About this Wine: Dolcetto d'Alba is made as an easy-to-drink everyday wine that matches well with a variety of dishes. It shows great plum and berry fruit, deep minerality and good, firm, ripe...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Tannic, with plenty of earthiness and roasted herbs, the monolithic 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Andolsen from the Dry Creek Valle...

Wine Spectator: Essence of blackberry and raspberry, with interesting accents of sage and tarragon. Offers understated power, with a fresh acidity that keeps it all lively. Finishes with mine...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Bitch Grenache is sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Ebenezer sub-region of the Barossa. With the price of Cotes du Rhone soaring due to the weak dollar, I am hard...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright medium red. Pungent aromas of cherry, redcurrant and minerals. Concentrated, spicy and light on its feet, with a restrained sweetness to the flavors of red berries, flo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2005 Red Table Wine, a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot sourced from three premier vineyards. Smoky, forward, ripe, and sweetly-fruited, the wine has layers ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish bright red. Sexy aromas of cherry, raspberry and spices. Juicy, spicy and expressive, conveying lovely pinot freshness of red fruits. My enthusiasm was a bit muted b...

Wine Spectator: A plump, rounded style, with friendly brioche, white peach and floral notes offset by a hint of melon rind that keeps the finish balanced. Drink now. 500 cases made. -JM

About this Wine: The Fay vineyard is the land where the story of Stag's Leap Wine Cellars began back in 1969 when Founder Warren Winiarski tasted Nathan Fay's 1968 homemade Cabernet. Warren kn...

Wine Spectator: Focused, with solid bitter cherry, plum and cassis notes framed by judicious toast. Lingering tobacco and iron notes keep this nicely grounded. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. ...

About this Wine: Te kahu means 'the cloak' in Te Reo Maori and refers to the mist that envelops the Giants Winery in the Tuki Tuki Valley. Legend has it that this mist was used to protect a my...

Wine Spectator: Attractive perfumes of berries and cherries. Light- to medium-bodied, with fresh fruit and a short finish.

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale greenish yellow. Cool aromas of lemon and lime ice and white flowers. Ripe but juicy and brisk, with nicely integrated acidity giving cut and lift to the lemon-lime flavo...

Wine Spectator: Toasty and smoky oak frames black cherry and currant flavors in this firm yet racy red, which has solid tannins, but fresh acidity keeps it lively. Balanced and harmonious, th...

Wine Spectator: Lush in feel, but with finely beaded acidity keeping the creamed gooseberry, verbena and tarragon notes nicely defined, with a stylish finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Dr...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Aged in 100% new French oak casks for 22 months before bottling, the 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a dark ruby color, followed by a sweet, aggressively woody nose. The pungen...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: An extracted style of Pinot with a touch of volatile acidity, this is a monolithic, chunky, big, rich, full-bodied, powerful, rich 2003. Not harmonious at this stage, it is ru...

Wine Spectator: A balanced Champagne, with hints of green pear, kumquat, ginger, cream and smoke. Fresh and lively, with a moderate finish. Drink now. -AN

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: ($185; bottled with a screwcap) Good full ruby. Tangy red berries, spices, iron and mocha on the nose; a bit cooler than the 2004 bottling. Then juicy, spicy and tight; less l...

About this Wine: Spring Grove Vineyards is a group of extremely small properties located in the Spring Grove District of San Benito County. Complex and elegant, this Pinot Noir offer...