All our premium benchmark wine is made from fine, costly grape juices. Our master
artisan vintner
passionately handcrafts the wine in small batches,following our five
strict, irrevocable guiding principles.
Please note to allow for long term aging. all our bottles are sealed
with expensive, new natural corks. And, when they've aged, Sommeliers
using Wine Spectator magazine's ratings (their highest being 100), have
rated our wines 80-85.
EUGENE WHITE WINES
Chardonnay
The most popular white wine is usually dry. Ours is produced
from select Waiheke Island, New Zealand; grapes. Clean, crisp,
and rich in varietal character, fruit flavors
abound. It’s golden-hued with slightly
tart while flavors of vanilla, cloves, and butterscotch
to tantalize the palate. Our Chardonnay combines beautifully with
grilled pork, chicken, fish, salads, cream-based sauces and
light red meat dish. it goes best with poultry or seafood, like lobster or
scallops. Good cheeses for Chardonnay include Gruyere,
Provolone, and Brie. Our Chardonnay should be served at 48°F.
Sauvignon Blanc
The choice of
Sommeliers, our Sauvignon Blanc grape juice comes from the
Marlborough area in
New Zealand. It is crisp and light with desired flavors of
intense grapefruit peel and freshly cut
grass and an accent of light oak on the finish. The wine
presents soft hues, with a slight tinge of green.
From the full-bodied
and robust to the soft and refined, this wine will become your
delightful dinner companion as well as a treasured gift to wine
enthusiasts looking to add to their personal cellar.
Our Sauvignon Blanc should be
served at 47°F.
Pinot Grigio AKA Pinot
Gris
Our Pinot Grigio is
made using coveted Italian Alto Adige region grape juice that
gives our zesty dry wine a punchy acidity and carrying flavors
of lemons, limes, green apples and honeysuckle.
Pinot Grigio pairs well
with light dishes that are still on the "thick" side like
chicken in rich white sauce, or eggplant with heavy spices.
Pinot Grigio is a white wine, but it is able to hold its own
against richer flavors. Serve at 48°F.
EUGENE RED WINES
Cabernet Sauvignon
One of the world’s most famous dry wines. Its ruby red fruit
characteristic is balanced by strong tannins. The soil in
our supplier's Margaret River, Australia vineyards has high calcium
carbonate content that imparts the distinctive and powerful
fruit quality which is the signature of fine, premium Cabernets.
Another hallmark is a hint of orange peel or Grand Marnier-like
aromatics and flavors. It’s a wine for your best cuts of beef or
lamb and luckiest friends.
The recommended
serving glass for a Cabernet Sauvignon will have a large thin
glass bowl to provide an ample surface area for the wine's
aromas to be smelled. The point here is not to fill the glass
full of a lot of wine - rather, it is to allow a lot of the wine
to interact with the air while it is sitting on the table, to
help it develop the fullest flavors for your nose and mouth.
Best served between 60°F
Pinot Noir
A very "difficult" grape to grow and
to deal with in the winery, but, the healthiest wine to put into
our bodies. Our
Pinot Noir is from
Anderson Valley, California because
that region makes
a fine,
rich but not heavy, full-bodied, high in alcohol grape
juice. It also isn't acidic nor tannic. It is a
delicate wine with aromas of violet and luscious red fruit
characteristics of cherry, strawberry and raspberry. Silky
tannins grip your palate ending with a velvet, smooth finish.
An elusive aftertaste of spice and toasty vanilla makes you long
for more.
Pinot Noirs go well with
pasta with red sauce, or lighter beef dishes. Also, any local
game you might have, or even goose would do well. It should be
served at around
65° F.
Merlot
Merlot red wine grapes from our vineyard partner in Walla Walla
Valley in Washington state. Flavors and aromas of black
cherry, berries, plum, chocolate, and some herbs. Ours
has a perfectly balanced powerful fruit and spice flavor with
mellow tannins for a supple finish. It's a full bodied Merlot
with light warm oak accentuating a spicy aroma.
Merlot is a perfect match for chocolate or with beef and other
medium-heavy dishes. like rich, red pasta dish, or a heavy
chicken dish. Serve Merlot at 64°F.
Sangiovese AKA Chianti
From the
Sangiovese grapes of Tuscany, Italy, our classic has lively aroma of
tart cherries and sometimes violets with a brisk acidity supported by ample
smooth tannins and oak derivatives.
Chianti tastes especially well with tomato-based sauces like
marinara, which is why Chianti is often paired with Italian
pasta dishes. Also a good pair for light meat like chicken, veal,
fish or pork. These light meats have subtle flavors that are
often masked by bigger, bolder reds.
Serve at around
60° F.
Jammy Ruby Red Blend
Your love affair with this noble wine will begin with your first sip.
You'll
immediately enjoy the perfect combination of the finest,
distinctive and powerful
rich Jammy grapes and its smooth 16% Alc. By Vol.
Although it's in a distinctive Port bottle, it is not a
sweet Port wine. Rather, it's a complex, smooth,
well-rounded Jammy ruby red fruity wine
especially blended for adventurous palates who are looking
for a wine they can enjoy with foods
normally paired with an expensive
bottle of Cabernet or Merlot. It has a welcoming world class, distinctive
uniqueness that's unlike any other red wine.
We finished this posh ruby red blend with a slight accent akin
to being aged in oak bourbon barrels. So, here's a ruby red
blend with
silky, plush tannins and just hints of vanilla and sweetness. It will make you say
"WOW, please pour
me some more."
Serve it around
65° F.
EUGENE SWEET AND SEMI-SWEET WINES
Pink Moscato
Ours is made
using grape juice from the Piedmont region
in Italy. It has a delightful
touch of sweetness with caramel aromas enhancing its light-body
of sweet layers of fresh citrus blossoms and peaches, followed
by hints of vibrant fresh red berries creating a delicious pink
goodness.
Pink Moscato is a versatile wine that pairs great with spicy
appetizers, Chinese take-out or sweet desserts. Best served
between 60°F and
65°F.
German Riesling
From Germany’s
Mosel region, one's taste buds will enjoy its Spätlese
hint of sweetness that balances Riesling's
normal acidity. You’ll sense it has
refined, vibrant aromas of peaches, apricots and white fruit
with notes of floral and citrus
blossoms. As it ages, it becomes
a gorgeous pale yellow wine suggesting
nuances of honeycomb, citrus peel, and dried fruits.
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