THE VARIETAL

Purveyors of fine wines from around the globe.  Specializing in family-owned, boutique wineries that produce wines unique to their area of origin.

PORTFOLIO

CALIFORNIA

 

Cedarville Vineyard

 

El Dorado

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Zinfandel

pure california fruit…. Delicious

Syrah

 

Cabernet Sauvignon

Stunning Cab from the Sierra Foothills

Petite Sirah

 
   

Hollys Hill Winery

 

El Dorado

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Roussanne

Gold and best of class SF Chronicle

Viognier

 

Patriarche Blanc

Gold Medal - CA State Fair

Grenache

Best of Class CA State Fair 2005

Mourvedre

 

Wylie-Fenaughty Syrah

 

Patriarche Red

Gold Orange County Fair

   

JarvisTomei

 

El Dorado

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Syrah

LIMITED

   

Lioco Wines

 

Various California

~~~~~Sac/Foothills/Tahoe~~~~~~

Lioco Chardonnay Sonoma Cuvee

 

Lioco Indica Red Blend

 

Lioco Chardonnay 'Durell'

limited

Lioco Chardonnay 'Michaud'

limited

Lioco Chardonnay 'Charlie Heintz'

limited

Lioco Pinot Noir 'Michaud'

limited

   

L'Uvaggio di Giacomo

 

Napa/Lodi/Mendocino

~~~~Sac/Foothills/Tahoe~~~~

Uvaggio Vermentino

aromatics galore

Il Gufo Barbera Rosato

Sold out

Uvaggio Barbera

serious California Barbera

Il Gufo Barbera

barbera d' asti?

La Pantera Barbera

 

Il Leopardo Nebbiolo

 

Il Ponte Sangiovese

 

Il Ponte Vin Santo

ATTE. Wine Geeks


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CALIFORNIA Cont’d

 

SPANN VINEYARDS

 

Sonoma

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Chard/Viognier 2006

round and slightly sweet.

Betsy's Backacher bottle blond

chard-viognier-semmilon. Dry

Betsy's Backacher Blend

 

MoZin

 

Cabernet Sauvignon- Sonoma

90 pt WE

   

Vino Noceto

 

Shenandoah Valley

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Frivolo

Allocated frizante…hmmmmm.

Rosato de Sangiovese

DRY

Nutz! Red Blend

I'm a nut.

Noceto Sangiovese

Dan Berger "best tuscan style

Noceto Sangiovese splits

Sangio in California."

Noceto Sangiovese riserva

more backbone…. Than normale

OGP Zinfandel

Grandpere Vineyard Fruit…

   

YORBA

 

Shenandoah Valley

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Yorba Barbera

Ann Kraemer - Viticulturist

Yorba Zinfandel

Ken Bernards - Winemaker

Yorba Syrah

 

Yorba Tempranillo

Is it toro , is it rioja, is it ribera del duero?

Yorba Shake Ridge Red

It is California…… check it out!

   

OREGON

 

White Rose Wines

 

Willamette Valley

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Mercotti's Milieu

ALLOCATED

Quiotee's Lair

ALLOCATED

   

CHILE

 

Apaltagua

 

Maipo

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Cabernet Sauvignon

Best Buy Tanzer

Carmenere Estate

 

Envero Carmenere

 

Grial carmenere

 
   

Wines by Alvaro Espinoza

 

Maipo

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Antiyal

92 WS, Bio-dynamic and stunning

Kuyen

90 WS Baby Antiyal Cab-Syrah (Sold Out)


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CHILE Cont’d

 

Vina Maquis

 

Colchagua

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Maquis Lien

90 pts. W&S.

Calcu

Cabernet, Cab Franc, Carmenere

   

De Martino

 

Isla De Maipo

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Chardonnay Legado

 

Cabernet Sauvignon Legado

 

Carmenere Legado

Best Value W&S

Cabernet Sauvignon Legado splits

 

Single Vineyard Syrah

 

Single Vineyard Carmenere

 

Sauvignon Blanc Organic

 

Cabernet Sauvignon Organic

sold out. 91 pts W and S.

