Vintages Wine Picks March 19, 2009

White Wine

Varanda Do Conde Vinho Verde Provam Alvarinho Trajadura 2009, D.O.C., Sub-Região Monção E Melgaço, Portugal   966663  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Graham Beck The Game Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009, W.O., Coastal Region, South Africa   205856  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Eastdell Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Ontario, Canada   222174  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Agricola Castellana Cuatro Rayas Verdejo 2009, D.O., Rueda, Spain   194787  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Famille Bougrier Grande Réserve Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2009, A.C., Loire, France   196733  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Lingenfelder Bird Label Riesling 2009, Q.B.A., Pfalz, Germany   568634  13%  MD  750 mL  $13.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Sella & Mosca Monte Oro Superiore Vermentino Di Gallura 2009, D.O.C.G., Sardinia, Italy   203422  13%  D  750 mL  $16.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Domaine De Riaux Pouilly-Fumé 2009, A.C., Loire, France   200063  13%  XD  750 mL  $22.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Beronia Viura 2009, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   190801  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Domaine Des Aspes Viognier 2009, Vins De Pays D'oc, Midi, France   712638  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Cave Spring Cellars Cave Spring Vineyard Chardonnay Musqué 2008, V.Q.A., Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   246579  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Leira Pazo Pondal Albariño 2009, D.O., Rías Baixas, Spain   115816  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Cave De Beblenheim Heimberger Gewurztraminer 2009, A.C., Alsace, France   196642  13%  D  750 mL  $17.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Adega Vila Real Reserva Branco Viosinho Malvasia Fina Ferñao Pires 2009, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal   218289  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Red Wine

Ruffino Ducale Oro Riserva Chianti Classico 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   353201  13%  XD  750 mL  $43.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Montebuena Tempranillo 2009, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   211029  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Henry Of Pelham Reserve Baco Noir 2008, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   461699  13%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Colomé Estate Malbec 2007, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina   194308  13%  XD  750 mL  $34.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Tezza Ma Roat Ripasso Superiore Valpolicella 2007, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   84053  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Poggio Maestrino Spiaggiole Morellino Di Scansano 2008, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   203398  14%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Arroyo Reserva Tinta Del Pais 2005, D.O., Ribera Del Duero, Spain   215715  13.50%  D  750 mL  $20.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Beringer Bancroft Ranch Single Vineyard Merlot 2005, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, United States   340497  13%  XD  750 mL  $69.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


I Feudi Di Romans Alfiere Rosso Merlot 2007, D.O.C., Isonzo, Friuli, Italy   204024  12.50%  D  750 mL  $16.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Giant Steps Harry's Monster Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2008, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia   221846  13%  XD  750 mL  $40.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Napa Valley, California, United States   684399  13.80%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Sartori Amarone Della Valpolicella 2006, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   85217  15%  XD  750 mL  $37.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Cascina Bongiovanni Dolcetto D'alba 2008, D.O.C., Piedmont, Italy   203463  12.50%  D  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Finca Sobreño Crianza Tinta De Toro 2007, D.O., Toro, Spain   40360  14%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Château Côtes De Saint Clair Merlot 2006, A.C., Puisseguin St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France   199026  13%  D  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Geyser Peak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Sonoma Valley, California, United States   343467  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $21.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Rocca Di Castagnoli Tenuta Di Capraia Chianti Classico 2007, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   135277  14%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Banfi Centine Sangiovese Cabernet 2008, I.G.T., Tuscany, Italy   947440  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Château Bel Air Joel Irigaray, Vitic. 2008, A.C., Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France   199042  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Peique Tinto Mencía 2009, D.O.C., Bierzo, Spain   219204  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Viña Mayor Reserva Hijos De Antonio Barceló 2004, D.O.C., Ribera Del Duero, Spain   209155  13%  D  750 mL  $25.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Brezza Barolo 2006, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   711788  14%  XD  750 mL  $37.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Château Castaing Merlot 2008, A.C., Côtes De Bourg, Bordeaux, France   206631  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Weinert Malbec 2005, Mendoza, Argentina   556795  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards Montague Vineyard Single Vineyard Series Pinot Noir 2007, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   997353  13%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Farina Le Pezze Classico Amarone Della Valpolicella 2006, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   171587  13%  XD  750 mL  $32.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


El Coto Crianza Tempranillo 2006, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   190504  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Villa Ponciago Gamay 2009, A.C., Beaujolais-Villages, Beaujolais, France   207449  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Bodegas Escondido Estaciones Del Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   194290  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $12.45. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Château De Fontenille 2008, A.C., Bordeaux, France   199109  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Eternum Viti Bodegas Abanico Tinta De Toro 2008, D.O., Toro, Spain   210963  14%  D  750 mL  $18.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Columbia Crest Winery Grand Estates Merlot 2006, Columbia Valley, Washington State, United States   263418  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Dessert Wine

Luigi Francoli Grappa Di Moscato, Italy   211656    700 mL  $36.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Quinta de la Rosa Tawny Port Touriga Nacional Touriga Franca, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal   196915  S  750 mL  $17.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Pisco Soldeica Brandy, Peru   214106  S  750 mL  $29.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Other Wines/Drinks

Hakutsuru Junmai Nigori Sake, Japan, Japan   211128  D  300 mL  $0.00. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Eagle Rare Single Barrel 10 Years Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Old Prentice Distillery Whiskey, United States   604785    750 mL  $49.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Hakutsuru Sayuri Sake, Japan   32193  M  $0.00. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Hakutsuru Junmai Ginjo Sake, Japan   28969  D  $0.00. March 19, 2009 Full Review


Smokey Joe Islay Malt Angus Dundee Not Chill-Filtered The Leading Scotch Whisky Co. Whisky, Scotland   223719    700 mL  $64.95. March 19, 2009 Full Review