Big House White - $6.99

Wine Details

Price: $6.99
Producer: Big House Wines
Region: California
Varietal: Dry White Table Wine
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: citrus, earth, herb, tobacco
  • Award Winning
  • White Wine
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Product Description

  • Big House White is a crisp yet round wine with a floral nose, accentuated by honeysuckle, litchi, and a bit of a tropical fruit cocktail.  A virtual potpourri of fruits including cantaloupe, peach, apricot, and litchi.  The finish is fairly long with a nice apricot character.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineEnthusiast - 90 Details: The Big House is a state prison in the Salinas Valley where Randall Grahm sources grapes. This wine, comprised of at least nine varieties, is absolutely dry and intense in acidity, with subtle earth, tobacco, herb and citrus flavors. It’s quite complex and completely distinctive and, at this price, a great value. 2004 WineEnthusiast citrus, earth, herb, tobacco
WineSpectator - 82 Details: Simple and a bit unfocused, but has enough appealing and spicy tropical fruit to make it a good quaff. A touch bitter on the finish. Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Blanc, French Columbard, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Malvasia Bianca and Roussanne. Drink now. 34,700 cases made. 2002 WineSpectator
WineEnthusiast - 87 Details: Randall Grahm took eight different varieties from the cool Central Coast, carefully blended them together with no oak, and finished the wine dry. The result is amazingly nuanced despite the mélange of tree fruit, melon and floral flavors. Best Buy. 2002 WineEnthusiast bitter, spicy
WineSpectator - 83 Details: Lively, with tangy citrus, melon, lime skin and peach flavors that linger through a tart finish. Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Viognier and Pinot Gris. Drink now. 12,000 cases made. 2001 WineSpectator
WineEnthusiast - 86 Details: From iconoclast Randall Grahm, a blend of six varietals, and a very good one at that. You’ll find all sorts of fruits in it, from lemons to mangoes, and refreshing acidity. It’s a little on the sweet side. 2001 WineEnthusiast citrus, lime skin, melon, peach
WineSpectator - 86 Details: Light and fragrant like a Muscat, but with extra citrus and somewhat underripe peach notes to make it more interesting. Finishes dry. A good price for a pleasant white. 1,600 cases made. – 1994 WineSpectator
WineSpectator - 83 Details: Smooth and ripe, a simple, appealing wine with a citrusy edge to the gentle fruit. Made from Grenache, Malvasia and Orange Muscat. Drink now. 1,600 cases made. – 1993 WineSpectator orange
WineAdvocate - 86 Details: Randall Grahm's newest releases appear to be the most impressive wines he has produced in years. One never knows what to expect from Bonny Doon Vineyard, but that's what makes it fun. For bargain hunters, there is a bevy of top selections that please both the palate and the purse. The 1993 Ca' del Solo Big House White is an attractively made wine. It offers an appealing, exotic bouquet of flowery, berry scents. Medium-bodied, soft, and delicious fruity, this is a tasty white wine value. 1993 WineAdvocate
WineAdvocate - 86 Details: The offering of 1993 Ca' del Solo Big House White is an attractively made, tasty wine. It offers an appealing, exotic bouquet of flowery, berry scents. Medium-bodied, soft, and delicious fruity, this is a tasty white wine value. Randall Grahm's newest releases appear to be the most impressive wines he has produced in years. One never knows what to expect from Bonny Doon Vineyard, but that's what makes it fun. For bargain hunters, there is a bevy of top selections that please both the palate and the purse. 1993 WineAdvocate

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Fish or Shellfish Tuna, Mahi-Mahi

Awards and Accolades

  Name Vintage
Award Winner Silver - 2008 San Diego Int'l Wine Competition 2006

Wine Terms

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United States Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
California California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.