"One of the New World's most profound Cabernet Sauvignons" - Robert M. Parker, Jr. The Wine Advocate. "Shafer, of course, has been one of Napa's most reliable wineries, routinely producing great wines, chief among them is its Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet form Stag Leap." - James Laube, Wine Spectator.

Founded in 1968, Diamond Creek is California's first exclusively Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Vineyard. Visionary pioneer Al Braunstein defied modern conventions and planted Bordeaux varietals on secluded Diamond Mountain. The three vineyards produce a small amount of long-lived wines that are elegant with great depth and richness, honored and cherished by connoisseurs the world over.

Known for its complexity and balance, dominus demonstrates the potential of a wine produces on exceptional terroir. Structured, seamless and perfectly integrated, Dominus is an elegant wine that improves with age. Rooted in values of quality, stewardship, tradition and innovation, the Dominus Estate team shares a vision of producing distinctive wines that express the essence of the historic Napanook vineyard.

No Washington winery commands more attention from wine collectors than Quilceda Creek, with repeated 100-point scored and subsequent appreciating bottle value. Since 1978, the Alex Golitzin and his son Paul have been lauded for their flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, which is elevated by the Bordelais practice of declassification of up to one third of production into a second label each year.

Insignia is the first proprietary Bordeaux-style blend produced in California. Each vintage is comprised of the best grapes from Joseph Phelps Vineyards, first from both grower and estate fruit, and beginning with the 2004 vintage, from entirely estate-grown fruit sources. insignia is a Cabernet Sauvignon based wine crafted from six of the Joseph estate vineyards.

First planted in the 1860's, Stagecoach Vineyard was forced into dormancy during prohibition until it was rediscovered a hundred years later. Situated atop the eastern slopes of the Napa Valley, this is our highest elevation Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard. The vines struggle tremendously, resulting in a defined, flavorful and intense wine. Dense ruby purple in color, it offers aromas of red and black currants, crushed rocks and tobacco leaf. Savory, broad and expansive, the concentrated palate delivers blueberries, blackberries, gravel and wet slate.

Flavorful, intense wines - that is our goal. We believe every wine should be bursting with flavor. This intensity should be part of a greater balance. We find that each of our vineyards has its own "sweet spot" of balance. It is our charge to guide each vineyard to its optimum flavor potential. We offer three appellation wines: our Sonoma Coast, Russian River and Santa Lucia Highlands and also a Chardonnay. These wines are blended to represent the best of our vineyards in each specific appellation. Quality is of utmost importance with these blends.

Merry Edwards has been called the Queen of Pinot (Reine de Pinot) and with good reason. Edwards, a veteran California winemaker, who operates out of her eponymous winery in Sebastopol, in western Sonoma County, is considered to be one of the leading experts on California Pinot Noir--which is no mean feat when you count the number of winemakers getting into the Pinot derby of late.

Penner-Ash Wine Cellars embodies the spirit and passion of small producers focusing on Pinot noir in the Northern Willamette Valley, Oregon. Robert Parker recognizes Penner-Ash as one of the top producers of American Pinot Noir. Trail blazers are often too busy blazing trails to toot their own horns, and winemaker Lynn Penner-Ash is certainly no exception. As one of Oregon's first female winemakers, she's spent 30 years learning the ropes in the wine business.

Belle Glos showcases distinctive Pinot Noirs produced from some of California's top wine-growing regions. The vineyard locations can all be described as coastal, but the climate differences are significant, depending on the amount of fog, wind, sunlight, and soil type at each site. Each wine is crafted to distill the purest essence of the vineyard into elegant expressions of California Pinot Noir.

In 1987 Michael Etzel and brother-in-law, Robert Parker, purchased a run-down pig farm on Ribbon Ridge and established The Beaux Freres Vineyard. Since the first vintage in 1990, the philosophy remains the same - to produce world class Pinot noir that represents the essence of the vineyard.

An extraordinary Pinot Noir from New Zealand...Marlborough terroir with a unique French accent. Fusional wines are hand crafted by Henri Bourgeois from Sancerre, France from their spectacular vineyards in New Zealand. All Fusional wines are produced using sustainable and eco-friendly production methods. Fusional Pinot Noir pairs perfectly with chicken, turkey, duck, Asian, risotto, pasta, salmon, tuna, and cheeses.

