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White
750ml
Bottle: $22.94
12 bottles: $22.48
Fermented in stainless steel, this is a pretty wine, with a darker tint of pinkish-orange color. Tangy peach and lime...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $28.13
6 bottles: $27.57
A rich wine with layers of raspberry, cherry, and blackberry complemented by vanilla, licorice, and toast....
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $159.00
96-97 This is a very beautiful red with currant and berry character. Very fine and polished tannins, too. The impact...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.84 $44.08
6 bottles: $39.04
This red wine shows aromas of blackberries, rose petals, dried herbs, and earth. Flavors are driven by a dark fruit...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $269.45
3 bottles: $264.06
Woven within the 1,100-acre ranch are gardens and orchards where wild turkeys, deer, and bear roam free. And amongst...
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White
1.0Ltr
Bottle: $70.08
9 bottles: $66.00
This reserve Sauvignon Blanc — produced only in a 1-liter bottle — results from an experiment in the vineyard, by...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $57.54
Delicate black cherries and cassis on the nose. The palate is refined and elegant, with layers of pink peppercorn and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $87.93 $93.20
12 bottles: $87.40
A wonderfully rich, savoury nose leading into notes of lusciously ripe blackberry, blackcurrant and cherry, with a...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $123.19
6 bottles: $122.40
Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry, blackberry preserves, allspice, and grilled pumpernickel with...
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96
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95
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $271.08 $301.20
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a dark, exotic beauty. Dark cherry, plum, chocolate, and menthol make a strong...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $42.05
12 bottles: $41.21
From a vineyard that has since been designated as part of the new Petaluma Gap appellation, this wine shows the fog...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $31.00
12 bottles: $30.38
Preserved lemon, orange blossoms, white grapefruit, and struck flint, with saline-like minerality due to strong...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.95 $75.60
Plums, currants, smoked earth, and roasted herb notes all emerge from the 2015 Merlot, which is plump, rounded, and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $184.08
12 bottles: $180.40
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
The 2015 Blanc de Blancs is bone dry (Brut) and there was no dosage added (Brut Zèro). In other words, the wine is...
Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $79.69
6 bottles: $78.10
Aromas and flavors of blackberries, currants and hints of fresh basil and parsley. Medium body, firm and silky...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $115.84
6 bottles: $115.20
A juicy, flavorful red with aromas and flavors of crushed berries and currants. Intense amount of new wood. Full and...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.20
12 bottles: $48.22
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $123.77 $137.52
A singed bay leaf and charcoal edge gives this a sauvage hint, while the core of steeped black currant and fig fruit...
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2015 India 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.