This Spanish-style blend is fruit forward, soft and sumptuous with bright notes of tangy red raspberries, enhanced by green herbs, white pepper, and jasmine-like floral characteristics, followed by a mildly pleasing amount of oak.
Give the ULTIMATE gift this to your family, friends, OR to your teammates, employees, clients, vendors, and VIP's as the most IMPRESSIVE way to say Thank You! Blend your own barrel of wine with Artiste Winemaker, Bion Rice. One barrel produces 24 cases {288 bottles}.
Expressive aromas of black cherry and plum are accented by spice, bay leaf and citrus zest. Balanced flavors of cassis and bing cherry are framed with medium tannin and savory notes. Nuanced and evolving, this wine lingers beautifully on the palate. Art by Aldo Luongo.
90% Sangiovese
7% Cabernet Sauvignon
3% Cabernet Franc
Christina LoCascio's figurative and architecural artwork entitled "Inception" inspired Artiste winemaker Bion Rice to blend to craft an edgy, powerful red wine with firm tannins, yet nuanced by gorgeous floral and herbal fragrances to capture the feminine essence of the piece.
Inspired by the warm colors and feeling of this desert painting by Rose Irelan, we blended 45% Grenache, 45% Zinfandel and 10% Mourvèdre, three varietals that we love in one juicy, esoteric blend.
We got a bit carried away with this blend of 29% Syrah, 29% Grenache, 29% Mourvèdre, and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, thinking it would need an extra kick to get us through the coolness of the desert night.
A lot of Spain blended with a lot of Italy? Why not, right?! The resulting blend is indeed a powerful full-bodied wine with massive tannin, strong alcohol, bright acidity and richness, with a soft palate. This wine was aged-to-perfection in barrel for over 5 years.
A powerful yet graceful and balanced blend, Malagueña is a sensual wine that will make you want to get up and dance. Label art by Aldo Luongo. DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL 2019 O.C. Wine Competition.
Nobody captures the tango on canvas like Aldo Luongo. Inspired by his label artwork, winemaker Bion Rice, artfully blended this classic Argentine-inspired wine, which has since become one of the best sellers in the Tasting Studio.
Albariño is a light-bodied Spanish white that's loved for its high acidity, refreshing citrus flavors, but when it's blended into a hearty red wine like Mourvèdre, (also known as Monastrell in Spain), you get aromatic potpourri.
We got a bit carried away with this blend of 29% Syrah, 29% Grenache, 29% Mourvèdre, and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, thinking it would need an extra kick to get us through the coolness of the desert night.
When riding out on the range, the Aussies and American cowboys know what drinks best, something powerful, like this 50% Syrah / 50% Cabernet Sauvignon blend, which will knock your spurs off.
Inspired by the warm colors and feeling of this painting by Rose Irelan, we blended 45% Grenache, 45% Zinfandel and 10% Mourvèdre, three varietals that we love in one juicy, esoteric blend.
When riding out on the range, the Aussies and American cowboys know what drinks best, something powerful, like this 50% Syrah / 50% Cabernet Suavignon blend, which will knock your spurs off.
Just like American rock'n roll, this innovative blend is composed primarily of the much-loved American varietal Zinfandel, with a splash of Cabernet Franc, which lifts the final blend into a higher fidelity, synesthetically speaking.
A "vignoble" is what the French refer to as a vineyard or wine growing area. This Vignoble was perfectly captured by Christina LoCascio with wine on watercolor paper, and is an experimental blend of 45% Nebbiolo, 45% Barbera and 10% Cabernet Franc.
This Super-Tuscan inspired blend displays aromatics of strawberries, watermelon, raspberries, and blackberries accented by delicate dried herbs, and fragrant dried floral aromas, followed by a deep and lengthy finish of dark cherries, tobacco, earth and sweet vanilin oak.
This wine is for all you "City Cats" out there. It's a lively blend intended to impress even the best food and wine connoisseurs with it's "stand out in a crowd" distinctiveness and complex array of powerful aromas and intense flavors.
We LOVE Cabernet Franc, and when you blend it with Merlot, you get a perfect balance. This sumptuous and soft, deep red wine will pair perfectly with chocolates this coming Valentines Day 2020. Ooh la la!
50% Cabernet Pfeffer
40% Touriga Nacional
10% Zinfandel
Cab what? Time to get to know the other Cabernet... Pfeffer. Only an Artist would we be creative enough to blend Touriga Nacional, a full-bodied red wine from Portugal into Cabernet Pfeffer, a German varietal, and then add Zinfandel! An explosion of flavor.
