U.S. - CALIFORNIA

  • Hahn Estates 2006 Central Coast Meritage Red Table Wine ($17.99)
  • Kunde Estate 2004 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($18.99)
  • Foppiano Vineyards "Lot 96" California Red Wine ($11.99)
  • Sonoma-Cutrer 2005 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay ($25.99)
  • Bonterra Vineyards 2006 Mendocino County Zinfandel ($14.99)
  • Peachy Canyon 2006 "Incredible Red" Paso Robles Zinfandel ($11.99)
  • Pedroncelli 2005 Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County "Mother Clone" Zinfandel ($17)
  • Bonterra Vineyards 2006 Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon ($14.99)
  • Vinum Cellars 2006 "CNW Chard-No-Way" Wilson Vineyards Clarksburg Chenin Blanc ($8.99)
  • Tangent 2005 "PG" Paragon Vineyard Edna Valley Pinot Gris ($14)
  • Hayman & Hill 2006 "Interchange" Santa Barbara County "Reserve No. 22" White Blend ($12.99)
  • St. Supéry 2005 "Virtu" Napa Valley White Wine ($21.99)
  • Daniel Gehrs 2005 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay
  • Guenoc 2005 Lake County Petite Sirah ($16.99)
  • Laurel Glen 2006 "REDS" Lodi Red Wine ($10.99)
  • Claiborne & Churchill 2006 Central Coast Dry Gewürztraminer "Alsatian Style" ($15.99)
  • Fetzer 2006 California Gewurztraminer ($10.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2004 "Rocks and Gravel" California Red Wine ($20)
  • Handley 2006 Anderson Valley Gewürztraminer ($17.99)
  • Concannon 2004 Central Coast Petite Sirah ($10.99)
  • Kenwood Vineyards 2006 Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc ($11.99)
  • Bonterra Vineyards 2006 Lake-Mendocino County Sauvignon Blanc ($12.99)
  • Pine Ridge 2006 Clarksburg Chenin Blanc-Viognier ($15.99)
  • Rosenblum Cellars 2005 "Chateau La Paws" California Cote du Bone Roan ($11.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2006 "Bone-Jolly" El Dorado County Witters Vineyard Gamay Noir Rosé ($18.99)
  • Rabbit Ridge Paso Robles "Bunny Cuvee" Red Wine ($11.99)
  • Laurel Glen 2005 REDS Lodi Red Wine ($9.99)
  • Saintsbury 2005 "Garnet" Carneros Pinot Noir ($17.99)
  • Gino Da Pinot 2005 Monterey County Pinot Noir ($15.99)
  • Kali Hart Vineyard 2003 Monterey County Chardonnay ($18.99)
  • Curran 2005 Santa Ynez Valley Grenache Blanc ($24.99)
  • Sean H. Thackrey Pleiades XIII Old Vines California Red Table Wine ($23.49)
  • KitFox 2003 "Foxy" California Red Table Wine ($14.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2002 California Syrah "The Shadow" ($11.50)
  • Liberty School 2004 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99)
  • Ferrari-Carano 2003 Sonoma County Siena ($19.99)
  • Orleans Hill 2005 California Viognier ($10.99)
  • Nevada County Wine Guild 2005 "Our Daily Red" California Red Wine ($9)
  • MacRostie 2002 "Keltie Brook" North Coast Merlot ($14)
  • Nova Wines 2004 Napa Valley "Marilyn Merlot" ($26)
  • Au Bon Climat 2002 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir "Le Bon Climat" ($17.99)
  • Bonny Doon 2004 "Vin Gris de Cigare" California Pink Wine ($12.99)
  • Drytown Cellars 2004 California Malvasia Bianca ($10.50)
  • Concannon 2003 Central Coast Petite Sirah ($10.99)
  • Bishop's Peak 2003 Central Coast Pinot Noir ($18.99)
  • Hayman & Hill 2002 Monterey County "Reserve Selection" Shiraz-Viognier ($11.99)
  • Ravenswood 2002 Sonoma County "Icon" Syrah ($16.99)
  • Laurel Glen 2003 "Reds" Lodi Red Wine ($9.99)
  • Trentadue 2003 "0ld Vines Red" Sonoma County Red Wine ($14.99)
  • Vinum Cellars 2004 "CNW Chard-No-Way" Wilson Vineyards Clarksburg Chenin Blanc ($10.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2002 Paso Robles "Blonk!" ($14)
  • Louis M. Martini 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($18.99)
  • Rabbit Ridge 2002 Paso Robles Westside Zinfandel ($17.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2003 "Rocks and Gravel" California Red Wine ($20.99)
