By country :: California
California's wine makes up around 90% of the USA's total output, and is undoubtedly the shining light of North American wine. Its climate is unusual, in that it experiences blisteringly hot temperatures during the summer, but the breezes that sweep in off the Pacific Ocean and fog blankets help to temper the severity of the region's heat, allowing the grapes to develop and mature in their own time.
The Napa Valley and Sonoma County are California's most eulogised ambassadors, and prices can often seem astronomical, but it is important to remember that because the population of the USA is so large, and their demand for Californian wine is so high that for foreign customers it can be tricky to get one's hand on!
Californian gastronomy is famed for its excellence, and this, together with the enthusiastic welcome from the majority of this region's wineries makes California a wonderful place to visit.
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Chardonnay, Bogle, 2010Our price: From £12.82Although the Bogle family has been farming since the mid-1800s, it was not until 1968 that the father and son team of Warren and Chris Bogle planted their first 20 acres of vineyard in Clarksburg, California. In this small farming community nestled along the banks of the Sacramento River, the Bogle family has built a reputation based on impressive wines and a nationally acclaimed winery.
Merlot, Bogle, 2008Our price: From £12.60Although the Bogle family has been farming since the mid-1800s, it was not until 1968 that the father and son team of Warren and Chris Bogle planted their first 20 acres of vineyard in Clarksburg, California. In this small farming community nestled along the banks of the Sacramento River, the Bogle family has built a reputation based on impressive wines and a nationally acclaimed winery.
Merlot, Newton Vineyards Unfiltered, 2006Our price: From £31.95Su Hua married Peter Newton in 1972 and moved to America the same year, in California she worked alongside her husband at Sterling Vineyard. Together they helped put Napa Valley on the map as on of the world's greatest wine regions. In 19878, after the sale of Sterling Vineyard, Su Hua began to dream of a winery that could wholly encapsulate her own personal philosophy of winemaking. This took shape in the form of sustainable farming techniques and careful attention to detail, preservation of the natural habitat and restriction of the use of synthetic pesticides, chemicals and fertilisers. Newton bottle most of their wines unfiltered and unfined, to avoid stripping the wine of its unique aroma and flavour. During growing season, Su Hua can be found ascending the unforgiving slopes of Spring Mountain, examining the vines. She is also to be found there every day during harvest, analysing and tasting the grapes. She believes that wonderful wines are the product of wonderful vineyards, that is to say, the product of their terroir.
Red Label Chardonnay, Newton Vineyards, 2005Our price: From £18.90Su Hua married Peter Newton in 1972 and moved to America the same year, in California she worked alongside her husband at Sterling Vineyard. Together they helped put Napa Valley on the map as on of the world's greatest wine regions. In 19878, after the sale of Sterling Vineyard, Su Hua began to dream of a winery that could wholly encapsulate her own personal philosophy of winemaking. This took shape in the form of sustainable farming techniques and careful attention to detail, preservation of the natural habitat and restriction of the use of synthetic pesticides, chemicals and fertilisers. Newton bottle most of their wines unfiltered and unfined, to avoid stripping the wine of its unique aroma and flavour. During growing season, Su Hua can be found ascending the unforgiving slopes of Spring Mountain, examining the vines. She is also to be found there every day during harvest, analysing and tasting the grapes. She believes that wonderful wines are the product of wonderful vineyards, that is to say, the product of their terroir.
The Puzzle, Newton Vineyards, 2005Our price: From £48.60Su Hua married Peter Newton in 1972 and moved to America the same year, in California she worked alongside her husband at Sterling Vineyard. Together they helped put Napa Valley on the map as on of the world's greatest wine regions. In 19878, after the sale of Sterling Vineyard, Su Hua began to dream of a winery that could wholly encapsulate her own personal philosophy of winemaking. This took shape in the form of sustainable farming techniques and careful attention to detail, preservation of the natural habitat and restriction of the use of synthetic pesticides, chemicals and fertilisers. Newton bottle most of their wines unfiltered and unfined, to avoid stripping the wine of its unique aroma and flavour. During growing season, Su Hua can be found ascending the unforgiving slopes of Spring Mountain, examining the vines. She is also to be found there every day during harvest, analysing and tasting the grapes. She believes that wonderful wines are the product of wonderful vineyards, that is to say, the product of their terroir.
Unfiltered Chardonnay, Newton Vineyards, 2007Our price: From £31.95Su Hua married Peter Newton in 1972 and moved to America the same year, in California she worked alongside her husband at Sterling Vineyard. Together they helped put Napa Valley on the map as on of the world's greatest wine regions. In 19878, after the sale of Sterling Vineyard, Su Hua began to dream of a winery that could wholly encapsulate her own personal philosophy of winemaking. This took shape in the form of sustainable farming techniques and careful attention to detail, preservation of the natural habitat and restriction of the use of synthetic pesticides, chemicals and fertilisers. Newton bottle most of their wines unfiltered and unfined, to avoid stripping the wine of its unique aroma and flavour. During growing season, Su Hua can be found ascending the unforgiving slopes of Spring Mountain, examining the vines. She is also to be found there every day during harvest, analysing and tasting the grapes. She believes that wonderful wines are the product of wonderful vineyards, that is to say, the product of their terroir.
Zinfandel, Bogle Old Vine, 2009Our price: From £13.72Although the Bogle family has been farming since the mid-1800s, it was not until 1968 that the father and son team of Warren and Chris Bogle planted their first 20 acres of vineyard in Clarksburg, California. In this small farming community nestled along the banks of the Sacramento River, the Bogle family has built a reputation based on impressive wines and a nationally acclaimed winery.
