Bottle Shock: Winning Organic California Wines

A new movie tells how California’s vineyards rocked the wine world. Let these California organic and biodynamic wines rock yours.

By The Daily Green Staff

Frog\'s Leap Sauvignon Blanc

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Frog\'s Leap\'s crisp and delicate Sauvignon Blanc is made from 100% organically grown Sauvignon Blanc grapes and the most traditional wine-making techniques. Look for clean mineral tastes, stone fruit flavors and aromas of citrus and stone. $17 for a taste of terroir in a bottle.

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Frey Vineyards Syrah

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Frey Vineyards\' Syrah is a blend of organic grapes, grown in accordance with USDA organic standards. This distinctive wine smacks of blackberry, plum and clove flavors. Known for its earthy finish and tartness, here\'s one wine that will work with either a rustic wild mushroom pizza or a rich and succulent slice of heirloom pork. Viva sustainability at $11.25 a bottle.

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Coturri Winery Zinfandel

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Made from organically grown grapes, Coturri Winery\'s 2005 Zinfandel is bright and pleasing to the palate with its \"port-like\" intense and ripe berry flavors and well-balanced acidity. It\'s the perfect chaser to your holiday turkey: Close your eyes and drink in a little bit of California wine country at $25 a glorious bottle.

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Benziger Sonoma Mountain Red

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Drink a powerful wine made exclusively from biodynamically farmed vines. Taste for flavors of chocolate, blackberry, vanilla and black pepper. Enjoy now or later at $49 a bottle.

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Benziger Family Winery, benziger.com

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Tandem Porter-Bass Vineyards Chardonnay

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Fruity not oaky is the best way to describe this vibrant biodynamic white. Enjoy a full palate of quince, ripe pears and Seville oranges all living harmoniously within one bottle for about $48.

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Tandem Porter Bass Vineyards, tandemwinery.com

NV Lolonis Ladybug Red Cuvee Organic

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Full and deeply colored, this extremely fruity and earth-friendly wine conjures up tastes of blackberries and plum and hints of oak and cocoa. Delicious served with roasted heirloom pork and full-flavored roasted and caramelized root vegetables. An extraordinary little wine at the ordinary price of about $14.

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Lolonis Vineyards, lolonis.com