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The United States has established itself among the world's great fine wine-producing countries, with California at its heart. From Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay to Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, its diverse climates and landscapes produce an extraordinary range of styles, combining ripe fruit and concentration with an increasing emphasis on freshness, balance and expression of place.
Napa Valley is internationally renowned for powerful, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon, while the cooler vineyards of Sonoma and California's coastal regions excel with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Further south, the Santa Cruz Mountains are home to Ridge Vineyards' legendary Monte Bello, one of California's great Cabernet-based wines and a remarkable expression of its high-altitude limestone soils. Ridge also champions California's historic vineyards through wines such as Geyserville and Lytton Springs, distinctive old-vine field blends centred on Zinfandel that demonstrate another side of the state's winemaking heritage.
Beyond California, Oregon's Willamette Valley has established an international reputation for elegant, cool-climate Pinot Noir, while Washington State produces excellent Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Riesling. New York's Finger Lakes is another important source of Riesling, with its cool climate producing vibrant, aromatic wines characterised by freshness and precision.
From historic old-vine vineyards to profound, cellar-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon, the finest American wines now comfortably rank alongside the world's greats.
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Ridge, Geyserville 2020, 75cl
First produced in 1966, Geyserville is one of California’s great field blends, sourced from three adjoining vineyards on gravelly, river-stone soil...
View full detailsChristian Moueix, Napanook 2018, Napa Valley, 75cl
It was at the famed Napanook vineyard that Christian Moueix established Dominus Estate in 1983. An historical site, it was the source of fruit for ...
View full detailsSeavey Vineyard, Caravina Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Napa Valley, 75cl
"The 2006 Caravina (96% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Petit Verdot) is also surprisingly soft for a wine from this vintage, with melted tannins and lo...
View full detailsMount Eden Vineyards, Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 2014, 75cl
"Coming from an extreme drought vintage with minuscule yields, the 2014 Chardonnay Estate combines a flashy, nearly flamboyant nose with a linear, ...
View full detailsPisoni, Lucy Pico Blanco 2024, 75cl
A beautifully pure, elegant and approachable blend of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc from the notorious Pisoni family. Pico Blanco is named to commemo...
View full detailsRidge, Grenache Blanc 2025, 75cl
Ridge Vineyards earned its place among the world’s elite when its flagship Monte Bello famously outperformed leading Bordeaux at the historic 1976 ...
View full detailsChateau Ste Michelle & Dr Loosen, Eroica Riesling 2023, Columbia Valley, 75cl
The 2023 Eroica Riesling is a collaboration between two of the world’s great Riesling producers, Ernst Loosen and Château Ste. Michelle’s K...
View full detailsCalera, Mount Harlan Viognier 2013, 75cl
As some of the first Viognier planted in California, Calera’s Mt. Harlan Viognier is a must try wine whose tropical flavors pair beautifully with m...
View full detailsDiamond Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill 2008, Napa Valley, 75cl
"Diamond Creek's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is a bit more open than the Red Rock Terrace. The blue and black-hued fruit is deep, rich an...
View full detailsAraujo Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1996, Napa Valley, 75cl
"Deep garnet/black core with thin deep brick rim. Again, the nose is quite broody at first: minerals, Morello cherry and liquorice, then a touch of...
View full detailsAraujo Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 1998, Napa Valley, 75cl
"A deep garnet core. This nose is far more expressive than the Dalla Valle, macerated red cherries, sloe, coconut, vanilla and a touch of chalk dus...
View full detailsAraujo Estate, Syrah Eisele Vineyard 2003, Napa Valley, 75cl
"Although production is tiny (300 cases), Araujo’s Eisele Vineyard Syrah is an ageworthy effort that is generally co-fermented with a small amount ...
View full detailsRidge, Lytton Estate Petite Sirah 2020, 75cl
Ridge Vineyards earned its place among the world’s elite when its flagship Monte Bello famously outperformed leading Bordeaux at the historic 1976 ...
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