California Connoisseur Wines

California Connoisseur

California Connoisseur™ is a celebration of sunshine. Made from the finest grape concentrates California has to offer, California Connoisseur™ has become synonymous with outstanding wines of distinctive character, worthy of being served to all who appreciate the proud heritage of the vintner’s art. In as little as 28 days you can create wines of impressive bouquet, flavour and structure.
The Whites California White Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A special blend developed by our Winemaster to satisfy your everyday white wine needs. A French Colombard blend that shows rich straw colour and smooth fruit flavour. Chamblaise Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light Featured grape variety is the Chardonnay. It produces a fresh, crisp dry wine with hints of apple and pear. Chardonnay Semillon Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium This unique blend of two sensational white wine grapes. Straw to pale gold in colour with a smooth and dry lingering finish. Includes premium oak. French Colombard Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium This crowd pleaser is smooth and soft with a clean, dry flavour. Able to be consumed young. Gewürztraminer Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light Distinctive white wine with a bold, floral bouquet and spicy citrus fruit flavours. Johanisberg Riesling Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A light, fresh wine with a flowery bouquet. Medium bodied wine with the fruity flavours of lime, apricot and honey. Includes elderflowers. Liebfraumilch Style Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A popular German-style wine featuring the Johannisberg Riesling grape. Light and fruity with a delicate bouquet. Includes elderflowers. Pinot Blanc Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A medium bodied, delicate wine with an elegant soft flavour and velvety fragrance. The white counterpart of the popular Pinot Noir. Pinot Chardonnay Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium Clean, crisp and dry. Complex flinty taste is complimented by a delicate floral aroma. Includes premium oak. Pinot Grigio Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A refreshing, light-bodied white wine with flavours of citrus, green apple and honeydew melon. Enjoy as a sipping wine or serve with lighter meals including open-faced sandwiches, filet of sole, or cheeses such as Brie and Camembert, with water crackers. Riesling Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light Smooth, full bodied table wine with a soothing citrus bouquet. Snappy acid compliments many spicy foods. Sauvignon Blanc Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium A dry, medium bodied delicate wine which is growing in popularity. Smooth and full flavoured with subtle grassy, herbal aromas. Includes toasted oak. The Reds Bergamais Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A refreshing, lighter red wine with full fruit flavours of cherries and berries found in Gamay - the featured grape. Consume young and slightly chilled. Cabernet Sauvignon Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium Deep ruby colour with a black currant and cedar nose. A full bodied wine having a tannic character when young. Capable of long ageing. Includes premium oak. California Red Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A special red blend developed by our Winemaster to meet most of your entertaining needs. A light bodied dry wine for easy drinking. Malbec Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium Medium to full body with ripe dark fruit aromas, notes of vanilla and spice and flavours of raspberry and ripe cherry produce a long velvety finish. Merlot Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium The popular Merlot grape produces an exceptional soft, low tannin wine. A smooth wine, rich in flavours of blackberry and black currant. Includes premium oak. Nebbiolo Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium A rich, full-bodied wine with velvety tannins. Flavours of ripe black fruits and spice fill the mouth. A fabulous companion for hearty beef and vegetarian stews, braised meats and Portobello mushrooms. Pinot Noir Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light Rich in complexity with a velvety finish full of spices and fruit. Hints of blackberry and strawberry. Sangiovese Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light A wine meant for drinking young as well as aged. A lively fresh and fruity wine that is produced from classic red grape varieties. Shiraz Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium A rich, dark red wine that has a strawberry bouquet. Flavours of plum and blackberry with firm tannins. Valroza™ Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium Full, rich fruit flavours are driven from this ruby red Italian styled wine. Dry, light to medium bodied. Vieux Château du Roi Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium A robust, yet smooth wine with a bouquet of ripe berries and flavours of plum. This wine will age well. Blush White Zinfandel Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light An extremely popular fruity flavoured, very light ros wine. Feature grape is the California Zinfandel. Serve well chilled. Zinfandel Blush Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light Flavourful, medium-bodied ros with an attractive fruity bouquet. Refreshing when served chilled.

