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(Message started by: SommelierCH on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 8:56am)

Title: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $15
Post by SommelierCH on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 8:56am

Double-Jointed at half the price.

· California's Best Wines for $15 or Less

Wine-- Score-- Price

ALDERBROOK Sauvignon Blanc Dry Creek Valley 2000 87 $13
ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS Chardonnay Alexander Valley 2000 87 $15
AMBERHILL Cabernet Sauvignon California 1999 86 $11
BANDIERA Merlot California Vineyard Reserve 2000 86 $9
BEAULIEU VINEYARD Chardonnay California Coastal 2000 87 $11
BEAULIEU VINEYARD Zinfandel Napa Valley 2000 85 $15
BELVEDERE Chardonnay Sonoma County Healdsburg Ranches 2000 87 $14
BENZIGER Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2000 87 $13
BERINGER Merlot California Founders' Estate 1999 86 $12
BERINGER Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Appellation Collection 2000 88 $12
BERINGER Shiraz California Founders' Estate 1999 85 $12
BERINGER Zinfandel Clear Lake Appellation Collection 1998 86 $14
BERNARDUS Sauvignon Blanc Monterey County 2001 85 $15
BOGLE Chardonnay California 2000 85 $9
BOGLE Merlot California 2000 86 $9
BOGLE Petite Sirah California 1999 88 $11
BOGLE Zinfandel California Old Vine 2000 85 $11
BONTERRA Chardonnay Mendocino County 2000 86 $15
BRANDER Sauvignon Blanc Santa Ynez Valley 2001 87 $12
BUEHLER Chardonnay Napa Valley 2000 86 $13
BUEHLER Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2000 85 $14
CA' DEL SOLO Malvasia Bianca Monterey 2000 85 $12
CA' DEL SOLO Sangiovese California 1999 85 $15
CALLAWAY Merlot California Coastal 1999 85 $11
CANYON ROAD Sauvignon Blanc California 2001 86 $9
CANYON ROAD Shiraz California 2000 85 $10
CECCHETTI-SEBASTIANI Chardonnay Central Coast 2000 86 $12
CECCHETTI-SEBASTIANI Pinot Noir Central Coast 1999 85 $14
CECCHETTI-SEBASTIANI Syrah North Coast 2000 85 $14
CHATEAU POTELLE Sauvignon Blanc 2000 86 $15
CHATEAU ST. JEAN Chardonnay Sonoma County 2000 88 $14
CHATEAU ST. JEAN Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2001 85 $13
CHATEAU SOUVERAIN Chardonnay Sonoma County 2000 90 $14
CHATEAU SOUVERAIN Sauvignon Blanc Alexander Valley 2001 88 $12
CHATEAU SOUVERAIN Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley 2000 85 $15
CLINE Oakley Vin Blanc California 2000 86 $9
DELICATO Merlot California 2000 86 $6
DELICATO Shiraz California 2000 86 $6
DOMAINE CHANDON Blanc de Noirs Carneros 398 NV 88 $15
DOMAINE CHANDON Brut California Classic 198 NV 86 $15
DOMAINE DE LA TERRE ROUGE Syrah California Les Côtes de L'Ouest 2000 89 $15
DRY CREEK Zinfandel Sonoma County Heritage Clone 1999 86 $15
ECHELON Chardonnay Central Coast 2000 86 $13
ECHELON Vioginier Clarksburg Esperanza Vineyard 2000 85 $14
FARALLON Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 1998 85 $13
FERRARI-CARANO Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2001 87 $15
FETZER Chardonnay Monterey County Five Rivers Ranch 2000 86 $13
FETZER Sauvignon Blanc California Echo Ridge 2001 85 $8
FETZER Syrah California Valley Oaks 1999 87 $9
FOPPIANO Cabernet Sauvignon Russian River Valley 1999 86 $15
GALLO of SONOMA Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Reserve 1999 86 $13
GALLO of SONOMA Chardonnay Sonoma County Reserve 2000 86 $11
GALLO of SONOMA Merlot Sonoma County 1999 86 $11
GALLO of SONOMA Pinot Noir Sonoma County Reserve 2000 85 $15
GLASS MOUNTAIN QUARRY Syrah California 1999 86 $10
GROTH Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2001 87 $15
GUENOC Sauvignon Blanc Lake County 2001 85 $14
GUENOC Sauvignon Blanc North Coast 2000 86 $14
HEITZ Chardonnay Napa Valley 2000 87 $15
HONIG Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2000 87 $15
INDIGO HILLS Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 1997 87 13
KENDALL-JACKSON Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot California Collage 2000 86 $9
KENDALL-JACKSON Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz California Collage 2000 86 $9
KENDALL-JACKSON Sauvignon Blanc California Vintner's Reserve 2000 86 $10
KENDALL-JACKSON Syrah California Vintner's Reserve 1999 85 $12
KENWOOD Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County 2000 87 $12
KENWOOD Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County Reserve 2000 86 $15
KENWOOD Zinfandel Sonoma County 1999 86 $15
KUNDE Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma Valley Magnolia Lane 2001 86 $14
KUNDE Zinfandel Sonoma Valley 1999 86 $15
LAKE SONOMA Chardonnay Russian River Valley Heck Family Cellar Selection 2000 85 $15
LAKE SONOMA Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley Heck Family Cellar Selection 1999 86 $15
LOCKWOOD Sauvignon Blanc Monterey 2000 85 $11
LOLONIS Fumé Blanc Redwood Valley 2000 85 $14
MARKHAM Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2001 86 $10
LOUIS M. MARTINI Cabernet Sauvignon California 1999 85 $12
MERIDIAN Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2000 87 $11
MIRASSOU Pinot Noir Central Coast Coastal Selection 1999 85 $14
MONTERRA Merlot Monterey County 1999 85 $10
MONTERRA Syrah Monterey County 1999 85 $13
MORGAN Sauvignon Blanc Monterey-Sonoma Counties 2000 85 $14
MURPHY-GOODE Chardonnay Sonoma County 2000 87 $15
MURPHY-GOODE Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2001 85 $13
ANDREW MURRAY Syrah Central Coast Tous Les Jours 2000 87 $15

