Tuesday, February 07, 2006

The $500 Cellar - organic wine recommendations

Organic Wine Journal's $500 Cellar

The $500 Cellar

For the $500 cellar, I decided to go with a case of red and a case of white; average bottle price, $19.99. These wines are meant to be drunk now.

Red Case
1. Lolonis Ladybug Red Redwood Valley CA Cuvee IV
2. L’Hiver Syrah Mendocino County 2003
3. Altos Malbec Reserva Mendoza Argentina 2002
4. Domaine de L’Oratoire St. Martin Reserve des Seigneurs Cairanne Cotes-du-Rhone 2003
5. Infantado Port
6. Chaumont Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise 2002
7. Robert Sinskey “Vineyard Reserve” 1999
8. Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir “Four Vineyards” 2001
9. Tablas Creek Cote de Tablas Rouge 2002
10. Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Les Galichets 2003
11. Domaine les Genastas Cotes-du-Rhone Villages 2003
12. Pasquero Hilberg Varej Vino Rosso Da Tavola 2003

White Case
1. Alzinger Gruner Veltliner Wachau 2002
2. Marcel Deiss Muscat d’Alsace 2001
3. Etienne Riffault “Seveldra” Sancerre 2002
4. Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouche Brut de Normandie
5. Binner Vin d’Alsace Riesling 2001
6. Robert Sinskey Vineyards Chardonnay 2002
7. Ferrando Erbaluce di Caluso Cariola 2003
8. Pircas Begras Argentina Torrontes 2004
9. Maniciat Recolte Macon Charnay 2003
10. Sinskey Vineyards Vin Gris 2004
11. Chance Creek Sauvignon Blanc Redwood Valley CA 2002
12. Tablas Creek Cote de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles CA 2002

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