1. 2002 Chateau Bel-Air France Lalande-de-Pomerol
This Bordeaux blend embodies four different grape varieties, with a base of Merlot. It offers aromas and flavors of cigar smoke, green tea leaves, cherry and blueberry.
2. 2004 Mosaic Sonoma Merlot
Top-quality fruit and an artisan approach
in the cellar combine to create this most
memorable wine, with aromas and flavors of
bing cherry, plum, cola, red berry, nutty oak
and chocolate.
3. Stella Rosa Piedmont, Italy Sparkling Red Wine
This engagingly effervescent wine comes from the Piedmont region of Italy. Bright and refreshing, it showcases pomegranate, crisp red pear and apple-rhubarb pie flavors.
4. 2005 Don Rodolfo Cafayate Valley, Argentina Pinot Noir
Crafted from grapes grown in vineyards
situated 6,000 feet above sea level, this
Argentinean beauty is brimming with cherry
(both red and black) flavor, along with an
enticing plum note.
5. 2005 Abbeyville Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Made from grapes grown in vineyards all
over the Napa Valley, this tasty cuvee offers
notes of perfumed flowers, vanilla oak spice,
cassis, plum and various red fruits.
6. 2006 Maddalena Vineyards Paso Robles Muscat Canelli
The acclaimed French Camp and
Steinbeck vineyards provided the fruit for
this sweet wine, which offers notes of
perfume, honeysuckle, orange, nectarine,
apricot and lychee.
7. 2006 Aresti Curico Valley, Chile Pinot Noir
Crafted from primarily estate-grown fruit,
this easy-drinking yet complex wine offers
impressions of strawberry jam, cherry, anise,
cinnamon and vanilla.
8. 2004 TerraNoble vineyard selection Merlot, Maule Chile
A splash of Carmenere adds amazing color to this wine from the Maule Valley of Chile, which showcases aromas and flavors of black cherry, leather, tobacco and strawberry.
9. Ficklin Passport Madera, California Chocolate Port
Wow!� That�s how several members of
the Vinesse tasting panel assessed this wine,
which is a top-of-the-line Ruby Port with
chocolate extracts and essences added.
10. 2006 Guy Harvey California Sauvignon Blanc
This California Sauvignon Blanc, with a
splash of Chardonnay, offers aromas and flavors of pineapple, tangerine, rose, orange
blossom, lime and minerals.
11. 2005 Santa Martina, Toscano Rosso Italy
This Super Tuscan� with a twist (the
addition of Syrah to the blend) is sophisticated, stylish and bold, with aromas and flavors of black cherry, Tuscan herbs, spice, green tea and thyme.
12. 2005 La Playa Cochagua Chile Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc
This rich, viscous wine from Chile�s
acclaimed Colchagua Valley growing region
offers notes of golden raisins, yellow apple,
pear, melon, nutmeg and butterscotch.
13. 2005 Jessie's Grove Vintners Cuvee Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi, CA
Made from grapes grown in a 64-year-old
vineyard, this Lodi region Zin is intense and
flavorful, with notes of blueberry, blackberry, black cherry, cigar box, cedar, black pepper and chocolate.
14. 2004 Trewa Maule Valley, Chile Reserve Carmenere
This signature wine� of Chile is complex
and engaging, showcasing notes of ripe black
cherry, black fruit liqueur, sandalwood, dusty herbs, smoke and toasted caramel.
15. 2004 Mosaic Sonoma County CA Merlot
This delectable expression of varietal, terroir and vintage showcases impressions of
sweet, ripe cherry, red berry, cola, chocolate and nutty oak.
16. 2004 Soaring Aces California Cabernet Sauvignon
Crafted from grapes grown in select
California appellations, this wine showcases
impressions of blueberry, smoked bacon, cassis and cocoa powder.
17. 2005 Tres Pinos Colchagua Valley, Chile Viognier
This wine, made by a Viognier specialist
in Chile�s Colchagua Valley, showcases
aromas and flavors of honeysuckle, apricot,
orange and tropical fruit.
18. 2006 Nathans Run California Chardonnay
This California Chardonnay� is everything
that the phrase infers, from its bright
fruit impressions (apple, citrus, melon) to its vanilla and toasty oak accents.
19. 2001 Umkhulu Akira Stellbosch South Africa
This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and
Pinotage from South Africa�s Stellenbosch
region offers aromas and flavors of ripe black cherry, plum, leather, currant and blackberry.
20. 2002 Chateau Douley France Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux
This Merlot-based blend from the
Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux in France showcases fruit flavors of cherry and dark berries, framed by chocolate oak.
