The Night Sky Wine Gift Basket
The Estrella River Winery is marketed by the Bronco Wine Company of California. It was founded in 1973 by Fred, Joseph, and Jon Franzia and has been family owned ever since. Their diverse brands of wine are sold in over 90 counties. The Bronco Wine Co. is currently the fifth largest winery in the United States as well as maintaining and owning the largest vineyard. The Night Sky Wine Gift Basket carries Bronco’s sub brand of Estrella Wine. Estrella is the Spanish word for “star” and Estrella Red Wine is definitely the star of our gift basket. Along with a bottle of red Estrella wine, the faux-leather trunk holds crackers, cheese spread, nuts, chocolates, and other assorted snacks.
Estrella wines are sourced locally from California from the Sacramento County all the way to Kern County and use state-of-the-art wine harvesting and winemaking techniques. This helps keep the wines consistent every year and decently priced for everyday consumption. Estrella wine comes in four delicious red varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Reserve Red, and Shiraz. Winemaker Kip Lorenzetti flavors each profile.
The Night Sky Wine Gift Basket
Their Cabernet Sauvignon is loaded with rich flavors of raspberry, black cherry, currant, and light swirls of vanillas & white pepper. It is suggested you pair this fruit-forward wine with red sauced pasta with chicken, marinated tri-tip, and bitter dark chocolate. The Estrella Cabernet was also the receiver of the Orange County Fair Wine Competition’s Silver Medal in 2011.
Estrella Merlot (Merlo) has a nice fruity mid-palate with layers of bright, ripe berries and hints of blackberries, blueberries, and cedar tones. This easy drinking Merlot is a wonderful aperitif yet is robust enough to pair with prime rib, medium-rare filet mignon, or rack of lamb.
Reserve Red received the silver medal in 2011 in Jerry D. Mead’s New World International Wine Competition and the bronze medal in the California State Fair Wine Competition, also in 2011. Plum, blackberry, and black cherries balance the delicate tannins for a rounded wine with lingering hints of vanilla and a finish of full-bodied smoke. Estrella Red pairs well with grilled meats and red-sauced pastas and is also a wonderful compliment to cheesecake and chocolate brownies.
Last, but not least, we have Estrella Shiraz. Rich plum and blackberry flavors are accompanied by pepper and vanilla hints. This smooth wine works with pork and mushroom dishes. Just like the Reserve Red, the Shiraz also received a silver and bronze medal in 2011.
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