Saturday, January 31, 2015

2012 Canoe Ridge Reserve Chardonnay 750 mL

The 2011 growing season was the coolest and longest on record. Similar to the 2010 vintage, 2011 began with a cool, wet spring that delayed flowering and lightened the crop set. The weather warmed up in mid-July, but temperatures remained moderate until late August. Verasion started late August, and extended well into September. The naturally low yields were then provided six weeks of consistently warm weather to help phenolic ripeness and flavor development. Overall, this vintage will show balance and elegant wines with crisp natural acidity and fruit forward flavors.




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  • Size: 750 mL

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Friday, January 30, 2015

NV Seneca Shore Wine Cellars Riesling - Semi-Dry, Finger Lakes Table Wine, 750 mL

Riesling: The Great Grape of the Finger Lakes. Nowhere else in North America does the long, cool autumn create the naturally fruity flavors in this delicious Riesling. The Lakes are the key. Deeper than 650 feet, the bottom is actually below sea level. Good to sip. Good with your favorite meals.




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Seneca Shore Wine Cellars


Features



  • Silver Medal

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Alianca Vista Tr Tinta Roriz 2006 750ML

This wine is from Portugal. Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional. Best company for roasted meat dishes and cheese. RED PORTUGESE BLEND Wine




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  • Size: 750ML

  • Brand: CAVES ALIANCA

Monday, January 26, 2015

Markham Sauvignon Blanc 2006 750ML

This wine is from United States, California region, Napa County sub-region and Napa Valley appellation. This Sauvignon Blanc will marry deliciously with foods ranging from spicy, Asian-influenced fare to tropically-inspired fish entrees. Chill and enjoy!! SAUVIGNON BLANC Wine




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  • Size: 750ML

  • Brand: Markham

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Branham Estate Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 750ML

This wine is from United States, California region, Napa County sub-region and Rutherford appellation. CABERNET SAUVIGNON Wine




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  • Size: 750ML

  • Brand: BRANHAM ESTATE WINES

Friday, January 23, 2015

2010 Keswick Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

When the combination of rain, sunshine and a wonderful growing season give you perfect fruit, you better make the best use of it since it does not happen too often, especially in Virginia. With an almost perfect season, 2010 delivered the quality of fruit that we as winemakers dream of using. Virginia is not known for being able to make world class Cabernet, yet at Keswick Vineyards we look at it as our estate wine. Made as naturally as possible, using the indigenous yeast to conduct fermentation and allowing the secondary fermentation to complete naturally in barrel, this wine is a true expression of our wonderful vineyard. The wine is deeply pigmented and dense, with viscous trails on your glass as you take in the intoxicating aromas of dark fruits, spice and espresso tones derived from oak ageing. A jaw dropper of a wine with dark brooding flavors and fine grained tannins that do not finish. Matured for 22 months in a combination of French and American oak, this wine has the structure to be able to further mature in the bottle for another 5-7 years. A truly memorable wine from a truly great vintage, this wine belongs in the cellars of wine lovers, especially those that love and adore Cabernet like I do. This is not just a great Virginian Cabernet, it is a great Cabernet.




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Keswick Vineyards


Features



  • Gold - 2013 Virginia Governer's Cup

  • Gold - 2014 Indy International Wine Competition

  • Gold - 2015 Virginia Governer's Cup

  • Gold / 93 points - 2014 San Francisco International Wine Competition

  • Gold - 2014 San Diego International Wine Competition

Thursday, January 22, 2015

2009 Descendants Liegeois Dupont Red Mountain Syrah 750 mL

2009 was a fairly “normal” year early on, which led to normal set. The summer had normal heat units but about half the average number of days over 100 Fahrenheit, which meant photosynthesis was maximized, leading to earlier than usual sugar accumulation and concurrent ripening of normally separated varieties. Combine this with a hotter than normal 3rd week of September, which caused some premature shriveling, and a frost the 10th of October, and it made for a very busy first 3 weeks of  September and a “crazy” last week of September and 3 weeks in October. Our vineyards and those we purchase fruit from worked diligently to harvest “on time”, which maximized fruit quality, leading to another great vintage.




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4999 in Wine

  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Hedges Family Estate

Saturday, January 17, 2015

2011 Mercer Estates Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 750 mL

The 2011 vintage was one of the coolest years on record. Most grape varieties were harvested up to a month later than normal. The cool season and late harvest gave us wines with ample acidity, restrained tannins, and wines with true varietal characteristics. In the vineyard, we reduced crop levels and leaf-thinned to open up the canopies, as a means to improve uniformity of ripening. In the winery, we saw more elegant wines with tame tannins. At the winery, individual lots were fermented in stainless steel tanks. Twice daily pumpovers allowed gentle extraction of color and tannins. After draining the wine and pressing the skins, the wine was racked to a blend of French and American oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged in barrels for 26 months before being blended together.




