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Last Updated: 09/05/08
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Last Updated: 09/05/08
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What Wine Merchants Themselves Drink
A wine list by John Rittmaster, Wine Director
We in the biz have the opportunity over time to taste some of the very best wines of the world but have the budget to actually purchase and consume very few. The following are some wines we here in my store can actually afford to buy and drink but provide total geek-y satisfaction!
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d'Arenberg Grenache The Custodian McLaren Vale
At around $17, this is the ultimate BBQ wine as its plush fruit pairs seamlessly with hot-sweet glazes and there's enough acidity to cut through the meat too!
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2004 Jean Jacques Vincent & Fils Pouilly Fuisse Marie Antoinette
It's the 2006 I am talking about but couldn't find it on the list. In 2006, IMHO, the wines seem to get better the further south you go in Burgundy culminating in a great Chalonnaise harvest. This is dynamite and... more
2006 J. L. Chave Selection Cotes du Rhone Mon Coeur
Dark, musky Syrah-based wine that reminds me of why we drink it in the first place......plenty of meat blood, black pepper and a shovelful of wet earth. Great weight too. Complex and loaded with character.
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2007 Grotta del Sole Gragnano
This is the ultimate pizza wine. Go to a restaurant in Napoli if you're a tourist and prepare to pay a lot for very little and then jealously watch the table filled with natives next to you have a rollicking good tim... more
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2007 Gianni Gagliardo Fallegro
This is based on the indigenous Favorita grape grown, in this instance, in Alba, in the midst of Barolo country! Light and elegant, this wine has the bright left necessary to bring alive just about any food and tastes gr... more
Average cost for wines on this list: $18.69