5 STAR
- Armida Maple Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley Zin 2005
- Hahn Estates Meritage 1999 (2006 rated it a 4)
- Little Valley Winery Raspberry Champagne
- Madrona Estate Grown Wines New World Port 2006
- Rutherford Hill Twenty Third Anniversary Merlot 1997
- Peju Estate Bottled Cabernet Franc 2002
- Regusci Stags Leap District Merlot 2001
- Rios Lovell Estate Winery Port 2004
- Rutherford Hill Winemakers Blend 2000
- V Sattui Gamay Rouge: I love this cold red. It is very refreshing and good on a hot summer day.You can only purchase their wines at the winery so if heading up to Napa Valley I always check my stock before I go and replenish where needed. They also have a great cheese shop, Keifer being my favorite spread but I do a tasting each time and purchase what strikes me that day.
- Wente Charles Wetmore Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
4 STAR
- Bent Creek Livermore Valley Zinfandel 2006
- Big White House Pesche Minon Champagne
- Charles R. Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
- Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot 2001
- Crooked Vine Winery CV Petite Sirah 2007
- Crooked Vine Winery SR Sparkling Malvasia 2009
- Dry Creek Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel, Somoma County 2006
- Fenestra Winery Lodi, Silvaspoons Vyds Touriga 2006 (We rated the 2008 White Riesling, Arryoy Seco, 2004 Merlot, Livermore Valley all a 4, the True Red, Lot#23 a 3; the 2005 Cab Sav and 2006 Petite Sirah and 2008 Sweet Viognier a 3.5-4, the 2006 Cab Franc, 2005 Cab Sav fro Liv Valley Thatcher Bay Vyd a 3-3.5; the 2006 Malbec and 2006 Zin a 2)
- Fenestra Winery Lodi, Silvaspoons Vyds Port 2003
- Garre Syrah 2006
- Hahn Maritage Red Table, Central Coast 2006
- La Posta Angel Paulucci Vineyard Malbec 2002
- Mitchell Katz Soprano Port 2005
- Red Feather Winery Lodi Old Vine Zin 2006
- Smith and Hook Cabernet Sauvignon 2006: The first one on the list will be tonight's 5/22/2012 selection. I rate it a 4 out of 5 stars. According to other sites it rated between a 3-4. We purchased it at the winery awhile back, aged 6 years with minimal supervision or care (my kind of wine). It was smooth with a slight tannin's but not as peppery or strong as I usually like but going perfectly with my grilled steak and spinach vinegrette salad. I will be looking for this at Bev Mo or heading back to the winery tasting room at Hahn Estates in Santa Lucia Highlands, CA. I also purchased it in 1999
- The Singing Winemaker Almond Champagne
- Thomas Coyne Petite Sirah Livermore Valley 2005
- V Sattui White Riesling: For a white this was good, bought two bottles last time even though I'm not a hugh fan of white wine.
- Gamba: Had this in Danville at a wine bar, it was a red, maybe a cab. Liked it a lot.
- Clos du Bois Merlot 2006 (1/4/2012: It was good but also older and made the cross country trip so maybe it was better before. Give another try)
- Jekel Vineyards Monterey Gewarxtraminer 2000 (waited too long; 7/30/2007 - trying with a spicy fish dish tonight. Wasn't as sweet as expected which was good but don't know if this is because it was older)
- McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005 (05 better than 06)
- Riverview Cellars Vidal Ice Wine Dessert 2002 (10/1/2008: Might have been too old because it wasn't as good as I remember when we bought it.)
- Sequoia Grove Allen Family Shiraz 2000
- The Singing Winemaker Port
- Williams Selyem - Limestone Ridge at Vista Vercde Vineyard Chenin Blanc San Benito County 2009 (This was pretty good for a white, not oaky like a chardinay.)
- Boeger Winery Barbara El Dorado 2006. We rated it a 2 but we just drank it 6/3/2012 so we probably waited too long so I'll give it another try via a tasting.
