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We believe that no dish can be better than its ingredients, and that the best ingredients are usually local. Freshness is ephemeral and geography expresses itself in the taste of the food sometimes subtly and sometimes profoundly. The foods and wines of our region share a similar motherhood of soil and weather, making for happier culinary marriages than those from dissimilar climates. The Herbfarm believes that chefs who cook with local ingredientsseason by season, year after yeardevelop a more complete understanding of their foods than chefs who do not. This understanding can give rise to greater expressions of the food, its preparation, and enjoyment. The Herbfarm believes that supporting local farmers, foragers, cheesemakers, wineries, and fishermen helps preserve and promote the foundation of regional cuisines.
Our cellar of more than 23,000 bottles encompasses what is most likely Americas largest selection of Northwest wines, as well as many rare and hard-tofind bottles from throughout the world. Explore the best the world has to offer. Our sommeliers are pleased to offer advice as well as to fulfill your requests. To the best of our knowledge, the wines in our collection have been kept under controlled temperatures and humidity since their release. Though we believe our older bottles to be sound, each wine has its own history. For some wines of this age, there are often no good wines or vintages per se, just good bottles.
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Because The Herbfarm showcases the foods of the Northwest, we believe that the wines of this region are typically the best Take some wine home, too accompaniments The Herbfarm is rare among Washington State resto the flavors of taurants in that our liquor license also allows us to the foods on our sell bottles for you to take home. If you see somemenus. Therefore, thing youre interested in for your home cellar (or we do our best to secure as a great gift), let us know. Many of the bottles on the finest and most interesting wines this list are, to the best of our knowledge, available from the 900 wineries within a days drive. nowhere else. We define our region as from the Russian River in California to British Columbia to the Major Divisions of this List north, and from Puget Bubbles start on page vi Sound and the WillaNorthwest & New World Wines begin on page 15 mette Valley in the west Old World Wine Classics start on page 89 to the high vineyards of Dessert Wines begin on page 139 Idaho to the east.
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Argyle Winerys Roland Soles has a masters degree in enology from UC Davis. He crafts some of the finest sparkling wines in America. Theyve been served on a number of occasions at the White House.
Brut Brut (3-liter, Jeroboam) Millennium, Extended Tirage Brut, Cuve Limited Brut, Extended Tirage Blanc de Blanc, Knudsen Brut Brut, (Magnum) Millennium Blanc de Blanc Brut (Magnum) Brut Brut Ros Brut Brut (Magnum) Brut Brut (Magnum) Brut Brut, Extended Tirage Brut Brut Black Brut, 100% Pinot Noir Brut Brut Ros Brut
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Iron Horse Mumms Cuve Napa Roederer Estate Schramsberg Tedeschi Vineyards Gruet Gruet Chateau Biltmore
Brut, Etoile Wedding Cuve Brut, LErmitage Crmant Demi-Sec Ros Ranch Cuve Blanc de Noirs Brut Estate Blanc de Blancs Blanc de Noirs Cuve Fort Brut Brut Oregon Brut
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Capitello Brut, Oregon. 72% Pinot, 28% Chardonnay Brut, Cuve Discovery Brut, Blanc de Blanc Brut, Captain Wm Clark Cuve Brut, Thomas Jefferson Premier Brut, Captain Wm Clark Cuve Brut, Thomas Jefferson Premier
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Indigo
Much like an Italian Brachetto from the Piedmontraspberries & rose petal. Created expressly for The Herbfarm by the Argyle Winery, Dundee, Oregon.
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1997 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Ros $90 1999 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Ros (Magnum) $170 2001 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Ros $87 See Pinot Noir page 45 for other Soter wines 1989 1990 1991 1996 1996 1997
Vixen, Sparkling Shiraz E&E Black Pepper Shiraz McGuigan Brothers Pokolbin, Sparkling Shiraz McGuigan Brothers Pokolbin, Sparkling Shiraz McLaren Vale, Millenium (a 23 winery cuve) (magnum) Yalumba D Sparkling Brut Shiraz Yalumba D Sparkling Brut Shiraz
Torti Teniment Castelrotto, Hello Kitty sparkling Pinot Noir, Brut $66 Banfi-Vigne, Brachetto, Rosa Regale (sparkling red) (375 ml) $32
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only drink Champagne when Im happyand when Im sad. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch itunless Im thirsty. Madame Lily Bollinger (1899-1977)
The Grower-Producers
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Though the best-known names in Champagne are still the venerable Houses, theres a growing trend for the grape growers themselves to make Champagne. What is the difference? The big houses tell us that the greatness of Champagne comes from the ability to blend, to create a distinctive house style that can be experienced bottle after bottle, year after year. The growers counter that they are expressing terrior, a sense of place, in their bottles. Is one right and the other wrong? Not at all. While blending may be the most traditional, theres ample room to find pleasures in both camps. Discover these grower producers: Paul Bara
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Blanc des Blancs, Cuve Initiale $225 Exquise, Demi Sec $550 Special Club Brut, Epernay Blanc de Blanc Brut Brut, Cuvee Pinot Meunier $78
Special Club is made from grapes planted in 1929! 50% pinot meunier.
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The house of Krug stands nearly alone for the complexity of its wines and the meticulousness with which they are made. Krug
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keepers of tradition in prestige Champagne. Krug still ferments its wines in small oak casks and cellars them for at least six to eight years before release. Krugs Champagnes can age for decades anddue to their richness, depth, and complexityare best enjoyed with food rather than as an apritif.
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Perrier Jout Grand Brut (187 ml) NV Perrier Jout Grand Brut (375 ml) NV Perrier Jout Grand Brut, English Cuve NV Perrier Jout Grand Brut (1500 ml) NV Perrier Jout Grand Brut (3000 ml) NV Perrier Jout Blason de France Ros 1990 Perrier Jout, Fleur de Champagne (Belle Epoque) 1996 Perrier Jout, Fleur de Champagne (Belle Epoque)
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friend of the Pol Roger clan, even naming a racehorse after the Champagne house. After Churchills death, Pol Rogers finest Champagne was named for the great leader. It is rich, with power and finesse, much like the great man himself.
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Thierry Triolet
Salon is one of the worlds greatest blanc de blancs Champagnes (all Chardonnay-based). It may also be the longestlived, and should be at least 5 to 20 years old for maximum enjoyment.
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Veuve Clicquot (17781866), Nicole-Barbe Clicquot Ponsardin, La Grande Dame, developed the method by which the cloudy lees (spent yeast) is still removed from bottles of Champagne.
Other European Sparkling Wines Other French Sparkling NV Monmousseau Brut toile, Sparkling Vouvray $29 NV Eric Bordelet Cider, Poire Authentique $35 NV Domaine dOrfeuilles, Sparkling Touraine Ros, Loire Malbec $38 Sparkling Italian
2007 2003 Banfi-Vigne, Brachetto, Rosa Regale (sparkling red) (375 ml) Try Brachetto with chocolate! $22
Bartenura Moscato dAsti, Blue Bottle (K) 1996 Franciacorta Bellavista Gran Cuve Brut 1998 Franciacorta Bellavista Gran Cuve Brut Ros Mionetto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Veneto 2004 Torti Teniment Castelrotto, Hello Kitty sparkling Pinot Noir
Sparkling Austrian NV Szigeti, Sparkling Gruner Veltliner Brut, Grand Cru English Sparkling 1994 Nyetimber Vineyard
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Northwest Chardonnays run a range of styles. Washington State Chardonnay tends to be a fuller style than those from Oregon, but the best Oregons can be very sophisticated indeed.
We especially like Washington Chardonnay whose fruit has come from the Celilo Vineyard and Cold Creek Vineyards, though there are some other great sites, too. In Oregon, the new Dijon Chardonnay clones are now expressing themselves. These clones make a huge difference, allowing good producers to make Chardonnays very reminiscent of white Burgundy.
Chardonnay: Adelsheim to Woodward Canyon 1991 Adelsheim Oregon 1992 Adelsheim Oregon 1993 Adelsheim Yamhill County Reserve 1993 Adelsheim Reserve 1994 Adelsheim Oregon 1994 Adelsheim Yamhill County Reserve 1999 Adelsheim Clone 76, Stoller Vineyard 2003 Andrew Will Celilo Vineyard 1988 Argyle 1991 Argyle Nuthouse 1992 Argyle Nuthouse 1997 Argyle Reserve 1998 Argyle Reserve 2001 Argyel Nuthouse 1991 Arterberry 2009 Amalie Robert Heirloom Cameo, Dijon 2005 Maurice Columbia Valley 2006 Maurice Columbia Valley 2007 Maurice Columbia Valley 2004 Baer Shard 1988 Barnard Griffin 1989 Barnard Griffin 2004 Bergstrm Willamette Valley 1986 Bonair Reserve 1990 Bonair Reserve 1992 Bonair Reserve 1994 Bonair Reserve 2002 Boudreaux Cellars Bishops & Homestead 2001 Buty Winery Roze Berg 2002 Buty Winery (Beauty) Conner Lee 2003 Buty Winery Conner Lee 2004 Buty Winery Conner Lee 2005 Buty Winery Conner Lee 2006 Buty Winery Conner Lee 1993 Cameron Vintage Reserve 1994 Cameron Reserve 1994 Cameron Clos lectrique 1999 Cameron Clos lectrique 1999 Cameron Abbey Ridge 1994 Canoe Ridge Columbia Valley 2000 Canoe Ridge 2000 Chteau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Vineyard 1999 Chehalem Ians Reserve 1999 Chehalem Willamette Valley 2002 Chehalem Inox 2007 Chehalem Inox 2008 Chehalem Inox 1988 Chinook Columbia Valley 2000 Chinook Columbia Valley 1986 Columbia Winery Wyckoff Vineyard 1994 Columbia Winery Wyckoff Vineyard 2002 Columbia Winery Wyckoff Vineyard 1992 Covey Run Celilo Vineyard 1993 Covey Run Reserve 1994 Covey Run Celilo Vineyard 1992 Cristom Unfiltered 1993 Cristom Willamette Valley 1994 Cristom Willamette Valley 2008 Crowley Maresh Vineyard, Dundee 1997 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate 1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate 2000 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Red Hills Estate 2001 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, Arthur
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Eric Lemelson was an environmental attorney before opening his own winery near Carlton, Oregon. The 1999 Lemelson Vineyards Wascher Vineyard is a profound Chardonnay. The 10-yearold Dijon clone fruit will change the way you think about Chardonnays from Oregon. Fabulous balance.
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make some of the most make some of the most true-to-form varietals true-to-form varietals in in Washington State. Washington State. Their Their Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc always always ranks among ranks among the regions the regions best. Their best. Their winery and winery and charming charming tasting room are tasting room are in in Prosser in the Yakima Prosser in the Yakima Valley. Valley.
Clay Mackey & Kay Clay Mackey & Kay Simon of Chinook Simon of Chinook
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New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is produced in several styles. The most thrilling to its worldwide audience is the stainless-steel fermented version from the South Island (Marlborough in particular). Here you experience the mouthwatering and dazzling flavors of gooseberry, lime, and passion fruit. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
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As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy, and to make plans.
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David Lett of the Eyrie Vineyards was the first to introduce Pinot Gris (also known as Pinot Grigio) to the United States.
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German Riesling, page 94 Alsatian Riesling, page 96 Austrian Riesling, page 97 Nuthouse Reserve, 2.8% Reserve, Dry Willamette, Organic Willamette, Organic Corral Creek Corral Creek, Dry Res. Corral Creek, Dry Res. Corral Creek, Dry Res. Dry Riesling, Reserve Dry Riesling, Reserve Umpqua Valley Le Pavillon Vineyard Le Pavillon Vineyard Dry Willametter Valley Willametter Valley OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR $30 $30 $35 $35 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $45 $39 $39 $28 $31 $31 $35 $32 $31 $30 $30 $30 $31 $39 $31 $30 $28 $38 $45 $44 $43 $42 $42 $42 $42 $29 $35 $35 $49 $48 $47 $46 $77 $60 $45 $44 $43 $42 $39 $33 $39
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Melon what?
Melon is the Melon de Bourgogne grape. It was a native of Burgundy until it was all uprooted in the early 1700s. From there it was introduced in the Loire Valley where today it makes the famous Muscadet wines. Oregon Melons tend to be a bit fuller-bodied and fruitier than those of the Loire in France. They are a nice accompaniment to lighter seafoods and summer vegetables. The best of them can age for some years.
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Germanys Ernst Loosen is one of the worlds experts and proponents of Riesling. He has been so impressed with Chteau Ste. Michelles Cold Creek Vineyard Riesling that he formed a joint venture to make Washington State Riesling, Eroica, an off-dry table version and Single Berry, an awesome dessert-style wine that will age for 50 years.
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In Paris
in 1979, the French food and wine magazine GaultMillau sponsored an Olympics of the Wines of the World. Thirty-three of the worlds wine regions entered 586 wines. In the final blind-tasting competitions, the Eyrie Vineyards 1975 Oregon Pinot Noir placed third in the Burgundy category. For the French, there was a good deal of consternation regarding the number of foreign wines that had outscored the home team in the Olympiads. Twelve of these winners were challenged to a rematch to take place in the heart of Burgundy itself. On the 8th of January, 1980, 20 French, English, and American wine judges gathered in Beaune at the 1,000-year-old Hall of Justice of the Dukes of Burgundy. The six top-scoring foreign Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from the Olympiads were judged again, this time against the finest Burgundies of the best vintages. The Eyrie Vineyards 1975 South Block Pinot Noir finished just two-tenths of a point behind the 1959 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny. The result was seen (at least at the time in America) as a far-reaching victory for the vision of Eyries founder, David Lett, who moved from California to Oregon to pursue his controversial plan to
grow Pinot Noir in cool climatic conditions. As a result of these Wine Olympics, others took notice, and the seeds of the modern era in Oregon viticulture were planted. With the help of David Adelsheim and David Lett, Robert Drouhinscion of the 120-yearold French ngociant firm Maison Joseph Drouhin invested 10-million dollars in the 1980s to create Domaine Drouhin Oregon, which is now overseen by his charismatic daughter, Vronique Drouhin-Boss.
he Willamette Valley is considered Americas promised land for Pinot Noir. Although there are many that dispute Oregons excellence with the grape, the best producers here make Pinot Noir as good as or better than any in America.
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David Adelsheim is a pioneering Oregon winemaker, responsible for many of the high standards under which Oregon wines are made.
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Myron Redford is a native of Seattle. He worked as a cellar rat at Associated Vintners (now the Columbia Winery in Woodinville) before relocating to Oregon. There he made his first barrel of Pinot Noir in 1976. Myron does things his own way, typically using little or no new oak on his Pinot Noirs. He believes that this approach lets the grape better speak for itself.
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Talented vintner Fred Arterberry committed suicide in his winery in 1990. This was his last wine.
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From his first planting in May of 1990 until today, former CBS newsman Doug Tunnell has relied on the basics. All his fruit is estate grown and certified organic. All Brick House wines are produced and bottled by hand, and theyre begun with indigenous (or wild) yeast fermentations.
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Camerons John Paul (the Pope of Pinot) has a doctorate in oceanography. After working in Oregon, France, and New Zealand, he started Cameron in 1984. His best Pinot Noir comes from the old vines at Abbey Ridge and from his estate fruit Clos Electrique, planted in clones from the Domaine de la RomaneConti in Burgundy.
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Ken & Grace Evenstad and winemaker Tony Rynders are producing some of the finest Pinot Noirs in America at Domaine Serene in the Red Hills above Dundee, Oregon. Tony left this position in May of 2008.
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The Roosevelt Vineyard is a Pommard clonal selection that is thinned to just one grape cluster per shoot.
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Brooks Coral Creek David Hill Estate Reserve Failla Goldschmidt Vineyard Francis Tannahill The Hermit Foxtrot Vineyards Naramata Bench Hatcher Wine Works Willamette Valley Hinman Hinman Ici/La-Bas (Au Bon Climat) La Cagoule Kramer Reserve La Bte Knights Gambit Lion Valley Vineyards Willamette Valley Lion Valley Vineyards Reserve (Unfiltered) Love and Squalor Willametter Valley Nicolas Rolin Willamette Valley Nicolas Rolin Willamette Valley Salem Hills Oregon Sarah Powell Wines Windridge Vineyard, Rogue Sarah Powell Wines Windridge Vineyard, Rogue Medici Vineyards Reserve Medici Vineyards Reserve Magnificent Wine Co. Willamette Valley Siduri Murfield Vineyard Silvan Ridge Willamette Valley Secret House Reserve, 2nd Release Secret House Secret House Teutonic Wine Company, Begspitze Willamette Valley Willamette Valley Preview Cuve A&G Estate Vineyard Oregon Oregon Oregon Ros, Oregon
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Patricia Green earned plenty of fans in her years as winemaker at Torii Mor. Now she and Jim Anderson have their own winery, Patricia Green Cellars, on Ribbon Ridge southwest of Portland and adjacent to Beaux Frres. Her wines attract the serious attention of Pinot Noir lovers.
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Eason Vineyard Balcombe Vineyard Shea Vineyard Shea Vineyard Estate Eason Vineyard Balcombe Block 1B Balcombe Vineyard Quail Hill Goldschmidt Vineyard Balcombe Block 1B Shea Vineyard Notorious Singularity Bonshaw Eason Estate Estate, Etzel Block Estate, Old Vine Four Winds Goldschmidt Oregon Quail Hill Whistling Ridge Notorious Oregon Oregon (375 ml) Shea Vineyard Whistling Ridge Goldschmidt Bonshaw Estate, Etzel Block Shea Vineyard Notorious Estate, Old Vines Eason Vineyard Anden Vineyard Croft Vineyard Notorious 20th Anniversary Cuve Notorious Balcombe Whistling Ridge Balcombe Vineyard Estate Old Vines Notorious
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LHerbe Sauvage (the Wild Herb) is a wine created once a vintage by Patty Green exclusively for The Herbfarm. Cuves created from Pattys best barrels are blind-tasted to create the annual blend, which, to date, have been rich, rounded, and elegant. Typically only 45 cases are created each vintage.