  • St. Supery 2000 Napa Valley Merlot ($24)
  • Cartlidge & Browne 2004 California Pinot Noir ($12.99)
  • Barefoot Reserve 2002 Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County Zinfandel ($15)
  • Barefoot Cellars California Zinfandel ($8)
  • Avila Winery 2001 Santa Barbara County "Cote d'Avila" ($13)
  • Trentadue 2003 Sonoma County "Old Patch Red" ($15)
  • Cline 2002 Oakley Five Reds ($8.39)
  • Selby 2003 Sonoma County Rosé of Syrah ($9.99)
  • Nalle 2002 Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel ($19.99)
  • Peachy Canyon Winery 2002 Paso Robles "Incredible Red" Bin 115 Zinfandel ($10.99)
  • Cline 2002 California Syrah ($13.99)
  • Bonny Doon 2003 Vin Gris de Cigare California Pink Wine ($10.99)
  • Clos Pegase 2000 Mitsuko's Vineyard Carneros Napa Valley Merlot ($19.99)
  • Pepperwood Grove 2003 California Pinot Noir ($6.79)
  • Five Rivers 2003 Central Coast Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($9.39)
  • Cartlidge & Browne 2003 California Pinot Noir ($11.99)
  • Benton Lane 2002 "Pinot Express" Oregon Pinot Noir ($10.99)
  • Bogle 2002 California Petite Sirah ($9.99)
  • Martin Ray 2003 "Angeline" Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($9.99)
  • Laurel Glen 2002 REDS California Red Wine ($9.99)
  • South Coast Winery 2002 Temecula Valley Viognier ($14)
  • NO 2003 North Coast Sauvignon Blanc ($9.99)
  • Bonterra 2001 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($16.99)
  • Pietra Santa "Sacred Stone" Master's Red Blend Old World Style Red Wine ($9.99)
  • Renwood 2002 "Sierra Series" Sierra Foothills Zinfandel ($10.99)
  • Garretson 2001 Vogelzang Vineyard Santa Ynez Valley "Table 62" Viognier ($16)
  • Pine Ridge 2003 Clarksburg Chenin Blanc-Viognier ($14.59)
  • Fetzer Vineyards 2000 "Valley Oaks" California Cabernet Sauvignon ($8.99)
  • Ariel 2001 "de-alcoholized" Cabernet Sauvignon ($6.50)
  • Ridge 2001 California Sonoma Station Zinfandel ($19.99)
  • Joseph Phelps 2001 California "Pastiche" ($11.99)
  • Cline 2001 California "Oakley Vin Rouge" ($7.99)
  • Cline Cellars 2002 California "Red Truck" ($10)
  • Seghesio 2001 Sonoma County Barbera ($22.79)
  • Catacula Lake Winery 2000 Napa Valley Zinfandel ($17)
  • Buttonwood Farm 2000 Santa Ynez Valley Merlot ($18)
  • Rex Goliath 2001 "47 Pound Rooster" Central Coast "Free Range" Pinot Noir ($9)
  • Laurel Glen 2001 Reds California Red ($8.99)
  • Cosentino 2000 "The Novelist" California Meritage ($9.99)
  • Madrigal 2001 Napa Valley Zinfandel ($25)
  • Thackrey Pleiades XII Old Vines California Red Table Wine ($20.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2000 Paso Robles Rozet Vineyard "Los Robles Viejos" ($22)
  • Louis M. Martini 2001 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon ($11.99)
  • R.H. Phillips 2001 "EXP" Dunnigan Hills Viognier ($9.99)
  • Vinum Cellars 2002 "Pets" Wilson Vineyards Clarksburg Petite Sirah ($14)
  • Housley's Century Oak Winery 2001 Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel ($13)
  • Rocca Family Vineyards 2000 Yountville Napa Valley Syrah ($38)
  • H. Gray 2000 Yountville Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($34)
  • Ferrari-Carano 2000 Siena Sonoma County Red Wine ($27.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2001 Rocks and Gravel California Red Wine ($20.99)
  • Bonny Doon 2002 "Ca' del Solo" California Big House Red ($9.99)
  • Bonny Doon 2002 "Ca' del Solo" California Big House White ($9.99)
  • St. Supéry 2001 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($12.99)
  • Mosby 2000 "Roc Michel" Monterey County Red Table Wine ($18)
  • Madrigal 2000 Napa Valley Zinfandel ($25)
  • MoCool 2003 Friday Dinner, "Hang Ten with Madeline"
  • MoCool 2003 Saturday Picnic, "We're Goin' to Wine City!"
