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Bottle: $147.60
12 bottles: $136.80
The Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated cuvée is the 2017 El Desafio De Jonata, which includes 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3%...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.95
6 bottles: $83.25
95-97 - Two thirds Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Fenix has...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.94 $26.40
The 2022 Cabernet Franc screams with varietal character. Strong floral and savory notes meld into a core of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
The 2022 Cabernet Franc Sans Soufre offers a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, dried herbs and menthol....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
89-91 The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon comes across as soft and easygoing. There's good depth to the fruit, but this also...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.84 $20.40
The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is a brisk, steely white. Crushed rocks, white pepper, mint and sage abound. The 2022...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.00
12 bottles: $19.00
The 2022 Sangiovese Love You Bunches is 100% Sangiovese done with carbonic maceration, Chianti Classico meets...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.84 $19.60
12 bottles: $18.62
The 2022 La Cuadrilla is a fabulous entry-level wine. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, spice, tobacco and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
The 2021 Uni White is a blend of 70% Roussanne and 30% Chardonnay matured in neutral 500-liter puncheons. The nose is...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $17.50
12 bottles: $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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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $183.54
The Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated cuvée is the 2017 El Desafio De Jonata, which includes 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3%...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $218.88
Plump and potent, yet polished, with vivid smoky game and blueberry aromas that lead to deeply layered boysenberry,...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $111.59
Lastly, the entry level 2013 Todos Proprietary Red Wine is a smokin’ wine that’s made from 78% Syrah, 15%...
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United States California Santa Barbara Santa Ynez Valley

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.