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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Chenin Blanc winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Fresh and fragrant in style, a touch of sweetness enhances the ripe pear, honeysuckle, crisp grapefruit, melon and spice. Pairings: Duck or pork, medium-soft cheeses, slightly sweet fruit desserts.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Viognier winemaker notes & food suggestions.

An exotically fragrant alternative to Chardonnay with fresh peach, ripe apricot, sweet honeysuckle and spice. Pairings: Shellfish, pork, duck, fish or chicken with a fruity or Asian flair

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Carneros Chardonnay winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Geoff farms our Chardonnay in the breezy Carneros District where the cooling bay fog added to the effect of the long ripening season yielding small, intensely flavored clusters. Following harvest the first week of October, he fermented half the juice in oak for roundness and richness and the other half in stainless steel for vibrant fruit character. He brought the two together to create a fresh style of great complexity and vitality. A bright perfume of green apple, sweet vanilla, pineapple and spice anticipates lively flavors of Asian pear, Meyer lemon and toasty oak. The creamy, lingering finish is the mark of several months of aging sur lies.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Sauvignon Blanc winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Fresh and bright aromas with an intriguing note of lemongrass, pear, honey and grapefruit. Expansive flavors of citrus, melon, and green apple with a crisp, clean finish - the perfect mate for seafood.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Carneros Tempranillo winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Temprano translates from Spanish as "early" and Tempranillo is the great red grape of Spain, grown in virtually every wine-producing region there. It's been almost unknown here in California until recent years but is gaining in popularity for its wonderful, deep color, strawberry-like character and tremendous minerality and spice.

This Goosecross Tempranillo presents bright, forward fruit with loads of bing cherry, ripe plum, sweet tobacco, anise and a hint of earth and spice.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Syrah winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Rich, deep flavors of black currant, boysenberry, dark chocolate and smoke finishing with a subtle hint of earth. Pairings: Grilled steak, wild game, slow-cooked dishes, aged cheeses.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Zinfandel winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Rich, full flavors with unabashed fruit, it's loaded with black plum, juicy raspberry, and a hint of cocoa and spice. Pairings: Grilled swordfish or steak, tomato-based sauces and marinades, pizza, aged cheeses.

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Howell Mountain

Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Merlot winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Full, rich flavors with a silky texture, this wine is generous with black cherry, lush boysenberry, toasty oak and a hint of herbs. Pairings: Roast lamb, duck or pork, grilled steak, slow-cooked dishes.

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Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Napa Valley Cabernet winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Rich full flavors from our Yountville Estate, it's generous with boysenberry, blueberry, dark chocolate and toasty oak, finishing with velvety tannins. Pairings: Grilled steak or lamb, slow-cooked dishes, aged cheeses.

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Howell Mountain

Audio - Napa Valley Wine Radio® presents: Howell Mountain Cabernet winemaker notes & food suggestions.

Tremendous depth and complexity. Rich, deep and dark, our Howell Mountain Cabernet is perfumed with sweet black plum, dried cherry, roasted espresso bean and anise. Lush, palate-coating flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate, cedar and subtle smoke finish with round, integrated tannins.

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