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Wines added in the most recent  updates are color coded!

May/June, 2008 Tasting Notes
California/USA (except dessert/sparkling)
2000 Pinot Noir "Rincon" (Talley); 1997 Zinfandel "Hayne" (Turley); 1996 Zinfandel "Tofanelli" (Turley); 2004 Zinfandel "Highwire" (Hartford); 2002 Zinfandel "Korte Ranch" (Elyse); 2004 Zinfandel "Kilt Lifter" (Crauford)
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Dessert/Sparkling
2005 Gewurztraminer Late Harvest (Londer); 2001 Vidal Ice Wine (Saw Mill)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1998 Riesling Spatlese "Abtsberg" (M. Grunhaus); 2006 Riesling Spatlese "Erdener Treppchen" (J.J. Christoffel); 1997 Rieslaner Auslese Mußbacher Eselshaut (Muller-Catoir)

Spain (except dessert/sparkling)

2001 Tinto (Finca Sandoval)

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March/April, 2008 Tasting Notes

Austria (except dessert/sparkling)
2006 Gruner Veltliner "Loisium" (Steininger)
 

Beaujolais (except dessert/sparkling)
2007 Rosé (Louis Jadot)
 

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)

2005 Chateau Clinet; 2005 Chateau Kirwan; 2005 Chateau Léoville Barton; 2005 Léoville Poyferré; 1989 Chateau La Conseillante; 1994 Chateau La Conseillante; 1998 Chateau La Pointe; 1994 Chateau Lafon Rochet; 2000 Chateau Magdelaine

Burgundy (except dessert/sparkling)
1999 Chambolle-Musigny "Charmes" (Hudelot-Noellat); 2000 Gevrey-Chambertin "Combe du Dessus" (Mortet); 2002 Beaune "Clos des Mouches" (Drouhin)

California/USA (except dessert/sparkling)
2003 Pinot Noir "Santa Rita Hills" (Clos Pepe); 2004 Pinot Noir "Cohn" (Kosta Browne); 2002 Pinot Noir "Kistler Vineyard--Cuvée Catherine" (Kistler); 2004 Optimus (L'Aventure--Stephan Vineyards); 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon "Private Reserve" (Beringer); 1996 Pinot Noir "Beaux Freres Vineyard" (Beaux Freres); 2000 Pinot Noir "Sonoma Coast" (Kistler)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 Riesling Spatlese Trocken "Oberhauser Brucke" (Donnhoff); 2003 Riesling Spatlese "Oberhauser Brucke" (Donnhoff); 1983 Riesling Auslese "Berkasteler Doctor" (Deinhard); 1990 Riesling Auslese "Hochheimer Holle" (Franz Kunstler); 1990 Riesling Auslese "Wachenheimer Rechbachel" "R" (Dr. Burklin-Wolf); 1990 Riesling Kabinett "Geisenheimer Monchspfad" (Schumann-Nagler)

New Zealand (except dessert/sparkling)
2007 Rosé "Hawkes Bay" (Wild Rock)

Rhone/South/SW France (except dessert/sparkling)

2007 Tavel Rosé (Chateau d'Aqueria); 1998 Cotes du Rhone "La Pialade" (Chateau Rayas); 2001 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Charvin); 1998 Rasteau Cotes du Rhone (Gourt de Mautens-Bressy)

 

Spain (except dessert/sparkling)

2007 Garnacha Rosé "Gran Feudo (Bodegas Julián Chivite)

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January/February, 2008 Tasting Notes
Australia (except dessert/sparkling)
2002 Shiraz "Command" (Elderton)
 

Austria (except dessert/sparkling)
2006 Riesling "Ried Klaus" (Jamek)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
2005 Pomerol (Moueix); 2005 Saint-Emilion (Moueix); 2005 Médoc (Moueix); 1989 Chateau Saint-Pierre; 1989 Chateau Belair

Bulgaria (except dessert/sparkling)
2006 Riesling (Targovishte); 2006 Chardonnay  (Targovishte); 2006 Sauvignon Blanc  (Targovishte)

Burgundy (except dessert/sparkling)
1992 Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet (O. Leflaive); 1996 Corton "Clos du Roi" (Chandon de Briailles); 1990 Nuits St. Georges "Damodes"(Lecheneault); 1997 Clos de la Roche "Vielles Vignes" (Ponsot)

California/USA (except dessert/sparkling)
1999 Pinot Noir "Three Colts" (Martinelli); 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Hillside Select" (Shafer); 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Eisele" (Araujo); 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon "Estate" (Chateau Montelena); 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon "Jericho Canyon" (Ramey); 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Dalla Valle); 2002 Syrah (Plumpjack); 2001 Syrah "East Face" (Dehlinger); 1994 Merlot "Napa" (Sullivan)
 

Dessert/Sparkling
1998 Riesling Eiswein "Bernkasterler Lay" (Dr. Loosen); NV Champagne "Blancs de Blanc" (Peju-Simonet)

 

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
2004 Riesling Auslese "Zeltinger Schlossberg--Schmitt" (Selbach-Oster); 1991 Riesling Auslese "Oberhauser Brucke" (Donnhoff); 1988 Riesling Spatlese "Trarbacher Schlossberg" (Reutter Kunz)
 

Italy (except dessert/sparkling)
1998 Guado al Tasso (P. Antinori); 1990 Gavignano (di Ambra); 1997 Sassicaia (Marchesi Incisa della Rocchetta); 2001 Corbaia (Castello di Bossi); 1990 Ornellaia (Tenuta dell'Ornellaia); 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon "Akronte" (Boccadigabbia); 2004 Cabernet "Marciliano" (Falesco); 2001 "Fabius" (Ciacci Piccolomini); 2004 Montiano (Falesco)

Loire (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Vouvray "Goutte d'Or" (Pinon); 1971 Coteaux du Layon (Moulin Touchais)

Rhone/South/SW France (except dessert/sparkling)
1998 Coteaux du Languedoc "Cote Rousse" (Domaine de l'Aigulière); 1998 Coteaux du Languedoc "Cote Dorée" (Domaine de l'Aigulière); 1997 Crozes-Ermitage "Varonniers" (M. Chapoutier); 2001 Cote Rotie (Gaec-Gallet); 1996 Cote Rotie (Jasmin); 2004 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Domaine du Pegau); 1990 Crozes-Hermitage "Thalabert" (Jaboulet); 1999 Cote Rotie (Tardieu-Laurent); 1999 Vacqueyras (Tardieu-Laurent)

Spain (except dessert/sparkling)

2004 Albariño "Aquis Celenis" (Fernando Otero)

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