LHerbe Sauvage Balcombe/Shea Cuve OR LHerbe Sauvage Balcombe/Shea (magnum) OR LHerbe Sauvage Goldschmidt-Shea Cuve OR Goldschmidt-Shea (magnum) OR LHerbe Sauvage LHerbe Sauvage Patricia Green Estate OR LHerbe Sauvage Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuve LHerbe Sauvage Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuve LHerbe Sauvage, Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuve (magnum) LHerbe Sauvage Anden-Balcombe Cuve OR LHerbe Sauvage Anas Vineyard Cuve OR LHerbe Sauvage Balcombe-Croft Cuve OR Laura Volkman Vineyards, Elle Rve OR Laura Volkman Vineyards, Jacob OR Laura Volkman Vineyards, Chatelaine OR Laura Volkman Vineyards, Rachael OR Laura Voklman Vineyards, Jacob (etched magnum) OR Theas Selection Stermer Vineyard Jerome Reserve Theas Selection Stermer Vineyard Jerome Reserve Reed & Reynolds Jerome Reserve Reed & Reynolds Stermer Vineyard Jerome Reserve Reed & Reynolds Theas Selection Theas Selection Stermer Vineyard Jerome Reserve Resonance Vineyard Jerome Reserve Hommage a A&D Hommage a A&D Souris (1500ml) Souris, Willamette Valley Souris, Willamette Valley Souris, Willamette Valley
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Lynn Penner-Ash
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Laura Volkman farms three estate acres of Pinot Noir. This is a very Burgundian wine.
Luisa Ponzis father and mother, Dick and Nancy, planted the familys first vineyards in 1970. Luisa, a talented second-generation winemaker, studied enology in France and Italy.
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Marcus Goodfellows Matello Winery makes about 500 cases of wine each year. The Souris (French for mouse) is named for his friend, Tysan Pierce, Herbfarm sommelier. Marcus and Tysan worked together at The Heathman in Portland.
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Sokol Blossers original blocks of Pommard and Wadenswil Pinot Noir were planted in the Dundee Hills in 1972 and 1974. They are adjacent to Domaine Drouhin Oregon.
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Tony Soter has made wine for more than 30 vintages. He is the founder of Etude in California and Soter Vineyards in Oregon and was the consulting winemaker to many famous Napa Valley wineries.
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Cuve Martha Pirrie OR Cuve Martha Pirrie OR La Paule, Willamette Val. OR Three Barrels OR La Paule, Willamette Val. OR Audrey, Willamette Valley OR Cuve Martha Pirrie OR La Paule, Willamette Val. OR Shea Vineyard OR Shea V., Back Block OR Shea Vineyard OR Shea Vineyard, Pommard OR Shea V., Homer Cuve OR Shea Vineyard, Estate OR Willamette OR All Oregon OR Covey Ridge OR Phelps Creek, Hood River OR Reed and Reynolds OR Resonance OR Oregon OR Covey Ridge OR Phelps Creek OR Resonance (375) OR Resonance OR Resonance Reserve OR Redlands Willamette Valley, mag. Willamette Valley, mag. Estate Dundee Hills, mag. Twelve Row Block, Estate Goosepen Block OR OR OR OR OR OR OR
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John Thomas makes only 400 cases of wine a year. His wines are the least-known as well as the most-sought-after Pinot Noirs. For over 25 years, he has done all of the field and winery work himself. Remarkable man. Remarkable wine.
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Susan Sokol Blossers Oregon wine memoir takes us on a 35-year journey as this Reed College graduate learns to farm, to make wine, and participate in the founding of a whole, organic way of life based on the land, the vine, the family, and the human spirit.
Thomas, Estate: sold out. This was the most profound Pinot we ever drank. Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate (magnum) OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate (magnum) OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate (magnum) OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate OR Thomas Estate OR
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A Witness Tree is a surveyors marker point. Witness Tree Winery is named for the ancient oak at the top of the property that has been a survey marker since 1854.
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Yamhill County Oregon Amelia Rose Olson Vineyard Reserve Reserve (magnum) Estate Anderson Family Vineyard Abbey Ridge Abbey Ridge Oracle Vineyard, Estate Oracle Vineyard, Estate Oracle Vineyard, Estate Abbey Ridge Abbey Ridge Aliette Vineyard Aliette Vineyard Oregon Kiana Emery Triple Black Slopes Terres Basses Ailette Pierre Leon
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Dr. David Bruce bonded his winery in 1964. Situated at 2,200 feet in the Santa Cruz Mountains, David Bruce has 9 acres of estate Pinot Noir (see page 47 for David Bruce wines).
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Sonoma Coast $60 Allen Vineyard, Russian River $200 Allen Vineyard, Russian River $155 Rochioli, Russian River Valley $300 Olivet Lane, Russian River $170 Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $300 Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $260 Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $240 Allen Vineyard, Russian River $175 Flax Vineyard, Russian River Val. $175 Ferrington Vineyard, Anderson V. $175 Vista Verde Vineyards, San Benito $155 Rochioli Riverblock, Russian Rvr. $185 Precious Mountain, Sonoma Coast $240 Ferrington Vineyard, Anderson V. $172 Central Coast $83 Westside Road Neighbors $170 Russian River Valley $105 Sonoma Coast $88 Sonoma County $88 Vista Verde $98 Bucher Vineyard $108 Flax Vineyard $108 Weir Vineyard $112 Ferrington Vineyard $118 Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard $195 Allen Vineyard $155 Sonoma Coast $107 Russian River $115 Westside Road Neighbors $205 Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard $225 Allen Vineyard $225 Russian River Valley $165 Westside Road Neighbors $195 Estate Vineyard, Russian River $300
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To the casual observer, it might seem unlikely that the Northwest corner of the United States could produce powerful red wines of distinction. After all, isnt this a region famous for its rain? Yet the massive peaks of the Cascade Mountains block the ocean storms and keep the inland vineyards warm and dry. Amazingly, there is far less rainfall than in Napa Valley. These are wines of both power and of polish, typically falling somewhere between the boldness of California and the elegance of Bordeaux. Abacela
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Chris Camarda started Andrew Will Winery in 1989. His wines are amazingly expressive, with vibrant, round, and lively fruit. Robert Parker, the wine reviewer, calls Andrew Will outstanding. We agree wholeheartedly.
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Abeja (a-Bay-hah) is a beautiful winery and country inn just outside of Walla Walla, Washington.
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Facelli Winery
Lou Facelli has 25 years of experience making wine in Washington. His fine wines always receive his personal touch. Lou and his family are usually in the winery to greet you.
Hours: Weekends, 12-4 Phone: 425-488-1020 Web: facelliwinery.com email: facelliwinery@msn.com 16120 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, Suite 1, 98072
Highbridge Estate
Highbridge is a winery in the making. Their 2006 vintage was made with DeLilles Chris Upchurch as consulting winemaker. Highbridge is presently seeking building permits at their permanent location.
Chris Upchurch has crafted some of the best Bordeaux-style wines in America during his 15 years at DeLille Cellars.
spring of 2007.
Hours: by appointment until new facility opens Phone: 19730 144th PL NE Web: www.noveltyhillwines.com email: info@noveltyhillwines.com 19730 144th Place NE, Woodinville 98072
Sparkman Cellars
Sparkman Cellars has made vineyard sourcing its highest priority and only source fruit from growers whose commitment to quality is extraordinary. The heart of our production is from Red Mountain
Hours: not currently open to the public Phone: 425-398-1045 Web: sparkmancellars.com email: wine@sparkmancellars.com 19501 144th Avenue NE, D-700, Woodinville 98072
In 1976, Chateau Ste. Michelle moved from Seattle to the Woodinville estate of former lumber baron Frederick Stimson. Today there are over 90 wineries for you to explore near The Herbfarm.
Arlington Road Cellars Chateau Ste Michelle
With their first crush in 2004, Arlington Road Cellars is one of the newest boutique wineries in Woodinville. Their first release, Monolithea blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbecwill be issued in the spring of 2007.
Hours: Not open to the general public Phone: 425-482-1801 Web: arlingtonroadcellars.com email: wine@arlingtonroadcellars.com 19495 144th Ave NE, A-115, Woodinville 98072
Januik Winery
With over 20 years as a Washington State winemaker, Mike Januik has always worked to make wines of the highest quality. The Januik Winery will open in time for the 2007 crush (with a new address and hours).
Hours: consult website Phone: 425-481-5502 Web: januikwinery.com email: contact@januikwinery.com 19730 144th Ave NE, Woodinville 98072
Stevens Winery
Tim and Paige Stevens started this winery in 2002. Like most Woodinville wineries, they produce small lots of very high quality wines.
Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 Phone: 425-424-9463 Web: stevenswinery.com email: info@stevenswinery.com 18510 142nd Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
Ste. Michelle is the states oldest winery. It was named American Winery of the Year 2004. Ste. Michelle is also the largest producer of various styles of riesling in the world. Beautiful grounds and tasting room.
Hours: Daily, 10-4:30 Phone: 425-415-3300 Web: ste-michelle.com email: info@ste-michelle.com 14111 NE 145th Street, Woodinville 98072
Web: cuillinhills.com email: info@cuillinhills.com 19501 144th Ave NE, C-200, Woodinville 98072
DeLille Cellars
Founded in 1992, DeLille Cellars is one of the states flagship wineries. DeLille make some of the finest Bordeaux-style blends in the nation as well as beautiful Rhnes under the Doyenne label.
Hours: Not open. By appointment on Fridays only. Phone: 425-489-0544 Web: delillecellars.com email: contact@delillecellars.com (1 mile south of The Herbfarm) PO Box 2233, 98072
Passport to Woodinville is held on the first weekend in April each year. Participants receive a passport filled with labels and information, a glass and the unique opportunity to tour the local wineries, many of which are not open to the public on a regular basis. $50
Page Cellars
Page Cellars focuses on uncompromising quality and handcrafted premium red wines.Hours:
Phone: 253-232-9463 Web: pagecellars.com email: info@pagecellars.com 19495 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville 98072
Hours: not open to the public Phone: 425-398-7147 Web: vineandsun.com email: info@vineandsun.com 18658 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072
JM Cellars
JM Cellars works in partnership with a diverse collection of the Columbia Valleys best vineyards to produce high quality wines styled for balance, power, dimension and finesse. JM is best known for blended reds.
Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 Phone: 206-321-0052 Web: jmcellars.com email: info@jmcellars.com 14404 137th Place NE, Woodinville 98072
William Church
William Church Winery was founded in 2005 to create premium wine that pairs well with food and drinks well by itself. Matt Loso of Matthews Cellars is the consulting winemaker.
Hours: St. Nicks & Passport and by appointment Phone: 425-427-0764 Web: williamchurchwinery.com email: info@williamchurch.com 19495 144th Ave NE, B235, Woodinville 98072
Austin Robaire
Austin Robaires first vintage was 1999. Austin Robaire is a boutique Woodinville winery specializing in industrial-strength red wines.
Hours: 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1-4; by appointment Phone: 206-406-0360 Web: arlingtonroadcellars.com email: wine@arlingtonroadcellars.com 19495 144th Ave NE, A-115, Woodinville 98072
Chatter Creek
Gordy Rawson returns to Woodinvlle with a full line up of interesting red and white Washington wines.
Hours: Saturdays, 11-5 Phone: Tasting room: 425-485-3864; 206-985-2816 Web: chattercreek.com email: gordy@chattercreek.com 18658 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072
Columbia Winery
Sample premier Washington wines at the states largest wine-tasting bar. Some wines available only at the winery.
Hours: Daily, 10-6 Phone: 425-488-2776 Web: columbiawinery.com email: contact@columbiawinery.com 14030 NE 145th Street, Woodinville 98072
Woodhouse Family
Woodhouse Family Cellars crafts wines under several labels, among them Darighe. Dussek, Maghee, and Kennedy Shah, which supports a philanthropic foundation.
Hours: Fri. 12-4; weekends 12-5; tasting fee Phone: 425-527-0608 Web: woodhousefamilycellars.com email: info@woodhousefamilycellars.com 15500 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Suite C600
Baer Winery
Lance Baer heads up this family operation on six secluded acres north of Woodinville. He crafts blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.
Hours: Not open to public. Join mailing list. Phone: 425-483-7060 Web: baerwinery.com email: info@baerwinery.com 9118 222nd St NE, Woodinville 98072
DiStefano Winery
Mark Newton, founder, owner and winemaker has crafted wine from Washington State since 1984 and is dcated to producing small-lot, Bordeaux-style wines of the highest quality.
Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12-5 & by appoint. Phone: 425-487-1648 Web: distefanowinery.com email: mark@distefanowinery.com 12280 Woodinville Drive NE, Woodinville 98072
Covington Cellars
David and Cindy Lawson invite you to their winery. They specialize in high quality wine and high quality hospitality.
Hours: Saturdays, 1-5 Phone: 425-806-8636 Web: covingtoncellars.com email: wines@covingtoncellars.com 18580 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072
Matthews Cellars
Matthews Cellars built its reputation on Mat Lossos red blend of the traditional Bordeaux varietals. Other limited-production wines are available at the winery.
Hours: Weekends, 12-4 Phone: 425-487-9810 Web: matthewscellars.com email: wine@matthewscellars.com 16116 140th Place NE, Woodinville 98072
Edmonds Winery
Edmondss goal is to make wines that represent the character and flavor of the grapes from the vineyard. Minimal intervention is practiced in the winery.
Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 Phone: 425-774-8959 Web: edmondswinery.com email: info@edmondswinery.com 19501 144th Ave. NE, D500, Woodinville 98072
SilverLake Winery
Silver Lake Winery started in 1989 and now has tasting rooms in the Yakima Valley, Leavenworth, and Woodinville. Silver Lake is one of the largest wineries in the state.
Hours: 12-5 daily Phone: 425-485-2437 Web: www.silverlakewinery.com email: info@washingtonwine.com 15029 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Wood. 98072
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After a twenty-year career at Chateau Ste. Michelle, Master of Wine Bob Betz and wife, Cathy, craft premium Bordelais blends and Syrahs a mile south of The Herbfarm at their Betz Family Winery. Here Bob shows his basket press. His decision of when to stop pressing is based on tasting the juice every 20 seconds.
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Alpha, Columbia Valley Columbia Valley S.E. Block Reserve Pre de Famille Pre de Famille Pre de Famille Pre de Famille (magnum) Pre de Famille Pre de Famille (magnum) Pre de Famille Pre de Famille Pre de Famille Pre de Famille Pre de Famille (magnum) Clos de Betz Clos de Betz Clos de Betz (magnum) Clos de Betz Clos de Betz (magnum) Clos de Betz Clos de Betz Cos de Betz Clos de Betz Clos de Betz (magnum)
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Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards Cayuse Vineyards
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Columbia Valley Red WA Columbia Valley Red Wine WA Bad Bunny, Cab./Merlot WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA
Chuckanut Ridge
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Col Solare
Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA Col Solare Antinori/Ste. Michelle (375) Col Solare, 57% Cabernet, 35% Merlot, 6% Syrah, 2% Malbec Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA
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Columbia Crest
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In the 1960s, University of Washington professors begin making wine in a garage. In 1967, Associated Vintners becomes a full-fledged winery, and in 1979 hires Master of Wine, David Lake, as winemaker. In the early 80s, Associated Vintners changes its name to Columbia Winery and moves to its current location in Woodinville, Washington. The late David Lake retired in 2006, having been instrumental in introducing major innovations to Washington, including the states first single-vineyard-designated bottling and the grape varietal Syrah (see page 77).
Columbia (Associated Vintners) Columbia (Associated Vintners) Columbia (A.V.) Millennium Columbia Sagemoore Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Washington Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Columbia Valley Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Peninsula Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Peninsula Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Peninsula Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Red Willow V. (magnum) Columbia Red Willow Vineyard Columbia Otis Vineyard Carriage House Red DuBrul Vineyard Walla Walla Whiskey Canyon
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Dunham Cellars
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1998 Dunham Cellars 1999 Dunham Cellars 2000 Dunham Cellars 2003 Feather 2004 Feather 2005 Feather
Fidlitas
Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Meritage Champoux Vineyards Columbia Valley
Proprietors Blend
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Washington Washington Reserve Washington Seven Hills Reserve Washington Washington Select, Walla Walla Valley Washington Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Valley American Seven Hills Reserve Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Valley Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Columbia Valley Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla Reserve Walla Walla Reserve
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Reserve Reserve Artist tion Etched Bottle (magnum) Rivers Bend Columbia Valley Seven Hills Vineyard Seven Hills Vineyard Columbia Valley Old Main Red Old Main Red Old Main Red Old Main Red
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Januik Winery
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Januik Winery Januik Winery Januik Winery Januik Winery Kettle Valley Winery Kettle Valley Winery Kettle Valley Winery Kettle Valley Winery
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Apogee, Pepper Bridge V. WA Apogee, Pepper Bridge V. WA Perigee, Seven Hills Vineyard WA Dead Horse (Ciel du Cheval) WA Long Haul WA Long Haul WA Meritage Red Yakima Valley Red Wine Cab-Merlot-Franc Meritage Red Yakima Valley Red Wine Red Wine, Columbia Val. Elerding Reserve WA WA WA WA WA WA WA
Mark Ryan
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Champux Vineyard Yakima Valley Three Vineyards Red Mountain Reserve R.M.R. (magnum)
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Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars Matthews Cellars
Oculus, Okanagan Claret Camille Okanagan Valley, B.C. Okanagan Valley, B.C.
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1998 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA 2000 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA 2000 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge (magnum) WA 2003 Pirouette 2004 Pirouette 1995 Preston
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France and studied winemaking there. He fell in love with Walla Walla, Washington while touring America, and is now the winemaker for Spring Valley Vineyards.
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2002 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah, Walla Walla 2003 Spring Valley Vineyard Frederick Red Wine 2004 Syzygy 2004 Syzygy Red Wine Columbia Valley Cab.
