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$17.49
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$15.83
This is a very successful Zinfandel, blending earth, spice and fruit into a savory, yet thirst-quenching package....
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$18.85
$20.00
A refreshing, dry, blended white with citrus lemon/lime notes, flinty minerality, and crisp finish.
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$32.89
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$32.23
This Burgundian-minded blend of 50% Pinot Gris, 45% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote is exciting to try each vintage. This...
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$42.00
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$30.00
This one has a big personality with aromas of black cherry and blackcurrant, nuanced by notes of celery seed, black...
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$26.48
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$25.95
This is an affordably priced, Rhone-styled, organically grown blend that starts with crisp aromas of lemon blossom...
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$199.94
Not yet bottled, the 2021 Unanswered Prayers White is based largely on Chardonnay (72%, all from Sanford & Benedict)...
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$14.99
Brambly, ripe Zinfandel fruit and spice in a fresh package. The use of stainless on the Foxglove Zin keeps the ripe...
750ml
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$36.08
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$28.89
A blend of 50% Clairette Blanche and 50% Grenache Blanc, the 2021 Beautiful Earth White is scented of golden apples,...
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$23.28
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$17.48
Aromatics: Raspberry fruit roll-up, cherry pie, açai, cranberry-blood orange relish, red licorice, star anise,...
750ml
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$29.94
The 2021 White Blend, a blend of Albariño, Chardonnay, Viognier and Pinot Gris, has intense aromas of peach,...
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$17.93
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$17.57
The 2022 White Blend is composed of 50% Chardonnay, 18% Chenin Blanc, 14% Gruner Veltliner, 10% Albariño and 8%...
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$22.00
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$19.53
A rich, spicy, full-bodied Zinfandel with mouthwatering acidity and finely tuned tannins that shows the best of the...
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$41.11
$45.68
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$39.52
Captures the best of Paso Robles Zinfandel, deeply structured and appealingly briary, with notes of bright cherry,...
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$21.95
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$21.51
This blend of Pinot Gris, Orange Muscat, Gewürztraminer, and Semillon brings ripe aromatics with rich, savory layers...
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$23.46
A depth of honeysuckle elevated via a pineapple bridge to lemon+lime and crunchy pear flesh. Softly billowing in the...
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92-94 The 2021 Zinfandel Dusi Vineyard, from vines planted in 1945, is a bold, potent Paso Robles Zinfandel. A blast...
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$49.94
Medium ruby in the glass, the 2022 Zinfandel Pesenti Vineyard is refined and pure on the nose, leading with...
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$17.50
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$16.63
There's a bold spirit behind this unique blend of 66% Chenin Blanc and 34% Verdelho, but the wine is a subtle...
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Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2019
750ml - Case of 12
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$71.06
This is always a favorite wine from the late Jim Clendenen—a Burgundian-minded blend of 55% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot...
White Blend Zinfandel United States California San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara
The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.
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.
Santa Barbara is home to many of California's most sought after wines, with a powerful reputation for superbly crafted, old world style big, flavorful and complex red wines. The white wine industry in the region is growing, too, with many wineries within Santa Barbara successfully experimenting with several classic white wine grape varietals. As in much of California, Santa Barbara benefits from the blazing west coast sunshine, coupled with cooling Pacific Ocean breezes and fogs, which help to temper the grapes and slow the ripening process, thus ensuring more flavor and aroma in the resulting wines. Although Santa Barbara is a relatively young wine region, it is home to many wineries who are extremely dedicated when it comes to demonstrating just how good their terroir is, and how characterful their region's wines can be.