COHO 2007 "STANLY
RANCH" PINOT NOIR $3.50/taste
Wine Baron Gary Lipp has often produced really good Carneros Pinot
Noir, amongst other
wines...he says this is the last bottling of Pinot from this esteemed vineyard
in Napa's
Carneros district.
CEDARVILLE El Dorado ZINFANDEL $2.00/taste
A Mom & Pop winery, this is one of our favorite Sierra Foothills
producers...they
routinely make elegant and well-balanced wines.
Special pricing on this, too...$19.99 (it's normally $25)
MONCARO 2008 VERDICCHIO $1.00/taste
A terrific example of this famous dry white wine from Italy's Marche
region.
Moncaro is the leading grower's cooperative winery there,
not far from Ancona.
HERMANN WIEMER Dry RIESLING $2/taste
A pioneer in Finger Lakes' region winemaking, this German-born
vintner
produces top dry Riesling...a pleasant surprise!
VON SIMMERN 2007 TROCKEN RIESLING $2.30/taste
You might like to compare this wine to the New York bottling (above).
Very fine Rheingau Riesling...
PRIMOSIC Friulian Blended WHITE $2.50/taste
A pineappley blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Tocai Friulano, Chardonnay and
Ribolla Gialla...very fine.
CHATEAU DE PEZ St. Estephe $3.90/taste ($38.99 per bottle)
Owned by the Roederer Champagne folks, this Medoc estate has been
producing
some really good Bordeaux. Cabernet based, it's quite approachable in its
youth and is a nicely cedary, woodsy red.
SALVALAI VALPOLICELLA $1.20/taste
This estate produces a range of Valpolicella wines...made in a
classic
style, rather than made to resemble Beaujolais, this is a medium-bodied
Venetian red wine.
QUPE 2006 RESERVE CHARDONNAY $2.70/taste
Toasty oak and buttery...big-time Chardonnay for a most reasonable
price.
CON CLASS 2008 RUEDA $1.20/taste
Citrusy, dry Verdejo from the Rueda region in Spain.
HOMEFIRE 2007 DRY CREEK ZINFANDEL $1.40/taste
Mike Sterling's latest Zin...big, deep and typically "Dry
Creek" in
its brambly, berry character...and it's sensibly priced!
MAHONEY 2008 Carneros VERMENTINO $1.50/taste
A Napa Valley rendition of a Mediterranean classis white wine.
SAINT CLAIR 2008 New Zealand SAUVIGNON BLANC $1.60/taste
Classic!
PIANCORNELLO 2007 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO $2.80/taste
Claudio Monaci makes stellar red wines...his Rosso is a cut above the
rest
and comparable to good Chianti Classico Riserva wines...
LA CROTTA DI VEGNERON 2007 FUMIN $2.60/taste
This is a lovely red wine from Italy's Val d'Aosta. Nice color
and deep fruit.
.MORGADIO 2008 ALBARINO $2/taste
A favorite, non-oaked Spanish white from Galicia.
ROGER PERRIN 2007 CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE $3.40/taste
Luc Perrin's latest effort...very fine, as usual, and honestly priced
thanks to
a local importer....
KISTLER 2007 Sonoma CHARDONNAY $7/taste
Taste this and you'll learn what Chardonnay is all about.
AMBROISE 2007 SAINT ROMAIN $3/taste
Unusually good French white Burgundy...nice toasty notes and it's
bone dry...
Screw cap, too.
ZOLO 2009 TORRONTES $1/taste
Hugely aromatic and rather dry...very fresh and fruity.
HART'S DESIRE 2008 Carneros CHARDONNAY $2.30/taste
Really good Carneros Chardonnay...nice oak and exotic fruit notes...
SCHLOSS GOBELSBURGER GRUNER VELTLINER $1.60/taste
Deliciously dry, spicy Gruner...fresh and melony, too.
POJER & SANDRI 2008 MULLER-THURGAU $2/taste
From vineyards near their mountain winery, this is a mildly citrusy,
lightly
herbal and bone dry Muller-Thurgau.
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LA MAGENDIA Jurançon $3.60/taste
CONFIT DE LA COLLINE 2003 BERGERAC $3.80/taste
TOPAZ 2003 California "Sauternes-Styled" White $7/taste
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