Vintages Wine Picks August 7, 2008

White Wine

Château De L'ecochère Muscadet Sur Lie 2008, A.C., Coteaux De La Loire, France   169649  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Ironstone Vineyards Obsession Symphony Symphony 2009, California, United States   355784  13%  MD  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Paul Buisse Touraine Sauvignon 2009, A.C., Loire, France   169714  13%  XD  750 mL  $11.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Ceravolo Chardonnay 2009, Adelaide Plains, South Australia, Australia   166975  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Southbrook Vineyards Fresh Vidal 2009, V.Q.A., Ontario, Canada   185462  13%  D  750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Dveri-Pax Laski Rizling 2008, Stajerska Slovenija, Slovenia   179176  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Dveri-Pax Janez 2008, Stajerska Slovenija, Podravje, Slovenia   179168  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Stadt Krems Lössterrassen Grüner Veltliner 2009, Kremstal, Austria   180778  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Les Bosquets Vouvray Sauvion 2008, A.C., Loire, France   169698  13%  MD  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Pala Crabilis I Fiori Vermentino Di Sardegna 2009, D.O.C., Sardinia, Italy   52068  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Jean-Marc Brocard Domaine St. Claire Saint-Bris Chardonnay 2007, A.C., Burgundy, France   178152  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Hétszölö Tokaji Furmint Dry 2009, Tokaj, Hungary   178087  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Gray Monk Pinot Gris 2008, V.Q.A., Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada   118638  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Villa Maria Estate Private Bin Unoaked Chardonnay 2008, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand   163956  13.50%  D  750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Coyote's Run Red Paw Vineyard Pinot Gris 2008, V.Q.A., Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   116582  13%  D  750 mL  $17.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Agriverde Natum Trebbiano D'abruzzo 2009, D.O.C., Abruzzo, Italy   179267  13%  D  750 mL  $11.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Serenade In Blanc Sauvignon Blanc 2007, North Coast, USA Drink: 2011-2014.  897308001156  13.50%  D  750 mL  $13.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Rutherford Round Hill Chardonnay 2008, California, United States   311415  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Red Wine

Murgo Etna Rosso Emanuele Scammacca Del Murgo Nerello Mascalese Nerello Mantellato 2008, D.O.P., Sicily, Italy   180208  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Giusti Piergiovanni Lacrima Di Morro D'alba Lacrima Di Morro D’Alba 2008, D.O.C., Marche, Italy   180273  13%  D  750 mL  $17.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Hilltop Neszmély Hilltop Selection Kékfrankos 2008, Neszmély, Hungary   178053  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Featherstone Winery & Vineyard Red Tail Merlot 2008, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   131540  13%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Saurus Patagonia Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, San Patricio Del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina   61986  13%  D  750 mL  $15.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Farina La Pezze Amarone 2006, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   171587  13%  D  750 mL  $31.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Château Laborie 2005, A.C., Côtes De Castillon, Bordeaux, France   171116  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Weinert Pedro Del Castillo Malbec 2008, Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina   167056  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Bodegas Patrocinio Limited Edition Señorio De Unuela Reserva 2001, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   172536    750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Pizzicato, Bingham Ranch Petite Sirah 2008, Napa Valley, California, USA Drink: 2011-2018.  897308001293  14.70%  D  750 mL  $20.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Bisceglia Terre Di Vulcano Del Vulture Aglianico 2007, D.O.C., Basilicata, Italy   106302  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Apollonio Copertino Rosso Negroamaro 2004, D.O.C., Puglia, Italy   23226  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Rocca Delle Macìe Rubizzo Sangiovese 2008, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   913780  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Bingham Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Napa Valley, California, USA   897308001187  13.80%    750 mL  $50.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Montes Limited Selection Pinot Noir 2009, Casablanca Valley, Chile   37937  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Tandem Peloton 2007, Sonoma County, California, United States   686261  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Salice Salentino Rivera 2007, D.O.C., Puglia, Italy   180232  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Señorio De Sarría Crianza 2006, D.O., Navarra, Spain   167668  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Zydeco, Bingham Ranch Zinfandel 2008, Napa Valley, California, USA Drink: 2011-2016.  897308001248  14.90%  D  750 mL  $28.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Water Wheel Memsie Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2008, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   656637  14%  D  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Bodegas Los Toneles 2 Estacas Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   169433  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Inniskillin Okanagan Vineyards Okanagan Reserve Pinot Noir 2008, V.Q.A., Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada   183541  13%  D  750 mL  $18.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Agriverde Natum Montepulciano D'abruzzo 2008, D.O.C., Abruzzo, Italy   180224  13%  XD  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Metronome, Towne Ranch Merlot 2006, Napa Valley, California, USA Drink: 2011-2014.  897308001255  14%  D  750 mL  $0.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


