The Wine

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• Becky Wasserman Selections
  Becky Wasserman has been at the heart of the connection between Burgundy and the US for over 30 years. She unarguably has the largest roster of carefully selected small great Burgundy domaines under her direction in the US. We will be showing a smattering of some of her collection at the event.

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• Cas’Almare
  Cas’Almare is our global brand of wines from South America and Europe. Cas’Almare wines are from the finest winemaking appellations in the world.

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• Cass Winery
  Located between Paso Robles and Creston in California's Central Coast, Cass is a sustainably-farmed vineyard and boutique winery specializing in handcrafted Rhone varietals.

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• Clif Family Winery
  Our goal is to craft unique, regional wine and foods using practices that care for the earth and to support growers who use sustainable and organic farming methods. In this way, we can contribute to a more vibrant and healthy food community. We hope that as you discover our products, Clif Family Winery and Gary & Kit’s Gourmet become a part of your own adventure, reminding you to slow down and find pleasure in everyday life.

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• Conway Family Wines
  Conway Family Wines is committed to protecting and preserving the land and wildlife of the beautiful and historic Rancho Arroyo Grande property, and implements sustainable agricultural and vineyard practices. We know that the success of our winery is dependent on the passion and dedication of the talented people who have joined us in our commitment to produce outstanding wines.

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• Cima Collina
  In the hands of Winemaker Annette Hoff Danzer, Cima Collina crafts artisan wines from small, sustainably and organically-farmed Monterey vineyards, including Cima Collina's Hilltop Ranch Vineyard.

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• Copain Wines
  Wells Gutherie is the co-founder and winemaker of Copain Wines. In fact, one of the producers that inspired him to make wine was Adam Tolmach from The Ojai Vineyard. Wells is an idealistic and fantastic winemaker. He had a chance to work in France for a couple of years with Michel Chapoutier learning a lot about biodynamics in the vineyard and cellar as well as a few other winemakers in California. Like Adam Tolmach, Wells is a conscious winemaker who uses only steam and boiling water for cleaning winery material as well. Wells is completely committed to using only spontaneous fermentations in order to give the wines a chance to express as much individuality as possible. Wells is another great example of a California winemaker with the goal to make low alcohol and beautifully nuanced wines. He sources fruit primarily grown in Anderson Valley and the Yorkville Highlands appellations in Mendocino County.

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• Cordon Wine
  A star among Central Coast winemakers, Etienne Terlinden handcrafts exceptional Callifornia wines with a very certain old world sensibility stemming from his Belgian roots.

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• Casa Dumetz-Malibu
  started in 2004 with a patch of raw earth and a bucket of grapevines – the only way to create authentic, handcrafted, small-production wines.

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• Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards
  Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards is family owned and operated, committed to hand-crafting wines of distinct style and superior quality. Our wines, and the manner in which we operate, reflect our understanding of tradition, our tireless quest as innovators, and the spirit of our Mother and Grandmother Flora, who is always gracious to her community, demands excellence, and lives with a twinkle in her eye.

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• Herzog Wine Cellars
  Herzog Wine Cellars is a stylish and modern winery that is nothing less than au courant. Enjoy artisan wines, fine cuisine, boutique and outdoor terrace.

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• Hirsch Winery
  Perched on a ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Fort Ross, Hirsch Vineyards is the birth ground of great pinot noir on the extreme Sonoma Coast. David Hirsch founded the vineyard in 1980 to grow fruit and make site-specific wine. From the start all efforts have been on the growing of fruit that makes wines profoundly characteristic of the site vintage after vintage. They have had long-standing relationships with great winemakers who have purchased their fruit over the years such as the famous Williams-Selyem, Littorai, Siduri, Kistler and Failla wineries. They started their to make their own wines in 2002 and are now under the direction of the former winemaker of Flowers winery, Ross Cobb.

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• Laetitia Vineyard & Winery
  Laetitia Vineyard & Winery is a family owned & family operated winery, specializing in Pinot Noir, where EVERYTHING is Estate grown & bottled. "Our Land, Our Grapes, YOUR WINE!"