  • MoCool 2003 Sunday Brunch, "Fire on the Mountain - Mountaintop Verticals"
  • Pine Ridge 2002 California Chenin Blanc-Viognier ($14.99)
  • Sausal Family 2000 Alexander Valley Old Vine Zinfandel ($14)
  • Glass Mountain Quarry 1999 California Cabernet Sauvignon ($9.99)
  • Rosenblum Vintners Cuvee XXIV California Zinfandel ($10.99)
  • Marietta California Old Vine Red Lot No. 31 ($10)
  • Cosentino 2000 Tenero Rosso Lodi Red Wine ($10)
  • Artesa 2000 Santa Barbara Pinot Noir ($17)
  • Keltie Brook 2001 Carneros Pinot Noir ($30/restaurant price)
  • Elyse 1999 D l'Aventure ($18.99)
  • Estancia 2000 California Merlot ($13.49)
  • Gan Eden 1996 California Cuvee "Les Trois Canards" ($18)
  • Toad Hollow 2001 "Cacophony" Paso Robles Zinfandel ($15.59)
  • Ironstone Vineyards 2001 "Obsession" California Symphony ($7.99)
  • Hawk Crest 2000 California Cabernet Sauvignon ($13.49)
  • Franciscan 2001 Napa Valley Chardonnay ($13.99)
  • Weinstock Cellars 1999 Clarksburg "Contour" Chenin Blanc ($11.99)
  • Joseph Phelps 2000 "Pastiche" California Red Table Wine ($13.50)
  • Au Bon Climat 2000 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir ($19.99)
  • Quady 2000 "Essensia" California Orange Muscat ($11.49/375 ml)
  • Charles Shaw 2000 California Chardonnay ($2)
  • Charles Shaw 2000 California Merlot ($2)
  • Charles Shaw 2000 California Cabernet Sauvignon ($2)
  • Bogle Vineyards 2000 California Merlot ($9.99)
  • Clos Robert 2000 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($9.49)
  • Cline 2000 "Oakley" California Vin Rouge ($7.99)
  • Bonterra 1999 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($16.39)
  • Au Bon Climat 1998 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir "La Bauge Au-dessus" ($23.99)
  • Bonterra 2001 Mendocino County Viognier ($22.99)
  • Zaca Mesa 2000 Zaca Vineyards Santa Barbara County Viognier ($15.99)
  • Edmunds St. John 2000 Rocks and Gravel ($19.99)
  • Qupé 2000 Los Olivos Cuvée ($19.99)
  • Chappellet 1999 Old Vine Cuvee Napa Valley White Wine ($12.99)
  • Ca' del Solo 2000 California Big House Red ($9.39)
  • Ridge California Coast Range ($16.99)
  • Cline 2000 California Zinfandel ($9.99)
  • Laurel Glen 2000 REDS California Red Table Wine ($7.99)
  • Ravenswood 2000 Vintners Blend California Zinfandel ($11.69)
  • Sonoma-Cutrer 2000 Russian River Ranches Chardonnay ($17.99)
  • Bogle Vineyards 2000 California Petite Sirah ($10.99)
  • Smoking Loon 1999 California Syrah ($8.99)
  • Caymus 2000 Conundrum California White Table Wine ($22.99)
  • Au Bon Climat 1999 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir-Mondeuse
  • Kempton Clark 1997 "ZIN" Lopez Ranch Cucamonga Valley Zinfandel ($14.99)
  • Qupé 1998 Santa Barbara County Bien Nacido Reserve Syrah
  • Pedroncelli 1997 Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County Petite Sirah ($14.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1997 "Counterpoint" Sonoma Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon ($17.99)
  • Mosby 1999 Santa Barbara County Pinot Grigio
  • Motif "Classic" California Sparkling Wine ($5.99)
  • Motif "Touch of Raspberry" California Sparkling Wine ($5.99)
  • Beckmen Vineyards 1997 Santa Barbara County Syrah ($18.99)
  • Il Podere dell'Olivos 1997 Moana Arrossisce ($9.99)
  • Mosby 1999 Santa Barbara County Dolcetto Vigna della Casa Vecchia ($14)
  • Rabbit Ridge 1998 California Barbera ($9.99)
  • St. Supéry 1996 Meritage Napa Valley Red Wine ($35)
  • Justin Vineyards & Winery 1997 Paso Robles Isosceles ($34.99)
  • Sanford 1998 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($24.99)
  • Bonterra Vineyards 1997 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($15.99)
