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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.83 $65.68
12 bottles: $63.53
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Declaration has intense blackcurrant cordial, blueberry pie...
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91
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $172.04 $191.16
3 bottles: $150.40
This late release offers intriguing forest floor, chaparral, black tea and mulled plum and black cherry flavors, all...
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88
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.90 $52.08
12 bottles: $39.17
The goal of Topography is to find a balance between the ripe concentration of valley floor vineyards and the...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.75 $40.79
12 bottles: $38.00
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $71.60
6 bottles: $70.17
As these mountaintop vines mature, the fruit gains more prominent character, yet the telltale structure remains....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.95 $71.60
Sharp aromas of stewed black plum, cocoa dust, wild mint and baked soil show on the nose of this bottling from a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.91
12 bottles: $15.59
Red
750ml
Bottle: $26.54
12 bottles: $26.01
The grapes for this wine come primarily from younger vine vineyards in the northern portions of the Russian River...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $33.67
12 bottles: $33.00
Brilliant yellow. Pungent, mineral-accented Meyer lemon and pear nectar scents show very good clarity and hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $123.19
6 bottles: $122.40
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a powerful and dense in the glass. Sweet tobacco, menthol, licorice and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.89 $42.79
12 bottles: $41.05
Vivid red. Smoke-tinged cherry and black raspberry scents, backed by vanilla and allspice nuances. Sappy and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.58
12 bottles: $30.95
For this excellent blend, 25% new French oak was employed. It retains its vivid apple-flavored intensity, while...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $36.48
A classic Paso Robles style wine, with a bouquet of blackberries and crushed flowers. Subtle notes of mint and...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $53.41
Bright and concentrated red fruit on the nose and palate. This wine is an opaque ruby color with a medium body and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $63.41
12 bottles: $62.14
A vivid and bright red with dried berry, strawberry and citrus undertones. Full body, round and velvety tannins. Rich...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $38.98
12 bottles: $38.20
Rated 97 in 2016, 2014 not rated.
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White
750ml
Bottle: $60.05
12 bottles: $58.85
This is another stunner from Pellet Estate, from a high-elevation vineyard influenced by fog and wind. A wet stone...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $28.46
12 bottles: $27.89
The nose of white flowers, lemon oil, crushed rocks, and honey is enticing. This wine has beautiful bright acidity...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $45.95
12 bottles: $45.03
Enticing notes of wild currant, violets and wet sagebrush on the nose. On the palate, firm tannins, with notes of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.09
12 bottles: $40.27
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2014 Iceland Switzerland United States




Switzerland is composed by 26 cantons and 4 linguistic areas: the German one, the French one, the Italian and the Romanche. This creates a richness of various expressions, which are also reflected in traditions, lifestyles, eating and drinking manners. Its wine-producing geography is subdivided into six areas: the cantons of Valais, of Vaud and of Geneva, the three lakes' region (Western Switzerland), the German-speaking area (Eastern Switzerland), and the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino. Moreover, Switzerland's particular geographical situation, in between four wine-producing nations (France, Italy, Germany and Austria), offers an extreme diversity in the characters of its wines.


Swiss vineyards give a large choice of grape varieties, although they are still scarcely known abroad. The most typical white grape variety is Chasselas, whose extreme sensitivity to both soil and situation is reflected in subtle differences in taste. Among the red grape varieties, the most widespread is Pinot Noir which can take very different characters depending on the region from where it comes and the type of vinification it has undergone.


History



Vineyards have been cultivated in Switzerland since the Roman era. Even though certain traces can be found of a more ancient origin, many native Swiss vines have Latin names. Christianity and the needs of religious services ensured the cultivation of the vineyards throughout the Middle Age and long after it. However, wine would not be used in masses only and, despite its highs and lows, the wine-production in Switzerland lasted and developed to our days. Swiss products can now be seen abroad as cultural ambassadors of a country whose winegrowers completely dedicate themselves to producing the very best.



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.