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• Markus Huber
  The young Markus Huber is launching his wines to the forefront of the Austrian wine world. He comes from the area called Traisental in lower Austria. This area is dominated by limestone rich soil that makes for stunningly beautiful wines from one of Austria's coldest growing regions. The nighttime cold air coming off the Alps and the warm daytime air coming from the pannonian plain create a large change between day and night temperature, which is of course essential to making great wine from Riesling and Gruner Veltliner. The combination of this climate and limestone make for very pure, transparent and minerally wines that represent perhaps some of the most fine and delicate wines in Austria. Gruner Veltliner is the most widely planted variety in the Traisental and is arguably the leading variety with Riesling a very close second. Markus is clearly a talented winemaker and his wines speak softly, but you can't help but listen to all they have to say.

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• Prodigal
  "Prodigal" stems from the different career paths taken by Winemaker Stephen Russell before founding Quinta Santa Rosa Vineyard and Prodigal Wines in the Santa Rita Hills.

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• ROUTE 1 Wines
  ROUTE 1 brings together luxurious and affordable wines from the most desired appellations of California. Each of our wines is represented by the Exit number.

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• Saddlerock
  Call it Southern California in a bottle. Crisp as morning fog rolling over the Santa Monica Mountains, eclectic as oaks and palms side by side. And as original as the Semler Family themselves – the new generation of Malibu vintners. Where a perfect kinship of climate and soil combine to produce remarkable choices for the casual wine drinker, enthusiast and collector alike. Saddlerock finds a perfect balance of fruit and varietal character in their popular Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines.

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• Semler
  Perfectly positioned at the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains, our vineyards are indeed special. The rocky terrain and steep south facing slopes provide the perfect environment for growing premium wine grapes. Planting started in 1997 with 14 acres of Cabernet and Merlot. Today our hillside vineyards consist of approximately 60,000 vines on 65 acres and we are well on our way to reach our goal of 100 acres. We have eight varietals planted, they include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Malbec, Grenache, Mouvedre and Viognier.

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• Tatomer
  Graham Tatomer started making wine 14 years ago at the age of 16. He had the earliest start of all of our producers in the winemaking world. He worked with Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton (Brewer-Clifton, Melville, Diatom and Palmina) for years before launching his short-lived brand Katabasis which made only Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Sylvanner. He caught the attention at an early age of some of the greatest sommeliers in California including the late master sommelier Michael Bonaccorsi, who referred to Graham as "the prodigy." To everyone's surprise he stopped making Katabasis to further his education in winemaking and grape growing. He moved to Austria to work for Emmerich Knoll for 3 years as well as a short stint with Franz Hirtzberger. He has finally come home to put himself back to the test with Riesling from his backyard. 2008 is his first vintage back. He farms all of his grapes as he wants to feel the connection to the vineyard. We expect to see great things coming from him over his career.

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• The Malibu Vineyard
  The Malibu Vineyard was first planted in 1985 on Rambla Pacifico in Malibu. These Pinot Noir vines struggle in the rugged terrain producing dense, rich, and highly flavorful fruit. D'Alfonso-Curran Wines crafted The Malibu Vineyard "Rambla Pacifico" Pinot Noir 2008.

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• TGIC
  TGIC was founded with the singular focus to bring the best wines of the world to its customers. 26 years later, we are proud to represent 18 of the finest family-owned wineries from around the world.

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• The Naked Grape
  At The Naked Grape, we believe wine should taste good and do good, naturally. We believe in Sustainable winemaking to preserve the natural flavor of our grapes, and support those who create “good” in our communities. Good wine, naturally.

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• The Ojai Vineyard
  The Ojai Vineyard is owned by Adam and Helen Tolmach. Adam started The Ojai Vineyard in 1983, a year after he and Jim Clendenan started Au Bon Climat. He has since parted ways with Jim in the early 90s to focus solely on Ojai. Adam and his assistant Fabien Castel work closely with a dozen different vineyards on the Central Coast of California. As you can see by the list of wines, they make a good bit of wines primarily focussed on high acid varieties, like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from some of the coolest growing regions inside Santa Barbara County and therefore, the state of California. Adam makes some of the states most soundly crafted and interesting wines. Adam is very conscious about what he doing and has a lot of respect for the subtlety and nuance in wine but also recognizes that he is making wines in California, not France. They use only steam and boiling water in the winery to sanitize everything rather that chemicals. He is also an advocate of minimal new oak use and natural ferments when possible. He has been making wine now for almost 30 years and is still open to growing and learning more about his craft.

