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One World Wine

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

It's becoming a bit of a trend, wines from around the world, marketed under a single label. We recently saw this with Sauvignon Republic. A new brand from UK company Halewood International, One World will pull together worldwide wines at a lower price point than some of the options we have seen before. The brand will launch in April and will include  Orange Street Ruby Cabernet Merlot and Chenin Blanc from South Africa and Ocean Point Shiraz and Chardonnay from Australia. Orchard Boulevard from Argentina will come out later this year and other wines (probably with a similar naming scheme) may come out later. The inexpensive wines (under $10) are aimed young wine drinkers who are expanding their palates.

[via Checkout Magazine]

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Tags: cabernet, chardonnay, chenin blanc, merlot, one world, OneWorld, red wine, white wine, wine

Ambullneo Vineyards

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

Ambullneo Vineyards is one of the lesser-known wineries in California. The winemakers Greg Linn and Scott Ames create blends made of grapes from several different vineyards to create well-regarded wines. Their wines have already been picked up for some of the most well-regarded restaurants including Per Se and Michael Mina. The wines are all named with dog themes and the name of the winery comes from a new breed of dog (the ambullneo is part bulldog, part Neopolitan mastiff). The winery has received good reviews from Robert Parker for both their 2003 Big Paw Chardonnay and 2003 Pinot Noir Bulldog Reserve. They currently have three pre-sale offerings of wines which will be available this fall: the 2005 Big Paw Chardonnay, the new Fang Blanc Chardonnay (both $59) and another new offering the 2004 Howling Syrah, Central Coast which is a blend of 80 percent from the Bien Nacido Z Block and 20 percent Rimrock Vineyard. The fruit was hand sorted and about 90% of the stems were removed with the berries intact. The wine was fermented in open-top stainless steel fermenters using both cultured and native yeasts, punched down 3-4 times daily then put into French oak barrels and aged for 18 months ($75).

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Tags: california wine, chardonnay, pinot noir, wine

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