1. 2004 Marquis-Phillips South East Australia Shiraz
This big� wine from South East Australia is drinking beautifully in its youth, offering notes of blackberry, cherry, eucalyptus, spice and dark chocolate. A wonderful food wine.
2. 2005 Silver Creek California Chardonnay
This floral and fruitful wine was grown in several top California vineyards. Its jasmine-like aroma leads to palate-impressions of tangerine, baked apple tart, lemon zest and pineapple.
3. NV Sushi Wine Loire, France Chenin Blanc
The name says it all. If you love sushi, you'll love this wine. Made in an off-dry style from Chenin Blanc grapes grown in France's esteemed Loire Valley, "Sushi Wine" offers impressions of honey, brioche, yeast and green apple skins.
4. 2005 Lazy Bay California Chardonnay
This tasty California Chardonnay is a cuvee of lots from various growing regions. It showcases apple, pear and citrus fruit flavors, and has a refreshing, creamy finish.
5. 2005 Shady Bay California Chenin Blanc
This wine has just a touch of residual sugar, making it ideal for late-summer sipping, or pairing with Asian fare anytime. Its floral and honeyed aroma leads to flavors of sweet grapefruit and kiwi.
6. 2005 Poggio Basso Tuscany, Italy Bianco
This blend of Malvasia, Trebbiano and Chardonnay from the Tuscany region of Italy is pure drinking bliss. It offers aromas and flavors of caramel, banana, lemon pie and vanilla.
7. 2003 Terra Mater Maipo Valley, Chile Zinfandel-Shiraz
This Zinfandel-based blend was made from grapes grown in the united vineyards of three Chilean sisters. It offers aromas and flavors of rasberry, blackberry, dark chocolate, raisins and dried fig.
8. 2002 Pumari Riesling
2002 Pumari Riesling
9. 2004 Sparrow Creek California Syrah
This easy-drinking Syrah is all about the fruit, offering impressions of rasberry, blackberry cobbler, cherry and spicy plum.
10. 2003 Chevere! Valle Central, Chile Cabernet Sauvignon
Patrick Campbell of Laurel Glen always wanted to make a "populist" wine, and sought out grapes grown in Chile's Central Valley in order to achieve his goal. This Cabernet offers enticing notes of sweet wood, cedar, leather, black cherry and spices.
11. 2005 Adler Fels Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Meticulously-tended vines in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley produced the fruit used to craft this refreshing wine, which puts forth aromas and flavors of lemon, lime, grapefruit and grass.
12. 2004 Santa Digna Valle Central, Chile Reserve Shiraz
This wine is from the Linares region of Chile's great Central Valley, and was aged in French oak barrels for added complexity. It showcases fruit flavors of blueberry and blackberry, finishing with chocolate oak.
13. 2004 Payva Ribera del Guadiano Spain Tempranillo
The Ribera del Guadiana region of Spain provided the fruit for this engaging wine, which offers impressions of blueberry, blackberry, chocolate, vanilla and toast.
14. 2002 Vina Progreso Uruuguay Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
From South America's second smallest country comes this delicious and expressive wine, showing aromas and flavors of blackberry, black cherry, green pepper, nuts and sweet chocolate oak.
15. 2003 'Que Sera' Vin de Pays d'Oc, France Syrah
With its notes of rasbeery, blackberry, violets, licorice, cigar box, toasty oak and white pepper, this French beauty is an archetypal Languedoc Syrah. (And, it tastes good, too!)
16. 2005 Old School Lane California Viognier
This refreshing wine has engaging floral quality that leads to flavor impressions of white peach, citrus, orange zest, toast and nuts.
17. 2004 Cross Creek California Chardonnay
This quintessential California Chardonnay, packed with alluring aromas and flavors of juicy pear, pineapple, Meyer lemon and mild vanilla, joined by a hint of anise.
18. 2005 Trewa Maule Valley, Chile Sauvignon Blanc
This wine from Chile's Maule Valley is aromatic, crisp and refreshing with a white flower and white peach aroma that leads to flavors of lime, banana, pineapple and a hint of grass.
19. 2004 Man Vintners South Africa Shiraz
An engaging violet aroma leads to flavors of blackberry, cherry, plum, spices and chocolate in this exceptional wine, crafted by three experienced vintners in South Africa.
20. 2002 Pumari Monterey County Syrah
This wine is not a typical Syrah. It offers a wide array of fruit flavors, including strawberry, cherry, accented by notes of sweet cinnamon spiced and smoked bacon.
