RED

A yummy blend of two of the world’s most loved grapes, creating a deep red beauty from Australia. Aromas of raspberries, plums and spicy French oak lead to a medium bodied palate with generous plum and blackcurrant flavors with soft silky tannins. A delicious value wine for hearty red meat and pasta meals.

Pale pink. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red berries, blood orange and quince, with a sexy floral topnote. Silky and round on the palate, offering pliant raspberry and floral pastille flavors and a hint of anise. Finishes juicy and long, with resonating spiciness and florality Food Pairings: Smoked fish, crab louie, pork rillettes.

Little Black Dress Merlot, accessorized with aromas of ripe black cherry, notes of cranberry and herbs, and a charming hint of vanilla oak on the finish.

Lola Kay the wine opens with a crescendo of black cherry, cedar, mocha and vanilla bean. Then things really get interesting as the flavors open up into an array of classic claret notes: lavender, rosemary, sweet mint, rich dark cherry, dusty earth, blackberry bramble and cocoa. Serve with whatever pleases your palate. However, slow-cooked pulled pork sandwiches would be nice. Or invite everyone over for grilled panini with manchego, smoked bacon and arugula. Alternatively, some- times less is more: Enjoy this wine with a thick slab of the best bread in town, rich butter and sprinkled sea salt..... Simple pleasures.

Always one of the best buys in Cabernet Sauvignon, the Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petite Sirah, 4% Merlot and 4% Zinfandel) offers a deep ruby/plum color, classic black cherry and blackcurrant fruit intermixed with background spice, and soft, supple tannins. This medium-bodied, easygoing, attractive, savory Cabernet should drink well for 5-7 years.

Luciano Sandrone from the climatic point of view, took us back to the Seventies with very rainy spring and summer which made the management of the vineyards decidedly difficult. Only thanks to the generous months of August, September and October the grapes were able to complete the ripening process in the best manner. The vintage undoubtedly rewarded the zones best suited to the cultivation of vines, and particularly those who invested in meticulous vine cultivation operations just at the right time.

Luna Vineyards 2011 Napa Valley Sangiovese is perfumed with aromas of black cherries, raspberries, sandalwood, and a hint of vanilla. Bing cherry dominates the mid- palate, accented by raspberries and hints of sandalwood. The finish begins with appealing minerality notes and finishes with a spice infusion of cocoa bean.

Macedon from the country of Macedonia, this stunning Pinot is named for Alexander the Great (the original "Macedon"), and hails from an area noted as the "cross-roads of the ancient world, and the birthplace of wine". It originates in Gradsko, sharing the same latitude band as Burgundy and Russian River Valley. The 40+ year old vines grow where two major weather fronts collide: the Aral Mountain continental and the Greek Aegean, yielding virtually no rain and consistent wind. The result is a wine of terrific elegance and complexity, rich yet linear; pretty, but with depth and power. Food Pairings: Seafood, mild cheese, prosciutto, rabbit meat with mushroom sauce.

It comes from parcels planted with the relatively new Dijon clones. Seductive notes of black cherries, forest floor, rose petals and wild strawberries are followed by a complex, medium-bodied, soft, round Pinot Noir.

Maddalena Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon shows ripe red fruit, including raspberry, plum, and spicy black cherry. Barrel aging contributes notes of vanilla, caramel, and oak spice. The mouth is round with a rich, silky texture that is framed by soft tannins.

MAN a modern style that showcases the best Pinot Noir-like characteristics of Pinotage. Juicy bright fruits, soft tannins and a perfumed nose make this a very accessible Pinotage. We like to focus on the juicier, softer side of Pinotage by carefully managing the fermenting wine. We are able to emphasise the soft mouthfeel, perfume and expressive fruit of Pinotage. Just a touch of oak maturation means the result is delicate and pretty, with beautiful red berry flavours, a hint of cinnamon and very gentle tannins.

This sweet and fruity wine is bursting with the essence of freshly harvested dark blackberries. The crisp acidity balances the sweetness and up-front fruit aromas.

Marcarini the wine has a magnificent garnet-red color with intense ruby-red reflections, of correct intensity and tonality. The nose is composite, rich, full and persistent, with hints of vanilla, sweet spices, tobacco, mountain hay and underbrush. Impressive taste sensations reveal the wine's imperious, noble, warm and velvety character, and the flavor is long and intense. To be served in crystal glasses with very large bowls.

A blend of old vine Zinfandel, Petite-Syrah and Carignan, this top of the line Cuvee displays an exciting bouquet of blackberry, spicy pepper, and toasty oak. Robust and full-bodied, this highly extracted wine features flavors of black fruits, intermingled with spice.

The non-vintage Old Vine Red Lot 60 represents 90,000 cases, and is a blend of four vintages, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. There is a lot of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah as well as some more obscure grapes in this bistro-styled, chunky, fleshy, meaty, deep ruby-colored wine. Copious notes of pepper, charcuterie, black cherries and black currants are also found in this spicy, soft, round crowd-pleaser. Drink it over the next 12 months, although this wine can probably last, although not improve, for 4-5 years.

Marilyn Wines the long cool growing season in Napa Valley yielded Merlot wines of lovely balance and elegance. Marilyn Merlot is completely ready to enjoy on release and offers the promise of graceful aging as well. A great conversation piece at dinner, a wine that lives up to its promise of Napa glamour in a glass. The photo portrait of Marilyn Monroe in a red dress set against a black background is from the last photo session with Milton Greene in 1957, and it is as playful as it is provocative -- qualities Marilyn often combined in films and in life.