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Though Cabernet Sauvignon often steals the limelight, highquality Merlot offers round suppleness. In general, we believe Washington is capable of making Americas best Merlots. Abacela
2002 2003 2004 2005 Abacela Abacela Abacela Abacela Oregon Southern Oregon Southern Oregon Southern Oregon OR OR OR OR $62 $60 $45 $45
Rick Smalls Woodward Canyon Winery enjoys the advantage of owning mature estate vineyards, the first 26 acres of which were planted in 1976.
Adelsheim
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Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Apex Apex Apex Apex
Ciel du Cheval Ciel du Cheval Seven Hills Pepper Bridge Seven Hills Pepper Bridge Ciel du Cheval Klipsun Vineyard Seven Hills Seven Hills Klipsun Vineyard Pepper Bridge Cuve Lucia, Red Wine Klipsun Vineyard
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Dedication Series Old Vines Charbonneau Artist Series Artist Series Old Vines (magnum) Old Vines Artist Series Old Vines Old Vines (magnum) Artist Series Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla Walla
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Canoe Ridge
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Leonetti Cellars Merlot ages well, but winemakers Gary & Chris Figgins also makes them to be enjoyed in their youth. Leonetti Cellars
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DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars
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Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) is one of Californias most historic wineries. It was founded 107 years ago by Georges de Latour. The Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was a benchmark for decades. Beaulieu continues the tradition of fine wines handed down by legendary winemaker Andr Tchelistcheffthe Maestro.
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Georges de Latour
buys land in Napa Valley and founds a winery named after the beautiful place of the site. In 1938, Latour finds a new winemaker in Paris, a 37-year-old Russian, Andr Tchelistcheff, who will become one of Californias greatest winemakers of the 20th century. Tchelistcheff s nephew, Alex Golitzin, will found Quilceda Creek Winery in Washington State, page 64. Golitzin will go on to make some of the greatest Cabernets in Washington State at the Quilceda Creek Winery.
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Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa CA Private Reserve, Napa (mag) CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa (375) CA Eisele Vineyard, Napa (375) CA Madrona Ranch, Napa CA
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Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley
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The October 1949 issue of the Charles KrugBottles and Bins newsletter.
At the urging of Robert Mondavi, his parents, Cesare and Rosa Mondavi, purchased the Charles Krug Winery in 1943. Later, Robert and brother Peter both ran the winery until Robert left the family firm to form the Robert Mondavi Winery in 1966. The Herbfarms complete collection of Bottles and Bins covers the historic period between 1949 and 1975 when Napa Valleys reputation was solidifying on the world wine stage.
Conn Creek
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Ann Colgins cult Cabernets are among the most sought-after from Napa Valley. The Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabs are full-bodied and show rich blackberry, blueberry, lavender, licorice, and toast.
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Louis Martini
Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Moffett Estate Vineyard CA Gemstone Vineyard, Napa CA Private Reserve Monte Rosso Monte Rosso Napa Valley Napa Valley (magnum) Napa Valley CA CA CA CA CA CA
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Even the staunchest die-hard Bordeaux lovers, even the Bordelais winemakers themselves, find in the rich, earthy, strikingly complex and enduring Monte Bello Cabernet a compelling resemblance to their finest red wines.Wine Spectator
Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards Ridge Vineyards
Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Monte Bello, Santa Cruz
Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena Chateau Montelena Chateau Montelena Chateau Montelena Opus One Opus One Opus One Opus One Opus One Opus One Opus One Opus One
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Opus One
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Opus One is the joint venture of Californias Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Bordeaux.
Rochioli
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Neomas Vineyard
CA
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Palmaz Vineyards
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Peter Michael
Silver Oak Silver Oak Silver Oak Silver Oak Silver Oak Sloan Sloan Sloan Sloan Sloan
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A friend, Jim Willenborg of San Francisco, introduced us to Garen and Shari Staglin a few years back. The Staglins property was originally planted by Andr Tschelistcheff in 1966 and was a favorite for producing BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet. Today the flavor of Rutherford Dust shines in the Staglin Family Vineyard Cabernets.
Philip Togni
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Tulocay
Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery Betz Family Winery
La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse (magnum) WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, (magnum) WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, Red Mt. WA La Cte Rousse, (magnum) WA WA Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA Besoleil, (magnum) WA Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend La Serenne, Boushey V. WA La Serenne, Boushey V, WA WA La Serenne (magnum) La Serenne, Boushey V. WA La Serenne, Boushey V. WA La Serenne, Boushey V. WA WA La Serenne, (magnum) La Serenne, Boushey V. WA La Serenne, Boushey V. WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA
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Cayuse Vineyards
1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2002 2003 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2003 2000 2002 2003 2004 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Cerise, Walla Walla Cayuse Vineyards En Cerise, Walla Walla Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Armada Vineyard Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla Cayuse, God Only Knows (see Grenache)
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Christophe Baron grew up in a French winemaking family and has studied and worked around the world. His Cayuse Vineyards in Walla Walla is producing some head-turning wines.
Petite Sirah
1974 Callaway Vineyard Estate, Temecula CA $90
California. Boasting enormous concentration, extraordinary complexity (roasted coffee notes intermixed with blueberry, blackberry, jus de viande, subtle smoky oak, and a wealth of spice), it possesses terrific fruit, extraordinary intensity, and an amazingly pure, rich, long (over 50 seconds), blockbuster finish. This brilliant, uncompromising expression of Cabernet Sauvignon clearly demonstrates this vineyards potential as well as the enormous, multi-million-dollar effort Stuart Sloan has put into both the winery and the vineyard. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. Talk about coming out with a Big Bang! Stuart Sloan, the Seattle businessman, has hit both gold and home runs with his extraordinary vineyard perched high on a hill above the renowned restaurant/hotel complex of Auberge du Soleil. A 60-acre estate only partially planted in vines, with David Abreu handling the viticulture and Martha Levy (wife of Harlan Estates Bob Levy) making the wine, this is as impressive a new operation as I have ever witnessed. 100 points. Robert Parker
Sloan The 2002 [Sloan] is indeed one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignons I have ever tasted from
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OR OR Oregon OR Oregon OR Southern Oregon OR Southern Oregon OR Umpqua Cuve OR Estate, Southern Oregon OR Estate, Southern Oregon OR Estate, Southern Oregon OR Seven Hills Vineyard Sheridan Vineyard Seven Hills Vineyard Annie Camarda Annie Camarda Estate, Lake Chelan Estate, Lake Chelan Walla Walla WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA $90 $85 $80 $76 $75 $62 $74 $72 $69 $65 $60 $60 $60 $100 $88 $65 $59 $59 $65 $59 $68 $78 $168 $80 $50 $65
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Andrew Will
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Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Andrew Will Anderw Will
Doug McCrea founded the first winery in Washington dcated solely to Rhne varietals.
1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004
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Boushey Vineyard Cuve Orleans Ciel du Cheval Boushey Vineyard Yakima Valley Boushey Vineyard Ciel du Cheval Amerique, Yakima Val. Cuve Orleans Ciel du Cheval Boushey Vineyard Cuve Orleans Boushey Vineyard Ciel du Cheval Cuve Orleans Ciel du Cheval Boushey Vineyard Boushey Vineyard Cuve Orleans
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Walla Walla WA Walla Walla WA Reserve, Stellar Vineyard WA Yakima Valley WA Provence (syrah, cabernet, mer)WA
2002 Chteau Faire Le Pont 2002 Chteau Faire Le Pont 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005 2008 2005 DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars DeLille Cellars
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Columbia Winery
Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia Columbia
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Doyenne WA Doyenne WA Doyenne WA Doyenne WA Doyenne WA Doyenne (magnum) WA Doyenne WA Doyenne WA Doyenne WA 13 pt, Cab./Syrah/Mourvdre AIX, Cab/Syrah/Mourvdre Doyenne, Grand Ciel WA
2008 Descendants Liegeois Dupont, Les Gosses Vineyard WA 2003 Dominio IV 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002
Dunham Cellars
Columbia Valley
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Dunham Cellars Dunham Cellars Dunham Cellars Dunham Cellars Dunham Cellars
Columbia Valley Walla Walla Columbia Valley Frenchtown Vineyard Lewis Vineyard Eight, Columbia Valley Walla Walla
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Hells Canyon
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Rhone Red, Alder Ridge WA Rhone Red, Alder Ridge WA Columbia Valley Del Rio Vineyard Del Rio Vineyard WA OR OR
Silvan Ridge
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Woodinville Wine Company/Bear Creek Zerba Cellars Chateau Fou Kongsgaard Neyers Pax
2002 Neyers 2003 Pax 2003 Pax 2004 Zerba Cellars Columbia Valley
Lullaby
1999 Bear Creek Snipes Canyon Vineyard WA 2002 Woodinville Wine Co. Columbia Valley WA OR/WA
Maison Bleue
California Syrah
2006 Chateau Fou 2008 Chateau Fou 2000 Kongsgaard Santa Ynez Valley Santa Ynez Valley CA CA $90 $85 $200 $95 $125 $96
Chandler Reach Red Mountain Columbia Valley QED, Columbia Valley QED, Columbia Valley
Hudson Vineyard, Napa CA Cuve dHonneur, Napa CA Cuve Christine, Sonoma CA Obsidian, Knights Valley CA
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Dsigne was created by Buty Winery especially for The Herbfarm. It is designed to seamlessly complement many of the foods of the Pacific Northwest. 99% Cabernet Franc (Conner-Lee and Champoux Vineyards) and 1% Merlot and a 18-month elevage in top French oak make this a real beauty. 552 bottles produced.
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Abacela Southern Oregon OR Barrister Columbia Valley WA Buty Winery Cab. Franc/Merlot WA Buty Winery Caballo Blanco, 91% CF WA Caballo Blanco, (magnum)WA Buty Winery Chaddsford Winery Brandywine Valley PA Chteau Ste. Michelle Ethos WA Chteau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA Chinook Cab. Franc Ros WA Chinook Cab. Franc Ros WA Chinook Cab. Franc Ros WA Corvidae The Keeper WA Corliss Estate Cabernet Franc WA Corliss Estate Cabernet Franc WA Dsigne Columbia Valley WA Dsigne Columbia Valley WA Dsigne Columbia Valley WA Dsigne Columbia Valley, 1500ML WA DiStefano Ros of Cabernet Franc WA DiStefano Ros of Cabernet Franc WA DiStefano Sogno WA Facelli Bacchus Vineyard WA Green Creek Winery Rose, N. Carolina (500ml) NC Hillcrest Nonich OR Matthews Cellars Desert Ros WA Millbrook Hudson River Valley NY Millbrook New York State NY Owen Roe Rosa Mystica Block WA Poplar Grove Winery Benchmark, Naramata BC Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny, Le Bourg FR Sakonnet Estate, Rhode Island RI Walla Walla Vintners Spring Valley Vineyard WA Walla Walla Vintners Spring Valley Vineyard WA Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley (magnum)WA Whitestone, Lake Roosevelt Shores Vineyard WA Carmeere, Walla Walla WA CA CA
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Abacela Umpqua Estate OR Abacela Umpqua Estate OR Abacela Umpqua Estate OR Abacela Southern Oregon OR Betz Family Winery Bsoleil WA Brian Carter Cellars Byzance (Gren/Syrah/M) WA Cayuse, God Only Knows (90% Grenache) WA Cayuse, God Only Knows WA Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel FR DiStefano Columbia Valley WA DiStefano Columbia Valley WA Glen Fiona WA McCrea Cellars Rhne Ros WA McCrea Cellars WA McCrea Cellars Sirocco (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvdre, Counoise) WA McCrea Cellars Sirocco (375) Lullaby Ros of Grenache (500) WA Ruby Kurant, The Archer, 95% Gren/5% Syrah CA WA Tranche, Slice of Pape, Rhne Blend, Grenache Tranche, Pink Pape, Dry Rose, Blue Mt Vineyard WA Zefina Serience Rouge WA Zefina Ros of Grenache WA OR OR WA WA WA VA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA WA
Carmeere
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2005 Robert Foley Vineyards Charbono, Napa Valley 1959 Inglenook Charbono, Napa Valley 1997 Turley Wine Cellars
1959 was an outstanding Napa Valley vintage. Now less than 100 acres of this variety remain planted in California. Absolutely perfect fills and condition. A monumental time capsule.
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Pinot Meunier
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Ciel du Cheval Pepper Bridge Pepper Bridge Ciel du Cheval Ciel du Cheval Ciel du Cheval Ciel du Cheval Ciel du Cheval Estate, Lake Chelan Estate, Lake Chelan Estate, Lake Chelan Estate, Lake Chelan
Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Southeast Block Reserve Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua Abacela Umpqua Valley Cuve Abacela Estate Abacela Umpqua Valley Cuve Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon Abacela Umpqua Cuve Abacela Umpqua Cuve Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon Abacela, Vintners Blend #6, 13 grape varieties Abacela Vintners Blend #7 Abacela Vintners Blend #8 Brian Carter Cellars Corrida (Temp/Merlot) Eden Vale, Pear House Reserve, Southern Oregon Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla Red Lily Rogue Valley
Tempranillo: Argentina
2003 Zuccardi
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2008 Facelli, Primitivo, Sugarloaf Vineyard, Col. Gorge WA 2003 Maryhill Winery Columbia Valley WA
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The Zinfandels of Ridge Vineyards are a tribute to a great winery and the continued brilliance of Paul Draper.
Paul Draper introduced the
single-vineyard Zinfandel to America in 1972.
Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Central Coast Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Lytton Springs Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville Proprietary Red, Sonoma (375)
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There are those who believe there is no finer white wine on the face of the earth than that of the vineyard of Le Montrachet. The plot of earth that produces this wine is tiny. The world is large. The price is astronomical. The Holy Grail of Chardonnay may just be Le Montrachet. Le Montrachet, Grand Cru
1961 2000 1998 1998 2000 2001 1999 2003 2000 2002 1976 1978 2000 1978 1988 1994 Domaines du Chteau de Beaune, Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Henri Boillot Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Bouchard Pre & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Bouchard Pre & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru (375 ml) Bouchard Pre & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Colin-Delger Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Joseph Drouhin Le Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche (mag) Joseph Drouhin Le Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche Vincent Girardin Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Louis Latour Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Leroy Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Leroy Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Romane-Conti Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Ramonet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru Ramonet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru tienne Sauzet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru (magnum) $600 $745 $695 $350 $695 $695 $1,400 $740 $475 $800 $1,200 $1,200 $7,000 $3,500 $2,250 $1,200
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1985 1996 2001 1998 1999 2003 1998 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru Ren Fleurot Btard-Montrachet, Grand Cru Jean-Nol Gagnard Btard-Montrachet, Grand Cru Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru Albert Morey Btard-Montrachet, Grand Cru Paul Pernot, Bienvenue-Btard-Montrachet, Grand Cru Ramonet, Bienvenue-Btard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $395 $128 $275 $150 $290 $240 $240
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2003 2003 2003 2008 2003 2003 2002 2003 1999 2008 Leflaive Leflaive Leflaive Bernard Moreau Bernard Morey Bernard Morey Paul Pernot Paul Pernot Ramonet Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet AOC Puligny-Montrachet, Les Pucelles, 1er Puligny-Montrachet, Clavoillon Chassagne-Montrachet, Champ Gain Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Embrazes Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Morgeots Puligny-Montrachet, Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet, Les Folatires Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Chaumes Puligny-Montrachet $148 $320 $208 $122 $114 $114 $140 $160 $225 $94
bourgogne blanc
2008 Remoissenet Pere & Fil Bourgogne Blanc $45
Chablis
2002 2002 2002 2000 1997 2001 2001 2002 Joseph Drouhin Joseph Drouhin Christian Moreau R&V Dauvissat R&V Dauvissat R&V Dauvissat R&V Dauvissat R&V Dauvissat Chablis Les Clos, Grand Cru Les Clos, Grand Cru Chablis La Forest, 1er Cru La Forest, 1er Cru La Forest, 1er Cru (375 ml) La Forest, 1er Cru $35 $159 $189 $59 $99 $70 $42 $105
Meursault
2005 2005 2002 1997 2002 2005 1996 1969 1973 1996 2000 2001 1996 Arnaud Ente Buisson-Charles Yves Boyer-Martenot J.F. Coche-Dury Vincent Girardin Remi Jobard Michelot Leroy Leroy Leroy Guy Roulot Guy Roulot Michel Tessier Meursault, Les Petits Charrons Meursault, Bouches-Cheres Meursault, En LOrmeau Meursault Meursault, Les Charmes Meursault, Sous la Velle Meursault, Les Genevrires Meursault, Les Perrires Meursault, Les Charmes Meursault Meursault, Les Tessons Meursault, Les Charmes Meursault, Les Genevrires $205 $129 $107 $230 $120 $109 $148 $415 $515 $225 $160 $225 $140
Chablis of Franois Raveneau Raveneaus Chablis estate is so blessed with good sites that it produces no generic Chablis at all. The wines age well.
