Wine Matching Your Request
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Desparada Wines2016 Amphora McGinley Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
McGinleyAlcohol: 14.5%It must have been a grand villa. The scattered mosaics depicting gardens blooming with honeysuckle, verbena and kaffir lime trees. How long has it been... It must have been a grand villa. The scattered mosaics depicting gardens blooming with honeysuckle, verbena and kaffir lime trees. How long has it been since this courtyard contained bees or live lemons or the flesh of plumeria? For the next few minutes it is yours then the cocksure trucks will arrive with their salt and cold hammers to begin construction of the road.Pairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon BlancAlcohol: 14.5%
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Desparada Wines2014 Fragment McGinley/ Presquile Central Coast AVA
McGinley/ PresquileAlcohol: 13.5%Oh Lord was it worth cashing in all the miles. 2 weeks and nothing but first class and the Four Seasons. Let them suffer through winter, you’re on the... Oh Lord was it worth cashing in all the miles. 2 weeks and nothing but first class and the Four Seasons. Let them suffer through winter, you’re on the South Island, the flink-lock bluster will be there when you get back, for now your life is nothing but soften white Lily petals, Meyer lemon ice, coriander oil, oceanside quilts, fresh opened Uni, orange blossom water, grapefruit, dewy pine, salt spray and late evening bike rides.Pairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon BlancAlcohol: 13.5%
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Desparada Wines2013 Fragment McGinley/ Presquile Central Coast AVA
McGinley/ PresquileAlcohol: 13%This is a James Bond ski chase down an Alpine peak and through the dense cobbled streets of some forgotten village -- Gooseberry, crushed oyster shell,... This is a James Bond ski chase down an Alpine peak and through the dense cobbled streets of some forgotten village -- Gooseberry, crushed oyster shell, sweet lime, detonated dynamite, lemon seltzer, clove spiked orange, white Gatorade, Red Pine needle, peach Schnapps, white smoke and brand new novel. Fresh, dry and exuberant with a rolling mouthfeel.Pairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon BlancAlcohol: 13%
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Desparada Wines2016 Fragment McGinley/ Presquile Central Coast AVA
McGinley/ PresquileAlcohol: 14.4%The surface of the lake is glass-flat, frozen solid and clear. It’s June above the Arctic Circle and the world is in limbo. A cabin is poofing cedar... The surface of the lake is glass-flat, frozen solid and clear. It’s June above the Arctic Circle and the world is in limbo. A cabin is poofing cedar smoke and the impossible orchard is in bloom with Rainer cherry blossoms and Bosch pears. You savagely peel a Satsuma and add the flesh to your sweet lime spritz. The rind falls onto wild oregano, a heliotrope and a slate skipping stone. With each skip, the surface of the lake is shattered, as the sun burns like magnesium fire. Filtered and Unfiltered versions availablePairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon BlancAlcohol: 14.4%
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Desparada Wines2015 Fragment McGinley/ Presquile and Vogelzang Central Coast AVA
McGinley/ Presquile and VogelzangAlcohol: 14.9%You made it through to the bluffs over the beach. There were no guards. There is a tiny impossible garden here overgrown with jasmine, lemon verbena, woodsorrel... You made it through to the bluffs over the beach. There were no guards. There is a tiny impossible garden here overgrown with jasmine, lemon verbena, woodsorrel and a blooming pear tree. You had no idea what to expect when you climbed through the fence of Red Gate Farm, but the seersucker clouds are perfect with your pilfered Tieguanyin tea, young plums and chiffon cake.Pairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon BlancAlcohol: 14.9%
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Desparada Wines2011 Fragment McGinley Santa Ynez Valley AVA
McGinleyAlcohol: 14.1%There’s a true art to the simplistic decadence of a proper picnic. It’s not about having fancy stemware, French macarons or a candelabra (although... There’s a true art to the simplistic decadence of a proper picnic. It’s not about having fancy stemware, French macarons or a candelabra (although all are delightful). It’s about creating a revelation, the surprise of re-discovering the joy of familiar food and friends in a different setting. The 2011 “Fragment” recalls what magic can happen at those late afternoon, sun-dappled picnics. Scents of Meyer lemon, sea breeze, sweet pea, warm quilts and fresh honeycomb are combined with a palate of lemongrass, Bosc pear, coriander and key lime pie. Think one part finding lost Valentine at the bottom of a drawer, one part sun warmed citrus from a friend’s backyard.Pairing Suggestion:
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Sauvignon Blanc / SémillonAlcohol: 14.1%
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Desparada Wines2015 Arclight Santa Barbara/White Hawk Central Coast AVA
Santa Barbara/White HawkAlcohol: 15.1%This place is perfect. Raspberry red vinyl seats, fresh apricot preserves on checked tables, oregano rich marinara on a stove. How on Earth did you never... This place is perfect. Raspberry red vinyl seats, fresh apricot preserves on checked tables, oregano rich marinara on a stove. How on Earth did you never stop here before? The water is clean and cold and the service warm. Your English muffin is spread with a confounding strawberry jalapeno jam, which pricks you awake just in time to see the cement truck skid and collapse.Pairing Suggestion:
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SangioveseAlcohol: 15.1%
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Desparada Wines2014 Death & Resurrection- Sangiovese White Hawk Vineyard Central Coast AVA
White Hawk VineyardAlcohol: 16.1%From the black walnut banister to the vanilla white floors to the cherrywood portico to the passed platters of Leonard’s dry rubbed ribs and the gentlefolk... From the black walnut banister to the vanilla white floors to the cherrywood portico to the passed platters of Leonard’s dry rubbed ribs and the gentlefolk jostling for juleps on the veranda, you can be sure this place is haunted. At midnight the house is soaked in secret cigars, Italian espresso, polished side-by-side Purdey’s and felt-muffled footsteps. When the moon is full, a silver Rolls Royce draws rich wake in the black soil of the lawn.Pairing Suggestion:
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SangioveseAlcohol: 16.1%
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Desparada Wines2015 Wayfinder Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley AVA
Bien Nacido VineyardAlcohol: 15.6%The sun-dense beach is brilliant at sunset. There is a glass of ice water with lemon on the windowsill and a sharp breeze teasing the ocean. On the side... The sun-dense beach is brilliant at sunset. There is a glass of ice water with lemon on the windowsill and a sharp breeze teasing the ocean. On the side table: crisp pear cookies on a plate and a Newcomb vase heavy with June’s flowers: honeysuckle, plumeria, orchids and cherry blossoms. It will be over so soon. Then back inland, to fallPairing Suggestion:
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ChardonnayAlcohol: 15.6%
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Desparada Wines2015 Alcyone.4.Kf1 Jada Vineyard Paso Robles AVA
Jada VineyardAlcohol: 15.9%Pairing Suggestion:
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Grenache BlancAlcohol: 15.9%