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by SommelierCH on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 8:57am

ROBERT PEPI Sangiovese California 1999 87 $14
PEPPERWOOD GROVE Merlot California 2000 86 $9
PEPPERWOOD GROVE Syrah California 2000 86 $9
PEPPERWOOD GROVE Viognier California 2000 85 $9
PEZZI KING Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 1999 86 $13
R.H. PHILLIPS Sauvignon Blanc Dunnigan Hills 2000 85 $8
PIETRA SANTA Sasso Rosso California 1999 85 $12
RAVENSWOOD Zinfandel Amador County 1999 85 $14
RAVENSWOOD Zinfandel California Vintners Blend 2000 86 $11
RAVENSWOOD Zinfandel Lodi 1999 87 $14
RAVENSWOOD Zinfandel Mendocino 1999 87 $14
RAYMOND Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Reserve 2000 85 $11
RENWOOD Barbera California Sierra Series 2000 86 $12
RENWOOD Syrah California Sierra Series 2000 87 $12
RENWOOD Viognier California Sierra Series 2000 86 $12
ROSENBLUM Chateau La Paws Côte Du Bone Roan San Francisco Bay 2000 86 $10
ST. CLEMENT Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2000 85 $13
ST. FRANCIS Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County California Selection 1999 85 $15
ST. SUPÉRY Moscato California 2001 87 $15
ST. SUPÉRY Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2001 89 $15
SAUSAL Zinfandel Alexander Valley 1999 90 $14
SCHUG Chardonnay Sonoma Valley 2000 86 $15
SCHUG Pinot Noir Sonoma Valley 2000 85 $15
SEBASTIANI Chardonnay Sonoma County 2000 88 $13
SEBASTIANI Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2000 86 $15
SEVEN PEAKS Shiraz Paso Robles 1999 85 $14
SHOOTING STAR Sauvignon Blanc Lake County 2001 85 $12
SHOOTING STAR Syrah Lake County 1999 87 $12
SIMI Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County 2001 86 $14
STERLING Sauvignon Blanc North Coast 2000 85 $12
STEVENOT Cabernet Sauvignon Calaveras County 1999 85 $15
THE HESS COLLECTION Cabernet Sauvignon California Hess Select 1999 87 $15
THE HESS COLLECTION Chardonnay California Select 2000 85 $11
M. TRINCHERO Merlot San Luis Obispo-Monterey-Napa-Santa Barbara Counties Family Selection 1999 86 $12
TURNBULL Sauvignon Blanc Oakville 2000 86 $14
VILLA MT. EDEN Chardonnay Monterey County Coastal 1999 86 $10
VILLA MT. EDEN Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyard Grand Reserve 2000 86 $14
WENTE Sauvignon Blanc Central Coast 1999 85 $9
WENTE Sauvignon Blanc Livermore Valley 2000 86 $10
WHITEHALL LANE Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2000 85 $15
WILDHURST Sauvignon Blanc Clear Lake 2001 86 $12