Grand Familia Cabernet Sauvignon

 
   

Vina Quebrada De Macul

 

Maipo

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Penalolen Sauvignon Blanc

light and fresh

Penalolen Cabernet Sauvignon

Fleshy. 91 pts w.s. sold out

Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon

93 pts. W.S. Cult Cabernet from Chile

   

NOMAD

 

Colchagua, Maipo, BioBio, Rapel

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Nomad

Cabernet, Syrah, Carmenere, Malbec

   

Azul Profundo

 

Bio Bio and Cachapoal

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Pinot Noir- Bio Bio

Limited

Syrah- Alto-Cachapoal Valley

86 pts RP.

   

ARGENTINA

 

Ricardo Santos

 

Mendoza

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Malbec

Single Vineyard.

 

Original owner of Bodegas Norton

AUSTRIA

 

Huber

 
 

~~~~Northern California~~~~

GrÜner Veltliner

 

Obere Steigen

 

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SOUTH AFRICA

 
   

Darling Cellars

 

Swartland

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Onyx Shiraz

 
   

de Trafford

 

Stellenbosch

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Chenin Blanc

 

Cabernet Sauvignon

90 Tanzer

Shiraz

94 WS

Ken Forrester

 

Stellenbosch

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Petit Chenin Blanc

WS Best Value 86 points

Petit Pinotage

 

Chenin Blanc

88 pts WS, 89-90 Tanzer

Sauvignon Blanc

 
   

Scali

 

Paarl

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Syrah

 
   

Wildekrans

 

Walker Bay

~~~~Northern California~~~~

Pinotage 'Red Circle"

 
   

Spain

 

BIERZO

 

Castro Ventosa

 

Bierzo

~~~~Sacramento-Tahoe~~~~~

Mencia

 

Mencia - El Castro de Valtuille

 
   

CALATAYUD

 

Bodega Virgen de la Sierra

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Lo Brujo macabeo

 

Lo Brujo garnacha

 

Lo Brujo Roble

HUGE VALUE. Garnacha 5 mos oak

   

CASTILLA Y LEON

 

Olaia

 

Castilla Y Leon

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Olaia

Blend, Prieto Picudo, Tempranillo, melot


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Spain Cont’d

 

JUMILLA

 

Bodegas y Vinedos De Murcia

 

Jumilla

~~~~Sacramento-Tahoe~~~~~

Caracol Serrano

 
   

LA MANCHA

 

Artero

 

La Mancha

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Artero Rosato

 

Artero Garnacha

 

Artero Tempranillo

 
   

MONTSANT

 

Clos Dels Codols

 

Monsant

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Clos Dels Codols

Varietal Favorite

   

NAVARRA

 

Arteaga

 
 

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Arteaga Crianza

 
   

PENEDES

 

Cavas Pares Balta

 

Penedes

~~~~~~Northern California~~~~~~

CAVA NV Brut

 
   

PRIORAT

 

Bodega Ardevol

 

Priorat

~~~~~~Northern California~~~~~~

Ardevol Coma d'en Romeu

89 RP, 88 WS, 90 Tanzer

Ardevol Terra d'Hom

94 WS, 91 RP

Ardevol Terra d'Hom

93 WS, 90 RP, 90 Tanzer

   

Clos Mogador

 

Priorat

~~~~~~Northern California~~~~~~

Clos Mogador - Manyetes

 
   

Rias Baixas

 

Senorio de Cruces

 

Rias Baixas

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Senorio de Cruces

80 plus year old vines.


Spain Cont’d

 

Ribera Del Duero

 

Casado Alvides

 

Ribera Del Duero

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Alvides Roble

 
   

RIOJA

 

Bodegas y Vinedos Tritium

 

Rioja

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Nocedal

 

Tritium

91 pts RP

   

Solar de Randez

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Solar De Randez joven

 

Solar De Randez crianza

 
   

RUEDA

 

Cuevas De Castilla

 

Rueda

~~~~~~Northern California~~~~~~

Ermita Veracruz

Pure Verdejo

   

Ribera de Guardiana

 

Palacio Quemado

 
 

~~~~~~Northern California~~~~~~

Palacio Quemado

 
   

Bodegas Sierra De Guana

 

Somontano

~~~~~California Statewide~~~~~~

Alius Red Blend

HUGE VALUE… Ripe spanish frui

 

 

VALENCIA

 

Cheste Agraria

 

Valencia

~~~Sac-Tahoe~~~

Reymos

Sparkling Muscat


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