Released exclusively for Thrillist, Cady’s Cuvee is a heavenly Zin with the tang of pomegranate and cranberry alongside bright raspberries. Prepare your stemware for a very easy drinking Zin.
Built to upgrade any Holiday feast, the 2008 Fagan Creek Napa Valley Pinot Noir from Elkhorn Peak Cellars is a blend of California dark fruit and Old World earthiness.
Though it hails from the foggy Santa Cruz mountains, this Pinot has vibrant strawberry nose and a tangy cranberry core. This wine has sommeliers smiling while scratching their heads as they go for another glass.
A Bay Area born homage to the Super Tuscan, the 2010 Rock Wall Super Alamedan is a classic blend of Sangiovese, Montepulciano, and Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of Zin.
Jubilation is the archetype of a refined jammy CA Zinfandel. The name says it all – this is a wine that will bring joy to your mouth each time you sip. Jubilation comes to us from 120-year-old vines, which you can taste in every succulent sip.
Named for the stuffy SS Minnow passenger, this well-heeled Cab is on the lighter side for optimal quaffing and shows cherry, blackberry, cigar and cola.
While Petite is sometimes called "Poor Man's Cab," the Beholden can stand up to any well-built Bordeaux. Big black fruits, a little earthiness and silky tannins will help you understand why there's a whole society dedicated to this grape.
This unique Zin-based red blend presents bright fruit alongside aged tannins and tangy acid. Expect boysenberry, marachino cherry, some leather and a bit of vanilla (if you can resist drinking long enough).
Unrequited is a crisp young Sauv Blanc with pleasant citrus fruit and a hint of fresh cut grass. All stainless steel, so all you get is the flavors the grape gives you.
The Coastal Queen combines the crisp acidity from grapes grown along the Sonoma Coast with bright fruit from Alexander Valley. A lighter Chardonnay with apple, pear, honey & grapefruit.
A beautiful Napa Valley Chardonnay characterized by apple, pear and tropical fruits. Great round mouthfeel, with a long toasty oak finish (no butter-bomb here). Kent's respect for his grapes rivals that of the US-USSR during the Cold War, so expect great things.
This vibrant young Central Coast Pinot is a Sideways fan's dream. Hailing from the northernmost AVA in Santa Barbara county, this wine delivers blackberries, cranberries, easy tannins and brisk acid.
This aged Cab from the Red Hills Lake County AVA showcases mountaintop fruit grown in red volcanic soil. Expect crème de Cassis, a dollop of vanilla and meaty tannins.
The 2008 Zabala Vineyard, Arroyo Seco Syrah has delicious blueberry and lavender aromas with layers of fruit flavor – a classic Syrah from Monterey’s cool coast.
“Bastille” is De Novo's signature Bordeaux-style blend. In the spirit of "Right Bank" Bordeaux-blends, Merlot makes up the core of this bright fruit and easy tannin wine. Viva La Delicious Red Wine!
Barolo-like old vine Zin (124 years old this vintage) from the storied Martinelli Road Vineyard. Contrary to the standard CA Zin fruit-bomb, this wine demonstrates refined dark berries, plums, and dark chocolate notes. In the words of winemaker Nikolai, this wine is “not for the faint of heart.”
Artisan Russian River Valley Syrah at its finest. An Old World style field blend, the Axiom is infused with spicy blackberry from initial sniff through satisfying swallow.
The old wine adage says that the more stressful the life of the vine, the more interesting the wine. That certainly holds true with the 2008 Mercy Pinot Noir, Arroyo Seco, which gives you bold fruit, spice and earth, along with smooth body and a lingering finish.