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• Samsara
  Samsara is a winery started by Chad Melville (son of Ron Melville of Melville winery where Chad is the vineyard manager.) Chad makes the most full throttle wines in our domestic porfolio for sure. His Pinots are concentrated due to the extraordinarily low yields and his level of extraction. He is not going for the ultra-early picking like Tyler, Ojai and Copain. The Syrahs are big also but still refined and show the power that Santa Barbara County can bring to the table. He is a fan of very low sulfur usage, very little new oak and likes to also let the wines ferment with natural yeasts. He is the most experienced winemaker with regards to vineyards as that is his primary job. If you are looking for a mouthful of great rich style wines with high acid, Samsara is the one for you.

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• tercero
  tercero wines produces award-winning, small lot, hand crafted red and white wines using grapes from leading Santa Barbara County Vineyards.

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• Thomas George Estates
  Thomas George Estates produces handmade, artisan wines that express the unique characteristics of varietal and vineyard at our historic Russian River Valley winery in Healdsburg.

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• Tyler Winery
  The young and ambitious Justin Willett (Tyler is his middle name) has been turning heads with his wine since day one. He is a very talented and detail oriented winemaker and we believe he is the next super star in the boutique California wine business. He spent his first years making wine with Joe Davis from Arcadian winery and shortly thereafter focussed solely on his own wines. He makes a series of high acid and elegantly nuanced wines from the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. He is at the forefront of this style of wine and is making wines that are really in a style of their own. In the beginning, like Wells Gutherie, he also was a fan of the wines from Adam Tolmach. Every year, Justin makes a big leap in quality, even when you didn't think he could make a leap that big from his previous years efforts.

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• The Source

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• VanceErickson

The Spirits & Beverages

 

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• Chambord

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• Don Francisco’s Coffee
  Four generations of master roasting. Inspired by tradition.

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• VOSS Water
  Voss is pure artesian water, originating in an aquifer in the unspoiled surroundings of Southern Norway, and bottled at the source. Voss is renowned for its unparalleled taste and elegant award-winning bottle design, but the brand's values go much deeper. Through the work of the Voss Foundation, Voss has created 21 drinking water access points in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo forever changing the lives of more than 100,000 people.

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• Reed’s Inc

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• VeeV
  VeeV is The World's First Açaí Spirit™ and is simply a better way to drink™. VeeV donates $1 per bottle sold to Rainforest preservation and is proud to be the only certified carbon neutral spirits company in the world.

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• Herradura
  Experience the uncompromising taste of Herradura, the original ultra-premium tequila. Handcrafted and Estate Bottled at the legendary Casa Herradura since 1870. Recipient of more than 16 gold medals in international spirits competitions. Herradura Tequila. Never Compromise.
  
  ENJOY WITH UNCOMPROMISED RESPONSIBILITY.
  Alc. 40% by vol. (80 Proof). Tequila imported by Brown-Forman, Louisville, KY ©2011. To find out more about responsible consumption, visit Century Council. Privacy Policy.

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• Karma Tequila

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• Karlsson’s Gold Vodka
  Karlsson’s Gold Vodka is hand-made from Swedish virgin new potatoes. It’s distilled once in an unfiltered process that conserves the inherent characteristics of the unique ingredients, producing a revolutionary new concept — a vodka with taste.

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• Pisco Portón
  In addition to making the definitive Pisco Sour, Pisco Portón is finding its way into Margaritas, Cosmos and other popular drinks.  More sophisticated than tequila, more flavorful than vodka, Pisco Portón is redefining the world of cocktails.
  
  Discover Pisco Portón Responsibly.  Imported by Pisco Portón®, Manhasset, NY.  43% alc/vol. ©2011

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• Voli
  Voli's master distillers produce smooth, low calorie Vodka. Voli flavors include Espresso Vanilla and Orange Vanilla and have between 25-40% fewer calories than leading brands.

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• refine™
  At refine™ mixers, we take pride in being innovative and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. That's why we created the first all-natural, sugar-free and zero-calorie cocktail mixers for people like us! Say good-bye to the boring days of diet tonic and club soda. Forget your worries about high fructose corn syrup, sugar and artificial ingredients. Instead, say hello to refine™ – refreshingly great taste and a new way to enjoy your favorite cocktails. refine flavors include Margarita, Mojito, & Cosmopolitan.

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• Stella

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• Leffe

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• Hoegarden