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Nov. / Dec., 1999 Tasting Notes(CLICK for notes!)
Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)
1994 Riesling "Clos Hauserer"(Zind-Humbrecht); 1990 Riesling "Clos Windsbuhl" Vendange Tardive; 1989 Riesling "Rangen Clos St. Urbain" (Zind-Humbrecht)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Chardonnay "Orange Vineyard" (Rosemount)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1996 Sociando Mallet; 1996 Haut Marbuzet; 1996 Croix du Casse; 1996 Fontenil; 1996 Clerc Milon; 1996 Talbot; 1996 Potensac; 1996 Lafon Rochet; 1996 Bernadotte; 1996 Beychevelle; 1995 Dame de Montrose; 1982 Domaine La Gaffelière; 1982 Pavie; 1989 Mouton Rothschild; 1990 Lagrange; 1982 Latour; 1982 Pichon Lalande

Burgundy (red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Nuits St. Georges (Daniel Rion); 1989 Griottes-Chambertin (F. Esmonin); 1980 Gevrey-Chambertin "Combes aux Moines" (R. Leclerc); 1983 Clos de la Roche (Ponsot); 1992 La Tache (DRC); 1990 Richebourg (Mongeard-Mugneret); 1990 Nuits St. Georges "Les Boudots" (Leroy)

Burgundy (white) (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Nuits St. Georges Clos de l'Arlot (Arlot); 1990 Chassagne-Montrachet "Les Morgeots" (Ramonet); 1990 Meursault-Perrières (Comtes Lafon); 1991 Corton-Charlemagne (Coche-Dury)

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)

1986 Cabernet "Howell Mountain" (Dunn); 1978 Cabernet "Napa" (Caymus); 1995 Von Strasser Reserve; 1973 Monte Bello (Ridge); 1994 "Firebreak" (Shafer); 1995 Cabernet Franc (Pride); 1996 "Isosceles" (Justin); 1991 Cabernet "Reserve" (Mondavi); 1993 Old Telegram (Bonny Doon); NV Pleiades V (Sean Thackrey); 1997 Petite Sirah "Rattlesnake" (Schuetz-Oles); 1995 Legacy (J. Stonestreet); 1994 Cabernet "Frei Ranch" (Gallo); 1989 Pinot Noir "Rochioli" (Williams Selyem); 1996 Pinot Noir "Camp Meeting Ridge" (Kistler); 1997 Zinfandel Old Vines (Turley); 1994 Cabernet (Navarro)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Chardonnay "Vine Hill" (Kistler); 1995 Chardonnay "Camp Meeting Ridge" (Flowers); 1995 Sendale (Simi); 1995 "The Bride" (Sine Qua Non); 1997 Twisted and Bent (Sine Qua Non); 1995 Chardonnay "Red Shoulder Ranch" (Shafer)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1982 Late Harvest Riesling (Newlan); 1978 Dom Perignon; 1988 Champagne Blancs de Blanc;  Cuvée Orpale; NV Champagne "Cuvée Marie Damarisse"  Rosé (Deutz);  1983 Champagne (Salon);  NV Champagne Rosé (Dom Ruinart); NV Champagne Blancs de Blanc (Goerz); 1997 Riesling Brut "Geisenheimer Mönchspfad" (Schumann-Nagler); 

1977 Port (Fonseca); 1989 Riesling Eiswein "Durkheimer Hochmess" (Vier Jahreszeiten);

 NV Taittinger "La Française" Brut Champagne; NV Roederer Brut Premier Champagne; 1990 Charles Heidseick Brut; 1990 Pol Roger Brut Rosé Champagne; 1992 Dom Perignon Champagne; 1990 Nicolas Feuillatte "Palmes d'Or" Champagne; 1988 Piper Heidseick "Année Rare"Champagne; 1990 Veuve Clicquot "Grande Dame;" 

1983 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Beerenauslese (Zacharias Bergweiler-Prum Erben); 1989 Durkheimer Schenkenbohl Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese (Vier Jahreszeiten-Kloster Limburger); 

