Paul Cluver Sauvignon Blanc, Elgin, South Africa
Paul Cluver is a family-owned, family-run winery located in the cool-climate Elgin Valley in South Africa, approximately 45 miles southeast of Cape Town. The property has been owned by the Cluver family since 1896, and they are widely recognized as...
Round Pond Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford, CA
In 2005, Round Pond released their inaugural Round Pond Rutherford wines to critical praise. That tradition continues today, with each new vintage of their refreshing Sauvignon Blanc. Handcrafted from the finest of their 362 acre Rutherford Estate vineyards, Round Pond's...
Michel Redde Sancerre "Les Tuilières", Loire Valley, 2013
Sancerre is a hilltop town in France’s upper Loire wine region that also lends its name to this racy, dry white Sauvignon Blanc. Michel Redde and his son, Thierry, are the fifth and sixth generations of a family which has...
Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs, North Coast, 2010
The Blanc de Blancs was the first wine Schramsberg produced in 1965 and was America’s first commercially produced Chardonnay-based brut sparkling wine. Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs gained international recognition in 1972 when President Nixon served the wine at the historic “Toast...
Hall Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA, 2012
Known for her eponymous Cabernets, Kathryn Hall is the proprietress of Hall Winery and has been involved in the California wine industry since her family first purchased a vineyard there over thirty years ago. Today, Hall's estate vineyards encompass more than 500...
Banfi Vermentino "La Pettegola," IGT Toscana, Italy
This delightfully refreshing white wine makes an excellent alternative for those who are currently stuck in a Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc rut. Vermentino is an Italian white grape variety generally found in the wines of Sardinia and Liguria. 2013...
1.5L Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California
Raymond T. Duncan first visited the Napa Valley in the late 1960s and was taken by the region’s rugged beauty. He began to buy land in both Napa and Alexander Valleys with the goal of planting vineyards; but with his...
Chateau de Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Southern Rhône, France
Saint Cosme, located north of the village of Gigondas, is the most ancient estate in France’s Southern Rhone wine region. The estate is run by its passionate and talented proprietor and vigneron, Louis Barruol who represents the 14th generation of...
A Visit to Bordeaux's Iconic Château Cheval Blanc
Fans of the movie Sideways, the wine-drenched 2004 film following the debaucherous adventures of friends, Jack and Miles, in California wine country, will probably recall Miles' disdain for one grape in particular...Merlot. His obvious, ahem, revulsion at the mere mention...
A Visit to Bordeaux’s Iconic Château Cheval Blanc
Fans of the movie Sideways, the wine-drenched 2004 film following the debaucherous adventures of friends, Jack and Miles, in California wine country, will probably recall Miles’ disdain for one grape in particular…Merlot. His obvious, ahem, revulsion at the mere mention...