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A ripe, polished and easygoing style, with plum and blackberry notes backed by light-handed toast. Reveals a late...
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Potent, earthy aromas like dried black figs, black truffles and oak char lead to a firm, tannic palate packed with...
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Opulently deep in color, the lush nose greets with dark plums, blueberries and black currants lifted by warm,...
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Velvety in texture and full in body, this moderately tannic wine is packed with milk chocolate, black cherries and...
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Velvety in texture and full in body, this moderately tannic wine is packed with milk chocolate, black cherries and...
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Stratum is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend that captures the energy and tension of rare deposits of volcanic soils...
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A rare bird from the esteemed Pinot and Chardonnay producer, this wine harks back to simpler times in its total...
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Reduced, robust and succulent, this earthy red estate wine is energetic and focused, with delicately structured waves...
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Showing aromas of cherry, cranberry, wild blueberry, and red plum with hints of pink peppercorn and bergamot, the...
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A youthful and saturated ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is ripe and spicy, with aromas of fresh...
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This is undeniably the classic bold Sonoma cab you've been searching for. With the intense hit of blackfruit right up...
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A fruity, leathery nose offers a glimpse into what unfolds on the palate. Hefty, bright notes of ripe blackberry,...
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With deep red magenta tones, this Los Amigos Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits intense fragrant vanilla, rose, and...
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Our Estate Pinot Noir has an aroma as expressive as its deep red garnet color, with a vibrant violet and plum...
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The Tillerman red blend exhibits a deep purple hue, with notes of ripe wild berries, black cherry, and baking spices...
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This is a blend of several parcels at Iron Horse, named for the Goldridge soils that dominate these rolling Green...
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Juicy and forward in feel here, with friendly cherry and raspberry coulis notes laced with hints of light red...
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An energetic pinot with bright sliced strawberry and citrus character. Some mineral. Medium body. Vivid and focused....
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This Estate is a blend of our many different vineyard sites, with fifty-three percent Little Hill, fifteen percent...
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A concentrated wine, yielding ripe flavors or rhubarb and plum as well as anise and bell pepper, with savory notes of...
Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Pinot Noir Red Blend United States California Sonoma Valley
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
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.