WINE

Rich color with notes of blackberry, cherry, raspberry and vanilla. Tannins are soft and layered. “This wine pairs well with aged cheddar and gouda cheeses. Also try it with leg of lamb, rib eye steak or pasta in a marinara sauce.

Nice value, this offers straightforward aromas and flavors of tropical fruit. Its soft on the palate with a refrenshing finsh. Excellent wine for a casual mid-week meal.

Opens with aromas of blackberry jam. In the mouth, the wine is soft and very fruity with blueberry flavors a bit of white pepper. Its very soft and easy to drink.

Light in color, this Pinot Grigio has aromas of pineapple and pear. Complex flavors include green apple, citrus and melon. Clean soft finish. This wine can be sipped by itself, or enjoyed with a variety of foods. For starters this wine goes well with steamed clams, crab cakes and scallop bisque. For the main course one might try pork tenderloin, roasted chicken, seared Ahi Tuna or a pasta in a cream sauce.

Notes of melon, citrus, apple and lemongrass provide a lingering soft finish. This wine pairs well with apples and pears. For the main course try it along with baked chicken, grilled Ahi tuna or Coquille St. Jacques.

Light pink wine with floral and tropical aromas: flavors of strawberry, peach and raspberry with a touch of sweetness.This wine is an easy sipping wine that also pairs well with a wide variety of foods ranging from crab cakes or pâté to spicy Asian dishes, glazed ham, and grilled sea bass.

Crios wines under her Crios label display ripe fruit flavors, excellent balance and concentration, and are meant to be enjoyed in their vibrant youth.

This glass-staining wine — purple-black in hue, with violet streaks — offers a wide range of aromas and flavors. We noted dark flowers, menthol, tobacco, vanilla, cola, minty chocolate and dark berry fruit, picking up some black licorice and black pepper as it opens up. Quite young now, its thick, medium-grain tannins bode well for the wine to evolve and come together over several years. If you’re not the patient type, decant it and enjoy it with roasted meats hot off the grill.

Crios after over two decades of winemaking, Susana Balbo developed a strong sense of what she wants from her wines. Her Crios wines display ripe fruit flavors, excellent balance and concentration, and are meant to be enjoyed in their vibrant youth. Crios means "offspring" (as in children). Susana selected this word to express the care and attention she gives them, much like her own offspring. The label features a series of three connected and overlapping hands, an image that represents Susana and her children, José and Ana.

We fell head over heels for this intense, concentrated and well-structured blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Its unique melding of red berry, mocha and hazelnut flavors make this wine an adventurous choice for grilled meats and spicy veggie stir fry.

Cupcake our proprietary Angel Food wine is a delicate blend of white grapes where each variety shows structure, aroma and depth of flavor with a long creamy finish. The grapes are harvested from vineyards in some of California's finest viticultural areas, each picked for their ability to engender these grapes with distinct characteristics. Each varietal is fermented separately, blended and then put through a unique oak regime that imparts a certain creaminess. A heavenly pair with white cheddar fondue, pancetta wrapped figs or simply as an aperitif.

Cupcake Vineyards works hard to bring you the richest, smoothest Cabernet from California's desirable Central Coast, where the sun drenched grapes create full and elegantly-textured wines. Scrumptious flavors of decadent dark fruits, molten mocha and toasty oak melt into a long silky finish. In other words: Sinful. Try with warm baked brie drizzled with honey or petite filet mignon with a cabernet reduction.

Cupcake Vineyards work hard to craft the richest, smoothest and elegantly-textured wines. This full-bodied yet smooth Merlot displays supple tannins with flavors of red cherries that evolve into decadent levels of cocoa and espresso and a smooth finish. This wine is reminiscent of that chocolate cherry cupcake.

Cupcake our Moscato is vibrant and expressive with floral notes that dominate with hints of peach and flavors of tropical fruits and lychee. It is a soft and luscious wine with just a hint of effervescence to tickle the palate and balance the sweetness. With bright fruit flavors and finesse, it's reminiscent of a pineapple right-side up cupcake. Food Pairing Recommendations: Enjoy with mascarpone cheese or with any dessert such as fresh berries and cream or vanilla bean poached pears.

Cupcake escape to Italy with our Pinot Grigio sourced from Trentino. Full and complex, this wine has a nose that hints of pineapple, pears and sweet lemons. Tropical fruits are integrated with the zest of citrus fruits and give way to a creamy mid-palate.

The moderate growing climate of California’s Central Coast provides optimal growing conditions to produce complex, elegantly structured Pinot Noir. This wine has a lovely garnet hue and heady aromas of black cherries and ripe strawberries. The wine opens up to a flavor of red raspberry and a hint of spice with a creamy finish. We harvest our Pinot Noir grapes at their peak and cold soak them for a couple of days. The juice undergoes a cool fermentation to preserve the bright cherry fruit. American and French oak barrels are used to age the wine for about nine months.