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by Slammy on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 11:14am

Hmmm looking for a nice mid-range Syrah and a good tawny port....aged the shit out of.... for my cellar.... :D

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by Peppermint on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 11:40am

oh brudda ... :P :D

Thanks David. Now I'll have many more choices (for uh, entertaining ;D .)
I was gettin' tired of the same ole. ::)

I don't know wine very well.... but I'm learning :D

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by jimbo on Jan 22^nd, 2003, 11:58am

WINE IS FINE, BUT LIQUOR IS QUICKER!!!!! ;D

Seeya,

Jimbo

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by SommelierCH on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 11:32am

Slammy,

For a med. priced Syrah/Shiraz (same grape) I look to Australia (they have living Shiraz vines from 1858). At the restaurant, I’m pouring an Australian Shiraz by the glass made by Rosemont Estates, “Hills of Gold”, from Mudgee, but the Barossa Valley is my favorite Australian region for Shiraz. I also like Penfolds, “Kalimna Bin 28”. They have a pretty consistent growing season down under, so vintage is not as critical, at least in the last few years.

TAWNY PORT: I like your choice of tawny port, especially for the home. It lasts much longer after being opened, than other ports. Without breaking the bank, I like Dow’s 10, 20 or 30 year old tawny. The through line of the flavor profiles for each of these tawnys, is redolent of lightly toasted hazelnut, with just a touch of honey. Great stuff.

David J.

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by Roxy on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 1:34pm

Slammy,

I'm not near the expert at this....but we do like wine. I always try to find the best tasting for the cheapest price.

If you like Syrah/Shiraz, you will probably like Cotes-du-Rhone.....some of these are real inexpensive, but real good too.

Like David said, the Rosemount Diamond Label is very good, Lindeman's Bin 59, and Black Opal are good too.

In Cotes-du-Rhone, we drink E & M Guigal, Jaboulet, and La Vieille Ferme.

All of these are under $12-13. Whenever we open a bottle, we have 5 people drinking, so it has to be cheap but good. LOL

Jimbo--sorry, I have to disagree with you....wine is pretty damn quick!!!! You'll be on your butt before you know what hit you :P.

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by totka on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 2:39pm

Hi Sommelier,
Do you know Hungarian Wines?
If you want I'll send you some sample. What's your address?

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by cootie on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 2:48pm

David J.....I didn't see any mention of 'Mad Dog'....why's that....(coot's is gaggin at the thought of it agin)....it's sumwhere between cheap and cheaper I'd say (junk...cheap buzz)......I've choked that shit down many a nite many moons ago....guess I was jus always a cheap date.....ever try the Breitenbach Amish wines in stores ($ 9.99 and up)....I like it fer sum reason.....but then, I guess with some there's jus no accountin fer taste. .... I mite not know a good wine when I see one......too busy comparein the worst to the worser ones and it jus may be onea dem worser ones ? Oh and no mention of Boones Farm Apple wines....not onea yer finer ones I'll bet....I jus got that feelin !!! Wait a minute....what ever happen'd ta the clasic 'Ripple' wine....I think these are all yer NON-WORKIN wines....yeah....maybe that's it........ Pam ;) ;D ;)

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by Roxy on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 3:58pm

LMFAO Cootie ;D

I haven't thought of Ripple since, maybe, 10th grade.....and soon after discovered I liked beer much better!!!!

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by woobie on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 4:06pm

LMAO! Cootie..
You crack me up!!