1999 2000 s1999 2000 2000 2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Franois Raveneau Les Clos, Grand Cru Blanchots, Grand Cru Butteaux, 1er Cru Butteaux, 1er Cru Chapelot, 1er Cru Fret, 1er Cru Monte de Tonnerre, 1er Cru Mont Mains, 1er Cru Mont Mains, 1er Cru Vaillons, 1er Cru $300 $220 $120 $120 $120 $120 $140 $120 $120 $130
Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, Les Champ-Canet $144 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, Les Combettes $167 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, Les Referts $144 Colin-Delger Chassagne Montrachet, Les Vergers $225 Colin-Delger Chassagne Montrachet, La Maltroie $155 Jean-Nol Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet, Chaumes $94 Vincent Girardin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Clos de la Truffires $95 Vincent Girardin, Chassagne-Montrachet, Morgeot, Vieilles Vignes $87 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, Les Pucelles, 1er $320
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Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2005 Adams, A.J. Dhron Hofberg Reserve $109 1996 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Auslese $72 1997 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Sptlese $55 1999 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen, Kabinett $74 2001 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese (375) $62 2002 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Auslese $69 2002 Dr. Loosen Graacher Himmelreich, Sptlese $83 2003 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen, Auslese $67 2003 Dr. Loosen Erdener Pralat, Auslese $75 2003 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Auslese $70 2004 Dr. Loosen Berkasteler Lay, Kabinett $43 2005 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Sptlese $52 2005 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auselese (375) $74 2005 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese $92 2005 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese (1500 ml) $199 2006 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese $57 1994 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Sptlese $60 2002 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Kabinett $40 2002 Fritz Haag, Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese $68 2005 Fritz Haag, B.-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese Goldkapsel 9 (375) $78 2005 Fritz Haag, B.-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese Goldkapsel 9 (750) $125 2000 Mnchhof rziger Wrzgarten, Kabinett $35 2001 Mnchhof rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese $55 2001 Mnchhof Estate $37 2002 Mnchhof rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese $60 2006 Mnchhof rziger Wrzgarten, Sptlese $49 1976 Christoffel-Prm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $170 1976 Christoffel-Prm rziger Wrzgarten, Auslese $170 1998 J.J. Prm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Sptlese $60 2001 J.J. Prm Graacher Himmelreich, Sptlese $95 2001 J.J. Prm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Sptlese $65 2001 J.J. Prm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $85 2003 J.J. Prm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $79 2001 J.J. Prm Graacher Himmelreich, Sptlese $87 2005 J.J. Prm Estate, Sptlese $65 2005 J J Prm Graacher Himmelreich, Sptlese $72 2005 J.J. Prm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $92 2001 S.A. Prm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $72 2005 S.A. Prm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $65 2005 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Schloberg, Sptlese $49 2005 St. Urbans-Hof Piesporter Goldtrpfchen, Sptlese $59 2005 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich, Sptlese $63 2001 von Hovel Oberemmeler Hutte Sptlese $48 2005 Van Volxem Kanzemer Altenberg, Alte Reben, Qualittswein $70 2002 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Grnhauser Herrenberg Kabinett (375) $34 2002 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Grnhauser Abtsberg Sptlese (375) $39 2003 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, QbA $29 2005 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Grnhauser Abtsberg Sptlese $63 2006 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Grnhauser Abtsberg Superior $79 2006 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Grnhauser Herrenberg Kabinett $45 Rheingau 1996 Georg Breuer Rdesheim Berg Schlossberg $145 1996 Georg Breuer Rdesheim Berg Schlossberg (mag) $400 2001 Schloss Schnborn Erbacher Marcobrun, Sptlese $59
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2005 Schloss Schnborn 2001 Schloss Vollrads 2001 Schloss Vollrads 2005 Robert Weil Rheinhessen 2001 Gunderloch 2002 Gunderloch 2005 Gunderloch Pfalz 1997 Dr. Brklin-Wolf 1999 Dr. Brklin-Wolf 2001 Mller-Catoir 1976 August Ziegler Nahe 1989 Schlogut Deil 2001 Schlogut Deil 2001 Schlogut Deil 2006 Schlogut Deil 2006 Schlogut Deil 2006 Schlogut Deil 2006 Schlogut Deil 1999 Dnnhoff 2003 Dnnhoff 2003 Dnnhoff 2004 Dnnhoff 2005 Dnnhoff 2005 Dnnhoff 2006 Dnnhoff 2007 Dnnhoff 2008 Dnnhoff 2010 Dnnhoff 2005 Emrich-Schnleber 2005 E.-Schnleber Franken 2001 Georg Mosbacher 2006 Hans Wirsching Erbacher Marcobrun, Sptlese Sptlese Auslese (500 ml) Kiedrich Grf,enberg Auslese (375 ml) Nachenheim Rothenberg, Sptlese Nachenheim Rothenberg, Sptlese Riesling Kabinett, Jean-Baptiste $56 $49 $89 $129 $60 $55 $40
Wachenheimer Pechstein Forst, Sptlese $42 Wachenheimer Gaisbhl-Ruppertsberg (375) $50 Gimmeldinger Schlel Rieslaner Sptlese $90 Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Goldene Kammerpreismunze, Aus. $195 Dorsheimer Goldloch, Sptlese Dorsheimer Burgberg, Goldkap Auslese (375) Dorsheimer Pittermnnchen, Sptlese Dorsheimer Scheurebe, Sptlese Dorsheimer Goldloch, Sptlese Dorsheimer Goldloch, Grosses Gewchs Dorsheimer Pittermannchen, Auslese Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (magnum) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Auslese (375) Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Sptlese Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Sptlese Niederhuser Hermannshhle, Sptlese Monziner Halenberg, Sptlese Monziner Frhlingspltzchen, Sptlese (375) Forster Ungeheuer, Riesling, Sptlese Trocken Julius-Echter-Berg, Riesling, Grosses Gewchs (Bocksbeutel) $125 $110 $110 $77 $79 $115 $137
$130 $105 $95 $105 $115 $445 $95 $169 $155 $145
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Beerenauslese 2005 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Beerenauslese (375) 2005 Dr. Loosen rziger Wrzgarten, Beerenauslese (375) Graacher Domprobst, Riesling, Beerenauslese (375) 2005 Willi Schaefer Eiswein 2002 Werner Ansemann Chardonnay, Edesheimer Rosengarten, Pfalz (375) 1998 von Schubert/Maximin Grnhaus, Abtsberg Riesling Eiswein (375) (label stain) 2002 Dr. Loosen Bernkasteler Lay (375) 2002 Weingter Wegeler Bernkasteler Doctor (375) Trockenbeerenauslese 2004 Gunderloch Nachenheimer Rothenberg, Trockenbeerenauslese (375) 2001 Toni Jost Bacharacher Han, Trockenbeerenauslese (375), Mittelrhein 2005 Mller-Catoir, Gimmeldinger Schlel, Rieslaner Trockenbeerenauslese (375), Pfalz
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Rieslaner is a cross of the Silvaner and Riesling grape that was first produced in Veitshcheim, Franconia, Germany in 1921. It is a late ripening grape that is fairly high in acidity and can produce vivid wines. Today it is mostly grown in the Franconia (Franken) region and in the Palatinate (Pfalz) region of Germany where the grape is often affected by botrytis.
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Willi Brndlmayer
2002 Brndlmayer
Zobinger Heiligenstein
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Domaines Schlumberger
1997 Domaines Schlumberger, Les Princes Abbes $35
Ludwig Hiedler
1998 2001 2001 2002 Hiedler Hiedler Hiedler Hiedler
Domaine Schoffit
2000 Domaine Schoffit Gewurztraminer, Cuve Alexandre 1976 1987 1988 1990 1989 1989 1990 1997 1998 1996 $45 $220 $79 $200 $150 $575 $300 $225 $122 $112 $170
Domaine Trimbach
Trimbach Trimbach Trimbach Trimbach Trimbach Trimach Trimbach Trimbach Trimbach Trimbach
Cuve Frdric Emile Cuve Frdric Emile (375) Clos Ste. Hune Clos Ste. Hune (375) Clos Ste. Hune V.T. Cuve Frdric Emile V,T. (375) Cuve Frdric Emile S.G.N. Cuve Frdric Emile Cuve Frdric Emile Clos Ste. Hune
Josef Hirsch
2001 2001 2001 2006 Hirsch Hirsch Hirsch Hirsch
Zbinger Heiligenstein Zbinger Gaisberg Alte Reben (mag) Gaitsberg Alte Reben Heligenstein
Familie Nigl
2000 Nigl 2001 Nigl 2000 Nigl
Domaine Weinbach
Nikolaihof-Wachau
1993 1999 2000 2000 2001 2000 2001 Nikolaihof Nikolaihof Nikolaihof Nikolaihof Nikolaihof Nikolaihof Nikolaihof
Altenbourg, Cuve Laurence (750) $155 Altenbourg, Cuve Laurence (750) $155 Schlossberg, Grand Cru $75 Schlossberg Cuve Ste. Catherine $110 Furstentum, Grand Cru (750) $164
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht
1997 1998 1999 2000 1999 2000 2000 Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Zind-Humbrecht Heimbourg, Turckheim Heimbourg, Turckheim Heimbourg, Turckheim Heimbourg, Turckheim Brand, Grand Cru, Turckheim Clos St. Urbain, Rangen, Grand Cru Clos St. Urbain, Rangen (375 ml) $100 $95 $95 $90 $115 $150 $80
Smaragd Trocken Vom Stein Smaragd Im Weingebirge Junglernwein Im Weingebirge Smaragd Im Weingebirge Smaragd Im Weingebirge Steiner Hund Reserve Federspiel Vom Stein
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2004 2005 2003 2003 2004 Ppire (Marc Ollivier), S&M Sur Lie V.V., Clos des Briords $29 Ppire (Marc Ollivier), S&M Sur Lie V.V., Briords (1500ml) $64 Domaine de lEcu Muscadet S&M Cuve Orthogneiss $32 Domaine de lEcu Muscadet S&M Expression de Granite $32 Domaine de lEcu (Guy Bossard) Muscadet Svre et Maine, Sur Lie, Expression de Granit $32 $49
Ludwig Hiedler
2002 Hiedler
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In the spring of 2003,
spent two weeks in Austria, tasting and studying the wines of that beautiful land. These wines are of themselves. They are not German wines in disguise, but distinctly Austrian crisp, snappy, dry, and vigorous.
Anjou
2004 Dom. Sansonnire (Mark Angli), Anjou Blanc, La Lune
Familie Nigl
1997 Nigl 2002 Nigl
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Cteaux-du-Layon
2004 Domaine des Baumard, Carte dOr $42 NV Baumard, Cuve Ancienne (15 vintages: 1967-1988) $65 02002 Philippe Delesvaux $35 2001 Philippe Delesvaux, Cteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $135 2002 Philippe Delesvaux, Cteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $145 2003 Philippe Delesvaux, Cteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $115 1995 Ch. Soucherie/Tijou, C.d.L., Beaulieu Cuve de la Tour (500) $89 1959 Moulin Touchais, Cteaux du Layon, Melleux $390 1970 Moulin Touchais, Cteaux du Layon, Melleux $280 1971 Moulin Touchais, Cteaux du Layon, Melleux $270 1989 Moulin Touchais, Cteaux du Layon, Melleux $195 1993 Moulin Touchais, Cteaux du Layon, Melleux $95
Grner Veltliner is
Austrias biggest claim to fame. This is a grape that, like Chardonnay, can make wines that span the range from a zingy thirstquencher to a big, robust wine.
Nikolaihof-Wachau
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Hefeabzug
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Schloss Gobelsburg
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Erich Salomon
There are only about 500 acres of the Roter Veltliner grape in the world. It produces a slightly fuller wine with apple-skin characteristics.
Hochterrassen Lindberg
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Savennires
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Domaine des Baumard, Clos du Papillon Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coule de Serrant (monopole aoc) Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coule de Serrant (monopole aoc) Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coule de Serrant (monopole aoc) Nicolas Joly, Les Clos Sacrs Souchierie/P.Y. Tijou, Savennires, Clos des Perrires Pierre Bise, Quarts de Chaume (500) Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume
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Sancerre and PouillyFum are perfect with
goat cheeses, in particular the pairing of Sancerre and Crottin de Chavignol is considered a French classic.
Hippolyte Reverdy, Reine Blanche Hippolyte Reverdy Lucien Crochet, La Croix du Roy Henri Pelle, La Croix au Garde Philippe Raimbault, Apud Sariacum
Chinon (Blanc)
2008 Couly-Dutheil, Chinon Blanc, Les Chanteaux
Florent Baumard, head of Domaine des Baumard, says that 80% of wine is made in the vineyard but the 20% that takes place at the pressing in the winery can ruin the 80% if not handled properly. The fresh press juice is blanketed with CO2 to prevent oxidation. Baumards grape pressing is so gentle that each batch takes six hours to complete.
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2003 2004 2005 1959 2001 2003 1989 2003 2003 2004 2003 2003 1924 1947 1959 1971 1989 1997 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003 2005 2000 2004 2004 2003 Aubuisires, Vouvray, Cuve Alexandre Aubuisires, Vouvray, Cuve de Silex Aubuisires, Vouvray, Cuve de Silex Bourillon-dOrlans, Vouvray Melleux Bourillon-dOrlans, Vouvray Sec, Vieilles Vignes Bourillon-dOrlans, Demi-Sec V.V., La Bourdonnerie Champalou, Vouvray, Cuve CC Champalou, Vouvray, La Cuve des Fondraux Champalou, Vouvray, Cuve Melleuse Franois Chidaine, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Clos du Breuil Franois Chidaine, M.-sur-L., Liquoreux Les Lys (500) Patrice Colin, Cteaux du Vendomois Huet, Vouvary, Le Haut Lieu, Melleux Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu, Melleux Huet, Vouvray, Clos Du Bourg Melleux Huet, Vouvray, Clos Du Bourg Melleux Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu Melleux, 1er Trie Huet, Vouvray, Clos Du Bourg Melleux, 1er Trie (375) Huet, Vouvray, Clos Du Bourg Demi Sec Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu Demi Sec Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu 1er Trie, Melleux (375) Huet, Vouvray, Le Haut Lieu 1er Trie, Melleux (750) Huet-Pinguet, Cuve Constance, (dessert wine) (500) dOrfeuilles, Vouvray, Silex de Ladoucette au Chteau du Nozet, Baron de L Didier Dagueneau, Blanc Fum de Pouilly Didier Dagueneau, Buisson Renard Domaine Herv Seguin
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2002 E. Guigal
Chteau Rayas
2000 Chteau Rayas Chteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Rserv $185 Ctes-du-Rhne Blanc Ctes-du-Rhne Blanc Ctes-du-Rhne Blanc $35 $35 $42
Auguste Clape
1998 Auguste Clape 1999 Auguste Clape 2000 Auguste Clape
urgundy, the wine and the Sane Mconnais region, is quite likely the finest and most intriguing areas in the Beaujeu wine kingdom. Thanks to the Beaujolais French Revolution and to Napoleonic law, France the vineyardsand hence the winesof Burgundy (Bourgogne in French) are also among the worlds most complicated. But dont let that stop you. Arguably no other wines so express a sense of place as those of Burgundy. Though Pinot Noir and Chardonnay dominate the region, the wines are not about Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. Burgundy is about what a particular site has to say about Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. They are the voices through which the message is expressed. Burgundy is produced in small quantities. Please enjoy our selections of Burgundy wines.
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See pages 91 to 93 for more white Burgundy
A fabulous thingmysterious, sensuous, transcendental, the greatest wine in the dukedom of Burgundy, once reserved for the table of princes, its origins blurred in the mists of timecannot help but spawn fabulists. For two centuries, no wineno vineyardhas so deeply and so consistently motivated mans mythologizing instinct as La Romane-Conti.
Richard Olney: Romane-Conti: The Worlds Most Fabled Wine
Cteaux Champenois
A few hundred years ago, Champagne was famous for its red wines. The most coveted of these came from the best vineyards of A. La Cte aux Enfants is a superb vineyard of fewer than two acres in the heart of the famous grand cru of A. Bollinger uses this Pinot Noir to make a red Cteaux Champenois, a still red wine of the Champagne region. Only a tiny quantity is produced in the very best years. 1997 Bollinger A Rouge, La Cte aux Enfants $155
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Romane-St.-Vivant
1995 Romane Conti 1996 Romane Conti 1997 Romane Conti Romane-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $1900 Romane-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $3000 Romane-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $1900
Grands-chzeaux
1996 Romane Conti 1997 Romane Conti Grands-chzeaux, Grand Cru Grands-chzeaux, Grand Cru $4000 $2200
The Domaine de la Romane-Conti makes a single Grand Cru white wine of great rarity. Romane-Conti Le Montrachet
2000 Romane Conti Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $7000
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Red Burgundy
2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Morey-Saint-Denis, Clos Sorbe 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Clos-de-la-Roche, Grand Cru $123 $165 $119 $160 $75 $140 $260 $295 $405 $149 $149 $175 $1000 $255
Chambolle Musigny
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Bertagna, Clos de Vougeot, Clos de la Perrire, Grand Cru $245 Anne Gros, Clos de Vougeot, Le Grand Maupertui, Grand Cru $200 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $175 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $175 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $158 Leroy Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $550 Mo-Camuzet Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $240 Robert Arnoux Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $180 Alex Gambal-Maison Bigot Bouchard Pre et Fils Bouchard Pre et Fils Bouchard Pre et Fils Joseph Drouhin Bernard Dugat-Py Michel Gros Emmanuel Rouget Emmanuel Rouget Les Malconsorts, 1er Cru $165 La Romane (magnum) $1,200 La Romane $390 La Romane (magnum) $700 Romanee-St. Vivant, Grand Cru $295 Vosne Romane, Vieilles Vignes $279 Aux Brles $145 Vosne-Romane $190 Vosne-Romane, Cros-Parantoux $820
Vosne-Romane
Morey-Saint-Denis
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Bruno Desaunnay-Bissey Grands chzeaux, Grand Cru, V.V. Jayer-Giles chzeaux du Dessus Louis Jadot chzeaux, Grand Cru Vincent Girardin chzeaux, Grand Cru
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Vougeot continued from page 107 1969 Leroy chzeaux, Grand Cru 2002 Dominique Mugneret chzeaux, Grand Cru 2005 Emmanuel Rouget chzeaux, Grand Cru $400 $190 $425
Michel Gros made his first vintage in 1975. His wines are the pure essence of Pinot Noir.
Red Burgundy
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Nuits-St.-Georges
2001 1995 1996 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2005 2003 2000 1997 1996 1995 1996 2002 1996 1997 1998 Domaine de lArlot Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Robert Chevillon Chevillon-Chezeaux Henri Gouges Leroy Dominique Laurent Dominique Laurent Hudelot-Nollat Daniel Rion Daniel Rion Emmanuel Rouget Emmanuel Rouget Emmanuel Rouget Clos-des-Forts-St.-Georges $120 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Chaignots $190 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Perrieres $173 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Bousselots $145 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Cailles $165 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Pruliers $135 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Roncires $135 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Vaucrains $165 Nuits-St.-Georges $99 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Pruliers $137 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Bousselots $137 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Bousselots $109 Nuits-St.-Georges, Chanes Carteaux $119 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Bousselots $210 Nuits-St. Georges, Les Saint Georges $115 Nuits-St.-Georges $80 Nuits-St.-Georges, Les Murgers $125 Nuits-St.-Georges, Clos des Argillires $115 Nuits-St.-Georges, Vieilles Vignes $97 Nuits-St.-Georges $170 Nuits-St.-Georges $145 Nuits-St.-Georges $125 Corton Le Corton Corton, Pougets, Grand Cru $175 $120 $125
Robert Chevillon
is known for the consistent excellence of his Nuits-St.-Georges vintage after vintage.