François Lurton Tierra De Luna Alta Colección Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   614644  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Antigniano Ligajo Montefalco Rosso, Brogal Vini Sangiovese Sagrantino 2007, D.O.C., Umbria, Italy   51755  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Sonop Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, W.O., Western Cape, South Africa   606160  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Bingham Ranch, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, California, USA   897308001132  14.90%    750 mL  $65.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Familia Cassone Finca La Florencia Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina   63545  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


RavensWood Teldeschi Zinfandel 2007, Dry Creek Valley, California, United States   684589  13%  D  750 mL  $44.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Castello Di Querceto Chianti 2008, Tuscany, Italy   164798  13%  XD  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Château Caillou Les Martins Merlot Blend 2006, A.C., Lussac Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France   171223  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Rubens Castelnuovo Del Garda Ripasso Valpolicella 2007, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   161620  13%  XD  750 mL  $15.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


C.J. Pask Roy's Hill Merlot Cabernet 2007, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand   182048  13.50%  D  750 mL  $14.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Legends Estates Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2002, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   675066  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Viña Santa Laura Laura Hartwig Reserva Merlot 2007, Colchagua Valley, Chile   640946  13%  D  750 mL  $13.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Ironstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Lodi, California, United States   537597  13%  D  750 mL  $17.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Swongsville LDL Vineyard Zinfandel 2007, Lodi, USA   897308001163  14.80%  D  750 mL  $12.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Francesco Minini Terre Avare Di Manduria Primitivo 2008, D.O.C., Puglia, Italy   180307  13%  D  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Juniper Estate Juniper Crossing Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2006, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia   684019  13.50%  D  750 mL  $18.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Domaine De La Seigneurie Des Tourelles Saumur Red 2008, A.C., Loire, France   169664  13%  XD  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Rosés

Bodegas Valdemar Conde De Valdemar Rosado 2009, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   168278  14%  D  750 mL  $11.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Domaine Douloufakis Enotria Kotsifali Syrah 2009, Crete, Greece   169391  13%  D  750 mL  $11.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Wildass Stratus Vineyards Rosé 2008, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   71712  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Sparkling Wine

Mike Weir Wine Brut Méthode Traditionelle Sparkling 2007, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   187294  13%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


La Maison Du Crémant Brut Crémant De Bourgogne, A.C., Burgundy, France   127811  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Dessert Wine

Bodegas Navarro 15 Years Old Pedro Ximénez, D.O., Montilla-Moriles, Spain   170225  13%  MD  750 mL  $12.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


R & B Cellars Fortissmo, Bingham Ranch, Napa Valley, California, USA Drink: 2016-2018.  897308001231  18.90%  S  375 mL  $20.00. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Other Wines/Drinks

Miyasaka Junmai Okuden Kanzukuri Saké, Japan   171637    300 mL  $9.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Don Weber Añejo Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico, Mexico   179788  40%  XD  700 mL  $44.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Miyasaka Junmai Hanamaru, Low Alcohol Saké, Japan   171645    300 mL  $11.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


Longrow Cv Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Springbank Distillers, Campbeltown, Scotland   180158  40%  XD  700 mL  $79.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review


The Original London Hill Dry Gin, Ian Macleod Distillers, Scotland, Scotland   959684  40%  XD  700 mL  $22.95. August 7, 2008 Full Review