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The 2020 Grayson Cellars Zinfandel wine shows a dark color with rich mixed raspberries, strawberries, and brambles surrounded by hints of spice including black pepper and bacon. This Grayson Zinfandel wine has an intense richness carries through on the palate of this full-bodied wine with explosive blackberry and vanilla flavors. The California Zinfandel wine finish is long and elegant.

The Grayson Cellars are few family-owned wines from California at this price point available today. Its located in California’s finest growing regions for the best grapes for Grayson wines. Every wine that Grayson Cellars makes provides pleasure in droves. These are easy-going, any day wines. The reds Cabernet, Merlot, and this Zinfandel are low in tannin, bright, and fruit-forward.

Wines crafted by Larry Levin, who is among the most experienced winemakers in the Napa Valley. After completing his Enology degree at UC Davis, Larry spent seventeen years at Dry Creek Vineyard where over 18 vintages he produced more than 15 varietal wines. He has since covered the globe by making wine in New Zealand, Chile, and Australia across all price points and styles. For the previous nine years, Larry was head of winemaking at Icon Estates where he oversaw the Franciscan, Mt. Veeder, Robert Mondavi, Estancia, Ravenswood, Quintessa, and Ruffino brands. Larry also consults for wineries in the Stag’s Leap and Oakville districts in Napa and Sonoma.

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The 2020 Grayson Pinot Noir wine exhibits a rich color. This Grayson Pinot Noir wine has aromas of exotic in raspberry and plum with a mix of cherry, violets, and a hint of sandalwood. This Pinot Noir wine is flavorful and silky in the mouth with good body, this Grayson Cellars Pinot Noir has good texture and a lingering finish with a hint of toasted French oak.

The Grayson Cellars are few family-owned wines from California at this price point available today. Its located in California’s finest growing regions for the best grapes for Grayson wines.

Wines crafted by Larry Levin, who is among the most experienced winemakers in the Napa Valley. After completing his Enology degree at UC Davis, Larry spent seventeen years at Dry Creek Vineyard where over 18 vintages he produced more than 15 varietal wines. He has since covered the globe by making wine in New Zealand, Chile, and Australia across all price points and styles. For the previous nine years, Larry was head of winemaking at Icon Estates where he oversaw the Franciscan, Mt. Veeder, Robert Mondavi, Estancia, Ravenswood, Quintessa, and Ruffino brands. Larry also consults for wineries in the Stag’s Leap and Oakville districts in Napa and Sonoma.

The Gustave Lorentz Gewürztraminer wine has a clear, golden yellow color, with an expressive floral nose redolent of roses, as well as apricots and tropical fruit. This Gewurztraminer wine is fresh and supple, complex and rich, with an impressive structure. Tastes of exotic fruits and spices with a peppery ginger finish. The Gustave Lorentz Gewurztraminer wine is well-balanced and slightly dry.

Gastronomic Gewurztraminer with a surprisingly dry finish! The range of Réserve has typical Alsacian grape varieties with a gentle balance between finesse and structure. To be enjoyed now or after two to five years of aging.

The 2022 Gustave Lorentz Gewurztraminer wine is best paired with sweet and sour dishes, ethnic spicy cuisines Thai, Indian or Chinese as well as strong cheeses as Munster, Epoisse, Blue cheese or Brie de Meaux.

The 2022 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc wine is light gold-yellow in color, with an intense, fresh nose of citrus fruits, refined complexity. This Pinot Blanc wine is expressive, charming and approachable aromas carry through to the palate, with a pure approach, nice balance, strong fruitiness and a dry, elegant finish. The Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc wine is one of the most versatile wines in the domain. The Maison Gustave Lorentz showcases up to present the high quality of the Bergheim terroirs and has positioned itself as an ambassador for Alsace wines with their age-old savoir-faire, state-of-the-art technology, and modern infrastructure of their cellars.

The Gustave Lorentz Pinot Blanc wine is a great match for both hot and cold appetizers, especially mussels and cold seafood plates. It also is an outstanding aperitif and the most versatile wine coming from the Alsace. This Pinot Blanc wine is best served chilled.

The Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris wine has a gold-yellow in color, with a charming and complex nose of dried white fruits and nuts, as well as a smokiness that is haunting. This Pinot Gris wine have the same expressive characteristics are found in the nose, which is generous and full-bodied. The mouth-filling texture is very pleasant and fruit-forward, with an enjoyable finish, thanks to the wine’s balanced acidity. The Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris is an expressive and very versatile wine, one of the most gastronomic Alsacian wines.

