At Amalthea, we embrace the philosophy that "wine is grown in the fields." To ask a farmer/winery to severely reduce crops to intensify fruit is to ask a lot but that is how superior wines are made. The finest wineries in the world insist this practice is the backbone to their greatest wines.

Being "le vigneron" (wine growers), we at Amalthea know that the wines are grown in the fields, not made in the cellars. In the cellar the winemaker is only the custodian of the natural process from vine to bottle.

Blending, one third of the art, is something under the winemaker's artistic control. In France the blending of between two and six different grapes has evolved the finest wines in the world. Our intention is not to mimic the wines of Bordeaux. We are selecting the finest grapes from Southern Jersey and blending them in proportions dictated by the three century-old, time-honored techniques of Bordeaux. Now our customers can judge which blend showcases our local regional grapes in the best possible light.

~Louis Caracciolo, Winemaker

Europa I
The blend of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa I is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Margaux.

Europa II
The blend of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon 80% Cabernet Franc 15% Merlot 5%) used to create Europa II is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Latour.

Europa III
The blend of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon 55% Merlot 40% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa III is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Palmer.

Europa IV
The blend of grapes (Cabernet Franc 66% Merlot 33%) used to create Europa IV is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Cheval Blanc.

Europa V
The blend of grapes (Cabernet Franc 50% Merlot 50%) used to create Europa V is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Ausone.

Europa VI
The blend of grapes (Merlot 95% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa VI is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau Petrus.