Sauvignon
Blanc
2003 Rudd Vineyards ($28) In 2002, Dean &
DeLuca chairman and prominent Napa Valley
vintner Leslie Rudd hired Charles Thomas (Mondavi's
former head winemaker) to create outstanding
bottlings such as this. A rich and well-balanced
Sauvignon Blanc, it's a largely barrel-fermented
wine inflected with notes of tropical fruit and
herbs.
Chardonnay
2002 Ramey Wine Cellars Hyde Vineyard-Carneros
($56) David Ramey has worked at many top
wineries (Dominus and Rudd, to name just two),
but since 1996 he has run his own outfit in
Sonoma. Ramey made this dense, flowery
Chardonnay with grapes from the famed Hyde
Vineyard and aged it a full 21 months in French
oak. It emerged sensationally complex.
Viognier
2003 Alban Vineyards Estate ($32) This
winery, founded by John Alban in 1986, was the
first in California entirely dedicated to Rhône
varieties, red (Syrah, Grenache) and white (Viognier).
He is the state's acknowledged master of the
fickle Viognier grape. This Estate Viognier is
an unctuous, exotically perfumed, full-throttle
white.
Merlot
2002 Shafer Vineyard ($41)Shafer
winemaker Elias Fernandez scored the first-ever
double victory in this year's Awards for both
his Hillside Cabernet and this powerful, inky
Merlot. The latter manages to showcase both the
fruit intensity of Napa's 2002 vintage and the
subtle, aromatic elegance that makes the Merlot
grape so highly prized.
Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Shafer Hillside Vineyard ($175) This
monumental, deeply extracted wine comes from the
original vineyards John Shafer purchased in the
Stags Leap District back in the 1970s. A superb
vintage like 2001 resulted in this plush,
power-packed Cab framed by the Stags Leap
DistrictÕs trademark lush, velvety tannins.
Zinfandel
2003 Biale Black Chicken ($35)The Black
Chicken Vineyard, located in a quiet residential
neighborhood in the city of Napa, is the source
of this juicy, supple, raspberry-inflected
Zinfandel. Winemaker Al Perry ferments it in
traditional open-top vats but ages it in very
modern French barriques for a spectacular mix of
old and new techniques.
Syrah
2002 Lewis Cellars ($60)Former Indy 500
driver Randy Lewis founded his acclaimed
boutique winery back in 1992, and it is still a
family-run enterprise, overseen by Lewis, his
wife, Debbie, and stepson Dennis. They produce
this spicy, substantial and sought-after Syrah
from a vineyard 1,500 feet up on Napa's famed
Pritchard Hill.
Pinot Noir
2002 Soter Vineyards Beacon HillOregon
winemaker Tony Soter turns out cellar-worthy
Pinots like the firm-bodied Beacon Hill, which
is just now beginning to unwind. Soter's
rigorous pruning practices makes the superb
Beacon Hill Vineyard a particularly low-yielding
site, producing only two tons of intensely
flavored grapes per acre.
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7101 Tpc Drive
# 150, Orlando
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2107 Van Ness
Avenue, San
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American Estates Wines
19 Hillside
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2855 35th
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Greeley CO
American Classic Wines CO
375 Park Avenue,
New York
NY
Latin American Wines &
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8840 Sw 114th
Terrace, Miami
FL
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(American Liquors)
432 South Road,
Poughkeepsie
NY
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(Boisset American)
2320 Marinship
Way # 140,
Sausalito CA
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American Institute of Wine
American Whole Sale Wine
4300 Regency
Drive,
Glenview IL
American Institute of Wine
American Institute of Wine
6100 SW 57th
Avenue, Miami
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American Institute-Wine &
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American Eagle Wine Making CO
2410 W Abram
Street,
Arlington TX
American Institute-Wine &
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30 E Ontario
Street,
Chicago IL
American Vintage Wine
4003 27th
Street, Long
Island City NY
American Institute-Wine &
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304 W Liberty
Street,
Louisville KY
Sroda Family LLC
(South American Import Company)
2532 Huntington
Way S, Suamico
WI
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Magnolia Chateau
147 Heartford
Way, American
Canyon CA
American Bd CO Opici Wines
25 DE Boer
Drive, Glen
Rock NJ
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Daniel Plumarta
(Saratoga Wine & Spirits)
14429 Big Basin
Way, Saratoga
CA
Prestige Drywall
(Sole Cafe & Wine Bar)
157 Lincolnway,
Valparaiso
IN
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B D American Company
(Opici Wine)
1 Dupont Street
# 101,
Plainview NY
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Wine Depot-American Bacchus
404 N Federal
Highway, Fort
Lauderdale FL
American Estates Inc
19 Hillside
Avenue, New
York NY
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Great American Wineries, Inc
8940 Carmel
Valley Road,
Carmel CA
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American Pacific Group, LLC
621 Sw Morrison
Street # 415,
Portland OR
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B D American Company
(Opici Import Company)
25 De Boer
Drive, Glen
Rock NJ
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American Estate Inc
19 Hillside
Avenue, Summit
NJ
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Romanian-American Enterprise
Corp
2820 37th
Street Apartment A3,
Astoria
NY
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Dmc Wine LLC
50 Anderson
Avenue,
Rochester NY
Hudson Wine & Liquor
(American Bistro)
5600 Hudson
Avenue, West
New York NJ
Western Wine Service
875 Hanna Drive,
American Canyon
CA
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American Bark Products Inc
(Southern Wine & Spirits)
Cruzin Management, Inc
(American Negotients)
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Vintrust
760 Hanna Drive,
American Canyon
CA
Greenfield Wine CO
205 Jim Oswalt
Way, American
Canyon CA
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Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Wrhse
177 Tower Road,
American Canyon
CA
Winebid.com
175 Tower Road,
American Canyon
CA
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V A Filtration
106 Dodd Court,
American Canyon
CA
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Valley Wine Warehouse
175 Tower Road,
American Canyon
CA
Wine Country Deli
101 Antonina
Avenue,
American Canyon
CA
American Wholesale
4321 Regency
Drive,
Glenview IL
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
Importing American
(American Investor Group)
1124 Industrial
Parkway, Brick
NJ
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