{"title":"The Americas (USA \u0026 South America)","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"buena-vista-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley","title":"Buena Vista Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuena Vista is where California wine began. Founded in 1857 by the self-styled \"Count\" Agoston Haraszthy, it is the state's first premium winery, and its Chateau Buena Vista range marks the house's return to Napa Valley, where Cabernet has long been king. The name carries real weight: this is heritage you can put on the table without a word of explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit is drawn from Napa's benchmark addresses - sites across Calistoga, St. Helena, Oakville and Oak Knoll - giving the wine both valley-floor generosity and the structure of the hillside vineyards. It is a Cabernet Sauvignon-led blend rounded out with a little Petit Verdot, Merlot and Cabernet Franc depending on the year, aged in French oak that builds depth without burying the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it is rich and full-bodied, with ripe dark cherry and blackcurrant, a thread of cocoa and sweet spice, and velvety tannins that carry through to a long, smooth finish. This is opulent, generous Napa Cabernet in the crowd-pleasing register - serve at 16-18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buena Vista Winery","offers":[{"title":"2020","offer_id":56754523472255,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2022","offer_id":56754523505023,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/products\/BuenaVistaNapaValley.png?v=1680635376"},{"product_id":"joel-gott-815-cabernet-sauvignon-california-2021-75cl","title":"Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon, California (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoel Gott is a fourth-generation California vintner who built his reputation on sourcing rather than estate ownership, buying fruit across the state and blending it into wines that punch well above their price. The 815 is his calling card: a Cabernet assembled from six appellations into something consistent, polished and easy to reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Lake County, Mendocino, Lodi and the Central Coast, each region contributing a different piece - Napa for depth, Sonoma for spice, Lake County for structure, Mendocino for colour and dark fruit. The lots are fermented separately, then aged in American oak before blending, which rounds the tannins and folds in a warm note of baking spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it's open and unfussy: raspberry and blackberry fruit, a touch of mocha and cedar, smooth tannins and a fresh, dry finish. Medium-bodied rather than heavy, it drinks well slightly below room temperature, around 16-18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joel Gott","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56936399438207,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/products\/Joel-Gott-815-Cab-Sauv.png?v=1770811055"},{"product_id":"ridge-vineyards-monte-bello-santa-cruz-mountains-2019","title":"Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains (2019)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonte Bello is the most famous wine in California, and one of the most celebrated in America. It was Ridge's 1971 Monte Bello that placed in the legendary 1976 Judgment of Paris - the blind tasting where California Cabernet first beat the best of Bordeaux - and it has been compared to the First Growths ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes from a single high mountain vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, planted on limestone soils that are rare in California and give the wine its unusual freshness and tension. Cabernet Sauvignon leads, with small amounts of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, all grown on the estate. Ridge makes it with deliberate simplicity - hand-sorted fruit, natural-yeast fermentation, then seventeen months in new American oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is powerful but never heavy, built on structure and freshness rather than weight: dark berry, graphite, cedar and tobacco, with fine tannins and a long, savoury finish. A wine built to age for decades. Open with plenty of air, or cellar for the long haul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridge Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43010524119209,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/products\/Ridge-Monte-Bello-2019.png?v=1680680691"},{"product_id":"stags-leap-artemis-cabernet-sauvignon-2021-75cl","title":"Stag's Leap Wine Cellars ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStag's Leap Wine Cellars is one of the most famous names in Napa Valley, and for good reason: it was their wine that beat the best of Bordeaux at the legendary 1976 Paris tasting and put California on the map for serious red wine. ARTEMIS is their Napa Valley Cabernet - the wine that carries the house style to the widest audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than come from a single plot, ARTEMIS is built from a handful of carefully chosen vineyards across the valley, blended together so each one adds something. It's almost entirely Cabernet Sauvignon, with tiny amounts of three other grapes for depth, and spends just over a year in French oak barrels - mostly older ones, so