HOME CONTACT US QUICK SEARCH Use the menus below below to do a Quick Search for your favorite products. Search Name Red Wines Select Value Agiorgitiko Aglianico Alfrocheiro Preto Alicante Bousher Amarone Blend Aragonez Azal Tinto Baco Noir Baga Barbera Bastardo Black Muscat Blauer Portugieser Blaufrankisch Bordeaux Rouge Brachetto Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Calitor Canaiolo Carignan Carmenere Catawba Chambourcin Cinsault Concord Cornalin Corvina Cot Counoise Deleware Dolcetto Dornfelder Durif Gaglioppo Gamay Giro Graciano Grenache/Garnacha Grignolino Grolleau Jaen Kotsifali Lambrusco Lemberger Limnio Malbec Mandelari Mavrodaphne Mazuelo Megroamaro Mencia Merlot Mission Molinara Monastrell/Mourvedre Montepulciano Muscardin Muscat a Petit Grains Nebbiolo Negoska Negrara Nero d'Avola Norton Pais Peloursin Periquita Petit Sirah Petit Verdot Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir Pinotage Plavac Mali Port Blend Refosco Rondinella Rossese Ruby Cabernet Sagrantino Sangiovese Schioppettino Syrah/Shiraz St. Laurent Tannat Tazzelennghe Tempranillo Teroldego Terret Noir Tinta Barroca Tinta Negra Mole Tinto Cao Touriga Francesa Touriga Nacional Trincadeira Preta Trollinger Vaccarese Valdiguie Vinhao Xynomavro Zinfandel/Primativo Zweigelt Bonarda Tinta Roriz Mataro Negroamaro Cannonau White Wines Select Value Airen Albana Albarino Aligote Antao Vaz Arinto Arneis Assyrtiko Baco Blanc Bordeaux Blanc Bourboulenc Bual Cape Riesling Catarratta Bianco Cava Blend Cayuga Cereza Champagne Blend Chardonnay Chasselas Chenin Blanc Clairette Codega Cortese Ehrenfelser Emerald Riesling Encruzado Falanghina Fiano Folle Blanche French Colombard Furmint Garganega Gewurztraminer Gouveio Grechetto Greco Grenache Blanc Grillo Gurner Veltliner Gutedel Harslevlu Huxelrebe Kerner Loureira Macabeo Madeline Angevine Malvasia/Malmsey Marsanne Mauzac Melon de Bourgogne Morio-Muskat Moscofilero Muller-Thurgau Muscadelle Muscadet Muscat Neuburger Niagara Orvieto Blend Palomino Parellada Pederna Pedro Ximinez Petit Manseng Picardan Picolit Picpoul Pinot Blanc Pinot Grigio Prosecco Ribolla Gialla Rieslaner Riesling Rkatsiteli Robolo Roditis Rolle Roussanne Rulander Samling Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Vert Savatiano Scheurebe Scuppernong Semillon Sercial Silvaner Symphony Thompson Seedless Tocai Friulano Torrontes Traminer Trebbiano Treixadura Ugni Blanc Verdejo Verdelho Verdello Verdicchio Verduzzo Vermentino Vernaccia Vespaiola Vidal Vignoles Viognier Viosinho Viura Welschriesling Xarel-lo Seyval Blanc Vinzinho Rabigato Dessert Wines Select Value Port Wines Select Value Other Wines Select Value   ADV SEARCH Wine By Clelland Johnson The history of the vine and winemaking from the very beginning is a winding route that stretches back over more than 7,000 years. Few facts are known about the early years. It is generally accepted that wine was made for the first time in Persia, with evidence of wine production dating back as far as 6000 BC. From there, winemaking spread to Egypt, where written references to wine dating back to 5000 BC have been found. At about that same time, the Phoenicians began making wine. By 2000 BC , the Greeks and the Cretans had also begun producing wine. The Cretans in particular became famous for exporting quality wine. By 1000 BCE, the inhabitants of Sicily, Italy, and most countries in North Africa had begun planting vineyards, and 500 years later wine production spread to Spain, the south of France, and Arabia. In about 100 BCE, wine was also made in northern India and China. Winemaking then spread to the Balkan states and northern Europe. The history of wine virtually ground to a halt for the next 1,000 years as the decline of the Roman Empire and Europe's Dark Ages curtailed its development. Explorers in the 16th century accelerated the pace again, and by 1530 the vine had spread to Mexico and Japan. Some 30 years later Argentina imported vine plantings, followed a short while later by Peru and Chile. The next milestone was the planting of vineyards in South Africa in 1655. California followed in 1697, and Australia and New Zealand in 1813. A 750ml bottle contains approximately 5 5-oz. classes of wine, so be sure to buy enough for everyone at your event. Be careful not to serve your wine too cold or too warm. Americans typically serve white wine too cold and red wine too warm. Whites should ideally be served at 40º - 50º F, while red wines will be more enjoyable if served at 55º - 65º F. Serving at these temperatures will enhance your enjoyment of the wines. Serving your wines "family style" can lend charm to any event. Just open your selections and let your guest help themselves to the tastes they like.