Dry Creek Taylor’s Vineyard

Sauvignon Blanc Musque 2005 was $22.99 now just $14.99

Sauvignon Blanc of your Dreams? Delicious! Californian!! On Sale!!! This is made with the exotically scented, rich and figgy Musque clone of Sauvignon. NO cat pee OR fresh cut grass here but it’s bursting with rich, lush warm fruit / nut / spice flavor + a large scaled mouthfeel. It’s in its prime and ready for the world. Yes, we featured this a month ago. Yes, you demolished it in short order. Yes, we bought the remaining 17 cases from the winery and they will go fast...

Latitude 41° South Island Sauvignon Blanc 2006, New Zealand  $14.99

Not for the meek or timid...This *rocks! This is racy stuff, exciting and zesty, the kind of wine the French call “nervous”: it can’t wait to cleanse anything from Lobster in Black Bean and Garlic Sauce to Foie Gras and Caramelized Vidallia Onion Confit off your palate and leave you gasping for more. *You can TASTE the rocks!

Johnston Oakbank Sauvignon 2004, Adelaide Hills  $8.99

Just in from the OLD New World...This is the oldest family owned business of any kind in South Australia, dating from 1839 when vines were planted at an elevation of 400 meters near the village the Johnstons named after their home in Scotland, Oak Bank. Truly classic Sauvignon Blanc: this wine is light in color, blows perfumed kisses of lychee and fresh grass out of the glass and has a firm, DRY, mineral driven finish. Serve with seafood / fish / chicken preps and watch the smiles break out. Sealed with a screwcap for your protection!

Cinnabar Mercury Rising Blanc 2006, California $11.99

Sometimes we have to use highly technical language to talk about a wine. This is one of those cases.... “WOW!!!”. Semillon, Sauvignon and Viognier do the Vulcan Mind Meld (sans wood barrels or malolactic fermentation) to leave you in a state referenced in many great blues songs: “Oh, Lawdy Mama...you got my NOSE open baby!”. Budget seafood wine of the year?

Peregrine Pinot Gris 2007, Central Otago NZ  $11.99

This is indeed a delicious example of cool climate Pinot Gris with impressive aromatics and a long, smooth, dry finish. SOMEONE at the importer was so impressed with this wine that they brought it to the States priced to retail at $33.00. Well, to quote Rosanne Barr: “Yeah..... Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!!” Enter WINE EXPO’s crack Wine Hostage Rescue Team who specialize in making those sorts of mistakes go away in a hurry at GREATLY reduced pricing thus saving face for everyone involved. Yours for $11.99 while it lasts!

Culley Unoaked Chardonnay 2007, Marlborough New Zealand  $7.99

This is one of the most food friendly, delicious and downright poundable whites we have offered in a while. Grown in the cool climate Marlborough zone of NZ (famous for razor sharp, flinty, aromatic Sauvignon Blanc) and never exposed to wood at anytime in its development, the intense minerality and palate cleansing acidity of the Culley might just be a revelation for those who generally flee from oaky Chardonnay. From sushi to fritto misto, Baja Fresh mahi mahi burritos to scallop brochettes on the grill, this is good to go.

Glendonbrook Unoaked Chardonnay 2006, South Eastern Australia  $8.99

What does Chardonnay actually taste like? Butter? Toast?? Almonds??? No, Little Green Apples actually...see for yourself: Most of what people assume are the flavors of Chardonnay are actually process flavors: they are the result of what is DONE to the grapes (barrel fermentation, malolactic fermentation, aging in New French Oak) rather than the flavors OF the grapes. Grab a bottle of this wonderfully fresh, dry, crisp and exhilarating Unoaked Chardonnay and see for yourself what they have been hiding from you all these years...

Martin Ray Reserve Chardonnay, Napa  $21.00

“Chardonnay, Oaky, Buttery. One Each”... Don’t worry, this is NOT just another completely GENERIC Cal Chard. It IS the result of decades of research and the quest for a truly Burgundian style by one of the great historic wineries of California. Oh yeah....it’s also on SALE!