($12). Silky blackberry and blueberry
flavors are accented with spicy oak, cocoa
and a touch of vanilla. Ready to drink
now and over the next year or two. Locate
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($8). Zesty fresh lime supports crisp
apple and melon fruit, staying clean through
the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($16). We really liked
this for its bright, refreshing character
-- with pure apple and melon flavors laced
with bright citrus. Clean, crisp finish.
Ready to drink now. Great value, too!
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($15). An unoaked Chardonnay,
so it's not overly heavy, with moderate
melon and apple fruit accented with touches
of cream and pineapple. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($30). Aromatic
stonefruit and fig flavors are accented
with nutty vanilla, tangy citrus and cream
notes that fold together on a long, fresh
but complex finish. Delicious now and
over the next five-plus years. Locate
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($12). Quite a nice surprise,
starting with a crisp, mineral-laced apple
character that picks up ripe peach and
melon on the creamy finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($12). Fruity and smooth, with ripe black
plum fruit and generous baking spices,
vanilla and toast accents that linger
on the bright finish. Ready to drink now.
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($13). Quite
nice, especially at this price. With appealing
floral and citrus aromas and flavors,
along with crisp apple, nectarine and
mineral notes that linger on the finish.
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($15). Quite
nice -- very good Shiraz at this price
point, with loads of flavor and personality
-- a good cheese party wine. Black cherry,
baking spices and a kick of pepper some
together on a ripe, lipsmacking finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next couple
of years. Locate
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($40). An
intriguing play between sleek, aromatic
red fruit and dusty, spice-laced tannins
that offer underlying grip to the plush
finish. Ready to drink now and over the
next two or three years. Locate
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($75). Lovely concentration here, with
intense black cherry and berry fruit laced
with sweet baking spices and touches of
tobacco and mineral. Long, focused finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next eight-plus
years. Locate
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($50). Rich but elegant, with aromatic
blackberry and plum fruit accented with
cedar, tobacco, warm spices and toasty
vanilla that fold together on a long,
concentrated finish. Delicious now and
over the next six or seven years. (Weekend
Wine 01/08) Locate
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($35). Smoky cedar aromas and flavors
accent concentrated blackberry and currant
fruit, with dried herbs, espresso and
toast emerging through the focused finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next
three or four years. (Richard's Picks
06/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($90). A blend
of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Cabernet
Franc, this wine offers up a smoky, earthy
nose followed by pretty black cherry and
berry fruit flavors that are evolve into
a complex, elegant, smooth finish. Ready
to drink now and over the next three or
four years. Locate
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($26). Ripe, vibrant,
aromatic tropical flavors are laced with
warm spices, toasty nut, caramel and oak
notes, with a long, evolving finish. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine 11/07) Locate
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($14). Buttered popcorn aromas and flavors
accent rich pear and pineapple fruit,
with a long, creamy finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($33). Very nice, with elegant,
aromatic shadings of crisp pear, bright
citrus and fig that build slowly through
the seamless finish, picking up warm spices
along the way. Delicious now and over
the next couple of years. Locate
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($14).
A tasty little Napa Chardonnay at this
price, with plenty of creamy richness
and ripe tropical notes, but also some
bright green apple fruit and acidity.
The finish even shows a bit of complexity.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($13). Nice balance, especially
at this price. With ripe pear and citrus
flavors that stay bright through the fruity
finish, picking up a touch of cream along
the way. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($40). A wonderful balance between creamy
richness, bright acidity and an appealing
mineral character, with ripe pear, fig,
hazelnut, spice and oak notes that come
together on the smooth finish. Ready to
drink now and over the next two or three
years. (Weekend Wine 11/07) Locate
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($18).
Nice! With plenty of cream and oak, but
also bright lemon zest, nectarine, fig
and pear flavors that add up to a balanced
wine. Picks up warm spice on the lingering
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($25). A full-bodied Chardonnay, with
rich, creamy character and ripe tropical
fruits, but balanced with some bright
citrus. Picks up cream and hazelnut through
the long, full finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($15). Really lovely - and a heck of a
deal at this price. With smooth, vibrant
peach accented with bright citrus, rose
petal and a touch of marzipan. Works really
well with an array of pre-dinner appetizers.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($10).
Tangy red berry and cherry flavors are
laced with touches of vanilla, coffee
bean and toasty oak. Finishes dry. Ready
to drink now. Locate
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($16).
Lipsmacking, smooth red cherry and plum
flavors, with appealing touches of briar
and clove. Never gets overripe or syrupy
-- a nice surprise for a Merlot at this
price! Ready to drink now and over the
next couple of years. Locate
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($10). Juicy red
fruit -- strawberry, cherry, raspberry
-- is the star here, with light accents
of baking spices and sweet vanilla. A
fun, easy to slurp wine. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($120). Earthy,
anise and dried herb aromas accent tightly-wound
currant and concentrated berry fruit.
