Do we ship to you?.
Pre-Arrival
Jonata Red Blend Fenix 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$94.95
95-97 - Two thirds Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Fenix has...
Pre-Arrival
The Hilt Pinot Noir Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$48.29
The 2017 Estate Pinot Noir is super-impressive, especially as the estate's entry-level Pinot. A rush of sweet red and...
Pre-Arrival
The Hilt Pinot Noir Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.05
The 2017 Estate Pinot Noir is super-impressive, especially as the estate's entry-level Pinot. A rush of sweet red and...
Pre-Arrival
Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$73.80
Moving to the Chardonnays, the 2020 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard has a terrific nose of stone fruits,...
Pre-Arrival
Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$73.60
The 2019 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Santa Barbara Historic Vineyards Collection is a soft, open knit wine...
Pre-Arrival
Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$70.23
This is always a favorite wine from the late Jim Clendenen—a Burgundian-minded blend of 55% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot...
Pre-Arrival
Au Bon Climat White Blend Hildegard 2020
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$68.12
This Burgundian-minded blend of 50% Pinot Gris, 45% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote is exciting to try each vintage. This...
750ml
Bottle:
$47.94
12 bottles:
$46.98
Sandhi has partnered with the White Buffalo Land Trust, an organization that practices and promotes regenerative...
750ml
Bottle:
$20.94
12 bottles:
$20.52
• Practicing Organic.
• Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.
• Los Alamos Valley, Los Olivos District & Happy Canyon...
750ml
Bottle:
$44.94
12 bottles:
$44.04
• Practicing Organic.
• 100% Pinot Noir.
• Sanford & Benedict Vineyard (Sta. Rita Hills AVA).
• 48-year-old,...
United States California Santa Barbara
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.