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1976 in Wine

  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Mercer Estates


Features



  • "Mercer Canyons is next in a line of winners" - Publication: The Seattle Times. Author: Paul Gregutt

Thursday, January 15, 2015

2010 Wiemer Riesling Finger Lakes Dry Reserve 750ml

90 points Wine Spectator Ripe but focused, with a broad range of anise, creamed apple, ginger and orange blossom notes backed by a long, green fig-filled finish. Drink now through 2014. 485 cases made. 4/30/12 Alcohol 12. Residual sugar 0.8.




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #8298 in Wine

  • Size: 750 ML

  • Color: white

  • Brand: Wiemer

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

2012 House Wine Red Blend, American 750mL

Hot, dry summer with minimal precipitation, allowing long hang time and ripe fruit.




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: The Wine House

2012 Gracianna Suzanne's Blend Russian River Valley Sonoma County Chardonnay 750 mL

Grown in the cool valleys of the Green Valley AVA, tucked within the Russian River AVA, this exceptional fruit was grown on a vertically shoot-positioned trellis system, which maximizes the canopy's exposure to light and carefully shades the fruit from direct sunlight. Grown in well-drained gravelly soils, this wine showcases the maximum potential of this exquisite vineyard site. AWARDS: 2013 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Silver medal winner, 2013 American Fine Wine Competition Silver.




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Gracianna

Monday, January 12, 2015

Sunday, January 11, 2015

2004 Naked Winery Penetration Cabernet Sauvignon 750 mL

A hot early and mid-growing season in 2004 followed by a cool fall created a longer harvest, resulting in wines with ripe, rich flavors




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4367 in Wine

  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Naked Winery

Saturday, January 10, 2015

2013 Bookwalter Couplet White Blend 750 mL

Mother nature has had a wicked sense of humor over the past several years with weather patterns ranging from coldest in 2011, to incredibly average in 2012 to the absolute warmest on record in 2013. From the outset of the growing season, 2013 was ahead of schedule by all measures right up until mid to late September when we began to experience small amounts of seasonal rain. The rain was a nice reprieve from the warmest year on record and allowed the flavors in the grapes to catch up to the sugars. The wines from 2013 are emblematic of the warmer season and return to a more "typical" Washington State style with ripe, round flavors surrounded by balanced acidity.




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #2907 in Wine

  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Bookwalter

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Glen Ellen Chardonnay 2011 750ML

This wine is from United States, California region, Sonoma County sub-region. Glen Ellen wines are produced by Concannon. If they could speak, the rocks of Concannon Vineyard would tell a tale rich in history. When James Concannon planted his first vineyards and built the winery in 1883, he established Concannon as a founding family of California wine. Now, with four generations of family involvement, our landmark winery shows our enduring commitment to creating outstanding, award-winning wine.. Clean melon andapple aromas followthrough on a mediumbodiedpalate with asuggestion of vanillaand butter throughthe finish. CHARDONNAY Wine




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  • Size: 750ML

  • Color: white

  • Brand: GLEN ELLEN

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

2001 Terra Blanca Estate Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 750 mL

Growing season was moderately warm with a very warm and long fall. Harvest was on schedule and the wines show lots of structure and elegance. Wines of this vintage have great potential for aging. The name Terra Blanca, Latin for white earth, is named for the high calcium carbonate content that whitens soils of our Red Mountain vineyard and helps produce the incredible depth and structure in the grapes. The first grapes were harvested from our estate vineyard in 1997




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Terra Blanca


Features



  • Named one of the "10 Great Northwest Destination Wineries" - Wine Press Northwest, 2012

  • Named one of the "10 Great Northwest Destination Wineries" - Wine Press Northwest, 2010

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

2011 Talbott Pinot Noir Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Grown 750 mL

Harvested at the peak of ripeness. Destemmed, placed in small open top fermentors, punched down twice daily during fermentation. Key coopers: Francois Freres, Marsannay and Sirugue.




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  • Size: 750 mL

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Monday, January 5, 2015

2012 Roblar Winery Santa Rita HIlls Chardonnay 750 mL


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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Roblar Winery & Vineyards

2010 Middle Ridge Winery Old Vines Zinfandel Cory Ranch Lodi 750 mL

GOLD MEDAL: 2013 Zin Challenge SILVER MEDAL: 2013 Riverside International Wine Competition. BRONZE MEDAL: 2013 Los Angeles International Wine Competition.




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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #7898 in Wine

  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Middle Ridge Winery

Thursday, January 1, 2015

1995 Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain Reserve 750 mL

Regarded as one of the state’s premier wine growing regions, Red Mountain in 1995 produced wines of exceptional caliber during a vintage that proved challenging to other grape-growing areas. The growing season began with spring rains to nourish the soil. As the summer progressed, the typically hot temperatures prevailed, bringing fruit to full ripeness in September.




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  • Size: 750 mL

  • Brand: Hedges Family Estate


Features



  • 91 points, Wine Access

  • Wine Spectator, 1/31/99. "Dark, dense and chewy, with tar, blackberry and cedar aromas and flavors on a firm frame. Flavors persist on the finish. Fine tannins need cellaring to soften. Contains Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Try in 2000."