Aloxe Corton
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Beaune
1976 Louis Latour Beaune, Vignes Franches, 1er cru $125
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Beaujolais
2001 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Villages 2003 Pierre et Paul Durdilly Beaujolais Villages 2007 Terres Dores Beaujolais Nouveau $19 $24 $30
Bordeaux derives from au bord de leau, meaning along the waters. The region of Bordeaux lies along the path of three important French riversthe mighty Gironde estuary and the two significant rivers that feed it, the Dordogne and the Garonne. The Atlantic Ocean is only an hour to the west.
Oak fermentation tanks at Chteau Mouton Rothschild
FRANCE Bordeaux
Bordeaux is both literally Leading Bordeaux Appellations See and psychologically a red Barsac White: dry & sweet Page 142 wine region. Eighty percent Graves Red White Page 118 of the wine is red. Five red Margaux* Red Page 117 wine grape varietals are Pauillac* Red Page 112 grown here, and they are Pessac-Lognan Red White Page 118 almost always blended Pomerol Red Page 119 together. The two dominant St.-Emilion Red Page 118 St.-Estphe* Red Page 112 and indigenous grapes are St.-Julien* Red Page 116 Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes White: dry & sweet Page 142 Merlot. Cabernet Franc, Petit *These appellations are within the region known as the Haut-Mdoc, itself within an ever larger region, the Mdoc. Verdot, and Malbec are also grown. Smillon and Sauvignon Blanc are the predominant white grapes of Barsac and Sauternes. See page 142 for the great dessert wines of Bordeaux. Unlike wines often made from these same grapes in places like California and Australia, Bordeaux wines are about elegance and intensity of flavor. The are rarely massive or powerful. Please enjoy our 250 selections of fine Bordeaux wines.
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1967 Chteau Mouton-Rothschild 1970 Chteau Mouton-Rothschild
Moutons Baron Philippe de Rothschild died in 1988, ending a most remarkable life. For 65 years he managed the estate of Chteau MoutonRothschild, raising it from a run down second growth to one of the most famous wines in the world.
$450 $500
Chteau Montrose
1970 Chteau Montrose 1986 Chteau Montrose Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru $450 $295
Pauillac
When Baron Philippe de Rothschild
purchased Chteau dArmailhac125 acres adjoining Chteau Mouton-Rothschildin 1956, he changed the name to Chteau Mouton-Baronne Philippe. The name was changed back in 1989.
1982 1985 1988 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003
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Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru
$1,850 Parker Perfect 100 $925 $690 Wine SPectator 100 PtS. $700 $850 $750 $750 $950 $1900 $990
Chteau Lafite-Rothschild
1975 1981 1985 1997 Chteau Lafite-Rothschild Chteau Lafite-Rothschild Chteau Lafite-Rothschild Chteau Lafite-Rothschild Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru (375 ml) $1200 $1600 $1700 $720
I hasten to renew my thanks and I take the liberty of asking for a favour. The excellent wines called La Fite are produced by your people. If you have some of the 1784 vintage, and if you could accommodate me with 250 bottles, I would be infinitely grateful. If it is possible to have them bottled at your place, this would be a guarantee that the wine is natural and well drawn.Will you then allow me sir, to call on you directly anytime I need wines produced by your house? Thomas Jefferson
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Chteau Latour is a model of excellence in great as well as mocre vintages. When mature, it shows powerful, yet-balanced black currant, leather, cedar, and mineral scents and flavors.
Impressively situated on the Pauillac-St.-Julien border, Chteau Latours vineyard can be identified by its creamcolored, fortress-like tour, or tower. The tower was used in the exciting 15th century to fend off marauding pirates. In these slightly more civilized days, Latour is better known for producing consistently superb wines, whether in great, average, or so-so vintages. is an impeccable wine of great power. Latour is also one of the most concentrated, rich, and full-bodied wines in the world. For these reasons many feel that Chteau Latour is the Mdocs finest wine. Chteau Latour
1937 1950 1964 1967 1975 1982 1983 1988 1990 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Chteau Latour Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru $3,400 $1,900 $1,250 $750 $1100 $2950 Parker Perfect 100 $900 $1050 $1950 $800 $950 $1100 $1900 Parker 99 PointS $1100 $1500
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Chteau Latour keeps separate the harvest of its young vines and other vineyard sites within its property that it deems not grand enough. These are used to create the Chteaus second label, Les Forts de Latour. The character of Les Forts de Latour is very similar to the First Growth Latour, only lighter and quicker to mature.
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Chteau Branaire
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Chteau Giscours
Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou
Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou
Deuxime Cru $425 Deuxime Cru $210 Deuxime Cru $380 Deuxime Cru $450 Deuxime Cru (cut capsule) $405 Deuxime Cru (375) $250
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Chteau Palmer
$400 $825
Chteau Gloria
2000 Chteau Prieure-Lichine St. Julien St. Julien St. Julien $425 $300 $140
Deuxime Cru
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Chteau Gruaud-Larose
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Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose Chteau Gruaud-Larose
Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru (magnum) Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru Deuxime Cru
Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Chteau Margaux Premier Cru Pavillon Rouge du Chteau Margaux Pavillon Rouge du Chteau Margaux Pavillon Rouge du Chteau Margaux
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Chteau Loville-Las-Cases
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1970 Chteau Haut-Bailly Cru Class
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Chteau Haut-Brion Chteau Haut-Brion Chteau Haut-Brion Chteau Haut-Brion Chteau Haut-Brion
Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru Premier Cru
Chteau La Conseillante
1955 Chteau La Mission Haut Brion Cru Class (375 ml) 1998 Chteau La Mission Haut Brion Cru Class 1999 Chteau La Mission Haut Brion Cru Class
1983 Chteau Lvangile 1994 Chteau Lvangile $890 $900 $370 $275 $265 1977 Chteau Ptrus 1978 Chteau Ptrus
1983 Chteau Ausone, Premier Grand Cru Class 1999 Chteau Ausone, Premier Grand Cru Class 1966 Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire, Grand Cru Class 1998 Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire, Grand Cru Class 2000 Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire, Grand Cru Class
1964 Chteau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru (mid-shoulder) $1250 1979 Chteau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru $750 1999 Chteau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru $875
Chteau Figeac
Chteau Greysac
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1989 Chteau Pavie St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru 2001 Chteau Pavie St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru 2000 Chteau Pavie-Decesse St. Emilion Grand Cru
Chteau Quinault
LEnclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru LEnclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru LEnclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru
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northern rhne cte Rtie
Eric Texier
1998 Chapoutier
Hermitage
1984 Chapoutier 1985 Chapoutier 1997 Chapoutier
2001 Simi, Duet Basic, Gorika Brda 2000 Simi, Duet Riserva, Gorika Brda
Slovenia Slovenia
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perfectionist and the superstar of the Cte Rtie (the Roasted Slope), the most northerly vineyard in the Rhne.
Chapoutier
Hermitage, La Sizeranne. Hermitage, La Sizeranne. Hermitage, La Sizeranne. Hermitage Hermitage Hermitage Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle. Hermitage, La Chapelle.
$175 $175 $100 $425 $400 $300 $2,500 $900 Parker Perfect 100 $245 fantaStic Wine $180 $225 $275 $230 $240
Chteau Musar, Lebanon Chteau Musar was founded in 1930, 15 miles north of Beirut. The grapes are grown at an altitude of 3,000 feet in the Bekaa Valley.
1980 Chteau Musar 1990 Chteau Musar
J.L. Chave
1991 Domaine J.L. Chave 1998 Domaine J.L. Chave 2001 Domaine J.L. Chave Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An Paul Jaboulet-An
Chteau Musar
Paul Jaboulet-An
1952 1990 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001
$150 $105
Crozes-Hermitage
2004 Domaine des Hauts Chssis, Cuve les Galets 1990 Paul Jaboulet-An, Domaine de Thalabert 2006 Yann Chave Crozes-Hermitage $59 $265 $62
From his minute cellars in the middle of Cornas, Auguste Clape produces some of the finest wines in the appellation. He has 11 acres of vineyards, the majority being superbly well-sited on the steep hillside surrounding the village. The average vine age is high, with some being more than 100 years old. These wines need cellar time for full enjoyment.
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Pignan
2000 Pignan 1986 1995 1996 1998 1998 1998 2003 2005 2006
Chteauneuf-du-Pape.
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Vieux Tlgraphe
Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $245 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $270 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $195 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $255 Vieux Tlgraphe, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (1500) $590 Vieux Tlgraphe, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (6 liter) $2,100 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $109 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $109 Vieux Tlgraphe Chteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (1500) $250
Chteau de Beaucastel
Chteau de Beaucastel Chteau de Beaucastel Chteau de Beaucastel Chteau de Beaucastel Chteau de Beaucastel Chteau de Beaucastel
Chteauneuf-du-Pape Chteauneuf-du-Pape, lower fill Hommage Jacques Perrin. Chteauneuf-du-Pape (375 ml) Chteauneuf-du-Pape Chteauneuf-du-Pape
$299 $265 $1,200 Parker Perfect 100 $90 $175 $145 $150 $85 $350 $70 $61
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Chapoutier
1999 Chapoutier Ctes du Rhne, Belleruche $35
Bois de Boursan
Chteau de Fonsalette
1990 1992 1995 1997 1999 2000 Ch. de Fonsalette Ch. de Fonsalette Ch. de Fonsalette Ch. de Fonsalette Ch. de Fonsalette Ch. de Fonsalette Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. Ctes du Rhne, Rserv. $160 $135 $130 $105 $00 $105
Andr Brunel
2001 Andr Brunel, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Cailloux. 2001 Andr Brunel, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuve Centenaire. 2003 Andr Brunel, Chteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Cailloux 2001 Domaine Charvin, Chteauneuf-du-Pape (375 ml). 1961 Chteau Fortia
J.L. Chave
Chteauneuf-du-Pape. $280 $135 $450 $450 $500 $220 2000 J.L. Chave Ctes du Rhne, Mon Coeur. $46
1957 Domaine de Mont-Redon , Chteauneuf-du-Pape. 1961 Domaine de Mont-Redon, Chteauneuf-du-Pape. 1998 Chteau Rayas 1999 Chteau Rayas Chteauneuf-du-Pape. Chteauneuf-du-Pape.
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1999 Chteau de Mauvanne Cru Class, Ctes de Provence
Chteau de Mauvanne
$45
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Umbria
Rome
Abruzzo Campania
Venizia Giulia
2006 Jermann 2005 Jermann 2005 Jermann
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Sicily
Umbria Bertani
Pinot Grigio, IGT $62 Chardonnay, Vintage Tunina, IGT $125 Chardonnay, We are Dreams $62 Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco
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Domaine Tempier
Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier Domaine Tempier
Piemonte
1999 Abbona 1999 Abbona
Marziano Abbona
Elio Altare
Barbaresco, Faset Barolo, Pressenda Barolo (La Morra) La Perucca, Nebbiolo Barolo, Lu Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva Barolo Classico Riserva
Eugenio Bocchino
2003 Eugenio Bocchino 2003 Eugenio Bocchino 1961 1967 1971 1978 1982 1989 1990 Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno Giacomo Borgogno
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Giuseppe Corteses
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Bruno Ceretto
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Bruno Giacosa
is a third-generation winemaker. He respects tradition yet believes that the wines of the Piedmont are better today than ever. Giacosas wines are marvelously perfumed on the nose; meaty and full-bodied on the palate. They have a suppleness and elegance that few wines in the region can match.
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Barolo, Zonchera DOCG $95 Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $120 Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $290 Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $200 Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $270 Barolo, Bricco Rocche Bricco Rocche $405
Bruno Rocca
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Marchesi di Gresy
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Giuseppe Cortese
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Mario Marengo
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Barolo, Brunate
DOCG $125
Fratelli Monchiero
1999 Monchiero
Barolo, Rocche
DOCG $94
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Bruno Giacosa
1990 Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, DOCG (magnum) 1999 Produttori del Barbaresco, Torre DOCG
$250 $60
Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa Bruno Giacosa
Barbaresco, Rabaj, DOCG $250 Barolo, Le Rocche del Falletto $340 Barbaresco Santo Stefano, DOCG $225 Barbaresco Riserva $210 Barolo, Le Rocche del Falletto $270 Barolo, Le Rocche-Falletto (mag) $500 Barbaresco, Santo Stefano, DOCG $237 Barolo, Falletto di Serralunga $240 Barbaresco, Rabaj, DOCG $210 Barbera dAlba, Falletto DOCG $50
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Gianni Voerzioa
Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $200 Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $175 Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $165 Giulio Grasso Barbaresco, Ca del Baio Asili DOCG $150 Giulio Grasso Barbaresco, Ca del Baio Asili DOCG $160
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Altesino
1974 1977 1990 1993 1995 1997 1998 1999 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOC Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOC Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, Montosoli, DOCG Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva DOCG Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, Montosoli, DOCG Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG Solaia Solaia Tignanello Tignanello Tignanello Tignanello Tignanello Antinoi Toscana Rosso Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT Toscana, IGT (375 ML) Terre di Sandro, IGT Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $240 $250 $690 $179 $190 $295 $125 $126 $390 $270 $395 $200 $175 $160
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Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Nebbiolo Vignaserra, DOC Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG R. Voerzio, Barolo, Rocche dellAnnunziata Torriglione Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG Roberto Voerzio, Barolo, Sarmassa di Barolo, DOCG (mag.) R. Voerzio, Barolo, Rocche dellAnnunziata Torriglione
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Marchese Antinori
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Bocelli
1999 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino, Tenuta Nuova $175 2001 Casanova di Neri Pietradonice, IGT $217 2001 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino, Tenuta Nuova $225
Fattoria di Felsina
1999 2000 2001 1999 2000
Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva, Rancia Felsina, Chianti Classico, Berardenga DOCG Felsina, Chianti Classico, Berardenga DOCG Felsina Fontalloro, DOCG Felsina Fontalloro, DOCG Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG
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Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $155 $149 $142 $145 $149 $200 1999 2001 1997 2000 2001 Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Masseto, IGT Le Volte, IGT Le Serre Nuove, DOC Le Serre Nuove, DOC Le Serre Nuove, DOC Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $490 $65 $110 $100 $70 $98
Tenuta Fontodi Tenuta Fontodi Tenuta Fontodi Tenuta Fontodi Tenuta Fontodi Tenuta Fontodi
Tenuta Fontodi is near Panzano in the epicenter of Toscanas viticulture. Fontodis vines enjoy a southern aspect, a position in a natural amphitheatre, and marl soil.
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Marchese de Frescobaldi
Ciacci Piccolomini
1997 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo (mag) $325 1998 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo DOCG $120 1999 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo DOCG $120
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Gaja
CaMarcanda Super Tuscan DOCG $150 Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $125 $87 $47 $390 $300 $190 $104 $130 $115
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Mastrojanni Melini
1997 Mastrojanni
Lombardia Rainoldi
2000 Rainoldi, Valtellina, Sfursat, Fruttaio Ca Rizzieri, DOCG $85
1969 Melini, Chianti Classico Riserva, DOC (375) 1999 Melini, Selvanella, Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG
Castello di Monsanto
Il Poggio Il Poggio Il Poggio Il Poggio Il Poggio Il Poggio
Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG
Veneto Allegrini
1998 1999 2000 1999 Allegrini Allegrini Allegrini Allegrini La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $165 La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $140 La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $140 Amarone Classico, DOCG $120 Capitel Foscarino, IGT (white wine) $40
Palmucci
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San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT San Giusto a Rentennano, La Ricolma (Merlot) IGT Ornellaia, DOC Ornellaia, DOC Ornellaia, DOC Ornellaia, DOC Ornellaia, DOC Ornellaia, DOC
Tommasi
1998 Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolacello Classico, DOCi (375) $64 1998 Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolacello Classico, DOCi (3000) $450
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico $907
Tenuta dellOrnellaia
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Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia Tenuta dellOrnellaia
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Italian Red
Winemaker of the YeargamBero roSSo 2001 Winemaker of the YearWine enthuSiaSt 2002 One of the best hired guns in Italian winemakingWine Spectator Winemaking genius S. tanzer, international Wine advocate
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Sicilia
Morgante
Dr. Riccardo Cotarella may not yet be a household name in America. But this immensely talented enologist from a prominent winemaking family has almost single-handedly put the wine of Umbria, Campania, and southern Italy on the world map. Cotarella is a pioneer, an advocate for many traditional Italian grape varieties, and a proponent of winemaking techniques that elevate the quality of wines. His expertise spans every aspect of winemaking and the telling results are wines that often rant among the best in the world.
1983 Quintarelli, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, DOCG 1995 Quintarelli, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, DOCG
Giuseppe Quintarelli
1999 Morgante
Vignalta Zenato
100% Nero dAvola, the best native grape of Sicily. The vineyards were planted in 1970 and 1975. Don Antonio is a reserve-level wine from the estates finest fruit and shows scents of herbs and wild flowers. The wine is rich, delicious, and full of fruit and spicy tannins. 92 points, Wine Advocate.
$67
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Gemola (Merlot-Cab. Franc), IGT $69 (Also, see Vin Santo) Amorone Classico, Riserva $140
2001 Morgante
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Campania
Montevetrano
2001 Montevetrano
Silvia Imparato employed Riccardo Cotarella to enhance the quality of her family vineyards in Montevetrano in the hills not far from Salerno. Cotarella is particularly fond of this wine, which is blended from 60% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, and 10% Aglianico. The nose is intense, with red berry, tobacco, and leather. Very full, structured, and elegant.
