The Rubus ConceptRubus wines are a private label created and used by Kysela Pere et Fils, LTD in order to buy, bottle and market wine found at incredible quality/price ratio. All Rubus wines are selected by Fran Kysela MS.It was first used for a superb batch of 1,200 cases of Amador county Zinfandel back in 1997.  The wine sold in a few days and the Rubus brand was not used since then.During a trip in California in 2009, when Fran Kysela tasted some incredible wines (available in bottle but without label), he decided to help resurrect the brand creating an outstanding  Cabernet Sauvignon from Stag's Leaps district in Napa Valley (California) , followed by an excellent Chardonnay from Russian River Valley (California)We then developed the Rubus Zinfandel from Lodi (California).In 2011, we added a Shiraz/Viognier blend from the Barossa in Australia.For 2012, the newest addition to the Rubus line is a Chardonnay from Colchagua Valley in Chile.Rubus is now its own brand representing quality for the consumer and an incredible price along the way.Rubus MeaningThe name RUBUS means "raspberry" in Latin and it is the name given to the genus of flowering plants in the rose family. For instance, here are some famous fruit from the Rubus family with their latin names:Rubus fruticosus agg. – BlackberryRubus idaeus – European Red RaspberryRubus occidentalis – Black RaspberryRubus pensilvanicus – Pennsylvania BlackberryRubus strigosus – American Red Raspberry