Vintages Wine Picks March 5, 2009

White Wine

Eugenio Collavini Blancfumat Sauvignon 2009, D.O.C., Collio, Friuli, Italy   93575  13%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Casalfarneto Fontevecchia Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico Superiore 2009, D.O.C., Marche, Italy   208983  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Terenzuola Vermentino 2009, D.O.C., Colli Di Luni, Liguria, Italy   205823  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Lingenfelder Kabinett Riesling 2009, Q.M.P., Freinsheimer Musikantenbuckel, Pfalz, Germany   87593  13%  MD  750 mL  $17.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Château De La Greffière Mâcon-La Roche Vineuse Chardonnay 2009, A.C., Burgundy, France   205898  13%  D  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Fattori Runcaris Soave Classico 2009, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   207803  13%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Fantinel Vigneti Sant' Helena Friulano 2009, D.O.C., Collio, Friuli, Italy   214387  13%  XD  750 mL  $21.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Chavet Menetou-Salon Blanc 2009, A.C., Loire, France   525048  13%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Rodney Strong Reserve Chardonnay 2007, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States   210039  13%  XD  750 mL  $34.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Béres Tokaji Sárgamuskotály Muskat 2008, Hungary   200147  13%  MD  750 mL  $12.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio 2009, D.O.C., Südtirol, Alto Adige, Italy   681429  13%  D  750 mL  $18.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Château Coucheroy Sauvignon Blanc 2008, A.C., Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France   199133  13%  XD  750 mL  $22.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Riesling Spätlese 2008, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany   197186  13%  MD  750 mL  $21.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


S. Cristina Massoni Azienda Zenato Lugana 2009, D.O.C., Lombardia, Italy   200097  13%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Red Wine

Ferdinando Principiano Serralunga Barolo 2005, D.O.C.G., Piedmont, Italy   210955  14%  XD  750 mL  $36.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Agnus Lidio Carraro Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Encruzilhada Do Sul, Brazil   223370    750 mL  $15.00. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Tabalí Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Limarí Valley, Chile   58446  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


The Sopranos Chianti 2007, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   207183  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $15.00. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Beringer Clear Lake Zinfandel 2006, Clear Lake, Lake County, California, United States   953596  13%  D  750 mL  $19.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Navajas Reserva 2005, D.O.C.A., Rioja, Spain   194811  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Château Hyot Alain Aubert, Prop.-Récolt. 2006, A.C., Côtes De Castillon, Bordeaux, France   63537  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Ridgepoint Reserve Pinot Noir 2007, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   89003  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $25.00. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Corté Riva Merlot 2005, Napa Valley, California, United States   54965  13%  XD  750 mL  $49.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Rosedale Chook Shed Shiraz 2008, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia   203935  14.70%  XD  750 mL  $13.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Michele Castellani Campo Casalin Classico Amarone Della Valpolicella 2005, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy   946558  13%  XD  750 mL  $41.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Valle Perdido Reserva Malbec 2006, Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina   222760  14%  XD  750 mL  $19.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Tenuta La Meridiana Vitis Barbera D'asti 2007, D.O.C., Piedmont, Italy   188003  13%  XD  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Château Haut Cantiroy Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, A.C., Graves, Bordeaux, France   205559  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Boutari Xinomavro 2004, Naoussa, Greece Drink: 2011-2026.  140111  13%  D  750 mL  $16.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Colomé Amalaya Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina   223446  13%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Zinfandel 2008, Mendocino, California, United States   967679  14.50%  XD  750 mL  $21.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Audacia Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, W.O., Stellenbosch, South Africa   37598  13.50%  D  750 mL  $15.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Viña Leyda Las Brisas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009, Leyda Valley, Chile   209908  14%  XD  750 mL  $16.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Fattoria Lornano Riserva Chianti Classico 2006, D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy   208447  13.50%  XD  750 mL  $18.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Sparkling Wine

Jansz Premium Cuvée, Tasmania, Australia   566828  12.50%  XD  750 mL  $24.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Tenuta Giavi Valdobbiadene Superiore Prosecco, D.O.C.G., Veneto, Italy   209569  11%  XD  750 mL  $17.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Ermete Medici & Figli Concerto Lambrusco 2009, D.O.C., Lambrusco Reggiano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy   208967  13%  M  750 mL  $14.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Dessert Wine

Pisco Soldeica, Ica Valley, Peru   214106    750 mL  $30.00. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Henry Of Pelham Cabernet Franc Icewine 2009, V.Q.A., Short Hills Bench, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada   672402  13%  S  200 mL  $39.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


St-Germain Delice De Sureau Elderflower Liqueur Artisanale, France   180695    750 mL  $49.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Mont Tauch Réserve Maury 1987, A.C., Midi, France   194910  S  500 mL  $18.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Quinta Do Castelinho Ruby Port, D.O.C., Douro, Portugal   198945  MS  750 mL  $15.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Other Wines/Drinks

Bruichladdich Peat Islay Single Malt Whisky, Scotland   165324    700 mL  $74.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


The Balvenie 15 Years Old Single Barrel Speyside Single Malt Whisky, Scotland   366963    750 mL  $124.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Porto Morretes Sugar Cane Spirit Silver Cachaça, Brazil   101741    700 mL  $29.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Connemara Peated Single Malt Cooley Distillery Whiskey, Ireland   27946    700 mL  $54.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Locke's 8 Year Old Single Malt Cooley Distillery, Pure Pot Still Whiskey, Ireland   913475    700 mL  $54.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Tozai Snow Maiden Junmai Nigori Unfiltered Sake, Kizakura Co., Japan   224444  13%  MD  720 mL  $19.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Tozai Living Jewel Junmai Kyoto Prefecture Sake, Kizakura Co., Japan   224451  13%  D  720 mL  $19.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review


Inishowen Peated Blend Andrew A. Watt & Co./Cooley Whiskey, Ireland   656017    700 mL  $34.95. March 5, 2009 Full Review