1998 Zenato
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Abruzzo
Antonio & Elio Monti
2001 Monti Montepulciano dAbruzzo, Pignotto, IGT $79 Pignotto is a single-vineyard, 100% Montepulciano dAbruzzo wine. The crop load is dropped in August to intensify the ripening of the remaining grapes picked in October. Pignotto is huge and intense, with notes of dark cherry, cassis, and jam. Black fruit flavors coat the palate, rounded with hints of leather and licorice. A tremendous wine.
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Montiano, IGT $75 Riccardo Cotarella founded Falesco in 1979 with the aim of improving Lazios traditional varietals. The winery is about 50 miles outside of Rome. This single-vineyard Merlot is full-bodied, round, soft on the palate, and has an elegant, lingering finish.
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Pesquera In 1972, Alejandro Fernndez initiated the replanting of Spains Ribera del Duero appellation with the areas first modern wire-trained vineyard. His Tinto Pesquera demonstrated to the world the greatness of a longneglected terroir and created an international wine that revitalized an entire district not to mention the whole lethargic Spanish wine scene.
Reserva, Ribera del Duero $170 Janus Gran Reserva, (torn labels) $400 Reserva, Ribera del Duero $140 Janus Gran Reserva, Ribera del Duero $350 Reserva, Ribera del Duero $130 Reserva, Ribera del Duero $120 Reserva, Ribera del Duero (magnum) $175 Reserva, Ribera del Duero $85
Vega-Sicilia Unico is
Condado de Haza In the mid-1980s, Alejandro spied a neglected slope along the Duero River that appeared to be the most ideal vineyard site in the region, if not in all of Spain. After years of negotiating with dozens of land owners, he planted 100,000 vines in 1989. Entirely within the area once controlled by the fortified meval hilltop village of Haza high above, the vineyard estate became known as Condado de Haza. Haza always reflects the bold and brilliant winemaking style of Alejandro Fernndez, master of Spains Tempranillo grape.
Condado de Haza
one of the most majestic wines of Spain, and was among the first to demonstrate that the wild and fierce Ribera del Duero held such promise. Flavors pour from the bottle and the texture is rich and silky.
Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero Bodegas y Viedos Alin, Ribera del Duero Bodegas y Viedos Alin, Ribera del Duero Bodegas y Viedos Alin, Ribera del Duero Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Valbuena 5 Aos
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Bodegas Faustino
Faustino 1, Tinto Gran Reserva Faustino 1, Tinto Gran Reserva Faustino V, Tinto Reserva
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Dehesa La Granja
El Vnculo is Alejandro Fernndezs latest exploration. He renovated an old winery in Campo de Criptana in La Mancha and uses only isolated patches of scarce, old-vine La Mancha Tempranillo. Nothing quixotic about this suave masterpiece.
Dehesa La Granja The product of ungrafted old Tempranillo vines and new planting, the Dehesa La Granja shows sappy black raspberry, dark chocolate, and nutty oak flavors.
El Vnculo
D.O., Zamora
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Reserva, La Mancha
lvaro Palacios lvaro Palacios lvaro Palacios lvaro Palacios lvaro Palacios lvaro Palacios
Finca Dof Finca Dof Finca Dof Finca Dof Finca Dof LErmita, Velles Vinyes
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Mas Igneus
FA 112, Organic
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Pasanau Germans
Penedes
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2001 Chryseia
Chryseia is a joint venture between the Symington family of Port-wine fame and Bruno Prats, formerly of Bordeauxs Chteau Cos-dEstournel.
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Reds Anwilka Vineyard
A joint venture between Bruno Prats, former owner of Chteau Cos-dEstournel, Hubert de Board de Laforest, co-proprietor of Chteau Anglus in Bordeaux, and Lowell Jooste of Klein Constantia Estate. This is the first release of this wine.
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Samplers offer a taste of a special wine along with a thematic card explaining the wine.
Pinot Noir, Walker Bay Shiraz, Stellenbosch Elevation 393, Stellenbosch Goat Roti, Shiraz Pinotage, Paarl Pinot Noir, Walker Bay
Fairview
Our wine-tasting flights introduce two, three, or four wines united by a common theme. Each glass allows you to fully experience the wine and to share, if you like. The tasting mats are yours to take home as a souvenir and reference. Enjoy an array of wines while you learn and sample...
Muscat Love offers a smorgasbord of this orgiastic grape. Though they are dessert-style wines, we recommend them with rich cheese. The extraordinary 100-point Chambers Rosewood Rare Muscat dates from 1890. It is a legendary wine. $37
Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch $60 Series M, Merlot/Malbec, Paarl Series C, Cabernet blend, Paarl Series M, Merlot/Malbec/Cab. $79 $89 $89
Bouchard Finlayson
Styles of SherrySommelier Mark Du Mez is big on sherry. Spanish sherry is the greatest under-appreciated wine in the world. And, the various styles of sherry play to a whole range of foods during a meal. Mark has assembled a set of four wines that lets you explore the major styles of this Spanish specialty: dry Manzanilla, nutty Amontillado, rich Oloroso, and the rare and mysterious Pedro Ximnez. $20
Wine with Chocolate Everyone has his or her opinion about which kind of wine best accompanies the worlds favorite flavor. Do some wines go better with chocolate? Try four of the best candidates, along with bites of chocolate. Explore Ruby Port, Tawny Port, Banyuls, and a Framboise. $25
Klein Constantia
2006 de Trafford
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This legendary wine was sought after in the 18th and 19th centuries by European aristocracy. It was the worlds most famous wine from the southern Hemisphere.
2000 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ML) 2001 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ML)
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Mature BordeauxTuck into a pair of fabulous 1989 French Bordeaux: GruaudLarose and Lynch-Bages. Two 3 oz. glasses, $90 Noble NebbioloExperience the complexity of Italian Barolo & Barbaresco from Bruno Giacosa and Marchesi di Gresy. Two 3 oz. glasses, $40
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Washingtons 1st 100 Point Wine2002 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon. Celebrate with a taste of our first 100-point Cabernet from Washington (sorry, but due to huge demand, this taster is presently by the bottle only.$355)
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Historic Wines
In the 1700s and 1800s the sweet, luscious and excellent wine called Contstantia, so highly esteemed in Europe was This wine was harvested in the only wine in the Southern the autumn of 1863, the Hemisphere to achieve international year that President Lincoln acclaim. proclaimed Thanksgiving a Napoleon, the King of France, national holiday. Charles Dickens, and Frederick The nation was in the grips the Great all demanded it. The of a terrible civil war. Brother English novelist Jane Austen was beset against brother and recommended it as a cure for Lincoln had a terrible course a broken heart. to steer. No one alive then Klein Constantias Vin de could have imagined that the Constance is a gorgeous, latetaste of the summer of 1863 So proclaimed Winston Churchill on the grave harvest Muscat de Frontignan. could be preserved for you to It is loaded with mango, blood taste many generations later. Fewer day when France fell to Nazi Germany. orange, smoke, persimmon, But on Armistice Day in 1945, he than 6 days after these grapes ginger, date, and fig flavors with toasted the end of the war with his favorite were harvested, Lincoln gave his immortal Gettysburg Address, the Champagne, Pol Roger. Taste the wine dcated well-imbedded acidity. Taste history in the glass. 2000 Vin de speech of his life. to the great man: 1990 Cuve Sir Winston Constance, $18 1863 Barbeito Madeira, $75 Churchill, $49
Bubble Flights
The Widows of ReimsThree women shaped the course of Champagne. Taste the house styles of Clicquot, Bollinger, and Roederer. Three 2 oz. glasses, $35 Ros ChampagnesCapture the romance of Ros Champagne from Billecart-Salmon, Gosset, and DuvalLeroy. Three 2 oz. glasses, $35
Celebrate a significant birthday with molecules of fine wines from your birth year. The wines we offer change from year to year.
30th1976 Madeira from the nearly extinct Terrantez grape, $25 40th1966 tawny-style Port, $25 50tha dry 1956 Sercial from the Island of Madeira, best before dinner, with soup, or with cheese. $25 60tha complex, nutty cream sherry from a 1946 Solera, $15
Late-Harvest Riesling WA Finale (L.H. Smillon) WA Dr. Loosen-Ste. Michelle, Single-Berry Select WA Dunham Late-Harvest Riesling WA Dunham Late-Harvest Riesling WA Hogue Late Harvest Riesling WA Lemelson L.H. Riesling, Adria V. OR Olsen Estates, Golden Berry Select, LH Riesling WA Poets Leap Botrytis Riesling WA Quails Gate, Special Select Late Harvest Riesling BC Terra Blanca L.H. Riesling (750) WA Montinore Ultra-late Harvest OR Bainbridge Island Late-Harvest Chardonnay WA McKinley Springs Heavens Reward, LH Chenin WA Thurston Wolfe Black Muscat WA Barnard-Griffin Late Harvest Muscat Can. WA Silvan Ridge Ultra-late Muscat OR Cave Spring Indian Summer, Select ON Anna Maria Late-Harvest Sauvignon Blanc OR Eola Hills Vin dOr, barrel fermented OR Blackwood Canyon Penumbra WA Blackwood Canyon Late-Harvest Smillon WA Owen Roe, Late-Harvest Smillon, Parting Glass WA Capitello LH Gewrz OR Francis Tannahill LH Gewrz. Passito WA Three Rivers Winery Late-Harvest Gewrz. WA Silvan Ridge, Late Harvest Gewurtraminer, Bing Vineyard OR Terra Blanca, Late Harvest Gewurtztraminer (750) WA Terra Blanca, Late Harvest Gewurtztraminer (750) WA Philip Togni, Ca Togni, Napa Sweet Red Wine CA Quails Gate Estate Optima, Botrytis TBA BC High Pass Late-Harvest Huxelrebe OR High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR Bonny Doon, Vol des Anges, LH Rousanne CA McCrea Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA McCrea Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA Patterson Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA Abacela, L.H. Viognier, Blanco Dulce Estate Res. OR Abacela, L.H. Viognier, Blanco Dulce Estate Res. OR Abacela, L.H. Viognier, Blanco Dulce Estate Res. OR Syncline Late-Harvest Viognier WA Sineann, Old Ball & Chain, Late Harvest Syrah OR Lake Crest Cabernet/Merlot WA Green Creek, L.H. Cab. Franc, N. Carolina Estate (500ml) Sineann, Sweet Sydney, Late Harvest Zinfandel WA Sineann, Sweet Sydney, Late Harvest Zinfandel WA
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Premium Fine Muscat, Rutherglen $99 Premium Fine Tokay, Rutherglen $89 Calliope, Rare Muscat, Rutherglen $245
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Vin du Lac winery on Lake Chelan is making some spectacular wines, including this true ice wine from estate Gewrztraminer and Riesling.
Larry Lehmbeckers
German Rieslings on page 95 The historic California Mission Grape (aka Angelica) 4th Vintage, Gypsy Canyon Winery, Ancient Vine, Dna Marcelinas Vineyard,
Santa Rita Hills, California. Made in the 18th-century style from ancient vines discovered on the property. Put up in a hand-blown bottle with a bees wax capsule. 375ml $225
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Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood Chambers Rosewood
Muscat, Rutherglen Muscadelle (Tokay), Rutherglen Special Rutherglen Tokay Special Rutherglen Muscat Grand Rutherglen Muscat Grand Rutherglen Muscadelle Rare Rutherglen Muscat
Mount Horrocks
Riesling, Cordon Cut, Clare Valley Riesling, Cordon Cut, Clare Valley
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Seppelt
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Also see Port, (page 146) and Port-Style Wine, (page ???)
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Vin de Paille (Straw Wine) The grapes are harvested in October or November, then dried on straw mats for two months prior to vinification. These are extraordinary, nectar-like wines. They exhibit an orange marmalade, truffled, honeyed comb, super-sweet richness that is almost too intense to have with dessert. The wines will last 50+ years. Young folks, stock up for retirement!
Sauternes (750)
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Quarts de Chaume
Chteau Rieussec
Botrytis on the grapes skin causes the skins to shrink and the juice to become concentrated and high in sugar and extracts. The botrytis above was on grapes at Chateau dYquem in Sauternes. During harvest the 75 to 150 pickers will pick grapes each day that yield just 1 to 6 barrels of wine.
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Juranon
The Loires great winemaker shrivels Petite Manseng grapes down in Basque country. Incredible!
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Anselmi I Capitelli (750 ml) $95 Anselmi I Capitelli (375 ml) $62 Capezzana, Reserva Vin Santo di Carmignano (375) $60 Colosi,, Malvasia Delle Lipari, Sicily DOC (375) $58 Felsina Vin Santo, Chianti Classico (375 ml) $75 Felsina Vin Santo, Chianti Classico (375 ml) $77 Maculan Acininobili (375 ml) $152 Maculan Torcolato Breganze, Veneto DOC $62 La Selva, Vin Santo, Vigna del Papa Chianti Classico (500 ml) $73 Vignalta Alpianae, Colli Euganei Fior dArancio $47
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Grande Cuve, TBA, Nouvelle Vague, No. 12 Nouvelle Vague, Trokenbeerenauslese, No. 10 Zwischen den Seen TBA, Scheurebe No. 4 Trockenbeerenauslese Grand Cuve Vague 6 Muscat Ottonel TBA, Zwischen den Seen 4 Trockenbeerenauslese, No. 2 Trockenbeerenauslese Grand Cuve No. 6 Trockenbeerenauslese, Traminer Trockenbeerenauslese Grand Cuve Vague Nouvelle Vague, ZdS TBA, No. 7 Nouvelle Vague, Grande Cuve No. 6 Nouvelle Vague, Zweigelt, TBA, No. 1 Nouvelle Vague, Chardonnay, TBA, No. 2 ZdS, Welschriesling, TBA, No. 3 ZdS,, Muskat Ottonel, TBA, No. 4 ZdS, Scheurebe, TBA, No. 5 ZdS, Scheurebe, TBA, No. 6 Nouvelle Vague, Grande Cuve, TBA, No. 7 ZdS, Welschriesling, TBA, No. 8 Nouvelle Vague, Chardonnay, TBA, No. 9 ZdS, Scheurebe, TBA, No. 10 Nouvelle Vague, Welschriesling, TBA, No. 11 TBA, No. 12
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Zind-Humbrecht is one of the greatest domaines of Alsace. Winemaker Oliver Humbrecht was the first Frenchman to become a Master of Wine.
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South Africa
Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ml)$149 2000 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ml)$109 1993
Pinot Gris, Clos Jebsal, Slection de Grains Nobles (750) Pinot Gris, Clos Saint Urbain, Rangen, Vendages Tardives (750) Gewurztraminer, Heimbourg, Vendages Tardives (750) Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum, Vendages Tardives (375)
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A Victorian-era bottle from the cellar of Prime Minister Gladstone of England. Gladstone was Prime Minister four different times.
The Last Audience. Britains greatest politician of the 19th century, Prime Minister Gladstone, is received by Queen Victoria in 1901. Gladstone was a great fan of Port. The 1896 Dow Port was once a part of Gladstones cellar.
Ferreira Fonseca
Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port Quinta do Bomfim Vintage Port
Port Styles
White=Made from white grapes aged one to two years. Some are aged longer for a nutty quality. Ruby=Named for the color. Very fruity. Meant to be enjoyed young. LBV=Late-bottled vintage. Red Port of a single vintage, vat-aged four-six years for smoothness with fruit. Reserve/Vintage Character Young Port of multiple vintages with three-five years of wood aging. Tawny=Young Port finished in a semi-sweet style. Tawny with Age=The age (10 year, 20 year etc.) is the minimum time the wine has spent in barrel. Smooth with caramel notes. Colheita=Single vintage Port aged in barrel until bottled. Very smooth. Single Quinta Vintage=Red Port from a single estate and vintage. Vintage: Top reds of a single vintage kept in cask for up to two years before bottling. Meant to be aged in the bottle and best when they are at least 15 years old; though they can age for decades. Vintage Port must be decanted to rid it of the bottle sment.
Ferreira, 20-year Tawny, Duque De Baganca 20-Year Tawny Vintage Port Vintage Port Vintage Port
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Warres
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Quinta do Bom-Retiro, 20-Yr. Tawny $120 Millennium $1,000 Colheita (375 ml) $420 Fine Ruby Porto (Portugal) Siroco, Dry White Porto Porto White Fine Selected White (Portugal) Maury $35 $45 $39 $35 $240
Krohn
Vintage Port: Opened by a guest Vintage Port $155 Vintage Port $175 Vintage Port $250 Colheita, bottled in 2006 Colheita Colheita, bottled in 2000 Colheita Vintage Port Black (Reserve Ruby Port) Nacional Nacional (100 points) Vintage Port Vintage Port $225 $225 $325 $105 $130 $58 $2,200 $1,950 $220 $160
Ruby Port
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White Port
Moreira
Languedoc-Roussillon: Banyuls/Maury
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1950 Moreira
Niepoort
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Opulento: Touriga National Zinfandel Port, CA (750 ml), signed by Brother Timothy $450 $50 Pinot Noir Port, Oregon Oregon Tawny Port (500 ml) OR $50 Antique Tawny, 15 years (Australia) $40 Clocktower (Australia) $35 Galway Pipe (Australia) $40 Show Tawny, DP90 (500 ml) Au. $175 Vintage Port, Washington $35
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Hungarian Tokaji and Eszencia Disznk
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Tokaji Essencia is the liquid gold that oozes, drop by drop, viscous as oil, from a pile of grapes raisined by botrytis. The conditions for making Essencia occur on the average just two or three times per decade. Two hundred pounds of shriveled grapes produces only a single bottle, the quintessence of the very ripest grapes. Fermentation is barely possible, as the juice is nearly three-quarters complex grape sugars. Fermentation of the 1999 Royal Tokaji Essencia took six years to reach 2.8 percent alcohol. The wine has astonishing flavors with offthe-chart acidity. As one wine critic said, It is so different from other wines that it is like seeing a new primary color.