  • Ferrari-Carano 1997 Sonoma County Siena ($24.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1998 "Reds" California Table Wine ($7.99)
  • Louis M. Martini 1993 Lake County Barbera ($11.79)
  • Heron 1998 California Syrah ($10.99)
  • Mark West 1999 Russian River Valley Gewurztraminer ($11.99)
  • Toasted Head 1997 Dunnigan Hills (California) Malbec ($15.99)
  • Ravenswood 1997 Napa Valley Zinfandel ($14.99)
  • EOS 1997 Paso Robles Petite Sirah ($14.99)
  • Cline 1998 California Zinfandel ($9.99)
  • Andrew Quady 1997 Essensia California Orange Muscat Sweet Dessert Wine ($13.79)
  • Cosentino Winery 1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($21.84)
  • Edmunds St. John 1995 Les Côtes Sauvages California Red Table Wine ($19.99)
  • Gallo of Sonoma Tasting
  • California wines, Italian grapes
  • Elyse 1995 Napa Valley Nero Misto Red Table Wine ($14.99)
  • Louis M. Martini 1997 California Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99)
  • Pepperwood Grove 1997 California Pinot Noir ($6.49)
  • Chateau St. Jean 1996 Cinq Cépages Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon ($29.95)
  • Chappellet 1997 Old Vine Cuvee Napa Valley Special Select White Wine ($12.99)
  • Cinnabar 1997 Mercury Rising California Red Table Wine ($16.99)
  • Babcock Vineyards 1997 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($15.95)
  • Foppiano Vineyards 1995 Russian River Valley Petite Sirah ($13.99)
  • Hanzell 1977 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay ($39.99)
  • Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut Sparkling Wine ($18.99)
  • A vegetarian dinner with Gallo Sonoma wines
  • Ridge 1997 Pagani Ranch Sonoma Valley Zinfandel ($26.99)
  • Wild Horse 197 Central Coast (California) Pinot Noir ($17.99)
  • Good Pinot Noir for $10?
  • Woodbridge 1993 Lodi (California) "Portacinco" ($13.99)
  • Bearitage non-vintage California Red Table Wine ($8.99)
  • Bonny Doon 1998 Vin Gris de Cigare California Pink Wine ($9.49)
  • Laurel Glen 1996 Quintana North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99)
  • Cline 1994 Carneros Marsanne ($5.99)
  • Hop Kiln 1996 "Marty Griffin's Big Red" California Dry Table Wine ($9.99)
  • R. H. Phillips 1996 Toasted Head California Cabernet Sauvignon/55%-Syrah 45% ($14.95)
  • Bonny Doon 1997 "Il Fiasco" California Red Wine ($14.99)
  • Que Syrah, (Petite) Sirah
  • Topolos 1995 California Old Vineyard Reserve ($9.99)
  • Ferrari-Carano 1996 Sonoma County Siena ($27.99)
  • Two good mid-range U.S. Pinot Noirs
  • Cline 1997 California Zinfandel ($8.99)
  • Zaca Mesa 1996 Santa Barbara County (California) Z Cuvee ($13.99)
  • Zaca Mesa 1997 Santa Barbara County "Z" Gris ($5.99)
  • A trip to Toad Hollow
  • Two decent California whites
  • Babcock 1997 Santa Barbara County Carrari Vineyards Pinot Gris ($14.99)
  • Gallo of Sonoma tasting
  • Byron 1997 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Gris ($14.99)
  • Two "Pac Rims" from Bonny Doon
  • Zaca Mesa 1996 Santa Barbara County "Cuvee Z" ($13.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1996 Counterpoint Sonoma Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon ($17.99)
  • Babcock 1996 Fathom Santa Barbara County Red Table Wine ($19.99)
  • Fetzer 1993 California Gewürztraminer ($4.99 in 1994)
  • Sanford 1996 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay ($17.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1996 Quintana North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99)
  • Cline 1995 "Ancient Vines" Contra Costa County Zinfandel ($14.99)
  • Two California Chenin Blancs
  • Villa Mt. Eden 1996 Grand Reserve Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley (California) Chardonnay ($15.99)
