Wine

In thinking about our upcoming wine tasting, I thought I'd toss out some wine names that have been favorites of ours. Often, the occassion on which we discovered something was a large part of what made it special, so your mileage may vary.

Cabernet Sauvignon

• Rubicon Estate Rubicon (Francis Coppola)
• Cousino-Macul Antiguas reservas, Chile
• Halter ranch 
  
• Sterling vintners collection
  
• Errazuriz
  
• Los Vascos - Colchagua
  
• Marquis Philips S2
  
• Nappanook
  (discovered during our summer in Portland)
• Heitz Cellar
• Continuum

Zinfandel 

• Klinker brick lodi old vine
  
• Peachy Canyon, CA
  (discovered when we stumbled into Restaurant 1881 in Bridgeport, CA - good eats) 
• Valley of the Moon 2002 
  (one of two favorite wineries in Sonoma Valley)
  

Pinot Noir 

• Andrew Rich, Willamette Valley
  
• Lorca 
  
• Ledson (Sonoma) 2004
  (one of two favorite wineries in Sonoma Valley - we stop in every time)
• Iron Horse (Sonoma) 2002 
  
• A to Z
• Duckhorn Goldeneye - Anderson Valley
  (special treat to celebrate Verena's birth)

Syrah 

• Rosenblum hillside
  (hands-down favorite from a Caffe Boa wine dinner)

Petite Syrah  

• Bogle
  (a favorite everyday wine)

Mencia 

• Bierzo Descendientes de Jose Palacios "Petalos"

Tempranillo  

• Vina rey "70 Barricas"
  

Periquita 

• Jose Maria da Fonseca, Portugal 

I'd love to hear from others what some of their favorites are.