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The Giacosa family does a great job with its high-end wines and its entry-level products alike. The 2020 Roero Arneis...
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A richer and rounder-textured Arneis with medium to full body. Lemon and spicy pear. Some cooked apple, too. Really...
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Energetic and bright with sliced green apples, mangoes and citrus with some honeysuckle. It’s medium- to...
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The signature briary, black-peppery characteristics of the variety feature in this medium- to full-bodied wine in the...
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91-93 The 2011 Geyserville impresses for its silkiness and texture. Sweet dark berries, flowers and mint are some of...
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The 2018 Geyserville is a blend of 68% Zinfandel, 20% Carignane, 10% Petite Sirah and 2% Alicante Bouschet. It's...
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Deeply structured and briary, with a mix of red and black fruit accented by licorice, dill and savory underbrush...
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Deeply structured and briary, with a mix of red and black fruit accented by licorice, dill and savory underbrush...
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The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried...
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The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried...
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This focused, firm and tannic wine exudes black pepper and wood-smoke aromas followed by rather tight espresso,...
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A broad-shouldered red, with a potent structure but expressive blackberry, savory dill and white pepper flavors that...
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Arneis Mencia Zinfandel Pre-Arrival

The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.

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.