NV Tawny Port Whiskers' Blake (Hardy's); NV Tawny Port "Trafford" D.P. 30 (Seppelt); NV Sherry Solera Reserva Moscatel Superior "Emilin" (Lustau); 1986 Yquem; 1830 Malmsey Madeira (Quinta de Serrado); 1990 Cristal (Roederer); 1997 Late Harvest Riesling (Navarro)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1971 Winzenheimer Rosenheck Riesling Auslese (August Anheuser); 1975 Liserer Niederberg-Helden Riesling Auslese (Schloss Lieser); 1983 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese (Fredrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium); 1989 Winniger Rottgen Riesling Auslese (Freiherr von Heddesdorff); 1983 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Beerenauslese (Zacharias Bergweiler-Prum Erben); 

1989 Durkheimer Schenkenbohl Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese (Vier Jahreszeiten-Kloster Limburger); 1985 Rieslaner Auslese "Haardter Manderling"  (Muller Catoir); 1992 Riesling "Abstberger" Qba (Maximim Grunhaus); 1971 Riesling Auslese "Urziger Wurzgarten" (E.C. Berres); 1998 Scheurebe Kabinett "Binger Schlossberg" (Kommerizienrat P.A. Ohler'sches)

Italy (except dessert/sparkling)
1988 Sassicaia (Tenuta San Guido); 1988 Tignanello; 1983 Reciotto del Amarone (Quintarelli); 1993 Barolo "Galarey" (Fontanafredda)

Rhone/South/Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Chateauneuf du Pape "Marie Beurrier" (Bonneau); 1995 Vin de Pays de la Vallée du Paradis Blanc "Cuvée Surmaturation" (Domaine de la Passière Chateau Haut Gleon); 1978 Hermitage "La Chapelle" (Jaboulet); 1996 St. Joseph Blanc (Domaine Duchene); 1990 Cote Rotie (Clusel-Roch)

Spain (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Pesquera Riserva

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Sept./October, 1999 Tasting Notes (CLICK for notes!)

Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)

1995 Pinot Gris "Vielles Vignes" (Zind-Humbrecht); 1989 Gewurztraminer "Kitterle" (Schlumberger); 1997 Riesling "Brand" (Zind-Humbrecht); 1983 Gewurztraminer "Hengst" (Zind-Humbrecht)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)

1996 Shiraz "Wild Witch" (Trevor Jones); 1998 Chardonnay "Virgin" (Trevor Jones); 1997 Shiraz "Rayner Vineyard" (Brokenwood); 1991 Shiraz "Mt. Edelstone" (Henschke)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1994 L'Église-Clinet; 1990 La Conseillante; 1989 Palmer; 1989 La Mission Haut Brion; 1986 Margaux; 1982 Grand Puy Lacoste; 1989 Cheval Blanc; 1959 L'Angelus; 1966 Léoville Las Cases; 1983 Pichon Lalande; Palmer vertical: 1970; 1975; 1978; 1983; 1986 and 1989; La Mission Haut Brion vertical: 1978; 1983; 1985; 1986; 1988; 1990; 1995; 1996; L'Angelus vertical: 1988; 1989; 1990; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1990 La Conseillante;

Burgundy (red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1978 Vosne-Romanée "Beaux-Monts" (Moillard); 1993 Corton-Perrières (Dubreuil-Fontaine); 1996 Gevrey-Chambertin "Vielles Vignes" (Dominique Laurent); 1990 Morey St. Denis "Les Sorbets" (B. Serveau)

Burgundy (white) (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Macon-Cléssé "Cuvée Tradition" (Domaine de la Bongran); 1989, 1991, 1994 and 1995 Le Montrachet (R. Lamy-Pillot); 1991 Puligny-Montrachet "Les Folatières" (Domaine Leflaive); 1996 Meursault (Chateau de Meursault); 1997 Chablis "vielles vignes" (E. Boileau); 1991 Santenay Blanc "Le Bievaux" (Olivier Pere et Fils)

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1991 Cabernet "Reserve" (Beringer); 1996 Merlot (Pahlmeyer); 1992 Syrah (Swanson); 1996 Petite Sirah (Rockland); 1996 Pinot Noir (Beaux Freres); 1996 Pinot Noir "Belles Soeurs" (Beaux Freres); 1992 Pinot Noir (Coturri); 

