The wines of the United States of America

Many of the following wines may be unfamiliar so we have, in some cases, used quotes from Robert Parker Jnr, the highly regarded American wine critic, to guide you through these wonderful and truly artisinal winemakers. Quite literally, due to both high domestic demand and tiny production, some of these wines are available in miniscule quantities

Rutherford Estate

The Van Asperen family established the Round Hill Winery in 1977. Using coastal fruit for the Round Hill labelled wines and fine Napa Valley fruit for the Rutherford Ranch wines, they produce high quality wines with good structure and excellent balance. We have added the mid-priced Rutherford Ranch range in a continuing effort to offer well made sensibly priced Napa wines.

Round Hill Vineyards, California

Rutherford Ranch, Napa

Andrew Quady, Madera

Andrew Quady is a dessert wine specialist. His Elysium and Essensia wines are excellent with ripe, fruit driven flavours and lightly fortified style they have great body and depth. The Starboard is a play on words, a Port style wine from California.

Seghesio Family Vineyards, Sonoma County

Regarded by "them that know" as one of the top three zinfandel producers in California.

Shafer Vineyards, Napa

Typically solid Merlot with great depth and concentration and an elegant Chardonnay highlight their stature. For those interested in Parker's comments, he once described it as…"One of the greatest young Cabernets I have ever tasted, it represents the quintessential Napa style combining both elegance and power"

Cuvaison Estate, Carneros

Wonderfully sited ranch, well worth a visit if you are stateside. For California this wine is relatively good value, full of character and complexity after eight months in French oak.

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