USA

An increasingly important wine producing country, now the fourth largest in the world. The industry was almost completely decimated during Prohibition but it gained a lot of fame after the so called “Judgment in Paris” in 1976 when California wines beat the best of France in a blind tasting organized by Stephen Spurrier. Today there are more than 7500 wineries across every state in the country, including Alaska and Hawaii. However, 95% of all wine is produced in just four states: California, Washington, Oregon and New York.

Grapes are native to the US, but these are rarely used to make wine. However, they play an important role in the wine industry, both in crosses with European Vitus Vinifera and as rootstocks for Vitis Vinifera vines throughout the world. The so-called American vine species are resistant to the Phylloxera louse which devastated Europe’s vineyards in the late 19th Century and since 1900, most of the world’s vitis vinifera vines are grafted to American rootstock.

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  • Mixed-Case-California-Dreaming

    Mixed Case – California Dreaming

    For our last mixed case of 2023 we are going to California for a selection of wines that represent the State’s most celebrated varieties of red wine. These big, bold and rich wines are sure to deliver a dose of sunshine to brighten that sky (sorry they can’t help with the leaves).

    $38.95
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    Mixed Case – Dunn Vineyards 2019

    Mixed Case – 3 btls each of Dunn Vineyards’ Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 & Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019  avg. $244.95 per btl./$1469.70 per case of 6 x 750ml

    $244.95
  • belle-glos-balade-pinot-noir

    Belle Glos Balade Pinot Noir 2022

    The name “Balade” (French for wandering) is fitting for a wine which will be derived from a different, single vineyard location with each vintage. The 2020 version of this wine has been sourced from the Santa Rita Hills AVA.

    $54.95
  • carmenet-cabernet-sauvignon

    Carmenet Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    Affordable California Cabernet is often produced with exceptionally high residual sugar to hide imperfections. Carmenet does not go down this road. Rich, dark red in colour, Carmenet Cabernet Sauvignon id dry, and presents a complex bouquet of berries with hints of chocolate. The palate rounds out with spice and vanilla and ends with a smooth lingering finish.

    $25.50
  • Coastal-Vines-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Coastal Vines Cabernet Sauvignon

    The Coastal Vines Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark, plum-colored wine. Aromas of berries and toast open up to flavors of ripe, red raspberries, plums, and vanilla on the palate, culminating in a smooth, fruity finish.

    $19.50
  • Coastal-Vines-Chardonnay

    Coastal Vines Chardonnay

    This Chardonnay is pale lemon with aromas of smoked oak and citrus. These flavors carry onto the palate in a burst of apples, oak, and a hint of orange blossom. The finish is toasty.

    $19.50
  • Coastal-Vines-Pinot-Noir

    Coastal Vines Pinot Noir

    Pale ruby colour. On the nose there is classic California Pinot character with blackberry, cherry, cola and leather. The soft vanilla tones from the oak blend perfectly with the intense fruit core and soft tannins, providing complexity and balance and leading to a lingering finish.

    $19.50
  • Dunn-Vineyards-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    The Napa Valley wines are a blend of Howell Mountain fruit and a small quantity of valley floor fruit that is purchased. This valley floor fruit contributes to the wine’s earlier approachability and softer tannic structure. It is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 32 months in 100% new French oak.

    $189.95
  • Dunn-Vineyards-Howell-Mountain-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    Howell Mountain is Dunn’s estate bottling of Cabernet Sauvignon. Their vineyards lie at 1400 feet above sea level, above the fog, so when it is foggy in Napa it is sunny on the mountain. However, despite this excess of sunshine, temperatures are cooler, especially at night. Grapes develop thick skins in this environment, and the Dunn style is to produce a wine that shows the power and structure of the mountain. Tannins require time to soften, but these wines have great richness, complexity and longevity.

    $299.95
  • Elouan-Chardonnay

    Elouan Chardonnay 2020

    While Chardonnay can grow in many different climates, it thrives in cool, temperate regions like Oregon. The name Elouan means ‘good light’, which is reflective of the typically cool summers, yet abundant sunshine, found in this northern winegrowing region.

    $29.95
  • James-Mitchell-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    James Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

    We are pleased to present the new James Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, with a new Stelvin capped package. Produced from fruit largely sourced from the Lodi appellation, the colour is ruby red/cherry. The bouquet shows an abundance of red fruit including cherry and raspberry with secondary aromas of vanilla and a hint of leather. Ripe red fruit and plum notes are present on the palate with a soft and fruity finish.

    $24.95
  • Parkers-Estate-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Parkers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

    The 2021 Parkers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon was night harvested from select vineyards around the state and fermented in stainless steel for 14 days before being transferred to French oak barrels where it matured for 16 months.

    $23.50
  • SPW_Estate_Cabernet_2017_LabelSpottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

    Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    Situated on the western edge of St. Helena in Napa Valley, the Spottswoode Estate terroir is ideal for winegrowing. The alluvial clay loam from the Sulphur Creek fan provides superb drainage while cool maritime breezes passing between Spring Mountain and the Mayacamas range allow the fruit to ripen evenly.

    $375.00
  • SPW_Lyndenhurst_Cab_vin2017_LabelSpottswoode-Lyndenhurst-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Spottswoode Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    Part of Spottswoode’s storied history inspired the name Lyndenhurst, a tribute to the fragrant linden trees that still bloom in the gardens today. Lyndenhurst Cabernet Sauvignon is a dynamic and inviting wine made from grapes grown in the Estate Vineyard blended with those from other acclaimed family-owned vineyards. Aged for 20 months in mostly French with some Hungarian oak ( 57% new).

    $135.00
  • Tuli Chardonnay 2019

    Tuli Chardonnay 2021

    Joe Wagner’s Tuli begins with top tier Chardonnay vineyards growing throughout Sonoma County’s cool Pacific Coast. The wine spends 12 months in French oak barrels (50% new and 50% neutral oak) and undergoes 100% malolactic fermentation. Pale gold in color, this Chardonnay has aromas of pear and citrus. Layers of lightly toasted oak and vanilla complement the Fuji apple and honeydew melon flavours on the palate.Lively acidity keeps it all fresh and wanting more.

    $29.50
  • tuli-pinot-noir

    Tuli Pinot Noir 2021

    Joe Wagner has garnered a reputation over the years for building some crowd-pleasing Pinot Noir. His latest venture “Tuli Pinot Noir” is aged for eight to nine months in French oak barrels It is a dark scarlet red with bing cherry and blackberry pie aromas that support lively flavors of dark berry fruit, vanilla, anise and dried herbs. The lingering finish is smooth and velvety.

    $30.95
  • Waterstone-Cabernet-Sauvignon

    Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

    With its Bordeaux-like presence, this wine is deep, rich, and lingering. Firm, integrated tannins frame the concentrated, dark fruit (currant, black cherry, wild berry, plum.) Toasty oak and an earthy edge add to the wine’s great complexity. Aromas of cedar oak, currants, black cherries and ripe plums suggest the fruit flavors to come, as does the intense, deep red color of the wine. Dense, mouth-filling cherries, plums, chocolate and tobacco marry with the oak nuances. The firm tannins underlying the wine’s core provide balance, leading to a long, lingering finish.

    $71.50

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