the oak supports the fruit rather than dominating it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is rich and smooth, with ripe dark fruit - boysenberry, plum and blackcurrant - alongside softer notes of chocolate and baking spice. The tannins are plush and well integrated, so it's approachable young but has the structure to keep. Serve at around 16-18C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stag's Leap","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56937678340479,"sku":"SL-ART","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Stags-Leap-Artemis-21.png?v=1726474399"},{"product_id":"stags-leap-aveta-sauvignon-blanc-napa-valley","title":"Stag's Leap Wine Cellars AVETA Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStag's Leap Wine Cellars is best known for the red that beat Bordeaux at the 1976 Paris tasting - but AVETA shows they're just as deft with white. It's their Sauvignon Blanc, named after a water goddess often shown carrying fruit, which suits a wine this aromatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from cooler pockets of the valley, near Oak Knoll and Carneros, where morning fog keeps the grapes fresh. Most of it is Sauvignon Blanc, lifted by a good slug of the intensely aromatic Musque clone plus a little Semillon and Muscat. It's made mostly in stainless steel with some time in older barrels, which adds a touch of weight without dulling the freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is bright and citrus-led - grapefruit, lime and lemongrass - with a riper note of peach and a clean, mineral finish. There's a little more texture and depth here than a typical zippy Sauvignon Blanc. Serve well chilled, around 8-10C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stag's Leap","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":56938298933631,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Stags-Leap-Aveta.png?v=1727542873"},{"product_id":"stags-leap-wine-cellards-karia-chardonnay-napa-valley","title":"Stag's Leap Wine Cellars KARIA Chardonnay, Napa Valley (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003eStag's Leap Wine Cellars is one of Napa's most famous names - the estate whose red beat the best of Bordeaux at the 1976 Paris tasting. KARIA is their Chardonnay, and the name comes from a Greek word meaning \"graceful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from cooler vineyards in the southern part of the valley, near the bay, where morning and evening breezes keep the grapes fresh. Part of the wine is fermented and aged in French oak barrels and left to rest on its lees, which builds a creamy, rounded texture and a gentle note of vanilla and spice; the rest stays in steel to keep the fruit bright. The result leans rich without tipping into the heavy, over-oaked style California Chardonnay is sometimes known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect ripe stone fruit and citrus - peach, melon and lemon - wrapped in that soft, creamy texture, with a savoury, lingering finish. Serve chilled but not ice-cold, around 10-12C, to let the richness show.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stag's Leap","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":56938315612543,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Stags-Leap-Karia-2510.png?v=1759503464"},{"product_id":"joel-gott-unoaked-chardonnay-california-2022-75cl","title":"Joel Gott Unoaked Chardonnay, California (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoel Gott made his name sourcing fruit across California and blending it into wines that outperform their price, and this Chardonnay takes the same approach to a style the state is rarely known for: clean, unoaked, and built around acidity. It's the antidote to the rich, buttery Californian Chardonnay most people expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from the cool, marine-influenced vineyards of Monterey and Santa Barbara, where the long growing season holds onto natural acidity. After harvest it's whole-cluster pressed to keep the fruit delicate, then fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel - no oak, no malolactic - so nothing softens or masks the freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is bright and direct: ripe pear, apple and melon with a citrus lift, a round middle, and a crisp, clean finish. Dry and refreshing, it's best served well chilled, around 8-10°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joel Gott","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56937802334591,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/joel-gott-chardonnay.jpg?v=1740585839"},{"product_id":"arboleda-carmenere-aconcagua-valley","title":"Arboleda Carmenere, Aconcagua Valley (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eArboleda is the Aconcagua estate of Eduardo Chadwick, the man behind some of Chile's most celebrated wines and its 2004 Berlin Tasting triumph over Bordeaux. The name means \"grove,\" after the native forest that surrounds the estate's sustainably farmed vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Carmenère comes from the Las Vertientes vineyard, one of the coolest red-wine sites in Aconcagua - planted on clay-rich piedmont soils and fanned by breezes off the cold Pacific. That coolness matters for Carmenère, a late-ripening grape that turns green and harsh if rushed; here it ripens slowly and fully, keeping its freshness. After fermentation