- Alpha Omega Rose 2007
- Alpha Omega Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
- Alpha Omega Proprietary Red 2005
- Anaba Somoma Valley Red Table Wine 2008
- Arthur Earl Santa Ynez Valley Nebbiolo 1997
- Barnwood Merlot 1998
- Barnwood Zin 1999
- Benessere Vineyards Pinot Grigio Napa Valley, Carneros 2007 (Mixed notes: We drank this 8/22/2011, it was a wonderful, light, slightly fruity white wine. I really liked it especially since I don't normally like white wines but I had it as a R1 which doesn't match)
- Blackstone Merlot 2002
- Blackstone Reserve 2003
- Bodegas Aguirre Forte 6 Port 2011
- BR Cohn Pinot Noir 2005
- BR Cohn Doobie Red North Coast Red Table 2004
- BV Ensemble Red Table 1999
- Carta di Imbarro Carta diImbarro Zin 2005
- Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
- Castello di Amorosa Almond Sparkling
- Castello di Amorosa Con Amore Tawny Port
- Castel Grisch Seneca Dream Red Table Wine
- Castel Grisch Estate Reserve Burgundy
- Cedar Mountain Tortuga Royale Port 2010
- Chouinard Vineyards Viognier White (I liked all their wine, champagne and port. I bought the Viognier and Old Vine Zin Port.)
- Conn Creek Winery Cabernet
- Deer Ridge Vineyards Moonstruck Blend 2007
- Eagle Ridge Private Reserve Petite Sirah 2005 (I belive this was the peppery wine which I really liked)
- Eckert Estate Winery Late Harvest Primitivo 2005 (not technically a port because it has no brandy but it tastes like one just thicker and sweeter)
- Eckert Estate Winery Celebration Cuvee red table 2010
- El Sol SF Bay cabernet 2004
- Fulkerson Red Zeppelin Red Table wine
- Four Chimneys Eye of the Bee Sweet Red
- Glenora Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
- Goose Watch Lemberger Red Table 2002
- Greenvale Cabernet Franc 2001
- Hahn Estates Cab 2006
- Kendal Jackson Jackson Estates Grown Chardonnay 2005
- Lakewood Cabernet Franc 2002
- Les Chenes Estate Mourvedre SF Bay Livermore Valley 2008
- Longevity Syrah 2006
- Mitchell Katz Livermore Valley Merlot falling star 2007
- Mitchell Katz Petite Sirah Port 2006
- Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
- Newport Vineyards White Gap 2002
- Page Mill Winery Angela's Cuvee 2008
- Paraiso Springs Souzao Port
- Parducci Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
- Peju Province, Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (on 5/2012 didn't find one I wanted to purchase, they were very mild reds for my taste on this day)
- Peju Provence Red Table 2006
- Pine Ridge Vineyards Charmstone Red Table 2007
- Prejean Merlot 2002
- Provenance Sauvignon Blanc 2006
- Ravens Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
- Ravens Wood Amador County Zin 1999
- Raymond Reserve Melot 2002
- Retzlaff Vineyards Merlot 2004
- Retzlaff Vineyards Port
- Reynolds Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estate Select 2006
- Rios Lovell Estate Winery Port Zac's Reserve Port 2011
- Rosella's Miner Pinot Noir 2002
- Robert Sinskey Los Carneros Merlot 2003
- Rodrigue Molyneaux Primitivo Red Table 2007
- Rosemount Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
- Rutherford Hill Vintage Zinfandel Port 2000
- Ryhan Rouge-Sang 2004
- Sawyer Cellars Meritage
- Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
- Simi Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
- St. Supery Atkins House Red Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
- Sterling Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
- Stony Ridge Malvasia Bianca Dessert 2005
- Sutter Home White Cabernet 2006
- Swedish Hill Cabernet Franc 2001
- Swedish Hill Doobie Blues White
- Thomas Coyne Graciano Lodi 2008
- Thomas Coyne Port 2003
- Thomas Coyne Confluence Red Table Wine 2002
- V Sattui Petite Sirah North CA 2008
- V Sattui Preston Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
- Ventana Orange Muscat 1996
- Ventana Estate Bottled Merlot 1996
- Viansa Winery Thalia Sangiovese 2005
- Villa Mount Eden Tall Trees Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
- Wente Crane Ridge Merlot 2004
- Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2006
- Whitehall Lane Winery Merlot 2004
- William Harrison Vineyards Cabernet Franc2005
- Wind Walker Winery ZinMan 2006
- Wolf Blass Yellow Label Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
NOT A FAN
- Mitchell Katz Sangiovese 2005: R2
- Plymouth Colony Red Gold Cranberry Mead: R2 (kool aid wine - not really a wine.)
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