Chateau Pajzos
$600 $125
Royal Tokaji
6 Puttonyos, Birsalmas (500 ml) 6 Puttonyos, Betsek (500 ml) Asz, Five Puttonyos (500 ml)
Stanza
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Tokaj Oremus
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any years have gone into securing our collection of fine old Madeira. Bottles have come from auction houses, rare wine dealers, great European cellars, and in some cases directly from private library collections of the producers on the Portuguese island of Madeira. A fire at The Herbfarm on the night of January 6, 1997 destroyed much of what had been one of Americas largest collections of vintage Madeira. Among these were many century-old bottles and some irreplaceable rarities. But, fortunately, other bottles were stored offsite and survived . . . and through the good graces of friends and wine dealers we are making progress in restoring
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A Madeira for Madeira lovers. A wonderful wine for your cellar, too.
Note the 19th-century hand-woven closure over the cork on the 1890 Justino Henriques Boal Madeira. The 1795 Terrantez probably all derived from one source originally and was then bought by different people on the island during the 19th century. At some stage it was transferred from cask into glass demi-johns and thence to bottle. Because the different stockholders treated their holdings in various ways (i.e., held the wine in wood or glass longer or shorter), the flavor of the bottlings vary. The 1795 Compania Vinicola do Madeira was bottled between 1890 and 1930. As of the summer of 2005, five bottle were known to still exist in the world.
ld Madeiras are among the planets most intellectually and hedonistically satisfying wines. Virtually all other wines count their life spans in years. Madeiras count theirs in decades or even centuries, often surviving 150 years or more, becoming ever more sensual and complex. Madeira enjoys a unique bond with the United States, having been the wine of America from the early 1700s until the end of the 19th century. Still, few Americans know what Madeira is all about. Vintage Madeira is too rare to be widely experienced. And the 5- to 10-year-old blends that are commonly available seldom offer the magic of the vintage wines. Even expensive 15- and 20-year-old blends often bear little resemblance to Vintage Madeira. Fortunately our friends and Madeira sleuths, Manny Berk and Paul Costigan, have spent years working to discover how to create an affordable Madeira with the flavors of a Vintage. After seemingly endless blending experiments with Ricardo Freitas, managing director of Vinhos Barbeito on the island itself, they discovered some superb but small lots of 30-, 40-year-old, and even older Madeiras that they put in the wine. Suddenly the wines changed completely, acquiring the aromatic fingerprint and tangy, velvety palate of great Vintage Madeira. Even veteran Madeira lovers and cognoscenti will love this wine. The nose is classic cask-aged with vanilla, burnt sugar, toffee, and exotic overtones of cinnamon and clove. The wines have excellent weight and richness, classic tanginess, and a marvelous balance of sweetness and acidity. The beautiful mouthfeel leads to a long, refreshing finish. Rare Wine Historic Series Charleston Sercial, $88 per bottle Rare Wine Historic Series Savannah Verdelho, $88 per bottle Rare Wine Historic Series Boston Bual, $88 per bottle Rare Wine Historic Series New York Malmsey, $88 per bottle 1895 tion of S. Weir Mitchells Rare Wine Historic Series New Orleans, $145 per bottle A Madeira Party from
not a Solera, but an actual wine of the vintage of 1863, the year President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday.
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The word lager derives from the German word lagern that means to store. Lagers are indeed stored, though only after completing a slow and cool (34 F) bottom fermentation. They are then usually kept at cool temperatures to allow proper maturation. Lager yeasts tend to ferment clean without adding other elements to the brews. Aldergrove Brewery, Czecko Pilsner, Tulalip, WA 12 fl. oz.
A beautiful straw-colored Pilsner with that telltale grassy note on the finish.
Lagers
Chablis, Dom. de la Tortue (France) $65 Sauvignon Blanc (Golan Heights) $28 Pinot Grigio (IGT, Veneto, Italy) $30 Chardonnay, Russian River (CA) $40 Chardonnay, Special tion (CA) $62
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The classic American lager, Pabst was established in 1844, though some of their beers have been brewed since 1775. Blue Ribbon was selected as Americas Best way back in 1893 and continues to win the hearts and minds of Wisconsinites huddled around ice-fishing holes all over the northern Wisconsin. Founded in 2003 by Mike Baker and Jeff Smiley, the Baron Brewing Company focuses on classic renditions of German beer styles. A wonderful and clean beer with a long, dry finish. Brewed according to the German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516 from ingrents imported from Germany. Baron Brewings first doppelbock, which is a German lager style that is extra strong with names that typically have -ator as a suffix. The Liberator is quite a wonderful beer - rich and delicious. . Brewed in the village of ywiec for nearly 150 years, this European styled pilsner represents the essence of Polish brewing.
Red
Cacher BokobsaM Ctes-du-Rhne, Cuve du Centenaire $35 M 2001 Baron Herzog Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa/Sonoma) $40 2000 Baron Herzog Cabernet Sauvignon Special Ed. $130 NV RecanatiM Cabernet Sauvignon $40 2001 Capanes Grenache, Peraj Haabib Flor de Primavera/ Montsant $100 M symbol indicates Mevushal
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Baron Brewing Company, Liberator Doppelbock, Seattle, WA 22 fl.oz. ywiec, Poland 12 fl. oz.
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he novelist Thomas Hardy wrote with enthusiasm about the beer of Casterbridge in his Wessex novels. Thomas Hardy Ale was brewed first in 1968 at the request of the Thomas Hardy Society. It marked the 40th anniversary of the writers death in 1928. Interest and demand was such that it is now brewed on an annual basis, though it was not made for a few years in the late 90s. The ale is dry-hopped and warm-conditioned for 3 months and is pitched (fermented) 3 times with yeast: twice during fermentation and then during conditioning. It continues to condition in the bottle and the brewery recommends that it is laid down for 5 years. A new vintage is brewed annually and each bottle is individually numbered. When opened you experience a rich sherry or Madeira note beneath the intense peppery hop aroma. Thomas Hardys Ale is a remarkable example of British craft brewing. Bottles from the 60s and 70s have fetched upwards of $1,000 each at auction. Thomas Hardys Vintage Ale, Dorchester, England 9 fl. oz. Vintage 1974, $300 ee f t was od the most beautiful colour that Thte brisk as a Vintage 1988, $120 could desire; full in body e an artist in Vintage 2003, $45 s as an Vintage 2004, $35 volcano; piquant, et withou a twang; luminou Vintage 2005, $28 autumn sunset.
Ales
Ales utilize a type of yeast that works at the top of the fermentation vessel at higher temperatures than lager yeast (60-75 F). Ale yeast strains produce unique byproducts, esters, that lend the characteristic fruity, floral notes to the finished beer.
DomeStic Ale
Elysian Brewing Company, Avatar Jasmine IPA, Seattle, WA 22 fl.oz. Elysian Brewing Company, Wise ESB, Seattle, WA 12 fl. oz. Pike Brewing Company, Pike Pale Ale, Seattle 12 fl. oz.
Dick Cantwells ingenious India Pale Ale, brewed with dried jasmine flowers, is unique, delicious, and a little quirkya must try.
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Founded in 1996, the Elysian Brewing Company has been turning out world class brews at its Capitol Hill location. The Wise Extra Special Bitter is copper-red ale that is both hoppy and malty.
This classically defined Pale is one of Seattles best kept secrets. The brewery was founded by Charles Finkel. It is brewed just steps from the famous Pike Place Market. Presidents Washington and Jefferson both home-brewed pale ales. Quickly approaching classic status.
$5
New Belgium Brewing, Fat Tire Amber Ale, Colorado 12 fl. oz. Brewery Ommegang, Three Philosophers, New York 12 fl. oz. Deschutes Brewery, Black Butte Porter, Oregon 12 fl. oz.
A combination of strong malty ale and authentic Kriek Lambic brewed in Belgium comprise this unique brew.
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One of the most delicious porters this side of the Atlanticrich and lush with tons of character.
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French Coca Cola $5
Bottled in France. The original formula (sans cocaine!) with sugar instead of corn syrup. Slightly sweeter than American Coke.
Founded in 1996 just north of Poulsbo, the Hood Canal Brewery produces a complex and diverse selection of ales named after locations around the Hood Canal. A wonderful, multi-dimensional ale sporting a golden color and hopped-out flavors.
$7
A Scotch ale, IPA, American Brown hybrid, this amply hopped beer is brewed with aromatic barley and caramelized brown sugar. Dogfish Head is a hop-head-friendly brewery.
Imported Ale
A strong Belgian ale. Big and robust with red fruit notes, rather hardy at 8%. A top-fermented specialty brewed since 1862. The 6.5% strength is indicated by sticke, as guests would whisper (stickum) that the brewmaster had been a little too generous when weighing out the ingrents. Rich and complex. An eclectic brew made by adding salt and coriander into the boil. Unique aroma and flavor to this copper-colored masterpiece. Brewed in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, this true porter is made by combining a younger light beer with a mature old ale.
$8 $7
Dutch Coca Cola Korean Coca Cola Korean Diet Coke Diet Coke Bennetts Hot Cola Dr. Pepper
Dutch, 250 ml bottle Korea, 250 ml can Korea, 250 ml can USA, 12 oz. can Los Angeles, 12 oz. bottle
Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei, Leipziger Gose, Germany 25 fl. oz. St. Peters Brewery, Old-Style Porter, England 16.9 fl. oz.
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In the original 10-2-4 bottle and holding the Original Formula that made Dr. Pepper a favorite back in 1891. Made with imperial pure cane sugar and lightly carbonated, this smooth version is slightly different from todays Dr. Pepper.
Ginger
Bundaberg Ginger Beer
When Herbfarm owners Ron and Carrie visited Queensland, Australia, they discovered this wonderful, real ginger beer in the heart of the world center of ginger farming. Bundaberg Ginger Beer is brewed with natural Buderim ginger root, fermented brewers yeast, and a small residue of ginger fiber. An unmistakable, traditional ginger beer taste that can only be produced by natural brewing.
$7.50
Kiuchi, Hitachino Nest Beer, White Ale, Japan 11.2 fl. oz.
This delicious Belgian-styled ale is spiced with coriander, orange peel and nutmeg. Erdinger brews all of its wheat beers with water that has been pumped from a natural reservoir 157 meters below the ground.
Weissbru, Erdinger Weissbru, Hefe-Weizen, Germany 16.9 fl. oz. Brouwerij Bosteels, Tripel Karmeliet, Belgium 25.4 fl. oz. Hanssens Artisinaal, Oude, Gueuze Lambic, Belgium 12.7 fl. oz. Brouwerij Girardin, Gueuze Lambic, Belgium 12.7 fl. oz. Moortgat, Duvel Golden Ale, Belgium 11.2 fl. oz.
One of the greats, brewed since 1871.
Citrus
D&G Ting
Tingits a little island sunshine in a bottle. Crafted from real Jamaican grapefruit without preservatives.
Brewed with oats, barley, and wheat, this ale is impeccably balanced with a thread of sweetness. Gueuze is a style of lambic that blends young lambic with an older one to produce a wonderfully complex beer. Dry and light-bodied. Considered by many to be the finest lambic madenaturally sour. but ultimately refreshing.
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Saison Dupont, Farmhouse Ale, Belgium 12,7 fl. oz. Schlenkerla, Rauchbeer, Urbock, Germany 25fl. oz.
One of the last farmhouse ales. Citrus with hop finish. The best beer in the world.
$5 First mentioned in 1405, the Schlenkerla brewery tavern is located in the heart of Bamberg beneath the Cathedral. The name means roughly: to not walk in a straight line. Rauchbeer is a Southern German style of beer with an intense smoky flavor, achieved by exposing the malt to the aromatic smoke (rauch) of burning beech-wood logs. A real trip, great with game!
St. James Gate Brewery, Guinness Draught, Ireland 14.9 fl. oz. (can)
The quintessential Irish brew.
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Paulaner, ThomasBrau, Germany 11.6 fl. oz., non-alcoholic Dragons Gold, Bards Tale, Gluten-free, lactose-free beer
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Norfolk Punch
In the 1970s, Eric St. John-Foti discovered a recipe in the Leet court records of Welle Manor, Upwell, Norfolk, England. The recipe was for a non-alcoholic herbal drink first made by Benctine monks 700 years ago. Made from a blend of dozens of herbs and spices, it is the perfect non-alcoholic digestif. Bottle, $14
the definitive book on bottled waters. We are indebted to this seminal work, Fine Waters, for the way that hes categorized and clarified our most fundamental beverage. These are all natural waters: not distilled or bottled municipal water. Like wine, they express the place from which they come, their terroir. In lieu of wine, we are happy to do an all-water pairing for you to enjoy with our nine-course dinners. Wine drinkers may add a World of Waters pairing for a $15 supplement.
Still
Lynx
italy
Lynx is a prized (and expensive!) Italian water in a striking cobalt blue bottle. The source of the water is on the north face of Mount Pelpi at 4,900 feet. This low-mineral water has a faint sweetness to it.
Perrier
france
Perrier has been imported to America for about a century. It is a high-acid water with big, bold, loud bubbles.
Ramlsa
Still, claSSic
Ty Nant
WaleS
efferveScent
Badoit Rouge
france
Pronounced Ba-Dwah. A substantial water, but despite the high minerality, it tastes amazingly light. Very small bubbles make this a water for those who say they dont like sparkling mineral water.
Sparkling, claSSic
San Pellegrino
Elderflower Cordial
Blue Elder blooms with white pom pom flowers each June. In fact, some people do not consider it summer until the Elders heady scent fills the air. The unique flavor extracted by steepingis reminiscent of gooseberry and citrus. Elderflower is known for its restorative properties, and found its way into much European folklore and history. Though the Blue Elder grows in the Pacific Northwest, this particular and hard-to-get version is made in Austria by the famous winemaking team from Nikolaihof. The syrup concentrate should be diluted with sparkling water. Bottle of concentrate, $32
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Though widely exported, San Pellegrino is not common in its home country of Italy. It has a very high mineral content and very low nitrates, indicating an unspoiled source.
Volvic
france
Herbfarm Tea gets its garnet color and intoxicating aroma from the hibiscus flower. Hibiscus is a sign of love and fertility in Tahiti, and was the These beverages, and others, power symbol of the goddess are served nightly to guests Jagua in Caribbean lore. who prefer non-alcoholic A tea made from these drinks. beautiful flowers was the beverage favored by the Pharaohs of the ancient Nile Valley, an escape from the desert heat. In fact, Hibiscus Tea is still a popular beverage in China, Mexico, the Caribbean, and parts of Europe. Here it is made all the more refreshing with fresh lemon juice, and seltzer. herBfarm tea, $7.95
Surely one of the worlds best-known brands, Evian spends 15 years filtering down from the French Alps. The water picks up minerals from glacial sands, giving it a distinctive taste.
Speyside Glenlivet
Scotland
As implied in the name, Volvic is of volcanic origin, evident in its level of silica. Volvic is very neutral and has a slightly soft taste.
Good water makes good whisky. The spring water at Speyside, Scotland, comes from quartzite that keeps high levels of minerals out of the water. A hint of sweetness.
Wattwiller
france
Fiji
Fiji water started as rainfall 450 years ago. It filters down through volcanic rock, the remoteness of the South Pacific keeping it pure.
Tau
Wattwiller should be on any experts shortlist of the worlds greatest mineral waters. It is from an ancient and extremely pure source (zero nitrate) that delivers a fabled water with a faintly salty aftertaste.
Galvania Sparkling
italy
A low mineral content in a highconcept bottle. The almost neutral pH sometimes triggers a sweet perception. Elegant and pure.
The spring at San Lorenzo Monte bubbles with a water that was filtered by a slow trip under the Apennines. Mum weight and neutral pH make it a classic choice.
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Be aware that due to the way that this index is generated, it does not include all of the wines and wineries on the list. Abacela-26 Abacela-52 Abacela-65 Abacela-78 Abacela-83 Abacela-86 Abbazia di Novacella-125 Abeja-52 Abreu-71 Acciaioly-150 Adelsheim-16 Adelsheim-22 Adelsheim-24 Adelsheim-30 Adelsheim-65 Alain Voge-122 Albert Mann-145 Alenza-134 Alex Gambal-107 Allegrini-131 Alois Kracher-144 Altesino-129 lvaro Palacios-135 Amalie Robert-30 Amarone-130 Ambroise-107 Amity-24 Amity Vineyards-31 Andrake-52 Andr Brunel-122 Andrew Rich-26 Andrew Will-16 Andrew Will-26 Andrew Will-53 Andrew Will-65 Andrew Will-78 Angelo Gaja-125 Anne Gros-107 Anselmi-143 Antica Terra-30 Antonio & Elio Monti-133 Anwilka Vineyard-136 Apex-22 Apex-26 Apex-52 Apex-65 Apex-140 Apolloni Vineyards-30 Araujo Estates Wines-70 Archery Summit-27 Archery Summit-30 Argyle-viii Argyle-31 Argyle Chardonnay-16 Arterberry-16 Arterberry-30 Artisanal Cellars-30 Ash Hollow-65 Ata Rangi -51 Auguste Clape-102 Auguste Clape-122 Badia a Coltibuono-129 Baer-52 Barbadillo-143 Barbaresco-125 Barbeito-150 Barboursville-50
t least once in everyones lifetime comes the opportunity to celebrate a really special occasion: The birthday of a spouse or partner A 25th or 50th wedding anniversary Recognition of a corporate achievement Your partners retirement celebration At times like these, you want to share something of particular personal significancea unique time capsule that conveys your care, and that can be treasured for years to come. For such occasions we have assembled some of the finest rare wines from the special year of birth or anniversary. Let us assist you in choosing a wine to celebrate a special year.