A chewy mouthful of wine with distinctive
character and exotic, spicy notes. A blend
of 55% Petit Verdot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Could use a bit of decanting now or drink
over the next four or five years. Locate
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($10).
A blend of who knows what, this is a tasty
little white -- fresh and vibrant with
citrus, peach and honeysuckle aromas and
flavors, plus a touch of herbs on the
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($20). Lovely ripe white peach and honeysuckle
aromas and flavors mingle with juicy citrus
and crisp pear. With a lively, lingering
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($15). A lithe balance of
fresh citrus and tropical melon aromas
and flavors, finishing with touches of
baking spices and toasted vanilla. Ready
to drink now. Locate
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($16). Nice, with
smooth red cherry and raspberry notes
accented with light cola, toast, spice
and vanilla. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($18). Delicate and pretty, with moderate
black cherry and berry fruit laced with
mineral toast, light baking spices and
a hint of vanilla. Ready to drink now
and over the next couple of years. Locate
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($15). Tasty! Like
biting into a fresh summer strawberry,
with hints of nectarine and citrus on
the finish. A delicious summer picnic
or barbecue wine! Ready to drink now.
(Party Planning 06/07) Locate
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($18).
A pretty array of ripe, aromatic nectarine,
grapefruit, lime, passionfruit and melon
mingle through a long, clean finish. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine 07/07) Locate
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($18). Loads of bright grapefruit aromas
and flavors are balanced with ripe tropical
melon and fig, folding into a lush, smooth
finish with just a hint of wet stone.
Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine 07/07)
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($20). Crisp and juicy,
with racy lime and grapefruit accented
with generous mineral notes on the focused
finish. Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine
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($15). Juicy melon and nectarine flavors
are accented with touches of pineapple,
Meyer lemon and mineral. Stays bright
through the clean finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($12). Good choice for everyday Sauvignon
Blanc, with its moderate but fresh tangerine,
pineapple and crisp apple fruit flavors
and aromas that pick up a touch of spice
on the juicy finish. Ready to drink now.
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($11). Concentrated grapefruit
aromas and flavors are accented with grassy
and herbal notes that stay direct through
the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($11). Juicy apple and citrus mingle with
a fresh grassy note. It's nothing overly
complex, but tasty and good with spicy
Chinese food! Ready to drink now. Locate
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($15). Fresh and lemony, with crisp citrus
and clean, grassy notes adding to the
medium-bodied fig and topical flavors.
A delicious, versatile, everyday white.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($17). Fresh and juicy, with layers of
aromatic citrus and fresh herbs that stay
crisp through the refreshing finish. (Weekend
Wine 12/07) Locate
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($50). Just
a lovely wine, with heady, concentrated,
sweet red currant and berry aromas and
flavors laced with mushroom and baking
spices that linger on the focused finish.
Should age nicely - drink now and over
the next five or six years. Locate
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($40). It's easy to fall for this wine
at first whiff, with its pretty wild strawberry,
floral and sweet cedar aromas. Supple
red fruit flavors pick up soft earthy
notes through the finish, along with dashes
of brown spice and toast. Ready to drink
now and over the next two or three years.
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($12).
A little funky earth on the nose, but
then ripe bing cherry and chocolate flavors
dominate, with a bit of spicy vanilla
on the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($12). All citrusy
and sharp, with grapefruit, lime and citrus
zest picking up a kick of pepper on the
fresh finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($10). So easy to like,
with bright, aromatic citrus and herbal
notes that pick up lush melon through
the fresh finish. Ready to drink now.
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($12). Bone
dry, with crisp apple and green pear and
lemon zest notes. Clean finish. Ready
to drink now. Locate
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($18). Racy citrus and nectarine pick
up candied citrus peel and marzipan through
the full finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($9). Just a heck
of a deal, with complex lemon and lime
curd character laced with mineral. A nice
combination of freshness with just a touch
of richness. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($9). What a nice surprise
this one was! A tasty little number --
that actually tastes like a Pinot. With
pretty, lithe red berry laced with mineral,
clove and toast. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($19). Just lovely, with soft strawberry
and red plum flavors laced with mineral
and mocha on the smooth finish. Ready
to drink now and over the next couple
of years. Locate
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($17). Fresh red berry, cherry and floral
aromas and flavors stay bright and smooth
through the long, mineral-laced finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next couple
of years. Locate
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($19).
