Well Born
Bonny Doon Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Syrah2007Current price: about $40 (as club members we paid $34) This wine is deep ruby red…
Toasted
Windy Oaks Estate One-Acre Estate Chardonnay2007Current price: about $38 We received two bottles of this about a year ago. We opened the first right…
Duly Noted
Gaia Estate Notios White2008Current price: about $15 We opened this southern Greek white to honor of the arrival in the U.S. of a friend…
O Grinho
Bonny Doon Vineyard Vinho Grinho2009Current price: about $20 (as club members we paid $17) Made from 56% Portuguese loureiro grapes and 44% Spanish albariño,…
Sympathique
Domaine de la Jaufrette Vacqueyras 2001 Current price: about $16 Lying back once again into the Rhône’s liquid embrace. This wine is so inky…
At Our Fingertips
We just returned from a long weekend in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Over the course of two and a half…
Tasting Green
Höpler Grüner Veltliner2008Current price: about $17 Pale greenish gold, the nose is fresh like grass or new-cut hay. On the palate I get gooseberries,…
Red Pepper
Château Beauchêne Côtes du Rhône Villages "Les Charmes" 2007Current price: about $15 Youthful and tight, but fun, too, with lots of good, sharp structure….
But Not Least
Zeta Alicante Monastrell2006Current price: about $12 Deep barn red with a slightly purple undercast. The nose is floral and spicy, with pepper and sage…
Lifted
Bonny Doon Vineyard Paso Robles Viognier2009Current price: about $20 (as club members we paid $17) This wine is a pure, pale yellow, washed clean…
Bright
Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc2008Current price: about $14 Spring weather today, 68°F and sunny. My garlic's up, and one crocus—school bus yellow—popped open midday. It's time…
Yet Another Grape
Piero Mancini Vermentino di Gallura DOCG2006Current price: about $8 This white from the northeastern corner of Sardinia is very pale gold, offering aromas of…