in stainless steel and a long maceration, the wine spends fourteen months in French oak, a quarter of it new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result plays to everything that makes Chilean Carmenère distinctive: blackberry and dark cherry fruit wrapped in black pepper, tea leaf, roasted red pepper and a touch of chocolate, with the grape's savoury, almost herbal character to the fore. Medium-bodied and silky, with soft tannins and a fresh, spiced finish. Serve at 16-18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arboleda","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56936138998143,"sku":"ARB-CA","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/arboleda-carmenere.png?v=1750252186"},{"product_id":"arboleda-cabernet-sauvignon-aconcagua-valley","title":"Arboleda Cabernet Sauvignon, Aconcagua Valley (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eArboleda is the Aconcagua estate of Eduardo Chadwick, the producer who put Chile on the fine-wine map when his wines outscored Bordeaux's First Growths at the 2004 Berlin Tasting. The name means \"grove\" - a nod to the native forest that frames the vineyards, which are farmed sustainably and certified under Chile's national code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAconcagua is a warm valley, but its better sites are tempered by altitude and the cool air drawn off the coast, letting Cabernet ripen slowly and hold its freshness. The fruit here is grown on stony hillside soils, and the wine spends fourteen months in French oak - a measured amount, enough to soften the tannins and add cedar and spice without burying the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a classically built Cabernet rather than a blockbuster: cassis, dark cherry and blackberry, with a savoury, herbal lift, a touch of tobacco and chocolate, and fine, lightly grippy tannins on a fresh, balanced finish. Medium-full and polished. Serve at around 16-18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arboleda","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56936133591423,"sku":"ARB-CS","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Arboleda-Cabernet-Sauvignon.png?v=1750252402"},{"product_id":"ridge-lytton-springs-dry-creek-valley","title":"Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidge is one of California's most respected wineries, and Lytton Springs is one of its great old-vine reds. The estate sits on the benchland between Dry Creek and Alexander Valley, planted with Zinfandel and its traditional partners - some of the vines well over a hundred years old, dry-farmed and tended by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all Ridge's heritage reds it is a field blend: Zinfandel leads, with Petite Sirah, Carignane and a little Alicante Bouschet and Mataro grown together and picked together. The winemaking is deliberately old-fashioned - natural yeasts, then sixteen months in air-dried American oak - so the wine tastes of the vineyard rather than the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is dark and spicy but not heavy: black cherry, wild raspberry and cracked pepper, with a savoury, herbal edge and a freshness that keeps it lively. It drinks well now and ages for well over a decade. Serve at cool room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridge Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56874123788671,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2023","offer_id":56874123821439,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Ridge-Lytton-Springs-23.png?v=1758555486"},{"product_id":"ridge-three-valleys-sonoma-county","title":"Ridge Vineyards Three Valleys, Sonoma County (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidge built its name on single-vineyard wines, so Three Valleys is the odd one out - and that is the point. It blends fruit from around ten Sonoma vineyards into one wine, including lots from Ridge's celebrated old-vine sites like Lytton Springs that don't make it into those flagship bottlings. You get a real taste of the Ridge style for a fraction of the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZinfandel leads, filled out by Carignane, Petite Sirah and a little Mataro. It is made exactly the way the top wines are - hand-harvested, fermented with natural yeasts, then twelve months in air-dried American oak - just built to drink younger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is bright and easy to love: wild berry, black plum and a touch of mint and pepper, with soft tannins and a long, spicy finish. No waiting required - open it now, lightly cool on a warm day. Serve at cool room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridge Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56937654452607,"sku":null,"price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Ridge-Three-Valleys-2022.png?v=1750775838"},{"product_id":"radio-coteau-wingtine-chardonnay-sonoma-coast","title":"Radio-Coteau ‘Wingtine’ Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast (2020)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadio-Coteau is a sought-after cool-climate producer on California's north coast, certified biodynamic since 2008 and run by Eric Sussman, who trained in Burgundy. Wingtine is its precise, mineral-driven Chardonnay - named after the specialised plough used to work the sandy Goldridge soil here - and it sits at the leaner, more delicate end of the spectrum, where the Savoy is the richer one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from two sites: Radio-Coteau's own biodynamic estate and the neighbouring Heintz Ranch, an organically farmed vineyard with old vines that Robert Parker rated among the finest Chardonnay sites in California. