2010 Doren Cabernet +++ $26

Excellent balance & class. SO style at bargain retail.

2013 Domaine Lafage Centenaire Cotes Du Roussilllon Blanc +++ $16

Luscious & mouth-filling. Apricot and honey. Excellent bargain

2005 Cliff Lede Songbook Stags Leap +++++ $100

Napa incarnate...tobacco, eucalyptus, menthol, spicebox, currant. Stunning!

2011 Domaine Le Colombier Vacqueyras Blanc +++ $18

 Exotic, erotic & elegant. A huge mouthful of decadence.

2009 K Stoneridge Vineyard Cabernet ++++ $48

Gorgeous, big,well constructed and balanced. Panda style!

Scott says....2012 Sparrow Hawk Reserve Pinot Noir +++ $32

SB and Sonoma grapes combine well for smiles. 

2010 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Champoux Vineyard +++ $60

Delicate, lusciousness, medium weight, age worthy tannin's. Delicious

2010 Mark Ryan Winery The Dissident ++++ $30

A junior Lynch-Bages. All the right moves at basement prices 

2009 Mustiguillo Mestis +++ $9

Leather & tobacco, simple, sturdy, mouth filling, generous bargain! 

2012 Beringer Founders Estate Merlot ++ $5

Petrus it ain't. A surprising quaffable bargain it is.

2009 Ridge Mazzoni Home Ranch +++ $30

Madbum cutter nose, changeup elegance, heater alcohol. Victory! 

2011 Ridge Geyserville +++ $30

Rustic & sturdy. Softens hourly to entertaining deliciousness.

2010 Ridge Carmichael Ranch Zinfandel +++ $30

Backstreet stink, quantum complexity, chewy deliciousness, Verdot dominance

2013 Sparkman Apparation ++++ $24

Toutes les bonnes notes Rhône. Delicious, unctuous, chewy.

2009 L'Ecole Pepper Bridge Vineyard Walla Walla Valley +++ $42

Tannin's that murder the delicious fruit. So much promise.

2009 Salinia Pinot Gris PG Windsor Oaks Vineyard ++++ $22

Nose complexity incarnate. Backdoor effervescence, erotic & exotic delight.

2006 School House Mescalanza ++++ $41

Entertaining as ever! Brilliant example of wine simplicity. 

2011 Catena Malbec +++ $11

Wet coal & earth. A tannic, affordable pleasure. Giddyup 

2009 St Cosme Cote Rotie ++++ $56

Stunning French forest floor. Simply beautiful. Want more. 

2004 Kay Brothers Amery Vinyards Block 6 Shiraz ++++ $53

Gotham darkness, Haunting nose...anise, tobacco, surprisingly young. 

2009 Tolaini Valdisanti ++++ $24

Gorgeous, complex, welcoming. Wheelhouse now but plenty youthful.

Antonio says....2012 Laman Chardonnay +++ $12

Muy joven frutal, con notas de hierbas finas

Antonio says....2012 Casillero Del Diablo +++ $12

Muy Suave, Sabores de Café tostado y ciruelas

Scott says....2010 Aston Pinot Noir ++++ $80

Best Cali Pinot this decade. Life is good. 

Ian says....2013 Henri Gaillard CdP Rose $8

Crisp, elegant, Eddie izzard,  fresh new discovery, unexpected

Scott says....2007 Tenuta Di Nozzole Chianti Classico +++ $52

Gentle hints of laguna beach. Will miss it. 

1997 Antinori Vin Santo +++ 375ml $25

A viscous mouthful of 5w20. Lubricating Lemons winners!

Carnasciale Il Caberlot 2003 1.5L ++++ $195

Questionable nose, unquestionable beef and nobility. More tomorrow.

2011 Elena Walch - Alto Adige Beyond the Clouds ++++ $65

Smoky, unoaked, unctuous, amber. Brilliant Chardonnay effort. 

Scott says....2011 Elena Walch - Alto Adige Beyond the Clouds $65

So much texture and depth for a chard

Viticoltori de Conciliis Selim Spumante Campania $25 +++

Bright and brisk, lithe yet sturdy. Delicious & bracing

Scott says....Viticoltori de Conciliis Selim Spumante Campania $25

Bubbly with hints of agave. And giggles.

Scott says....2008 Le Piane Boca $55

Nebbiolo in the classic sense.  Tickles my fancy. 

2008 Le Piane Boca +++++ $55

Northern Italian Rustic, Provence elegance. Stunning work! 

Alexandra says....1980 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port ++++ $100

My first Port. Life-is-wonderful and always very sweet!

2010 M. Chapoutier Les Granits +++ $50

Scarlet Johansson meets Charlize Theron. Youth & brains collide  

Akhila says.... 2009 Ridge Mazzoni Home Ranch $30

A complex Zin blend that packs some heat.

Jeff says....2009 Ridge Mazzoni Home Ranch $30

Spicy,Mocha, Cherry, That Builds With Sustained Intensity

2013 Sparkman Birdie Riesling +++ $18

Fine balance, if nominal depth. Needs much cold. 

Koshihikari Echigo Rice Beer +++ $12

A bit benign but Sushis foil. Rice rocket. 

2013 Crios torrontes Mendoza +++ $12

Crisp Granny Smith. Sancerre style, Albarino refreshment. Lovely

2010 Chappellet Las Piedras +++ $50

Successfully mimicking a nubile right bank. More time...

Scott says....2010 Chappellet Las Piedras ++++ $50

Sophisticated and balanced, kinda like my Ferrari. Hubrisless.

Ian says....Moylans Dragoon Dry Irish Style Stout +++ $8

Excellent effervescence empties glasses,  approachable, toasty, storm cloud

Ian says....Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout +++ $7

brick wall, bittersweet, bite, cacao, clings, dark, deep

2011 Podere Sapaio Volpolo Bolgheri ++++

Purple Right Bank lusciousness. Serving our lifestyle smartly. 

NV Frank Cornelissen Contadino 8 +++ $23

Swear I saw this in Lord of the Ring.

21A The White Flame +++ $6

Honey Hue, Hop Heaven, Hedonistic Heft, Happy Hugh

Magnolia Billy Sunday Cask Bitter Dogpatch San Francisco +++ $6

Midweight but supremely satisfying. Caramel, virtually hopless, delicious 

Allie says....Rissaca NV ++ 15€

Cinque Terre Frizzante, Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Scott