1977 Cabernet (Mayacamas); 1990 "Maya" (Dalle Valle); 1993 & 1994 Cabernet "Hillside Select" (Shafer); 1990 & 1994 Cabernet (Togni); 1994 & 1995 Cabernet  (Colgin); 1992, 1994 & 1995 Cabernet (Harlan Estate); 1993 Cabernet (Abreu); 1995 Cabernet (Seavey); 1994 Insignia (Phelps); 1991 Monte Bello (Ridge); 1996 Pavots (Peter Michael); 1994 & 1995 Cabernet "Eisele" (Araujo); 1992, 1994 & 1995 Cabernet (Bryant Family); 1992 Cabernet "Eisele"(Araujo);1995 Pinot Noir "Allen Vineyard" (Gary Farrell); 1993 Zinfandel "Geyserville" (Ridge); 1990 Cabernet (Arrowood)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1996 Moscato (Monte Volpe); 1994 Chardonnay (Pahlmeyer); 1995 Chardonnay "Lorenzo" (Marcassin); 1998 Viognier "Mica Ridge" (Chaddsford, Pennsylvanai)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1983 Port (Taylor); NV Sherry Tintilla de Rota (Lustau); NV Tawny Port "Benjamin" (Mildara Blass); NV Tawny Port "Personal Reserve" (McGuigan); 1976 Yquem; 1994 Port (Fonseca); 1994 Port (Taylor Fladgate); 1985 Port
(Grahams); 1996 Quarts de Chaume (Pierre Bise); 1996 Huxelrebe Beerenauslese  "Durkheimer Schenkenböhl" (Vier Jahreszeiten); 1989 Riesling Beerenauslese "Monzinger-Halenberg" (Petri-Essling);  1989 Sauternes (Climens); 1989 Riesling Beerenauslese "Forster Mariengarten" (Kimich);  1991 Riesling Eiswein "Erdener Busslay" (Meulenhof); NV Tawny Port (Maduro); 1975 Muscadel (KWV); NV "Old Sweet White" (Yalumba); 1992 Port (Chateau Reynella)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1985 Scheurebe Auslese "Weisenheimer Goldberg" (Neckerauer);  1969 Riesling Auslese "Mehringer Lei" (F.W. Gymnasium); 1989 Riesling Auslese "Oberhauser Brucke" (Donnhoff); 1989 Riesling Auslese "Burrweiler Schäwer" (H. Messmer)

Rhone/South/Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Condrieu "La Doriane" (Guigal)

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July / August, 1999 Tasting Notes (CLICK for notes!)

Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)
1992 Gewurztraminer  "Clos des Capucins Cuvee Théo" (Weinbach); 1995 Riesling  "Goldert--Clos St. Imer-- Cuvée La Chapelle" (Burn); 1990 Gewurztraminer "Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre" (Trimbach); 1993 Pinot Gris "Clos Windsbuhl" (Zind-Humbrecht)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Vat 47 Reserve Pinot Chardonnay (Tyrell's); 1988 Shiraz/Cabernet "Limestone Ridge" (Lindemanns)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1988 Léoville Las Cases; 1988 Certan de May; 1985 Certan de May; 1985 Lynch Bages

Burgundy (red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1988 Bonnes Mares (Olivier Leflaive); 1991 Bonnes Mares (Roumier); 1992 Bonnes Mares (Roumier); 1990 Clos de Vougeot (Chateau de La Tour); 1988 Grands-Echezeaux (Mongeard-Mugneret);   1990 Morey St. Denis "Clos de la Bussière" (Roumier);  1991 Corton "En Charlemagne" (Senard); 1994 Morey St. Denis "Les Sorbets" (Charles de Vallière); 1995 Corton-Renardes (Prince Florent de Merode)

Burgundy (white) (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 Pouilly-Fuissé "Cuvée Especiale" (Feret); 1991 Chassagne-Montrachet "Vergers" (Niellon)