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed and fermented across concrete egg, stainless steel and neutral oak - vessels chosen to add texture without flavour - then left on the lees with no stirring, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. The point is to keep the wine taut and let the site speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is all energy and precision: crisp apple, pear and yellow citrus, a lift of honeysuckle and lemongrass, and a flinty, saline minerality over mouthwatering acidity. Coastal, mineral, and built to refresh. Serve at 10-12C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radio-Coteau","offers":[{"title":"2020","offer_id":56938211737983,"sku":null,"price":72.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Radio-Coteau-Wingtine.png?v=1752592193"},{"product_id":"radio-coteau-savoy-chardonnay-anderson-valley","title":"Radio-Coteau ‘Savoy’ Chardonnay, Anderson Valley (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadio-Coteau is a sought-after cool-climate producer on California's north coast, founded by Eric Sussman - who worked a vintage at Domaine Jacques Prieur in Meursault before settling here, and it shows in this wine. The Savoy is his richer, more textural Chardonnay, from an organically farmed vineyard in the cool Anderson Valley chosen precisely because its soil and climate echo white Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Chardonnay built for depth and texture. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed, fermented with wild yeast, and aged for over a year in French oak - a portion of it new - with time resting on the lees to build a broad, creamy mouthfeel, before a short spell in stainless steel keeps it fresh. The result leans into richness without losing its line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a generous, Meursault-like profile: ripe pear and apricot, candied lemon, toasted almond and sweet baking spice, with a crème fraîche roundness and enough fresh acidity to keep it balanced. Full-bodied but poised. Serve at 10-12C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radio-Coteau","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56938205413759,"sku":null,"price":72.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Radio-Coteau-Savoy.png?v=1752764928"},{"product_id":"radio-coteau-la-neblina-pinot-noir-sonoma-coast","title":"Radio-Coteau ‘La Neblina’ Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadio-Coteau is one of the names cool-climate Pinot lovers seek out on the Sonoma Coast. It was founded by Eric Sussman, who trained in Burgundy and Bordeaux before settling in western Sonoma, and the estate has been certified biodynamic since 2008. La Neblina - Spanish for \"the fog\" - is named after the Pacific mist that rolls in off the ocean and cools these vineyards almost every morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a blend of several organically farmed sites in the coolest, westernmost part of Sonoma County, where that fog keeps the grapes fresh and slow to ripen. The winemaking is deliberately light-handed: wild yeast, a gentle touch of French oak (mostly older barrels, so the wood stays in the background), and bottling without fining or filtering to keep the wine as it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is medium-bodied and silky rather than big or jammy: wild raspberry and red cherry, a savoury note of forest floor and dried herb, a touch of spice, and a bright, fresh finish. This is the cooler, more delicate side of California Pinot. Serve lightly chilled, at 14-16C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radio-Coteau","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56937617490303,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Radio-Coteau-La-Neblina.png?v=1752765465"},{"product_id":"lucia-by-pisoni-estate-cuvee-pinot-noir-santa-lucia-highlands","title":"Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pisonis farm three of the appellation's most respected sites - Pisoni, Garys' and Soberanes - and the Estate Cuvée is the only Lucia that blends all three into a single wine, led by the high, rocky Pisoni vineyard with Garys' and Soberanes filling out the mid-palate. The Lucia label is how that fruit reaches a sensible price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHand-picked, fermented with native yeast and aged in French oak under winemaker Jeff Pisoni, with gravity-flow handling throughout. The depth-without-heaviness house style comes straight from the appellation's daily clock: overnight fog off Monterey Bay holds the cold and preserves acidity, a few hours of mountain sun build ripeness, then a sustained afternoon wind slows everything down again. That long, cool hang gives real concentration without ever losing the freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect crushed strawberry, spiced plum and dark berry, with savoury hints of black tea and Asian spice and a layer of subtle vanilla from the oak. Tannins are youthful but approachable - it drinks beautifully now. Serve lightly cool, 14-16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pisoni","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56937578430847,"sku":null,"price":52.