March 30 - April 5, 2006

Trinchero Family Merlot
California

The Trinchero Family Merlot features fruit from some of California's top, cool-climate, coastal appellations. This wine includes blended lots from estate and contracted vineyards in Monterey, Lake County, Santa Barbara and Napa to enhance complexity, balance and varietal accuracy. Outside growers are selected strictly on quality and consistency. This Merlot is dark, rich, lush and remarkably smooth. It delivers the cedar, plum, ripe cherry and cassis character one associates with this noble grape. Limited supply at this very special price.

Trinchero Family Chardonnay
California

The Trinchero Family wines are rich, fruit forward, well-structured and delicious. Trinchero Family Chardonnay features fruit from estate and contract vineyards in some of California's top, cool-climate coastal appellations. The foundation for the blend was an estate in South Napa, followed by Santa Barbara, Lake and Monterey. The flavors are ripe, but not overripe, with lemon, lime, apple and tropical fruits. The mouth is both rich and well structured. Only while supplies last!

April 6th - April 9th (Week of the Master's Golf Tournament)

Just in time for the Master's golf tournament from Augusta National, we felt it only fitting to feature the line of wines with Arnold Palmer's name on them, truly one of golf's all time greats. GOLF LEGEND Arnold Palmer, a true legend on and off the course... transcending the game by defining the world of golf...Palmer is WORLD-RENOWNED for his outstanding sportsmanship and shrewd business acumen. For nearly fifty years, Palmer has commanded the spotlight with his pioneering vision for the game of golf and his involvement in the development of some of the most prestigious golf courses in the world. He is now collaborating with Luna Vineyards, in Napa Valley, in expanding his portfolio of privately branded offerings to include Arnold Palmer Wines.

Arnold Palmer Cabernet Sauvignon
California

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot. Fruit was selected from Napa and Sonoma vineyards for their high concentration of alluvial soils, which produce wines with intense varietal character. A touch of cedar folds seamlessly into a rich opulent black fruit core. Layers of oak build texture and offer a firm mid palate. The velvety long finish is filled with milk chocolate.elegance. This wine spent 15 months in small French and American Oak barrels.

Arnold Palmer Chardonnay
California

This wine is 100% Chardonnay from the Carneros, Santa Barbara and Monterey coastal vineyards. These rolling hillside vineyards hug the California coastline and have well drained sandy soils. Combining extremely cool, foggy nights with warm sunny days produces lush ripe well-balanced fruit. Toasty aromas of coconut, vanilla and warm spice greet the nose. On the palate, a burst of Meyer lemon evolves into tropical fruit flavors, a perfect balance between French Oak and mouthwatering acidity. The mouth feel is smooth and creamy.

April 13th – April 19th

Toasted Head Chardonnay
California

Toasted Head Chardonnay has bright tangerine and pear fruit aromas that are highlighted by clove and nutmeg. This medium-bodied wine has a crisp acidity and long finish, with pear and toasty butterscotch oak flavors, and a creamy texture. Toasted Head Chardonnay is aged on its lees. By stirring the lees in each barrel once a week for six months, the wine picks up a mellow, creamy texture, and the oak flavors are softened. Since the first vintage in 1995, this Chardonnay has gained fans worldwide.

Toasted Head Shiraz
California

The wines carrying the "Toasted head" name have all been aged in barrels which have had a bit of "toasting". This adds additional flavors to the finished wine. On the palate this Shiraz taste of red plum and black cherry fruit predominate with subtle flavors of chocolate, roasted coffee beans and nutmeg spice. The ripe, smooth tannins lend weight to the wine; the finish is long and rich. The Shiraz comes from Jones Hill, where the thin, chalky soils help control the vine's natural vigor. The result is intensely flavored fruit.

April 20th – 26th

Five Rivers Chardonnay
California (New)

This wine is a cool climate Chardonnay, expressing its Monterey personality from start to finish. The nose is full of bright tropical fruit with a citrus top note and barrel spice. The accompanying white peach adds a delicate softness to the bouquet. There is a full, creamy mouth feel, which is nicely balanced with crisp cool climate natural acidity. Flavors of pineapple and pear, with a touch of vanilla spice, come through in the lengthy finish. The grapes have undergone gentle pressing with slow, cool fermentation to capture as much of the fruit's subtleties as possible.

Five Rivers Merlot
California (New)

This blend is dominated by fruit from vineyards within an hour's drive of our Paso Robles winery, led by Monterey Merlot, balanced with Merlot from Santa Maria's notable Bien Nacido vineyard, alongside Merlot from Paso Robles Robert Hall vineyard. A small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma County was joined by a dollop of Syrah to add complexity. Named "Five Rivers", the winery's name pays homage to the five major rivers that define the essence of the Central Coast of California.

April 27th – May 3rd

Grant Burge Chardonnay
Australia

A bright straw color with green hues, this Australian Chardonnay has varietal peach, grapefruit and almond kernel aromas, which follow through on the palate, which is full and rich. Partial malolactic fermentation and time on lees has added buttery overtones and a soft, creamy mouth-filling texture to the wine. Fresh acidity balances the fullness of the wine and brings a flavor of lingering, ripe peaches and grapefruit. This is a complex, un-wooded chardonnay which is a perfect match for a Thai green chicken curry

Grant Burge Shiraz
Australia

Deep cherry red, with purple hues and complex aromas of blackberries, raspberries, dark cherries, black pepper, with subtle cedary oak and cured meats aromas in the background. The palate is soft and generous with flavors of fruit cake, spice, and vanillin oak and a long finish. This Barossa wine is ideal for everyday drinking, and is an excellent accompaniment to a large range of foods, including char-grilled steaks and casseroles through to hearty fish and chicken dishes.

May 4th – May 10th

Red Truck Pinot Grigio
California (New)

From the makers of one of our most popular wines, Red Truck from Cline vineyards, we are introducing a line of varietals we know you are going to love. This Pinot Grigio has fresh flavors of bright citrus with juicy peach and sweet subtle floral notes that will delight your taste-buds. This is a great refreshing wine that pairs well with many foods and stands on its own with its lively flavor. Take it for a spin...like all these wines this White Truck is guaranteed to be a smooth ride.

Red Truck Merlot
California (New)

On the heels of the ever-popular Rhone style Red Truck, we bring you Red Truck Merlot, a blend of 87%Merlot and 13% Cabernet. The Merlot comes from the beautiful Central Coast, Lake and Mendocino Counties, which produce excellent fruit with concentrated flavors. The Cabernet was harvested from Monterey where grapes slowly ripen to add complexity. This wine has aromas of mild herbs and vanilla with ripe pomegranate and toasty oak rounds out its amazing mouthful. Like the original red truck and White Truck, we know you'll love this smooth ride.