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Orin Swift Cellars

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(707) 967-9179 PO Box 475
Rutherford, CA 94573
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bryan@orinswift.com
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Orin Swift Cellars is the realization of a dream that began while studying abroad at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy. Like so many other college students I was at odds with what to do upon graduation. Fortunately for me, my roommate at the time was from an old wine family in the Sonoma valley and he had a great suggestion: "Why not get into the wine business? You seem to like wine." In truth, I did enjoy wine and even more, I enjoyed the idea of what I perceived to be an honorable and honest profession. Having just finished an internship for a congressman the previous semester, the latter was very important to me. When I returned to the States, I tried to immerse myself in all aspects of the wine business, which is no easy task being in the middle of the desert at the University of Arizona. As luck would have it, I found a professor in the agriculture department who was also interested in growing grapes and in the spring of 1997 the University planted a one-acre experimental Read more »

Orin Swift Red Bordeaux Blend Napa Valley Papillon (2007)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Type: Table Wines
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Wine Fire

This big wine opens tight and takes two hours to reveal its wonders. When it does begin to open, it provides a dynamic ride for another two hours. The nose shows first signs of the wine’s promise when orange peel and an array of vegetable aromas begi...

D66 Grenache (2009)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Grenache
Type: Table Wines
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Wine Fire

This new release is cast in the unmistakable Orin Swift style of powerful wines with grip and spread. The nose opens with pleasant, harmonious notes of earth, floral, berry and spice. The palate launches fiery and a bit angry and pleads for time in t...

Orin Swift Zinfandel Blend Napa Valley the Prisoner (2007)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Zinfandel
Type: Table Wines
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deconut

Amazing cult wine -

Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Mercury Head (2006)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Table Wines
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barri0s1872

this is one powerfully rich wine, high in alcohol (you can taste it) but it's almost balanced out by the rich jammy-like flavors of currant, blackberries, and plums and leaves you knocked off your feet. a bit intense on it's own

Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Mercury Head (2006)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Table Wines
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Tyler Worth

94 points. The nose on this wine is really intense and full of dark fruit, black currant, blackberry jam, balanced by volcanic stone, smoke, deep, rich soil. There is melted brown sugar, deep chocolate, biscotti, and smores at the core. Sea stone, bla...

Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Mercury Head (2006)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Table Wines
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Eric Guido

I must admit that this bottle really impressed me. The nose showed spicy raspberry preserves, lavender and creme fraiche. The palate was full and soft with raspberries, savory herbs, violet candies and milk chocolate. Nice long finish.

Orin Swift Zinfandel Blend Napa Valley the Prisoner (2007)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Zinfandel
Type: Table Wines
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basilwino

Wonderful dessert wine with chocolate. Nice and hefty with lots of plum. Not as good as 04, 05 or 06. Try to get those first.

Orin Swift Red Bordeaux Blend Napa Valley Papillon (2008)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Table Wines
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Tyler Worth

91 points. The nose opens with spiced cranberry and tart bing cherry. There is a good amount of pepper and a deep, rich, earthy component. The terroir on this wine is quite impressive, and it shows black stone, and volcanic soil tones with deep dark he...

Orin Swift Zinfandel California Saldo (2008)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California
Varietal: Zinfandel
Type: Table Wines
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rar8888

This is a great bottle for those who enjoy zin. Spicy, fruit forward and very big. I love this style and this wine.

Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Palermo (2009)

Winery: Orin Swift Cellars
Region: USA » California » Napa
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Table Wines
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Wine Fire

Palermo 2009 isn’t as clean, focused or complex as Papillion, its Orin Swift senior cabernet of previous years, but its strong fruit-forward showing is worth a try, and cries for spicy food to keep it company. The nose opens with strong wild fruit, in...

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