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Pisoni-Lucia-PN-Estate-Cuvee.jpg?v=1781089174"},{"product_id":"lucia-by-pisoni-estate-cuvee-chardonnay-santa-lucia-highlands","title":"Lucia by Pisoni Estate Cuvée Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pisonis farm three of the appellation's most respected sites - Pisoni, Garys' and Soberanes - and the Lucia label is how that fruit reaches a sensible price. This Estate Cuvée draws only on Pisoni and Soberanes: the cool, fog-driven freshness of Soberanes against the rounder weight of the higher Pisoni slopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHand-picked fruit is fermented with native yeast and aged in French oak under winemaker Jeff Pisoni, with gravity-flow handling throughout. What keeps a Chardonnay this textured so fresh is the appellation's daily rhythm - overnight fog rolling off Monterey Bay to hold the cold and lock in acidity, burning off to a few hours of mountain sun, then a hard afternoon wind that slows ripening. The house style is restraint over richness - a lightly creamy mouthfeel that never tips into butter, kept honest by that bright acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt rewards Burgundy drinkers priced out of the top white Burgundies: the same clean, dry freshness and poise, far less outlay. Expect red apple skin, white peach and lemon oil, with a brûléed-citrus edge and a savoury, mouth-watering finish that pulls you back for the next sip. Serve lightly chilled, 10-12°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pisoni","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56938136535423,"sku":null,"price":52.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Pisoni-Lucia-Chard-Estate-Cuvee.jpg?v=1781089505"},{"product_id":"buena-vista-carneros-pinot-noir","title":"Buena Vista Carneros Pinot Noir, Sonoma (2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuena Vista is California's first premium winery, founded in 1857, but this is the bottle that earns the history. Carneros sits at the cool southern tip of Sonoma, where fog and bay breezes draw out a long, slow ripening - the conditions that let Pinot Noir keep its lift and perfume rather than turning heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit is hand-picked at night to lock in freshness, fermented in small batches and aged under a year in mostly older oak, so the wine stays bright and red-fruited rather than oaky. The result is a silky, medium-bodied Pinot with the savoury, tea-leaf edge that makes good Carneros fruit drink so much like red Burgundy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it's pale and perfumed - red cherry, raspberry and a whisper of spice, supple and fresh, with a long, lifted finish. Serve lightly chilled, around 14-16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buena Vista Winery","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56936211513727,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Buena-Vista-Carneros-Pinot-Noir.png?v=1753863257"},{"product_id":"pisoni-lucia-garys-vineyard-pinot-noir","title":"Lucia by Pisoni Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands","description":"\u003cp\u003eGarys' Vineyard sits on a sloping hillside at the centre of the Santa Lucia Highlands, a joint venture between two of the appellation's founding growers and named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most famous vineyards in California. Where the Estate Cuvée blends three sites, this is the sound of one - fifty acres of Pinot Noir, planted in 1997 and farmed by the Pisonis, bottled alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHand-picked, fermented with native yeast and a touch of whole cluster, then aged in French oak under winemaker Jeff Pisoni. Sitting in open valley, Garys' takes the appellation's daily weather full-on: overnight fog off Monterey Bay holding the cold and the acidity in, then a hard afternoon wind that slows ripening and thickens the skins. That long, cool hang is what gives this wine its depth without sacrificing freshness - concentration and lift in the same glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect black cherry, crushed strawberry and sandalwood, with cedar, clove and sage adding savoury complexity and a wash of toasted vanilla from the oak. Structured when young, it softens into something elegant and silky with air. Serve lightly cool, 14-16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pisoni","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56936587166079,"sku":null,"price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2017","offer_id":56936587133311,"sku":null,"price":62.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Pisoni-Garys-Vineyard.png?v=1756291678"},{"product_id":"pisoni-estate-pinot-noir-2019","title":"Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands (2019)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the wine the entire Lucia range orbits. Gary Pisoni planted these blocks in 1982, among the very first in the appellation, on granite-laced slopes at 1,300 feet - one of the highest, coolest, and most coveted sites in California. Critics from Parker to Galloni have called it the Grand Cru of the Santa Lucia Highlands. The family makes essentially one wine a year here, a barrel selection across the estate, vinified by Jeff Pisoni.