Below is the list of wines they selected, along with their tasting notes. Let us know if you agree with their selection or tell us your top boxed wine pick!

Reds:

2009 Alandra Alentejo Red: A rustic, country red from Portugal’s Herdade do Esporão with moderate tannins and plenty of red fruit. Try it with grilled and roasted pork or oily fish like sardines. (Importer: HCG Imports)

2009 Big House Cardinal Zin Beastly Old Vines California Zinfandel: A dialed-down style that has balanced berry fruit, is nicely made and is still big enough to accompany barbecue and sausages. The favorite of the Big House lineup.

2009 Black Box Wines Central Coast Shiraz: Black Box was an early entry into premium boxed wines nearly a decade ago. Give the bold berry flavors and hint of gaminess a slight chill – especially if it’s a hot day.
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2008 Powers Washington Cabernet Sauvignon: The most varietal and well-structured Cabernet of those tasted.

Whites

2010 Duca del Frassino Venezie IGT Garganega-Pinot Grigio: A Soave-like wine with depth, breadth and a slight amaro-bitter almond note on the finish. Or try the 2010 Duca del Frassino Venezie IGT Durello-Chardonnay ($19, 12%) with simple grilled chicken or white-fleshed fish.
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2010 La Petite Frog Coteaux du Languedoc Picpoul de Pinet: If your palate prefers leaner wine, you’ll enjoy this white from southern France, with its zippy citrus and mineral hints. (Importer: Kysela Pere et Fils)

2009 R. Muller Landwein Rhein Riesling: The German category of Landwein (country wine) falls between tafelwein (table wine) and the QbA designations. Apricot and lichee; lighter-bodied and relatively sweet, but still considered off-dry.

2010 Trinchero Family Estates Wine Cube California Sauvignon Blanc: Slightly grassy and very varietal, with bright lemon and lime peel, stone fruit aromas and flavors. A terrific option for your go-to summer white, while the 2009 Wine Cube Pinot Noir ($17, 13.5%) is a perfect red for salmon.

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Tasting Notes

Seleção Branco is a blend of Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc wines of the same vintage. This wine is light color, with a greenish-yellow hue. It has a pleasant bouquet with a light touch of wood in the background. Aroma descriptors include citrus, coconut, apricot, apple, white flowers. Seleção Branco is light on the palate with well-balance acidity and a pleasant and lingering finish. This wine’s ideal serving temperature is between 8º and 10ºC.

Food Pairings

It goes well with fish and most meats. Its excellent acidity and freshness ask for light and mild dishes. Try it with green salads, rocket and dried tomatoes, pizza with vegetables or tuna. It pairs well with seafood, pasta with light sauces, chicken, and shrimp.

Technical Characteristics

• Manual harvest into 20kg crates. Average production: 10 to 12,000 kg/ha.
• Selection in the vineyards during harvest
• Mechanical destemming and immediate chilling at 8º- 10ºC
• Pneumatic pressing
• Alcoholic fermentation: 10 % in new American oak barrels and 90% in stainless steel tanks at 15º C.
• Aging: the wines are mixed and subjected to cold tartaric stabilization, followed by filtration and bottling.

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Although Chile made its reputation on bargain Cabernets and Chardonnays, its greatest grape may turn out to be the noble Sauvignon Blanc.

Casas Patronales Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Notes

Bright yellow grass in color, this wine shows a very intense and complex nose with notes of passion fruit and lemon typical of the Sauvignon Blanc grape. The palate is concentrated, powerful and fresh with a nice balance of flavors and a long clean finish.

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This is a step up from previous efforts for this winery. This Sauvignon Blanc shows enticing aromas of lemon pastry, melon and vanilla. The palate is plush but still fresh with white peach and apple flavors. Good length and balance.

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Established in Elgin in 1995, Thandi – a Xhosa word meaning ‘nurturing love’ – is a wine that niches on quality, spawned the Fairtrade trend, and helps to uplift and empower previously disadvantaged people.

Already synonymous with excellent quality, Thandi also advocates ethical trading and social transformation. The community is actively involved at all stages during the winemaking process, from working in the vineyards to producing the award-winning wines. the company of wine people™, one of South Africa’s leading wine exporters and producers, is playing a vital role in terms of mentorship and skills transfer on the Thandi project.

Revered for its refined elegance, Thandi’s secret to success is not the fact that good taste is a constant ingredient, but rather that the brand helps create wealth and uplifts previously disadvantaged people. Profits and Fairtrade premiums are ploughed back into various upliftment initiatives such as a crèche for farm worker’s children and basic adult education.

In 2003, Thandi became the first wine brand in the world to receive Fairtrade accreditation.  No longer taking baby steps, Thandi is instead growing in leaps and bounds, gaining international acclaim and firmly establishing itself as a leading empowerment wine brand.

Thandi Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Tasting Notes

A fresh and crispy wine with a pleasant combination of ripe tropical fruit flavours and hints of green figs, a well balanced mid-palate and a lingering finish.

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At Badger Mountain Vineyards, we are constantly trying to make our great organic wines affordable and accessible. Each box of PURE WINE contains the equivalent of 4 standard bottles, and this enivornmentally-friendly package enables the wine to stay fresh for weeks after opening. PURE WINE gives us the opportunity to indulge in blending a number of varietals to create a complex, satisfying, everyday glass of wine free of any additives or preservatives. As an apretif, with foods, or just when you feel like it…our organic wines are PURE pleasure!

Badger Mountain Pure White Tasting Notes

Semillion, Muller-Thurgau and Sauvignon Blanc make up this blend. Fresh floral, citrus and tropical fruit flavors and aromas with a crisp, off-dry finish.

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