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Barnard Griffin-16 Barnard Griffin-22 Barnard Griffin-52 Barolo-125 Baron Herzon-152 Bartenura-xiv Basel Cellars-52 Batenura-152 Baumard-143 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Collection-70 Beaux Frres-32 Benziger-71 Beresan-52 Beresan-78 Bergstrm-31 Beringer-71 Bertagna-107 Bertagne -107 Bertani-131 Bethel Heights-26 Bethel Heights-32 Betz Family Winery-56 Betz Family Winery-77 Bindi-50 Black Hills Estate Winery, British Columbia-56 Blackwood Canyon-65 Blandy-150 Bocelli-129 Bodegas Faustino-135 Bodegas livares-143 Bodegas Muga-135 Boedecker-32 Boekenhoutskloof-136 Bois de Boursan-122 Bollinger A-xi Bonair-16 Bond Estates-71 Bouchard Finlayson-136 Bouchard Finlayson-136 Bouchard Pre-107 Bouchard Pre-107 Boudreaux Cellars-16 Boudreaux Cellars-56 Boudreaux Cellars-65 Bourillon-dOrlans-26 Branson Coach House-82 Brian Carter-56 Brick House-32 Brick House-83 Broadley Vineyards-33 Brunello di Montalcino-129 Bruno Ceretto-125 Bruno Giacosa-126 Bruno Rocca-126 Bryant Family Vineyard-71 brklin-wolf-94 Buty Winery-16 Buty Winery-22 Buty Winery-56 Buty Winery-66 Buty Winery-78 Buty Winery-83 Cabernet Sauvignon from Penfolds-82 Cacher Bokobsa-152 Cadence-56 Callaway Vineyard-76 Cameron-16 Cameron-24 Cameron-33 Camille Giroud-107 Campbells-141 Camus-27 Canadian Ice Wine-140
Canoe Ridge-16 Canoe Ridge-66 Caon de Sol-57 Caon de Sol-78 Capezzana-143 Carter Cellars-71 Carter Cellars (Merlot)-69 Casanova di Neri-129 Castello di Bossi-129 Castello di Monsanto-130 Castello di Verduno-127 Cave B-22 Cayuse Vineyards-57 Cayuse Vineyards-77 Chaddsford Winery-18 Chaddsford Winery-50 Chaddsford Winery-83 Chalone-18 Chambers-141 Chandler Reach Vineyards-57 Chandler Reach Vineyards-78 Chapoutier-102 Chapoutier-121 Chapoutier-123 Chapoutier Vin del Paille-140 Charles Krug-72 Charles Melton-82 Chteau Ausone-118 Chteau Beychevelle-116 Chteau Branaire-116 Chteau Calon-Sgur-112 Chteau Canon-La-Gaffelire-118 Chteau Cheval Blanc-118 Chteau Cissac-119 Chteau Clerc-Milon-112 Chteau Clinet-119 Chteau Clos Ren-119 Chteau Cos dEstournel-112 Chteau dArmailhaq (a.k.a. dArmailhac)-112 Chteau de Beaucastel-122 Chateau de Calce-143 Chteau de Fargues-142 Chteau de Fonsalette-123 Chteau de la Gardine-122 Chteau de Mauvanne-124 Chteau de RayneVigneau-142 Chteau Doisy-Dane-142 Chteau Ducru-Beaucaillou-116 Chteau dYquem-142 Chteau Faire Le Pont-79 Chteau Figeac-118 Chteau Filhot-142 Chteau Fortia-122 Chteau Gilette-142 Chteau Giscours-117 Chteau Gloria-116 Chteau Gracia-118 Chteau Grand-Puy Lacoste -113 Chteau Greysac-119 Chteau-Grillet-102 Chteau GruaudLarose-116 Chteau Haut-Bailly-118 Chteau Haut-Brion-118 Chteau La Conseillante-119 Chteau la Croix de
Gay-119 Chteau Lafite-Rothschild-113 Chteau La Mission Haut Brion-118 Chteau Latour-114 Chteau Loville-LasCases-116 Chteau Lvangile-119 Chteau Lynch-Bages-115 Chteau Margaux-117 Chateau Margauz-20 Chateau Montelena-74 Chteau Montrose-112 Chteau Mouton-Rothschild-113 Chteau Musar-120 Chteau Palmer-117 Chteau Pavie & PavieDecesse-118 Chteau Ptrus-119 Chteau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande-115 Chteau Pontet-Canet-115 Chteau PrieureLichine-117 Chteau Quinault-118 Chteau Rauzan-Sgla-117 Chteau Rayas-102 Chteau Rayas-123 Chteau Rieussec-142 Chateau Rollat-68 Chateau St. Cosme-124 Chateau Ste. Michelle-16 Chteau Ste. Michelle-26 Chteau Ste. Michelle-57 Chteau Ste. Michelle-66 Chteau Ste. Michelle-83 Chateau St. Jean-72 Chteau Suduiraut-142 Chteau Talbot-117 Chateau Woltner-18 Chatham Hill-50 Chehalem-16 Chehalem-24 Chehalem-34 Chehalem-83 Chester-Kidder-57 Chevillon, Robert-107 Chianti-129 Chinook-16 Chinook-22 Chinook-66 Chinook-83 Chr. Arnold-20 Christian Reynal-143 Chuckanut Ridge-57 Chuckanut Ridge-78 Ciacci Piccolomini-131 Clos du Val-72 Coche-Dury-109 Cockburn-148 Coeur dAlene-27 Coeur dlene Cellars-78 Coldstream Hills-50 Colgin Cellars-72 Col Solare-57 Columbia Crest-58 Columbia Winery-16 Columbia Winery-27 Columbia Winery-58 Columbia Winery-66 Columbia Winery-78 Colvin Vineyard-83 Comte Armand-109 Comte Georges de
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Late-Harvest Offerings-145 Dominio de Pingus-134 Dominio IV-79 Dominique Laurent-107 Dominus-72 Donedei-59 Donedei-67 Dow-146 Dr. Konstantin Frank-50 Dr. Konstantin Frank-50 Dr. Loosen/Mosel-94 Duckhorn-20 Duckhorn Vineyards-69 Dujac-107 Dujac-107 Dunham Cellars-22 Dunham Cellars-59 Dunham Cellars-79 E. Barnaut-x Egly-Ouriet-x EIEIO-37 Elemental Cellars-24 Elemental Cellars-27 Elio Altare-125 Elio Perrone-xiv Elk Cove-36 Elk Cove-140 El Vnculo-134 Emmanuel Rouget-107 Erath-37 Erich Salomon-97 Erich Salomon-98 tienne Sauzet-93 Eugenio Bocchino-125 Evesham Wood-37 Eyrie-17 Eyrie-67 Eyrie Vineyards-37 Facelli-67 Fairview-136 Falesco-133 Familie Nigl-97 Familie Nigl-98 Fattoria Carobbio-129 Fattoria di Felsina-129 Fattoria Travignoli-143 Feather (Randy Dunn, Longshadows)-59 Felton Road-51 Fiddlehead Cellars-38 Fidelitas-60 Fidlitas-59 Fidlitas-80 Fielding Hills Winery-59 Five Star Cellars-67 Flegmann-148 Fonseca-146 Foris Vineyards-60 Forris Vineyards-26 Fort Walla Walla Cellars-60 Franciacorta Bellavista-xiv Franois Gros-107 Franois Raveneau-93 Franz Hirtzberger-98 Fratelli Monchiero-126 French Creek-17 Fritz Haag-94 Fruit and Nut Dessert Wines-140 Galena Cellars-76 Gallo of Sonoma-72 Gamala-152 Gantenbein, Daniel-50 Gaston Chiquet-x Gehringer Brothers-140
Gemello-Filice Winery-73 Georg Breuer-xiv Georg Breuer-94 German Eiswein see German Rieslings on page 95-140 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli-125 Gianni Voerzio-127 Giesen Estate-51 Girardet-140 Giuseppe Cortese-125 Giuseppe Quintarelli-132 Giuseppe Quintarelli-132 Glen Fiona-80 Glenn Fiona-83 Gould Campbell-146 Graham-146 Gramercy Cellars-80 Grands-chzeaux-104 Grange des Pres-124 Grasso-126 Gray Monk Cellars-26 Greenbank Cellars-60 Greenock Creek-82 Griffin Creek-27 Groffier, Robert-107 Gros Frre et Soeur-107 Guigal-102 Guigal Ampuis-121 Gunderloch-94 Gutirrez de la Vega-143 Gypsy Dancer-38 Hamacher-38 Hamilton Russel-136 Hargrave-50 Hargrave Vineyard-18 Harlan Estate-73 Hedges Cellars-61 Hedges Cellars-148 Hells Canyon-80 Henry Estate-38 Henschke, Hill of Grace-82 Herzog Selections-152 Hightower Cellars-61 Hillebrand Estates-140 Hinzerling-61 Hippolyte Reverdy-20 Hogue Cellars-61 Hood River Vineyards-140 Hoodsport-26 Hoodsport-61 Huert de Monthille-109 Huet-143 Hyatt-61 Ice Wines-140 Indigo-viii Inglenook-73 Inniskillin-140 International Pinot Noir Celebration-29 Isabel Estate-51 Isenhower Cellars-80 Jacky Truchot-Martin-107 Jacques Selosse-x Jadot-107 Jadot-107 Januik Winery-17 Januik Winery-61 Januik Winery-67 Januik Winery-80 Janus Gran Reserva-134 Jardin Winery-67 J. Bookwalter-56 J. Christopher-42
Jean-Nol Gagnard-109 Jermann: Venezia Giulia-98 J.J. Prm -94 JK Carriere-42 J.L. Chave-102 J.L. Chave-121 J.L. Chave-124 J.L. Chave-140 J.L. Chave-142 Jones Family Vineyards-73 Jordan-73 Jos Dhondt-x Josef Hirsch-97 Josef Hirsch-98 Jos Michel & Fils-x Joseph Drouhin-109 Joseph Phelps-73 Justino Henriques-150 Karl Lawrence Cellars-73 Ken Forrester-136 Ken Wright-24 Ken Wright Cellars-17 Ken Wright Cellars-39 Kestrel-80 Kettle Valley-61 King Estate-40 Kistler-18 Klein Constantia-136 Kongsgaard-81 Kosher Wine-152 Kracher-143 Kracher, Alois-99 Kramer-17 Krohn-146 K Vintners-80 La Bte-26 Labour-Roi-107 Lachini Vineyards-42 Ladera-73 La Fiorita-130 Lamoreaux Landing-50 Lange-42 La Spinetta (Giorgio Rivetti)-127 La Tche-104 Latah Creek-17 Latah Creek-67 Late Harvest Dessert Wines-139 Laura Volkman Vineyards-42 Laurent Perrier-152 Lawsons Dry Hills-51 Le Caudeau-33 Lcheneaut-107 LEcole No 41-22 LEcole No 41-61 LEcole No 41-67 Leeuwin-18 Lemelson Vineyards-17 Lemelson Vineyards-42 Leo Alzinger-97 Leonetti Cellars-60 Leonetti Cellars-67 Leroy-107 Leroy-107 Leroy-109 Les Forts de Latour-114 LHerbe Sauvage-42 Livingston-Moffett-73 Long Island Wines-76 Louis Martini-74 Lucien Crochet-20 Ludwig Hiedler-97 Ludwig Hiedler-98
Lynch Vineyards-74 Maison Bigot-107 Mantlerhof-98 Marchese Antinori-129 Marchese de Frescobaldi-130 Marchesi di Gresy-126 Mario Marengo-126 Mark Ryan-61 Marquis dAngerville-109 Maryhill-86 Marziano Abbona-125 Masi-132 Mas Igneus-135 Mastrojanni-130 Matthews Cellars-22 Matthews Cellars-61 Matthews Cellars-80 Matthews Cellars-83 McCrea Cellars-17 McCrea Cellars-27 McCrea Cellars-79 McCrea Cellars-83 McKinlay-43 Melini-130 Mo-Camuzet-107 Mercer Ranch-62 Merus-74 Michel Lafrage-109 Millbrook-83 Mionetto-xiv Mission Hill (British Columbia)-62 Mission Mountain-50 Miura Vineyards-48 Momokawa/Sake-27 Mnchhof-94 Moncuit-x Mongeard-Mugneret-107 Mongeard-Mugneret-107 Monmousseau-xiv Montevetrano-133 Monthelie-Douhairet-109 Monthelie-DouhairetMorgante-133 Morningside Vineyard-50 Moulin Touchet-26 Mount Horrocks-141 Mud House-51 Mulderbosch-136 Mystic-80 Neudorf Vineyards-51 Neyers-74 Neyers-81 Nicholas Cole Cellars-62 Nicolar Potel-109 Niebaum-Coppola / Rubicon Estate-74 Niepoort-146 Nikolaihof-Wachau-97 Nikolaihof-Wachau-98 NkMip-140 Northstar-68 Northwest Ice Wine -140 Nota Bene Cellars-68 Nyetimber-xiv Ochoa-143 Olssens of Bannockburn-51 Opus One-74 Orofino-68 Osoyoos Larose-62 Owen Roe-17 Owen Roe-62 Owen Roe-68 Owen Roe-83
Owen Sullivan Winery-62 Palmaz Vineyards-74 Palmucci-130 Panther Creek-17 Panther Creek-24 Panther Creek-43 Parc-143 Paris Wine Olympics -29 Pasanau Germans-135 Patrice Colin-26 Patricia Green Cellars-17 Patricia Green Cellars-41 Patz & Hall-18 Patz & Hall-48 Paul Jaboulet-102 Paul Jaboulet-An-121 Paul Thomas-68 Pax-81 Pedestal-68 Pegasus Bay-51 Peller Estates-140 Penfolds-18 Penfolds-22 Penfolds Grange-82 Penner-Ash-43 Pepper Bridge-62 Pepper Bridge-68 Pernot, Paul-93 Pesquera-134 Petaluma-18 Peter Michael-18 Peter Michael-74 Philippe Delesvaux-143 Philippe Raimbault-20 Philip Togni-76 Pignan-123 Pinot Noir Finds and Esoterica-38 Pipers Brook-50 Pirouette (Agustin Huneeus & Philippe Melka ) -62 Ponzi-26 Ponzi Vineyards-43 Poplar Grove-69 Poplar Grove-83 Porto Rocha-148 Pousse dOr-109 Preston-68 Preston Premium Wines-62 Pride Mountain Vineyards-75 Priv-43 Produttori del Barbaresco-127 Prunotto-127 Quails Gate-140 Quilceda Creek-62 Quilceda Creek-64 Quilceda Creek-68 Quinta do Noval-146 Quinta do Serrado-150 Quinta do Vesuvio-146 Rainoldi-131 Ramey-18 Ramey Wine Cellars-75 Ramonet-93 Ramos-Pinto-148 Raptor Ridge-17 Raptor Ridge-43 Ravenswood-69 Red Car-48 Red Sky Winery-62 Reif Estate-140 Ren Lequin-Colin -109
Rex Hill-44 Richebourg-104 Ridge Vineyards-75 R.L. Buller-141 Robert Arnoux-107 Robert Karl-62 Roberto Anselmi-131 Roberto Voerzio-127 Roberto Voerzio-128 Robert Skalli-124 Rochioli-48 Rochioli -75 Rockblock (Domaine Serene)-80 Rockford-83 Rolf Binder Estate-83 Romane-St.-Vivant-104 Ross Estate-83 Royal Tokaji-148 R Stuart-44 Rubicon see NiebaumCoppola, page 74-75 Rulo Winery-27 Rulo Winery-81 Sakonnet-27 Salmon Bay-62 Samson Estates-140 Sandeman-147 San Giusto a Rentennano-130 San Vicente-135 Sarah Powell-81 Sassicaia-129 Sbragia-18 Scherrer-48 Schloss Gobelsburg-97 Schloss Gobelsburg-98 Schlumberger-96 Schoffit-26 Schoffit-96 Schoffit-145 Scott Paul-44 Sea Smoke-48 Seppelt-141 Seppelt-148 Sequel (John Duval: Penfolds/Longshadows)-81 Seresin Estate-18 Seresin Estate-51 Serience-81 Seven Hills-27 Seven Hills-63 Seven Hills-68 Seven Hills-81 Shea Wine Cellars-17 Shea Wine Cellars-44 Siduri-48 Silvan Ridge-viii Silvan Ridge-81 Silver Oak-75 Simon Bize-107 Sineann-44 Sineann-63 Sineann-68 Sineann-86 Sirita (Larry Stone)-75 Sizzano-127 Skewis-48 Sloan (see background on page 76)-75 Smith Woodhouse-147 Sokol Blosser-27 Sokol Blosser-44 Solaia-129 Solena-81
Sonoma Creek-75 Soos Creek-63 Soter-viii Soter Vineyards-45 Spring Valley-63 Staglin-18 Staglin-76 Stags Leap Wine Cellars-76 Stangeland-17 Stangeland-45 Stanza-148 Staton Hills-68 Ste. Chapelle-17 Ste. Chapelle-63 Stefano Lubiana-50 Sterling-20 St. Innocent-45 Stoller-45 Sumac Ridge-26 Syren-51 Syzygy-63 Tablas Creek-27 Talley-48 Taylor Fladgate-147 Tenuta dellOrnellaia -130 Tenuta Fontodi -130 Tenuta San Guido-131 Tenuta Sette Ponti-131 Terra Blanca-26 Testarossa-48 Thibert-Parisse-93 Thomas Winery-45 Three Rivers-26 Three Rivers-86 Tignanello-129 Tokaj Oremus-148 Tommasi-131 Tommasi-132 Tommaso Bussola-131 Torbreck-83 Torii Mor-45 Travaglini-127 Trey Marie-63 Trimbach-96 Trimbach-145 Tsillan Cellars-69 Tulocay-48 Tulocay-76 Tyrus Evan-63 Tyrus Evan-81 Used Automobile Parts-76 Van Duzer-46 Va Piano Vineyards-81 Vega-Sicilia-135 Venturi-Schultze-27 Vergelegen-136 Vickers-17 Vieux Chteau Certan -119 Vieux Tlgraphe-123 Vignalta-132 Vignalta-143 Vilafont-136 Vincent Girardin-107 Vincent Girardin-109 Virginia-76 von Hovel-94 Wagner Vineyard-18 Walla Walla Vintners-63 Walla Walla Vintners-69 Walla Walla Vintners-83 Walter Dacon-81 Warres-147 Weinbach-96 Westrey-46 Whidbeys-148
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Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not start fishing until the cool of the evening. Then in the Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise. Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the worlds great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.
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What though youth gave love and roses, Age still leaves us friends and wine.
Thomas Moore, 1815
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