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHand-farmed and made with a high proportion of whole clusters, then aged in a good measure of new French oak - the backbone that lets this wine run two decades. The site is high enough to sit above the fog that fills the valley below each morning, so up here it is the altitude, the relentless afternoon wind off Monterey Bay and the granite that do the work: cold nights and a long, slow ripening that give the wine its depth and its clean, savoury edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect crushed black cherry, violet and orange peel deepening into baking spice, black tea, clove and damp earth, with a long, savoury, mouth-watering finish. Powerful but never heavy - intensely focused and built to last. Serve at 15-16°C, decanted in youth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pisoni","offers":[{"title":"2019","offer_id":56936549450111,"sku":null,"price":105.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Pisoni-Estate-PN.jpg?v=1781099690"},{"product_id":"ridge-vineyards-geyserville-alexander-valley","title":"Ridge Vineyards Geyserville, Alexander Valley","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidge is one of California's most respected wineries, and Geyserville is the bottling that built its name. It has been made every year since 1966 from a single Alexander Valley site, where some of the vines are over 130 years old - among the oldest still farmed anywhere in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a field blend: Zinfandel leads, with Carignane, Petite Sirah and a little Mataro grown side by side and picked together, the old-fashioned way. Ridge keeps the winemaking deliberately simple, using natural yeasts and ageing the wine for sixteen months in American oak. The aim is to let the vineyard speak rather than the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is rich but not heavy - dark plum, black cherry and a lift of pepper and spice, with a freshness that stops it feeling jammy. It drinks beautifully now but has the structure to keep for years. Serve at cool room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridge Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"2021","offer_id":56978664423807,"sku":null,"price":57.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2022","offer_id":56978664456575,"sku":null,"price":57.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2023","offer_id":56937632530815,"sku":null,"price":57.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Ridge-Geyserville-23.png?v=1758555473"},{"product_id":"buena-vista-california-chardonnay","title":"Buena Vista Chardonnay, California (2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuena Vista is California's first premium winery, founded in 1857 by the self-styled \"Count\" Agoston Haraszthy. This is its broad California Chardonnay - fruit drawn from coastal vineyards across the state, where cool Pacific air keeps the wine fresh under all that West Coast sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cellar work aims for balance over weight: some fruit fermented in stainless steel to hold the bright citrus, the rest given time in French oak for a rounder, silkier texture. The point is freshness first, with just enough oak for shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it's clean and finely drawn - ripe pear and Meyer lemon, a quiet thread of vanilla, and a crisp line of acidity that carries through to a long, fresh finish. Serve well chilled, around 8-10°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buena Vista Winery","offers":[{"title":"2024","offer_id":56937713631615,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/buena-vista-california-chardonnay.png?v=1760624160"},{"product_id":"buena-vista-california-pinot-noir","title":"Buena Vista California Pinot Noir (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuena Vista is California's first premium winery, founded in 1857 by the self-styled \"Count\" Agoston Haraszthy, who pioneered hillside planting and dry farming long before they were fashionable. This is the house's broadest Pinot Noir - fruit drawn from cool-climate pockets across the state, where Pacific fog tempers the afternoon sun and keeps the wine fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is deliberately light-handed: gentle extraction and a spell in French oak that frames the fruit rather than covering it. The aim is vibrancy and varietal purity, not weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it's bright and approachable - wild strawberry and Bing cherry, a savoury hint of forest floor, supple fine-grained tannins and a smooth finish. Medium-bodied and unfussy, it's a Pinot for pouring rather than studying. Serve lightly chilled, around 14-16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buena Vista Winery","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":56936162263423,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/buena-vista-california-pinot-noir.png?v=1760624615"},{"product_id":"ridge-vineyards-grenache-blanc","title":"Ridge Vineyards Grenache Blanc, Paso Robles (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRidge is one of California's most respected wineries, famous for its Monte Bello Cabernet and its old-vine Zinfandels. White wine is the rare exception - which makes this Grenache Blanc a genuine discovery, even for people who know the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes