A good example of a Barbera d'Alba, with a fresh acidity and notes of cherries and almonds.

Good, good and good! This Nebbiolo blend is a great rose for an informal get-together. Smooth, approachable, tasty. Paired this with roasted chicken and garlic spears and it was a hit.

It had all the qualities of a good Champagne, the great nose, the green apple and citrus, the toast and cheese rind, the notes of seashells... My only complaint was that the body was a little on the flabby side, and body is very important when it comes to Champagne.

I've paired this Prosecco with appetizers and I've paired it with cookies for dessert, and it works every time. This is an awesome example of a Prosecco, and for a really good price as well.

Great Super Tuscan. Rich, caramelly black fruits with some wild boar "essence" mixed in. Dusty, gritty... hell yeah!

Reminds me of a young Napa Cab. Young and fruit forward, smooth, and tries to lean toward the jammy side buy can't quite make it. Pork chops? Sounds like a good pairing to me!

Minerally, racy, refreshing... a great wine from a great winery.

Hands down the best New Zealand Pinot I've tried. Clean, unadultered, floral as hell and absolutely delicious.

I freaking loved this wine, which was a gift from a friend so I'm not sure on the price. The frizzante was the fiercest I've seen from any wine, and everything else that followed was elegant. Green apple, pear, lemon zest, seaweed, brioche and gruyere. Pair this wine with sushi. It will rock your world.

This low alchol wine was exactly what the doctor ordered for the last drink of the evening... refreshing, and not vicious enough to cause a hangover in the morning. Flavors of canned pears, fresh apricots, shale and peach blossoms. Light bodied with an unexpected light frizzante and a chalky texture. Great bang for buck.

One of the better Cavas I\'ve tasted. Calcarous sea shells and sea salt with the typical fruits lemon, lime and grapefruit. Also reminds me of a Taco Bell commercial... \"It\'s Zesty!\"

Wow, a California Pinot that I actually like! Much more true to the Pinot Noir grape than most, with floral, cherry and terroir notes that shine, even with an ABV of over 14%.

I hate to say it\'s typical given the descriptors above, but this wine is just not made to last. It\'s pleasing if compared to other Washington wines at the same price, but if compared to French wines with a similar cepage, it just doesn\'t stack up. Drink young or don\'t drink at all...

I\'ve never tasted a wine from the Collioure region, which is in the southwestern part of France, so I can\'t comment on the typicity. However, I did find the wine to be quite delicious. Serve it a little on the slightly chilled side to help some of the fruit characteristics to be displayed a little more prevalently. Much like a Willamette Pinot, this Grenache is a more on the floral side than the barnyardy side, has great black fruit characteristics and a smooth body with subtle spices. Pair this with roasted squash that is stuffed with sauteed chantrelles.

This single vineyard Barbaresco has been open for 7 hours and it is still opening up! The nose is awesome - with caramel and licorice. The tannins are notable, and the black cherry and dried raspberry have a long way to go before they fade. If I had another bottle (which I'm seriously considering going back for another purchase) I'd lay it down until 2013-2015.

Tastes like Moscato d\'Asti with maraschino cherries. Friggin yummy. Awesome with rugula cookies.

I\'ve always been impressed by Pierre Peters, but this really sealed the deal. Heavenly aromas and complex flavors including a green apple / stone fruit up front that evolved into a million flavors and back again. Toast, stones, oysters, cheese rind, smoke, and more... Definitely worth the money - good bang for buck!

This was good, but not great. Perhaps that\'s because it came after a true Grand Cru Champagne. It had good taste, aroma and mouthfeel, but was certainly nothing to write home about. But, hey, for $34 you can\'t complain a whole lot about a quaff made from 7 different cru vineyards.

I don\'t remember much from that night... but I do know that this was the one wine that stood in an evening of plentiful consumption. I\'m eager to try it again sober! :)

A good, bone-dry quaff. A pocketbook-friendly introduction to Prosecco, but I believe there are others that are better for the same price.

I definitely enjoyed this wine, and used as inspiration for a grilled pork tenderloin. Now that was a great food and wine pairing!

The aromas are reminiscent of a barnyard filled with rose bushes. Bright cherry on a feather-weight body. Enjoyable, especially for a Pinot from Oregon\'s Umpqua Valley... I certainly had low expectations coming into this one.

