Great showing for this wine.  Everyone was blown away with this.  It has really come into its own.  Light golden in color.  The nose is very clean with slight pineapple, lots of minerals and hints of honey.  On the palate, this is sweet but not overtly.  Great acidity.  complex and deep with minerals, tropical fruit and pineapple.  Clean no petrol.  Long finish.  Great with food.  Stunning.  

This was quite good and above my expectations.  Never pre judge.  Light golden in color.  The nose is nice with limes and minerals.  A nice head of mousse with small bubbles.  On the palate, there is a lemon/lime note with a nice minerality.  Good finish.  Went great on its own to start the evening and better with food.  

Great example of a cooler climaate northern California Syrah.  This is tight and young and has a couple of decades left, so if opening now, give it some air.  Purple in color.  The nose has boysenberries and black cherries with black pepper, violets and charred meat.  On the palate, there is plenty of boysenberry fruit and a nice underlying earthy note.  Great sinewy tannins with plenty of structure.  Good finish.  Very enjoyable.  

I love this bottling and vintage.  The oak treatment is perfect for the fruit.  Golden in color.  The nose is clean with peach and slight ginger.  Creamy texture.  On the palate, apples, peaches and just a bit sweetness.  Deep and complex.  Long finish.  Great acidity.  Worked great with food but was delicious on its own.  Very impressive.  

This is such a tremendous value.  Around $30.  Purple in color.  The nose is great with raspberries, dark cherries, spice, bramble and char.  On the palate, what a great texture.  Juicy and full.  Lots of fruit, mostly raspberries, blackberries but also some sandalwood notes.  Great balance.  DELICIOUS.   Long finish.  I think these will age for a decade if only I could keep my hands off of them.  

This is a very solid Napa Cabernet.  Purple/ruby in color.  The nose has cassis, , milk chocolate and spice.  On the palate, this is sweet ripe fruit; cassis, licorice and vanilla.  It drinks quite easily.  Still young, perhaps it will gain more complexity with age.  Nice finish.  A very tasty wine.  

An excellent value in Oregon Pinot Noir.  Under $30, for a complex Pinot Noir that is only a step behind the single vineyard designated wines.  Ruby/purple in color.  The nose is nice with dark cherries, slight sour cherries, spice and slight char.  On the palate, dark and sour cherries predominate now.  These wines tend to be fruit forward for Oregon, but they cellar better than one might think.  With age, they get an earthy funk that is nice.  Good finish and food friendly.  

Nuscadets represent some of the best values in the wine world.  This producer is so consistently good and the wines are ubiquitous it seems.  Light golden in color.  The nose is very nice with crushed shells and a nice sea air salinity.  On the palate, great minerality.  There is some lime fruit, but this is about the minerals.  Good acidity.  Nice finish.  Perfect with sea food.  Usually found under $20.  

This around $8.  If one is looking for an inexpensive Cabernet, then this will fit the bill.  Ruby/purple in color.  The nose has generic red fruit.  On the palate, dark cherry fruit.  Easy to drink.  Not much acidity.  It is what it is.  No pretense of greatness.  

Under $15.  This is solid.  Ruby/purple in color.  The nose has cherries and a slight herbal note.  On the palate, tart cherries.  Easy drinking.  Not a ton of acidity.  Nice finish.