One Sixteen Chardonnay is sourced from three incredible vineyards in the Russian River Valley. Named after the Gravenstein Highway 116 which cuts through the town of Sebastopol, this wine embodies true character of the Green Valley, a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sweet spot in the Russian River Valley.

The Red Shoulder Ranch vineyard in the Carneros region offers a long, consistently cool growing season, which is ideal for retaining acidity in Chardonnay fruit. To focus on varietal flavors, Shafer uses only wild yeast for fermentation and does not put the wine through malolactic fermentation. "Gorgeous, honeyed, striking purity and texture as well as a delicious combination of tropical fruit, citrus and minerality. This beauty should drink well for 3-4 years." - Robert Parker.

Our two vineyards perched in the hills above the Sonoma valley, one in the Mayacama range to the west and one on Sonoma Mountain to the east both produce elegant, lifted wines that speak to the elevated nature of the plantings and the remarkable, well drained volcanic soils present at both sites.

As with all the wines from Hirsch, the purpose of our Chardonnay is to bring you a profound expression of this unique vineyard site. Through our farming and winemaking, we strive to bring the acidity and minerality of the site forward, with fruit and oak playing a secondary role. With less than 4 acres of Chardonnay vines, production is very limited, and 100% of the fruit is kept for the estate.

The noble Chardonnay grape was the first varietal cultivated and bottled by Far Niente in our modern era, beginning with the 1979 vintage. The wine offers lively aromas of lemon and lime citrus zest, honeydew melon, wet stone and honeysuckle blossom. Bright upon entry with a silky texture through the mid-palate, this wine is focused and long with citrus and mineral flavors supported by integrated notes of oak. The finish is clean and refreshing.

Consistently one of the top Chardonnays in California, Pahlmeyer exhibits an impressive, thick-looking, light gold color with green hues. Loads of peach, creme brulee, honeysuckle, and subtle oak are present in this full-bodied, well-endowed, pedal-to-the-metal style of Chardonnay that will appeal to those who like white Burgundy, but with additional richness. Given its track record, expect these wines to age nicely for 5-6 years

Mollydooker (Aussie for left-hander) Wines was established in 2005 by Sarah and Sparky Marquis. Five of their wines have been chosen in the Wine Spectator's "Top 100," and their Carnival of Love Shiraz has made the "Top 100" twice. The winery is on the prime Seaview Ridge in McLaren Vale, South Australia, and the vines are grown according to the Marquis Vineyard Watering Programme to give the grapes the rich flavors that distinguish Mollydooker's wines. Mollydooker makes Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Verdelho. The Velvet Glove Shiraz, with 95%+ Marquis Fruit Weight is superbly complete and complex, with stunning beauty and power.

This fine Domaine keeps tradition, in its best way, on top of its agenda. The wines reflect the potential of their origin. The wines are carefully made with minimal batonnage and non, once the malolactic fermentation starts. The Bourgogne level wines are fermented in tank but all the higher appellations wines are ferments in barrel. No new oak is used for the regional and village wines. Premierescrus get about 30% new oak, and the grand crus between 40-50% depend on the vintage.

Patrick Jasmin farms along the infamous terraces of Cote-Rotie in the Northern Rhone - hard work that he jokingly calls "la galere," like a ship's galley. Growing grapes on some of the most precipitous, terraced parcels of the Rhone can be back-breaking work, but Patrick loves it. Answering only to himself in the midst of celebrated vineyard land, he's as independent and they come with an insatiable appetite for adventure and risks.

In 1549, "Noble Pierre de Beaucastel" bought "a barn with its land holdings, containing 25 saumees at Coudoulet". More than four centuries later, this remarkable Domaine, known today as Chateau de Beaucastel, is producing what most people acknowledge to be the finest wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Deux Montille is the creation of Alix and Etienne de Montille. Both grew up in Volnay at the historic family estate headed by their father Hubert (now retired) and today they run the estate together. Etienne looks after the red wines while Alix takes care of the whites but in 2003, they decided to add further whites to the portfolio through the establishment of a negociant business, Deux Montille Soeur Frere.

Don Melchor represents Chile's first ever "Icon" red wine. This signature Cabernet Sauvignon from the Puente Alto vineyard in Chile's Maipo Valley enjoys an unparalleled record for demonstrating Chile's ability to create an exquisite world-class wine. Don Melchor's origins date back to 1986, when Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, president of Concha y Toro at the time, had a flash of inspiration that would set new precedents and forever raise the bar for Chilean winemaking.