The 2021 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Gris wine is a very versatile wine, which you can enjoy all along with a menu. You can have it as an aperitif or with a buffet, pair it with some hot starters based on foie gras, sweet and sour dishes, Thai food, with some game food cooked with vegetables, roasted meats, mild hard cheeses, and desserts.

The 2021 Gustave Lorentz Pinot Noir wine has a attractive red color. This Gustave Lorentz Pinot Noir wine develops an expressing fruit nose with lingering red fruit aromas. Red fruits in the mouth make this wine a very approachable slightly oak Pinot Noir and an easy enjoyable refined red wine, which is very food friendly and showing a pleasant freshness. An enjoyable Pinot Noir wine, refined and fresh Pinot Noir, which is very food friendly and showing a pleasant freshness.

This Gustave Lorentz Pinot Noir wine has a crisp freshness makes it ideal for pairing with Tomato Based Pasta Dishes, Vegetable & Chicken Dishes, a Beef Tripe Stew, Liver Steak, or Oven Baked Salmon topped with Cheese.

The Gustave Lorentz Réserve Riesling wine has a pale yellow color, with an expressive and refined nose filled with citrus and white flower aromas. It has a lively attack, refreshing acidity, great structure and a clean, dry finish. This wine is a classic Alsace Riesling.

The Maison Gustave Lorentz showcases up to present the high quality of the Bergheim terroirs and has positioned itself as an ambassador for Alsace wines with their age-old savoir-faire, state-of-the-art technology, and modern infrastructure of their cellars. The grapes have come from various hillside vineyards around the village of Bergheim since 1836.

This 2021 Gustave Lorentz Réserve Riesling wine is an excellent wine for grilled, lightly cooked and raw seafood and fish, as well as chicken, pork, veal and goat cheese.

The 2018 Gustave Lorentz Riesling Altenberg Grand Cru has an intense bright golden yellow colour. This Riesling Altenberg Grand Cru wine opens immediately with a remarkable intensity with grapefruit and bergamot aromas, flinty and white pepper notes.Intense and elegant palate expressing with a distinguished character, an impressive, fleshy and highly flavour some structure, a very refined style and an endless final persistence.

This Gustave Lorentz Riesling Altenberg wine is produced from 100 % Riesling grapes from the classified Grand Cru site of the Altenberg of Bergheim vineyard owned by Gustave Lorentz. Altenberg Grand Cru wines are remarkable for the perfect balance between their subtle, distinguished aroma and their powerful, virile body. They are gastronomic wines par excellence.

This Gustave Lorentz Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg is an exceptional wine that brings together strength and elegance and pairs well with a fine and distinguished cuisine based on the best fish and accompanied by delicate sauce.

Awards:
Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim has earned the plaudits of French and International media, vintage after vintage, receiving rave reviews and top-flight ratings, including the following.

Wine Enthusiast:
94 – Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim 2012 vintage
95 – Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim 2011 vintage

James Suckling:
94 – Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim 2011 vintage
95 – Riesling Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim 2010 vintage

The 2021 Haart Goldtropfchen Spatlese wine has a delicate bouquet of ripe peach and tropical fruits, mixed with the fresh slate aroma typical for Mosel-Riesling. Complex fruit on the palate with blackcurrant, red berries and spices. The mineral acidity keeps the balance of fruit and sweetness.

Very enjoyable in its early stage for its fruity richness, this wine shows its true potential after 10 and more years of cellaring, making it a complex and unique experience. Served at 9°C it will make a great aperitif or a wonderful companion for aromatic, hot or very spicy dishes. After a few years of cellaring, aged Riesling is a delicious match to all kinds of food.

The 2021 Haart to Heart wine has a rich and elegant nose of peaches, blackcurrant and pineapples. Refreshing but balanced acidity defines the palate, again with plenty of fruit. This Riesling is easy to sip with a nice grip of minerals in the finish.

Vinification: The hand-picked grapes were crushed carefully and the must partly fermented with indigenous yeasts. After a long and cool fermentation the wine is filtered carefully and bottled 5 months after harvest. To preserve the wines character wine treatment during vinification is kept to a minimum.

The 2021 Habla La Tierra wine has a garnet intense cherry characteristic of all our wines, with violet rim. Bright and clean the glass, with dense tears. This Tempranillo wine has aromas of tomato leaf, anise, and chamomile, evoke the land where the grapes ripen. This Habla La Tierra has scents of fig leafs in the spring which is sweet and bitter.

Bodegas Habla is a newly-founded winery in Extremadura and also a valuable research and investigation (R & I) enterprise, serving the vine-growing and wine-producing industry. José Civantos and Juan Tirado, the winery’s owners, have opted for the most advanced techniques and invested in the most modern technology available.

