Category archive: Port Wines
Syrah Port $36
Syrah grapes, produce full-bodied, long-lived, fruity wines. Syrah flavors and aromas include peppers, berries, currants, and even chocolate. Syrah grapes originated in France’s Rhone valley and their use in wines is traced back to the Romans and Greeks. Syrah is usually bottled alone as a varietal wine but can be blended with other grapes like
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Zinfandel Port
Uniquely American, this exuberant red wine is capable of producing top quality red wines that can rival Cabernet Sauvignon. It offers an array of flavors including black and red fruit, spice, pepper, tar, licorice and wood. Zinfandel [ZIN-fan-dell] is produced in three distinct styles. The first is the fresh and fruity, easy-drinking style that offers
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Picpoul Blanc Port $34
Picpoul Blanc (also spelled Piquepoul Blanc) is one of the lesser-known Rhône varietals, but one that we think has a tremendous future in California. It is one of the thirteen permitted varietals in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where it is used primarily as a blending component to take advantage of its acidity. Like the better known Grenache and
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Viognier Port $34
Eagles Nest Winery grows Viognier (pronounced VEE-ohn-yay) is the most-planted white Rhone varietal in the United States, and produces wines with intense aromatics of peaches, apricots, and violets, as well as viscosity and lushness on the palate. Viognier has recently increased in popularity among consumers. Viognier is capable of producing extraordinary wines with peachy aromas. On
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