Wine

Item Description

This will make a great holiday gift or a hostess gift.  Comes with basket and 2 wine glasses.

2013 Black Fox Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes

California’s Cabernet are about as popular worldwide as Bordeaux’s and the 2013 Black Fox Cabernet is a perfect example of why. This cedar accented dark berry wine goes down nice and easy, with a raspberry punch and a cherry kicker to underscore the cassis taste. This is a delightfully fruity wine that’s everything we love about Cabernet Sauvignon. Our experts were unanimous on the 2013 Black Fox. “A classic,” said one as he poured his second glass, “just what you expect from a California Cab.” Another expert was especially keen on the wine’s scent saying, “It smells just like walking through a farmer’s market on a nice, breezy day. So much calming fruit flavors.” This was one of their favorite Cabs from 2013 and they highly suggest snatching up as much as you can right now!

Food Pairing Notes

Try this classic California Cabernet with a succulent roast or grilled meat dish with a sweet sauce. Try it with this delicious short rib recipe: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/easy-short-ribs-braised-in-red-wine.

2013 Cannery Row Chardonnay

This classic California Chardonnay has delicious flavors of apple, nectarine and melon. A hint of toasty oak and vanilla adds depth and complexity, while a touch of acidity balances this refreshing wine that goes great with grilled or steamed seafood, especially shellfish.

Tasting Notes

Based in Monterey County along California’s famed Central Coast, this talented winemaker blended fruit from a cool-climate vineyard along the Arroyo Seco riverbed with a small lot from a warm inland valley. The result: a stylish, delicious, classic California Chardonnay. Its fresh fruit aromas lead to flavors of apple, nectarine and ripe juicy melon. A hint of toasty oak and vanilla from oak aging adds depth and complexity, while a balancing acidity keeps it refreshing. When our expert wine panel first tried the 2013 Cannery Row Chardonnay, one of our wine panel hopped up on the table with a bottle of the wine in one hand and a copy of the book in the other. She began to read, “It has always seemed strange to me...The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.” She then swigged the bottle and the panel passed it amongst themselves.

Food Pairing Notes

The 2013 Cannery Row Chardonnay goes great with grilled or steamed seafood, especially shellfish. Try it with this steamed blue crabs recipe: http://www.chow.com/recipes/30377-basic-steamed-blue-crabs

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