Best paired with aged cheeses and Tapas.

ABV: 13.5 %

The 2011 Hacienda Abascal Zorita Limitada wine by Marques de la Concordia has a deep ruby red colour. This Spanish red wine shows rich, intense, ripe red fruits with hints of plum. The nose is underlined with toasted notes, smooth characters and vanilla flavours. On the palate, intense forward fruit combined with toast notes. The Zorita Limitada wine is a medium bodied and has a long lingering finish.

Grown on our vineyard in the Golden Mile in Ribera del Duero, Spain which counts Vega Sicilia as its neighbor. The carefully selected handpicked grapes are slowly fermented at a controlled temperature to achieve maximum fruit extraction. Frequent remontage to optimize flavour and colour extraction. Malolactic fermentation for 15 months in French oak

This 2011 Hacienda Abascal Zorita Limitada wine is ideal to accompany all kinds of meats red, roasted, and Iberian and cured cheeses.

The 2019 Hacienda Zorita Abascal Crianza wine by Marques de la Concordia has a deep cherry colour. This Hacienda Zorita Abascal Crianza wine has a bouquet which shows rich, intense ripe red fruits with hints of plum underlined with toasted notes and vanilla. On the palate, intense forward fruit combined with peppery notes. This Crianza wine has a medium-bodied wine and has a long lingering finish.

The Hacienda Zorita Abascal Vineyard is located in the region of Ribera del Duero next to Vega Sicilia and other prestigious vineyards this area is popularly known as The Golden Mile of the Duoro due to the proximity of the famous river.

This Spanish red wine by Marques de la Concordia is ideal to accompany grilled meats, stews and Iberian products. Best Served at 16°C.

The 2013 Hacienda Zorita Magister MMXIII by Marques de la Concordia is an exceptional wine of elegance and complexity. This Hacienda Zorita Magister wine has aromas of fragrant peppered plum nose with savoury cedar oak, hint of strawberry freshness, blueberry and subtle cold cut meats. Gorgeous velvet palate, high quality oak, some sweetness on the dark fruit core and firm tannins persisting. The Hacienda Zorita Magister MMXIII is suitable for cellar ageing.

The Hacienda Zorita Magister MMXIII wine has a blend of 75% Shiraz, 15% Tempranillo, 10% Merlot. This Spanish Wine is then aged for 18 months in new French Allier oak casks in the Marqués de la Concordia Ageing Cellar at Hacienda Zorita.

This 2013 Hacienda Zorita Magister MMXIII wine is ideal with grilled meats such as lamb or beef.

The Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve wine by Vega de La Reina Verdejo has a pale yellow, very clear with some transparent greenish glints. This Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve wine is remarkable intensity, fruity character, primary aromas of the variety, fruit in the layer. Balance on the palate, with flavors of sweet fruit and green fruit acidity, tasty and long.

This Hacienda Zorita Natural Reserve wine is best paired with mediterranean cuisine, fresh, light, natural cuisine, pure food, little treated. Salads, vegetables, barbecued grilled vegetables. Fantastic with a Portuguese Cod, or with a sauté of spinach, raisins and pine nuts.

The 2018 Hacienda Zorita Tempranillo wine has aromas of cedar, tobacco and vanilla accent dark-berry scents in front of a palate with edgy tannins and sharp acidity. Blackberry, black cherry, tobacco and vanilla are the key flavors on this good but grating Tempranillo that finishes with oaky flavors of vanilla and tobacco. This Zorita Tempranillo wine has an added dimension is the subtle use of oak which combines well with the soft ripe tannins.

The Hacienda Zorita Tempranillo is an award-winning red wine grown in the Duero Valley’s most remote and virtually unspoiled wine region. The Hacienda Zorita Tempranillo is made from selected grapes grown on a 72 ha. Vineyard in the Natural Park of Arribes del Duero, the Unamuno Vineyard in D.O Arribes del Duero. Here, we work with the latest viticulture techniques including the Smart-Dyson vine training method, allowing for better and more complete ripening of the grapes. We grow international varieties Syrah, Malbec, Cabarnet Sauvignon and Merlot as well as Spain’s Indigenous Tempranillo.

This Hacienda Zorita Tempranillo is best paired with Spanish charcuterie such as jamon Iberica or chorizo and Spanish cured cheese such as manchego.

Awards:
Wine of Spain, Gold Medal
Berliner Wine Trophy Vinter 2017
Bronze Medal, IWSC 2016