 12% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, blew me away....
2003 2012 NV United States California Sonoma Valley 750ml
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.