Not quite as robust as a Port, but do you always want something like that for dessert? Not I. Rich fruit flavors and a little raisiny -- you can tell they let the grapes sit on the vine as long as possible. This was great with a chocolate torte topped with fresh raspberries.

If I put a handful of woodchips in a glass of Welch's 100% grape juice, this is what it would taste like. I'd gladly buy this wine for $12. But not $28.

A 9.5 rating for a Santa Cruz Zinfandel from a winery I've never heard of? Something smells fishy...

I really like this wine. It is a rich, super jammy wine that shows black raspberry, black cherry and lots of pepper. Can't wait to try it again.

Wow. Tightly woven, yet expressive. All mushrooms on the nose. Lively red fruits, rose and char on the palate. Tastes great, but nowhere near ready. I'll open my other bottle around 2012. I'm already counting down the days.

Thick, concentrated, robust, tannic -- a monster that seems to need a little cellar time. I'll pick up another bottle shortly and wait until 2008 or so to open it. Oh, and it was delicious.

One of those wines you never have any doubt about - it's always good. Dried cherry and good spices. I paired this with gnocchi and it worked well - of course, you can probably pair this with any food...

I thought I was sucking on a lime. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't exactly good either.

A friend of mine served this chilled on a hot June night. It was light and fruity, and reminded me of a nice Beaujolais.

Once the espresso aroma blew off, this wine showed nicely. The toasted oak was nice, maybe a little much, but definitely quaffable.

Full-bodied, with ripe black cherries, stones and a touch of spice. Great with dinner, but nowhere near as lovely as the company with whom this St. Joseph was shared.

Fun and fruity. Great for a good barbecue!

This was thrown in with a family dinner and really shined! Balanced, somewhat elegant, yet easy to drink. I'll definitely buy it again.

A light Sierra Mist. Fizzy and a great porch wine. And the colder, the better.

Black currant and mocha. Yum!

This was a fun find from the Sonoma Valley. May be more like a Merlot than the Italian-style Barberas I am used to. Notes of blueberry and blackberry jam with a smooth texture. Drinking best now... Seems like it may even be fading a touch.

I think this is a great wine with appetizers. Crisp melon, peaches and lime with vanilla and a late-harvest flair.

Golden apricot and good, sweet, honey love.

The Wine Spectator said this would be great until 2007, but it was just plain beat.

This was ok. Forward fruit flavors with an incongruent oak in the background. May last another year, but should probably be consumed now.

A tannic monster. Has so much potential -- great, tight fruits -- but I wouldn't open this baby again until at least 2010, maybe 2012.

Super shroomy with nice berry flavors and a lovely body.

Fruit forward with good blackberry flavors and a medium body.

I had this last night at a local wine bar. Nice blackberry, plum and tobacco flavors. Intense, almost overwhelming, white and black pepper. Pair with an Italian dish loaded with fresh cracked pepper.

This was delicious -- I loved the eucalyptus and mint overtones... Just a nice added touch atop the dried fruit flavors. Even though this is a 1995, it is drinking beautifully.

Wow -- This rocked my world. Smells like a Cotes du Rhone. Baked cherry, tobacco, rose and smoke. Bold tannins and heavy body. And it's nowhere near ready -- I'd lay it down another 5-7 years -- if I had another bottle.

An excellent wine -- shows well with great fruit characteristics. It's starting to fade a bit, so I'm very glad I decided to remove the last bottle of this wine from my cellar.

I've had this wine a couple times each year for the past 6 vintages and have never been disappointed. It's great to pay $14 and be guaranteed a good bottle of wine. Perfect for a weeknight dinner and a bowl of pasta.

Loved the fruit concentration and bouquet. Nice oak characteristics, with subtle cinnamon and coffee flavors. But, the price is a little high -- I'd gladly pay $85-$90, but $135?

Rich and chewy. Blackberry jam, currant and chocolate. I spent $34 on a 375ml. bottle in the restaurant and thought it was worth it. Yum.

Rich, robust, great fruit characteristics. Gorgeous.

Tasty, with great flavors, but there is so much oak on the finish that it nearly kills the fruit.

Tremendous flavour and bite. I loved it.

One sip of this wine and I thought I was licking a rusty barbell. I thought it was pretty offensive. However, the many poor qualities of this Crémant are very well balanced.