Do we ship to you?.
750ml
Bottle:
$32.89
Boysenberry, ripe raspberry, and citrus on the nose. Medium-bodied with nuanced acid and fine tannin texture. Crisp...
375ml
Bottle:
$14.66
$16.29
12 bottles:
$12.36
This elegant, energized wine combines bright raspberry and red-cherry aromas with flinty, mineral accents and...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.92
$16.66
12 bottles:
$15.83
An exciting, yet friendly wine, bursting at the seams with aromas of macerated tart cherries, pomegranate and notes...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$59.94
Tina Marie is lighter in color with more of a deep ruby core vs dark purple, with very pronounced aromatics. Fresh...
750ml
Bottle:
$52.27
$58.08
12 bottles:
$47.12
A fleshy, open-knit style, with a coating of melted licorice and sweet toast over a core of plum and cherry puree...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$126.12
$132.76
6 bottles:
$120.00
Offers notes of plum preserves and cherry clafoutis that glide through, with sweet toast around the edges. The soft,...
750ml
Bottle:
$37.20
$40.00
Offers notes of plum preserves and cherry clafoutis that glide through, with sweet toast around the edges. The soft,...
750ml
Bottle:
$36.07
$40.08
12 bottles:
$29.64
COLOR: Ruby Red with hints of plum.
AROMATICS: Raspberry tart, blueberry, dried rosemary, and molasses.
PALATE: Bold...
750ml
Bottle:
$41.82
12 bottles:
$40.98
The appearance is medium red with a purple hue and semi-opaque center. From the glass classic aromas of cherry cola,...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.25
12 bottles:
$22.79
Our Seven Ranchlands Pinot Noir has enticing aromas and complex flavors of fresh strawberry, cherry, raspberry, and...
750ml
Bottle:
$61.94
This wine from one of Kosta Browne's founders shows just-ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors that are compelling...
750ml
Bottle:
$26.35
$29.28
12 bottles:
$19.00
This vibrant and enticing Pinot Noir offers lovely aromas of fresh-picked strawberry, Bing cherry and blueberry with...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.88
$26.39
Crafted using traditional Burgundian techniques, including fermentation in small tanks, hand punch downs and aging in...
750ml
Bottle:
$23.94
$26.39
Firm tannins and a healthy stamp of toasted oak give this full-bodied wine an almost chewy texture. Cedar, wood smoke...
750ml
Bottle:
$28.93
12 bottles:
$28.35
Crafted using traditional Burgundian techniques, including fermentation in small tanks, hand punch downs and aging in...
750ml
Bottle:
$42.79
12 bottles:
$39.51
The Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir leads with a beautiful combination of sweet berries and woodsy spice, with black cherry,...
750ml
Bottle:
$66.80
6 bottles:
$65.60
The nose is enveloping with its blueberry and blackberry jam notes, highlighted by touches of violets and wisteria,...
750ml
Bottle:
$83.51
6 bottles:
$81.83
Pretty notes of violet and bay leaf add layers of complexity. The energetic mouth leads with red raspberry,...
750ml
Bottle:
$46.87
$52.08
6 bottles:
$37.22
Juicy and friendly, with tasty, up-front plum and black cherry fruit lined with hints of potpourri and rose petal...
Gelber Muskateller Melon de Bourgogne Pinot Noir United States California Sonoma Valley
One of the more unusual French grape varietals, Melon de Bourgogne has been grown in and around the Loire Valley for several hundred years. In fact, this grape was first planted in the Loire region of Pays Nantais back in the mid 17th century, after a devastating frost decimated most of the red grapes which were typical in the area. The winemakers of Pays Nantais were keen to cultivate vines which were hardy, high yielding, and capable of surviving another such frost, and so turned their attention to Melon de Bourgogne for this very reason. The native home of the varietal is actually in Burgundy, where it is still grown to a lesser extent.
Because Melon de Bourgogne produces naturally heavy yields, the vintners of Pays Nantais go to great lengths to reduce the amount of fruit the vines bear. This allows the finest characteristics of the grape to come forward, and also opens up the opportunity for it to express the wonderful granite and schist soils in which the vines are grown. Melon de Bourgogne is a minerally white wine grape varietal, with a very subtle set of fruit flavors. It is prized for its freshness and brightness, and is seeing a revival in the twenty first century as an excellent wine for pairing with a wide range of foods.
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.