Round and smooth, with ripe black cherry
and berry fruit laced with licorice and
a touch of toasted almond. Classic Dolcetto.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($17). Light
and crisp, with blackberry aromas and
flavors that pick up a touch of mineral
on the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($14). Fresh
red berry and currant flavors are touched
with spice and toast. Supple and easy
to enjoy. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($15).
Smooth black cherry and ripe red strawberry
are laced with a touch of black pepper.
Appealing creamy texture. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($18). Pretty floral aromas accent bright
red currant and cherry flavors that pick
up toast and light herbal notes through
the focused finish. Ready to drink now.
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($36). Intense and concentrated, with
aromatic floral and red currant flavors
accented with warm baking spices, mineral
and toasty oak. Long, bright, elegant
finish. Ready to drink now and over the
next three or four years. Locate
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($45). Sort
of a variation on a Bordeaux blend, with
dusty blackberry and a touch of cedar.
The fruit is pretty, but overall found
the wine to lack the structure and complexity
that a $45 wine should have. Ready to
drink now. Locate
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($14). Insolia
is another indigenous Sicily grape, and
this one offers some of the body and palate
weight of a Chardonnay with the aromatic
intensity of a Sauvignon Blanc. Crisp
apple, ripe tropical citrus, maybe a hint
of fig, and a dash of mineral combine
nicely, with a long, fruity finish. Ready
to drink now. Locate
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($14). Here, 30% Chardonnay is blended
in, and the result is even more body and
richness, with crisp apple and stonefruit
leading the way, and cream and citrus
zest accenting the full finish. Ready
to drink now. Great deal! Locate
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($10). Fairly light,
but easily drinkable. A good pizza wine!
Offers dried red fruit, cranberry and
mineral. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($13). Medium-bodied, with more character
than the Chianti (above). Black currant
and berry flavors are laced with pepper
and spicy oak. Ready to drink now. A nice
everyday red that works with a variety
of foods. Locate
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($15). Appealing
for its delicate dried apple, peach and
fresh citrus flavors that stay pretty
and pick up touches of fresh herbs and
mineral through the finish. Lovely as
an aperitif or paired with shellfish starters
or antipasti. Ready to drink now. (Weekend
Wine 02/08) Locate
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($10). Juicy green apple picks up touches
of mineral and pear syrup. Simple but
tasty. Ready to drink now. Locate
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($17). Deliciously clean, with pretty
citrus and white peach aromas and flavors
accented with ripe tropical melon, stoney
mineral notes, and creamy vanilla. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine 09/07) Locate
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($18). Lovely
stuff, with ripe tropical melon and citrus
fruit that is balanced with clean mineral
notes and a lively finish. Ready to drink
now. Locate
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($16). Pretty nectarine,
fig and melon flavors are edged with appealing
mineral and orange citrus notes. Finishes
with just a touch of toasty vanilla. Ready
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($12). This is just delicious -- quite
possibly the best wine in this article.
With focused red cherry, berry and blueberry
flavors that are laced with toasty vanilla
and nut notes and a dusting of mocha that
fold together on a lush finish. Ready
to drink now and over the next two or
three years. Excellent wine at this price!
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($8). Could seriously drink this wine
every single day through the end of summer,
for its happy, slightly fizzy nectarine,
honeydew and light citrus zest notes.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($10). A great value out of South Africa,
offering an array of pretty citrus notes
laced with a touch of wildflower honey.
Ready to drink now. Locate
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($9). Easy South African quaff, offering
juicy peach and citrus that stay fresh
through the moderate finish. Ready to
drink now. Locate
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($13). Fresh and aromatic, with pretty
nectarine, citrus and toasty notes that
mingle on the finish. Ready to drink now.
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this wine online or in your area.
($15). On
the light side, which is particularly
appealing in summer, with pretty red cherry
and raspberry fruit laced with mineral,
vanilla bean and toast notes that linger
on the moderate finish. We like to pop
it in the fridge for about 20 minutes
before opening, just to chill it lightly,
and then serve it with anything from grilled
burgers to barbecue to Cajun-inspired
dishes. Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine
06/07) Locate
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Leeuwin
Estate 2006 Chardonnay Margaret River
Prelude Vineyards
Sbragia
Family Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma Valley Cimarossa Vineyard
Viader
2004 Napa Valley
Irony
2005 Chardonnay Napa Valley
Moon
Mountain 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County
Viader
2005 Syrah Napa Valley
Viader
2005 Tempranillo Napa Valley DARE
Veramonte
2007 Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley
Reserva
Prunotto
2006 Dolcetto d'Alba
Cusumano
2006 Insolia Sicilia
Aveleda
2006 Vinho Verde Quinta da Aveleda