Dalla Valle Vineyards, Napa Valley, Oakville, CA 2000
Chappellet Vineyards, Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard, Napa Valley, St. Helena, CA 2005
Quintessa of Rutherford, Rutherford Red, Napa Valley, Rutherford, CA 2000
Ridge Vineyards, California Monte Bello, Sonoma Valley, Cupertino, CA 2000
Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley Hillside Select, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2000
Far Niente Winery, Cave Collection, Napa Valley, Oakville, CA 1999
Staglin Family Vineyard, Napa Valley, Rutherford, CA 2001
Diamond Creek Vineyards, Lake Vineyard, Napa Valley, Calistoga, CA 1994
Diamond Creek Vineyards, Volcanic Hill, MicroCLIMATE 2, Napa Valley, Calistoga, CA 1999
Darioush Winery, Signature, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Dominus Estate, Napanook Terroir, Napa Valley, Yountville, CA 1996
Suggested Wines
J. Rochioli Vineyards, Russian River Valley, Healdsburg, CA 2004
Preston of Dry Creek, Dry Creek Valley, Healdsburg, CA 2005
Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley, Rutherford, CA 2004
Far Niente Winery, Napa Valley, Oakville, CA 1999
Darioush Winery, Signature, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Kistler Vineyard, Cuvée Cathleen, Sonoma Valley, Sebastopol, CA 2004
Talbott, Diamond T Estate, Monterey, Carmel Valley, CA 2005
Iron Horse Vineyards, Rued Clone, Sonoma Country, Green Valley, Sebastopol, CA 2005
Grgich Hills Estate, "1976 Paris Tasting Commemorative," Caneros, Napa Valley, Rutherford, CA 2003
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Sparkling
Far Niente Winery, "Dolce," Napa Valley, Oakville, CA 2005
Inniskillin, "Ice Wine" Riesling," Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CAN 2006
Darioush Winery, Shahpar, Late Harvest, Botrytised, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Chateau d'Yquem, Bordeaux, Sauternes, FR 1989
Domaine Carneros, Ella Fitzgerald Brut Sparkling Rosé, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2004
Schramsberg Vineyards, Blanc de Blancs, Napa Valley, Calistoga, CA 2004
La Maison Veuvre Clicquot, Ponsardin, "Le Grande Dame," Rosé, Reims, FR 1995
Dessert
Pinot Noir
Darioush Winery, Signature, Russian River Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Miura "Pisoni Vineyard" Santa Lucia, Monterey, Gonzales, CA 2006
Goldeneye Limited by Duckhorn, Anderson Valley, Philo, CA 2005
Kistler Vineyard, Occidental Station Cuvée Catherine , Sonoma Valley, Sebastopol, CA 2004
Williams Selyem, Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Healdsburg, CA 2005
Merlot
Nickel and Nickel, Suscol Ranch, Napa Valley, Oakville, CA 2005
Grgich Hills Estate, "Estate Grown," American Canyon/ Carneros, Napa Valley, Rutherford, CA 2004
Darioush Winery, Signature, Russian River Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Georis Winery, "Estate Grown," Monterey, Carmel Valley, CA 2005
Syrah/ Shiraz
Nickel and Nickel, Darien Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, CA 2006
d’Arenberg, The Dead Arm, McLaren Vale, AUST 2005
Mollydooker, Velvet Glove, McLaren Vale, AUST 2007
Penfold's, Grange Bin 95, McLaren Vale, AUST 1999
Darioush Winery, Signature, Napa Valley, Napa, CA 2005
Zinfandel
Williams Selyem, Forchini, North Flats, Russian River Valley, Healdsburg, CA 2003
Nickel and Nickel, Bonfire Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, CA 2006
Chateau Potelle, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder V.G.S., Napa, CA 2002
Roshambo Winery, The Reverend, Dry Creek Valley, Healdsburg, CA 2002
Bacchus we thank who gave us wine
Which warms the blood within our veins;
That nectar is itself divine.
The man who drinks not, yet attains
By godly grace to human rank
Would be an angel if he drank.
Pierre Motin
"Here's to the corkscrew - a useful key to unlock the storehouse of wit, the treasury of laughter, the front door of fellowship, and the gate of pleasant folly."
W.E.P. French
"Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one
of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than,
possibly, any other purely sensory thing."
Ernest Hemingway
"If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?"