Boone's Farm....LMMFAO!! and Ripple?? OMG.. LOL!!!

ok.. im done. thanks fer makin me laugh COOTIE!!

Tina :-*

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by cootie on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 4:30pm

We used ta get tagether at a freinds and play a game called 'Passout'....(I still have the game)...where ya had ta drink so many drinks on certain spaces ya landed on throwin the dice, if ya got on a 'draw a card space' it'd have a tongue twister ya had ta recite in fronta everyone and not screw up or else ya yad to go back to start or drink so many drinks (one spot would say 'lite up' and I have no idea what that ment...evil grin)....we passed round the Mad Dog and the Ripple. Idea was ta get around the board and not pass out drunk...fer me....it was PEUK out....blahhhhh !! Course that was when it was legal ta drink 'n drive. I actually don't think I have ever drank...quote....good wine ! Got sum friends that make sum dam pretty good homemade wine but it tastes more like white lightning......last time I drank a full bottle I was found sittin on the ground by my truck bangin my head....not ta music either !!! (had my own lill private peuk fest). Beer does me better these days and drink of choice....it's safer fer me lets say....Pam

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by CathiP on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 4:34pm

Hey Cootie-
Equal time for Boone's Farm Stawberry Hill, ifyapleeze...
just thinking about it gives me a residual buzzzzzz ;)
Or, or, didja ever get into Thunderbird? Well, now, talk about rotgut, I'm still not into wine- maybe I was cured early!!!
Somm, you must be just reeling right now, and for that, I apologize-we were young and desperate to try it all- if it was cheap, of course!!
I have found something that is like nectar to me- Ice Wine.....Lake Okanagan, interior BC, we tried it for the first time- didn't bother to memorize label, and I NEED more! More like an aperitif, definitely two layers- the cold, then the grape- more of a sensation than a taste. we brought home a case, but that was 2 yrs ago- what do you know about these ice wines? Can you enlighten us?
Thanks for the walk down Memory Lane, Cootie

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by catlind on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 5:24pm

on 01/23/03 at 16:30:47, cootie wrote:

We played that game too, but then we decided there was a better passout game. The rules were, the caller said the tongue twister (there were only 2 of us myself and another guy that knew it well enough to do it as callers) and each person had to repeat it round the room. Then the 1st and 2nd were said, and each person had to say the 1st and 2nd and so on.
If ya screwed up ya had to drink and say it all over. If you screwed up 3 times in a row you had to down your drink (alcohol, wine or beer) and start from scratch.
Here's the 10:
1 fat hen
a coupla ducks
3 brown bears
4 fast hares
5 filthy women fixin for a fuck
6 simple simons goin to the fair
7 siamese kittens sittin on a fence
8 elongated alligators elevated in an elevator
9 nude nymphos kneeling near a nook
I'm not the pheasant plucker I'm the pheasant pluckers son sitting plucking pheasants til the pheasant plucker comes.

I challenge any and everyone to this tongue twiser pass out at the next convention ;)

Cat

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by catlind on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 5:27pm

For anyone who's adventurous or young, here's a drink that's ummm shall we say fun?

It's called, "quick get me a cab my wife just called"
1 shot CC (Canadian Club whiskey)
1 shot cointreau (sp)
1 shot southern comfort
bar lime mix
7 up

I had 3 in a half hour before I knew what was in them because I couldn't taste the alcohol, needless to say, 30 min. after that I was doin the major thick tongue stagger walk LOL

Cat
erm....not that I would know much about partying and alcohol ::)

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by jonny on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 5:29pm

I'll just watch and laugh.

..................jonny :D

Title: Re: Wine selection for us working folk. CA under $
Post by cootie on Jan 23^rd, 2003, 6:12pm

wha-hoooo party girl cat !!! I wanna hang 'round with you........hee-hee !! Hey what happen'd ta Sally sat by the seashore sellin sumthin or other tongue twister........and then there's that one 'bout the wood chuck(my favorite). You guys have alki-hol at the convention.....wha-hooo agin !! I should bring my Passout game tongue twister cards.......there's sum I couldn't say stone cold sober. Hey....potty on....I mean party on....sumone started that potty stuff a while back ? Pam ;D