from three vineyards on the cooler, limestone-rich west side of Paso Robles, where the chalky soils give white wines real freshness and drive. Grenache Blanc leads, with a little Picpoul and Roussanne adding lift and texture. Ridge makes it the same careful, low-intervention way it makes its reds: gently pressed, fermented with natural yeasts, then rested for several months in a mix of older oak and concrete to build texture without adding oaky flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is crisp and mineral but not lean - white peach, pear and citrus with a savoury, stony edge and a long, mouth-watering finish. A serious white that still goes down easily. Serve well chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridge Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":56938263576959,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Ridge-Grenache-Blanc.png?v=1764337332"},{"product_id":"joseph-phelps-cabernet-sauvignon-napa-valley","title":"Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Phelps has been one of Napa Valley's defining names since Joe Phelps founded the estate near St. Helena in 1973. The winery built its reputation on Insignia, the Bordeaux-style blend that became a benchmark for California Cabernet - and this Napa Valley Cabernet is the accessible expression of that same pedigree, drinking beautifully without the flagship's price or its wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt draws Cabernet Sauvignon from vineyards across the valley, rounded out with a little Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot in the Bordeaux tradition. The wine is aged in a mix of French and American oak, part new and part seasoned - American oak has always been part of the Phelps signature, lending a warm, sweet-spiced edge alongside the fruit rather than a heavy toast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 is Napa Cabernet at its most poised: cassis, black cherry and dark plum, with tobacco, cedar and a fine graphite thread running through. Medium to full-bodied, supple and balanced, it's built to enjoy now but has the frame to age. Serve at 16-18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Phelps","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56936404812159,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/JosephPhelpsCabernetSauvignonNapaValley.png?v=1765184995"},{"product_id":"arthur-chardonnay-domaine-drouhin-oregon","title":"Domaine Drouhin Arthur Chardonnay (2023)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Maison Joseph Drouhin bought land atop the Dundee Hills in 1987, it was a Burgundy house betting that Oregon could grow Chardonnay with the same clarity it had spent a century making in France. Arthur - named after winemaker Véronique Boss-Drouhin's son - is the wine that proves the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes entirely from Dijon clones planted on the Drouhin Family Estate in 1990, rooted in the red volcanic Jory soils that define the Dundee Hills. The fruit is hand-picked, whole-cluster pressed, then split: part fermented in French oak to build complexity and depth, the rest in stainless steel to hold its freshness. Véronique blends the two into a deliberately delicate whole - in her words, elements of a pure Chablis and an elegant Meursault in one glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a Chardonnay of orchard fruit and citrus, baking spice and honeysuckle, with a mineral line running underneath and a long, finely textured finish. Serve cool, around 10-12°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Drouhin","offers":[{"title":"2023","offer_id":56927452725631,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Drouhin-Arthur-Chardonnay-2023.jpg?v=1770907922"},{"product_id":"domaine-drouhin-dundee-hills-pinot-noir","title":"Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Pinot Noir (2022)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the wine that started it all for Domaine Drouhin Oregon - the estate Pinot Noir first made in 1988, when a Burgundy family with thirteenth-century cellars under Beaune set out to prove the Dundee Hills could rival the great vineyards of France. Decades on, it remains the foundation of everything they do here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes entirely from the family's Dundee Hills estate, rooted in the red volcanic Jory soils that give the wines their signature lift. Picking is by hand into small totes, then hand-sorted and gently de-stemmed through a four-level gravity-flow winery. The wine rests in barrels custom-made in Burgundy from French oak, used with restraint so the site and vintage come through rather than the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is Pinot Noir built on elegance rather than weight - tart cherry and red berries, dried violets and a roast-coffee edge, carried by bright acidity and fine, polished tannins. Serve lightly cool, around 14-16°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Drouhin","offers":[{"title":"2022","offer_id":56927453053311,"sku":null,"price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/5216\/1623\/files\/Drouhin-Dundee-Hills-Pinot-Noir-2023.jpg?v=1770907899"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fulhamwinecompany.co.uk\/collections\/the-americas-usa-south-america.oembed?page=2","provider":"The Fulham Wine Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}