  • Hanzell 1995 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay ($31.99)
  • Sanford 1997 Central Coast (California) Sauvignon Blanc ($12.99)
  • Sanford 1995 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Santa Barbara County "Barrel Select" Pinot Noir ($31.99)
  • Pine Ridge Winery 1996 Napa Valley "La Petite Vigne TSIFG" ($9.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1996 REDS California Red Table Wine ($7.99)
  • Robert Mondavi Winery 1994 Bocce Rosso California Table Wine ($5.99)
  • R. H. Phillips 1995 "Toasted Head" Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah ($14.99)
  • Bonny Doon 1997 Vin Gris de Cigare California Pink Wine ($9.49)
  • Rabbit Ridge 1995 California Montepiano Tuscan Style Red Wine ($9.99)
  • Wild Horse 1996 Central Coast Pinot Noir ($17.99)
  • Cline 1995 Carneros Syrah ($12.99)
  • Bonny Doon 1996 "Pacific Rim" Monterey (California) Gewurztraminer ($12.99)
  • Iron Horse 1996 "T Bar T" Alexander Valley Fumé Blanc ($15.99)
  • Four Gallo-made Chardonnays
  • Ferrari-Carano 1995 Sonoma County "Siena" Red Wine ($27.99)
  • Benziger 1995 Sonoma County Fumé Blanc ($8.99)
  • Beringer 1996 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc ($9.29)
  • Hanzell 1994 Sonoma Valley Chardonnay ($31.99)
  • David Bruce 1996 Central Coast (California) Petite Syrah ($14.99)
  • Rabbit Ridge 1995 California Allure "Rhone Style Red Wine" ($7.99)
  • Bonny Doon 1996 Ca' del Solo Monterey (California) Malvasia Bianca ($9.49)
  • Bonny Doon "Ca' del Solo" 1996 California Charbono "La Farfalla" ($15.99)
  • Liberty School 1995 Paso Robles Central Coast Cabernet ($10.99)
  • Rochioli 1996 Russian River Valley Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc ($13.99)
  • Cline 1996 "Côtes d'Oakley" California Red Table Wine ($7.49)
  • Cline 1996 California Zinfandel ($8.99)
  • Wild Horse 1995 Monterey Pinot Blanc ($11.49)
  • Quivira 1993 Dry Creek Valley Dry Creek Cuvee ($8.99)
  • Sanford 1996 Santa Barbara County (California) Pinot Noir - Vin Gris ($11.99)
  • Estancia 1995 California Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.99)
  • Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) 1994 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($12.79)
  • Foxen 1995 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($23.99)
  • Rosenblum Cellars 1996 Contra Costa County (California) "Fleur de Hoof" Palomino ($8.99)
  • Wild Horse 1995 California Pinot Noir ($14.99)
  • Stony Ridge non-vintage California Nebbiolo ($13.99)
  • Bonny Doon Garnacha non-vintage California Pink Wine ($12.99/500 ml)
  • Bonny Doon 1996 Pacific Rim Dry Riesling ($9.99)
  • Indigo Hills 1995 North Coast Pinot Noir ($8.99)
  • Marcelina Vineyards 1993 Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon ($19.99 suggested retail)
  • Marcelina Vineyards 1995 Napa Valley Chardonnay ($17.99 suggested retail)
  • Chappellet 1995 "Old Vine Cuvée" Napa Valley Special Select White Wine ($7.49)
  • Laurel Glen 1995 "Terra Rosa" North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon ($9.99)
  • Buena Vista 1995 Lake County (California) Sauvignon Blanc ($5.99)
  • Stony Hill 1992 Napa Valley Chardonnay ($27.99)
  • Laurel Glen 1995 REDS California Red Table Wine ($6.99)
  • Chappellet 1995 Napa Valley Chenin Blanc "Dry" ($8.99)
  • Au Bon Climat "9596" Central Coast Pinot Noir ($17.99)
  • Gallo Sonoma 1994 Barrelli Creek Vineyard Alexander Valley Valdiguié ($11.99)
  • Cline 1996 Cotes d'Oakley California Vin Gris Rosé Table Wine ($5.99)
  • Cline 1995 Cotes d'Oakley California Vin Rouge ($7.49)

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