California Connoisseur™ is a celebration of sunshine. Made from the finest grape concentrates California has to offer, California Connoisseur™ has become synonymous with outstanding wines of distinctive character, worthy of being served to all who appreciate the proud heritage of the vintner’s art. In as little as 28 days you can create wines of impressive bouquet, flavour and structure.

The Whites

California White

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A special blend developed by our Winemaster to satisfy your everyday white wine needs. A French Colombard blend that shows rich straw colour and smooth fruit flavour.

Chamblaise

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
Featured grape variety is the Chardonnay. It produces a fresh, crisp dry wine with hints of apple and pear.

Chardonnay Semillon

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
This unique blend of two sensational white wine grapes. Straw to pale gold in colour with a smooth and dry lingering finish. Includes premium oak.

French Colombard

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium
This crowd pleaser is smooth and soft with a clean, dry flavour. Able to be consumed young.

Gewürztraminer

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
Distinctive white wine with a bold, floral bouquet and spicy citrus fruit flavours.

Johanisberg Riesling

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A light, fresh wine with a flowery bouquet. Medium bodied wine with the fruity flavours of lime, apricot and honey. Includes elderflowers.

Liebfraumilch Style

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A popular German-style wine featuring the Johannisberg Riesling grape. Light and fruity with a delicate bouquet. Includes elderflowers.

Pinot Blanc

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A medium bodied, delicate wine with an elegant soft flavour and velvety fragrance. The white counterpart of the popular Pinot Noir.

Pinot Chardonnay

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
Clean, crisp and dry. Complex flinty taste is complimented by a delicate floral aroma. Includes premium oak.

Pinot Grigio

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A refreshing, light-bodied white wine with flavours of citrus, green apple and honeydew melon. Enjoy as a sipping wine or serve with lighter meals including open-faced sandwiches, filet of sole, or cheeses such as Brie and Camembert, with water crackers.

Riesling

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
Smooth, full bodied table wine with a soothing citrus bouquet. Snappy acid compliments many spicy foods.

Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
A dry, medium bodied delicate wine which is growing in popularity. Smooth and full flavoured with subtle grassy, herbal aromas. Includes toasted oak.

The Reds

Bergamais

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A refreshing, lighter red wine with full fruit flavours of cherries and berries found in Gamay - the featured grape. Consume young and slightly chilled.

Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
Deep ruby colour with a black currant and cedar nose. A full bodied wine having a tannic character when young. Capable of long ageing. Includes premium oak.

California Red

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A special red blend developed by our Winemaster to meet most of your entertaining needs. A light bodied dry wine for easy drinking.

Malbec

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium
Medium to full body with ripe dark fruit aromas, notes of vanilla and spice and flavours of raspberry and ripe cherry produce a long velvety finish.

Merlot

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
The popular Merlot grape produces an exceptional soft, low tannin wine. A smooth wine, rich in flavours of blackberry and black currant. Includes premium oak.

Nebbiolo

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: Yes Body: Medium
A rich, full-bodied wine with velvety tannins. Flavours of ripe black fruits and spice fill the mouth. A fabulous companion for hearty beef and vegetarian stews, braised meats and Portobello mushrooms.

Pinot Noir

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
Rich in complexity with a velvety finish full of spices and fruit. Hints of blackberry and strawberry.

Sangiovese

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
A wine meant for drinking young as well as aged. A lively fresh and fruity wine that is produced from classic red grape varieties.

Shiraz

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium
A rich, dark red wine that has a strawberry bouquet. Flavours of plum and blackberry with firm tannins.

Valroza™

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium
Full, rich fruit flavours are driven from this ruby red Italian styled wine. Dry, light to medium bodied.

Vieux Château du Roi

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Medium
A robust, yet smooth wine with a bouquet of ripe berries and flavours of plum. This wine will age well.

Blush

White Zinfandel

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
An extremely popular fruity flavoured, very light ros wine. Feature grape is the California Zinfandel. Serve well chilled.

Zinfandel Blush

Alcohol: 11.5% Oak: None Body: Light
Flavourful, medium-bodied ros with an attractive fruity bouquet. Refreshing when served chilled.