L.A. WINELINE SAVE MONEY - AND STILL DRINK GREAT WINE.Byline: - Larry Lipson Proving that you don't have to spend big bucks for good wine, Red Carpet has listed a number of wines under $20 on its Top 100 list. The Glendale wine merchant, at 400 E. Glendale Blvd., names four wines under $10 in the first 25 picks, plus five more under $20. Incidentally, all of these picks are, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the retailer's current newsletter, still available for purchase. Its No. 5 pick is an Italian white priced at $11.75, the 2003 Anselmi San Vincenzo There are communes that have the name San Vincenzo (Italian for Saint Vincent) in Italy:
No. 7 is one of those fine grenaches from Spain, only $6.99, a 2003 Tres Ojos garnacha, and No. 9, a $17.75 semillon, the 2003 Ruston from Napa Valle. In the 13th spot, Red Carpet chooses a Napa blend of cabernet sauvignon Cab·er·net Sauvignon n. 1. A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley. 2. A dry red wine made from this grape. [French. , shiraz and merlot, the 2001 Delectus Argentum priced at $17.73. Right next to it, in 14th place, an Alsace gewurztraminer from Chateau d'Orschwihr is ticketed at $17.29. Chardonnay lovers will jump for No. 17 on the list, the one made by the Talley Family under the Bishop's Peak label, a 2003 for $9.98. Right after it comes a surprisingly good French bubbly for a mere $8.75, the No. 18 being Varichon & Clerc blanc de blancs, low in price because it's from Savoie, not Champagne. A superior 2000 vintage California red, 75 percent cabernet sauvignon and 25 percent merlot, under the negotiant label Cask One and offered at $14.91, captures the 19th slot. Red Carpet's No. 22 is dubbed ``a super Tuscan value'' and goes for $9.64 a bottle. It's the 2001 Monte Antico, a big and zesty blend of sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Information: (800) 339-0609 or www.redcarpetwine.com. NEW RELEASES: A blend of eight pinot noir clones, the 2002 Gloria Ferrer Carneros pinot noir ($26) is now available nationwide ... Congrats con·grats Informal interj. Congratulations. pl.n. Congratulations: sent him my congrats. to New Zealand's Cloudy Bay Cloudy Bay is located at the northeast of New Zealand's South Island, to the south of the Marlborough Sounds. The area lends its name to one of the best known New World white wines (Cloudy Bay Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc) although the grapes used in production of that wine are grown , which just released its 20th vintage of sauvignon blanc, the 2004, at around $26 a bottle. Most wine authorities agree that this is the label that thrust New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. into wine's global forefront. SIPS & NIBBLES: Register and pay before Sunday for the Amador Vintners Winter Wine Weekend, Feb. 12-13, and it'll cost only $40 per person instead of $50. Details on discussions, tastings, demonstrations, seminars et al: (888) 655-8614 or www.amadorwine.com ... The 2001 PlumpJack cabernet sauvignon snagged top honors as Best of the Year by Wine Enthusiast magazine Wine Enthusiast magazine is a magazine covering wine, food, spirits, travel and entertaining topics. It was founded in 1988 by Adam and Sybil Strum and reaches 686,000 (2006 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey) readers. . This means that this $58 PlumpJack cab came out No. 1 in the world out of some 6000 wines tasted during 2004. The current issue lists the top 100. Winery information: (707) 945-1220 ... Provoked by my previous Wineline column, the local ``Cheers'' tasting group headed by Joel Framson will hold a similar syrah (shiraz) tasting later this month in Studio City with the hope that California syrahs fare better against their French, Australian and South American counterparts. Results forthcoming ... 1800 Anejo Tequila, which won a Double Gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize at the 2004 San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden World Spirits Competition, scored 95 for the top honor in its category at the recent Beverage Tasting Institute's annual International Review of Spirits ... The $13 2003 Antiguas Reservas chardonnay of Cousino-Macul picked up first-place honors in the over-$10 chardonnay category of the annual Guia de Vinos de Chile awards. Second was the Aquitania Sol de Sol and third the Tabali Reserva Especial es·pe·cial adj. 1. Of special importance or significance; exceptional: an occasion of especial joy. 2. ... And serious collectors should know that the 16,000 Burgundy reviews of Allen Meadows, available on his burghound.com, have been integrated with the online acquisition services and cellar management application of vinfolio.com. Vinfolio is a San Francisco-based company dealing with all aspects of wine collecting. Larry Lipson, (818) 713-3668 larry.lipson(at)dailynews.com |
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