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Marquee Selections - Green, Global, Grapes are literally products taken care of by hand. The great value wines from Marquee are always a culmination of careful fruit selection, minimal intervention agriculture, fine winemaking, master blending, and hard work. Marquee's Selections fall under the category of artisan wines because they are small-batch, hand-crafted products. Our company is committed to bringing the "best of the best" to our consumers focusing on wineries that use green, sustainable, organic and bioydynamic winemaking practices. If you see Marquee Selections involved, you can trust our seal of approval that all wines have been blind selected to beat out their market competition and come with a money-back guarantee for quality from our headquarters! Check out the 2011 portfolio and for our savvy customers if you know any wineries / winemakers that have a green focus and meet the test of outstanding wines at affordable prices, send them over to info@marquee.com! Wines of Australia - Marquee Classic Series
With The Marquee Classic Series we created a "house style", a collection of wines from Australia that consumers can trust to be drinkable & approachable with value prices. Marquee Australian Wines head winemaker, Keith Brien, hails from the bustling city of Melbourne, Australia and Marquee therefore sources many of its wonderful Marquee Classic wines from regions across the state of Victoria and into the warmer river border regions in South Australia.  Wines of Australia - Marquee Premium, Signature & Silver Wings - Single Vineyard Wines
Moving a layer deeper into the Marquee Australian wine lineup you find the Signature Series, a sophisitcated group of premium wines made unique by their regional and varietal characteristics. Choosing what we feel are the "Signature Grape or Grapes" for a particular region we bring you single vineyard offerings from such sites as the cool climate Yarra Valley or rich, luschious Shiraz from the McLaren Vale district of South Australia. Hand crafted in smaller lots, we have targeted unique areas continue to grow this branch of Marquee and are excited to Annouce the Fall Arrival of 100% Organic vineyards in South Australia! Rounding out our Australian lineup, don't miss Silver Wings, which Winemaker Keith Brien affectionalty calls his "5th child" (as it demands at least as much attention), this is an old vine Shiraz / Mourvedre blend from Central Victoria that will dazzle your taste buds and also cellar delightfully for years! Every bottle of Marquee is sealed with either the Stelvin Screwcap closure or the revolutionary new Diam cork closure (natural cork reconstitiuted) for wine that is guaranteed to be free of taint with a strong closure! Wines of Argentina - The Organic Symphony Series
The wines in the Symphony Series are all produced under strict 100% Organic guidelines in the provice of Mendoza, Argentina. As Marquee Selections remains committed to green, organic and sustainable winemaking practices we are excited to be featuring these wines as clean, crisp and delicious representations of organic agriculture. In the symphony to play a piece of music in the style of Grazioso is to play so gracefully, with elegance to touch upon the highlights yet not push forward with a bravado of sound (much the same as our namesake wine Grazioso and its siblings, Pianissimo - to play music in a growingly softer decrescendo and Staccato - to play music in bright, vibrant notes)! These organic wines epitomize the dedication to producing high quality products in the vineyard and sheparding them forward through the winemaking process to each bottle and glass! Many thanks to our partners and winemakers at Caligiore Ecological Wines and VinEcol SA for their help in making these wines a true success!  Wines of Argentina - Caligiore Ecological / Organic Vineyards
The Caligiore family bought the 17-acre Finca La Marolina in Mendoza's Lujan de Cuyo district in 1969. This vineyard had been planted to Malbec since 1930, but the family sold off its grape production to other area vintners (these grapes before were destined for some outstanding bottlings - such as Susana Balbo's top end Malbec) until third generation Gustavo Caligiore took the reins in 2001. In 2000 the family added the 35 acre Finca Cayanta vineyard and established a new organic winery and winemaking practice in all of its holdings. In 2007 a new larger winery was produced for Caligiore Ecological Vineyards and Gustavo Caligiore has taken on the role of Chief Winemaker and CEO (along with another 20 hats as well... but, you get the picture). From Bonarda to Malbec or Syrah, each wine shows an expression of the terrior from which it comes and the words we live by at Caligiore are "The soul of the land turns into wine!" Wines of Northern Italy - Quattro Leoni & Castello Di Gabiano
Journey North from the city of Rome through the hills of Tuscany towards the mountains of the Alps and you will find a region draped in history, Pidemonte! Marquee Selections is proud to present to you Quattro Leoni, hand-picked estate wines crafted using sustainable farming techniques from the hills of the Gabiano DOC in Piedmont, created with partner winery Castello Di Gabiano, voted the Best Barbera at VinItaly 2010! The history and heritage of this great family has a winemaking tradition that dates back centuries and wines with true depth of character. Coming soon look for our Castello Di Gabiano Reserve wines that showcase Barbera at is finest and some other lovely gems!  Wines of Portugal - Wines & Winemakers By Saven - SensiWines of Portugal
One of the best new places to seek value white and red table wines we have found is the Mediterranean country of Portugal and Marquee Selections is proud to be working with two great companies and therefore several outstanding winemakers at Wines & Winemakers By Saven and SensiWines. Currently Marquee has focused on three main regions and wine areas, the Northwest of Portugal where just across the border in Spain you have a white wine you may have heard of before, Albarinho? Marquee has currently selected two award winning white wines from this area known as the "Vinho Verde" or green wine region. These wines are produces using the same grape, Alvarinho that is in the Spanish Albarinho's and offered at more competititve prices! For the red wines the first two selections from Marqueee are from the Duoro river region (north close to where the city of Porto the capital of port production lies) and just outside the capital of Portugal Lisbon in a new region that once was called Estremadura but now goes by the name Lisboa!  Wines of Spain - Bodegas La Purisima - Yecla
Since 1946, Bodegas La Purísima has selected and transformed the fruit of the best vines in order to create the Great Wines of Yecla with a commitment to quality, innovation and tradition in winemaking, recognized by numerous international awards and the trust of thousands of customers around the world. Bodegas La Purísima was founded in 1946 by several farmers who joined forces in order to improve the quality of the Yecla wines. Their determination and desire to produce great wines finally led, in 1975, to their receiving the Denomination Origin title. This was a huge achievement for these farmers who, limited by the border of the municipality, registered the Yecla Denomination of Origin nº27 in line with the prestigious French AOCs; and is indeed the only communal DO in Spain.  Today Bodegas La Purísima is one of the most important bodegas in the region, contributing 60% of the total production of Yecla wines. Yet it remains loyal to the spirit of its founders: Quality and Authenticity. A history marked by the commitment of Bodegas La Purísima to quality, innovation and tradition in winemaking, is recognized by way of numerous international awards and the trust of thousands of customers in over 30 countries. Monastrell (AKA Mourvedre or Mataro) continues to be the # 1 produced grape in this dry, high elevation location.  Wines of USA - California - Classy from Lake County, CA
Marquee selected two classic varietals to start our Lake County Classy series of wines with; Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. With vineyard locations that are very near to the largest "natural lake" wholly within the state of California, Clear Lake, the lake has a moderating effect on the climate and vineyards range from alluvial soils near the dormant volcano Mount Konocti to more moderate elevations around 2000 ft. above sea level. This allowance for warm days and nighttime temperatures that drop significantly allow the grapes to ripen at optimum rates for moderate sugars and sufficient acidity (hallmarks to great Sav. Blanc and Zinfandel). From our sophisticated and fashionable labeling, to our modern "jet black" stelvin screw caps on Classy, you can be sure that the juice inside is fit to match with your next stylish occasion!  |