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1993 Pinot Noir "Allen" (Williams Selyem); 1991 Cabernet (Laurel Glen); 1990 Dominus; 1994 Insignia (Joseph Phelps); 1992 Pinot Noir (Beaux Freres); 1995 Zinfandel "Black Sears" (Turley); 1995 Pinot Noir 25th Anniversary Signature Reserve (Carneros Creek); 1987 Pinot Noir "Benedict" (Au Bon Climat); 1993 Pinot Noir "Laurene" (Drouhin); 1996 Pinot Noir  "Sonoma" (Kistler); 1993 Zinfandel "Jackass Hill"  (Martinelli); 1994 Zinfandel "Jackass Vineyard" (Martinelli); 1996 Zinfandel "Highway 101" (Turley); 1994 Zinfandel "Hayne" (Turley); 1994 Pinot Noir (Deux Chapeaux); 1995 Mourvedre "Enfant Terrible" (Edmunds St. John); 1994 Ensemble (Beaulieu Vineyards);  1995 Les Cotes Sauvages (Edmunds St. John); 1992 Syrah "Durrell" (Edmunds St. John)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1993 Chardonnay "Diamond T" (Talbott); 1994 Chardonnay "Gauer Ranch" (Marcassin)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1993 Late Harvest Riesling (Beringer); 1995 Late Harvest Riesling (Firestone); 1983 Port (Graham's); 1997 Riesling Beerenauslese "Geisenheimer Rothenberg" (Schumann Nagler); 1991 Muskateller Eiswein "Durkheimer Hochbenn (Kurt Darting); 1996 Abalonga Beerenauslese "Westhofener Steingrube" (Wittman); NV Tawny Port "Old Benson" (Rosemount)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Riesling Auslese "Kaseler Nies'chen" (Karlsmühle); 1991 Scheurebe Spätlese "Durkheimer Fronhof" Halbtrocken (Kurt Darting); 1996 Ruländer Auslese "Bopparder Hamm Feuerlay" (Weingart); 1975 Riesling Auslese Bernkasteler Graben  (Pfarrkirche Bernkastel); 1989 Scheurebe "Mussbacher Eselshaut" Auslese (Muller-Catoir)

Italy (except dessert/sparkling)
1993 Barolo "Vigneto Neirane" (Burlotto)


Loire (except dessert/sparkling)
1996 Silex (Daguenau)

New Zealand (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Sauvignon Blanc (Vavasour); 1997 Cabernet/Merlot (Matua Valley); 1997 Pinot Noir (Ata Rangi)

Rhone/South/Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1994 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Vieux Telegraphe); 1998 Rosé Costières de Nimes (Mourgues de Gris); 1988 Hermitage Blanc (Chave); 1989 Cote Rotie (P. Barge)

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May/June, 1999 Tasting Notes  

Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 Gewurztraminer "Clos Windsbuhl" (Zind-Humbrecht); 1990 Gewurztraminer "Kanzelerberg" (J-M. Spielmann); 1994 Gewurztraminer "Kritt" (Kreydenweiss); 1994 Gewurztraminer "Hengst" Vendange Tardive (Zind-Humbrecht); 1994 Gewurztraminer "Clos Windsbuhl" (Zind-Humbrecht); 1994 Pinot Gris "Clos St. Urbain--Rangen" (Zind-Humbrecht)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)
1996 Grenache Old Vines "Lalla Rookh" (Coriole); 1997 Shiraz "Astralis" (Clarendon Hills); 1982 Grange Hermitage (Penfold's); 1997 Eclipse (Noon); 1995 Chardonnay "Yattarna" (Penfolds)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 La Dominique; 1990 La Dominique; 1990 d'Armailhac; 1995 Puygueraud; 1995 L'Ermitage de Chasse-Spleen; 1996 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion; 1995 Baury; 1995 Peymartin; 1996 Capbern Grand Village; 1995 and 1996 Carruades de Lafite Rothschild; 1996 La Fleur St. Georges; 1995 Chateau de Fonbel

Burgundy (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1988 Bonnes Mares (Comtes de Vogues); 1995 Chambertin (Bertagna); 1993 Gevrey-Chambertin "Lavaux St. Jacques" (Denis Mortet); 1991 Vosne-Romanée "Les Beaux Monts" (Rouget); 1987 Nuits St. Georges "Les Cailles" (Chevillon); 1993 Vosne-Romanée "Les Beaux Monts" (J.J. Confuron); 1993 Clos Vougeot "Musigni" (Gros Frere et Soeur); 1989 Nuits St. Georges "Clos des Forets St. Georges" (Domaine de l'Arlot); 1990 Vosne Romanée "Les Chaumes" (Daniel Rion); 1971 Volnay Domaine de Chateau de Beaune Ancienne Cuvée Carnot "Caillerets" (Bouchard); 1959 Corton (Drouhin-Laroze); 1996 Pommard-Epenots "Clos des Epenaux" (Comte Armand); 1988 Clos de la Roche (Olivier Leflaive); 1989 Morey St. Denis "Clos de la Bussière" (Roumier); 1996 Beaune "Les Vignes Franches" (Domaine Mazilly); 1996 Savigny-Les-Beaune "Aux Grands Liards Vielles Vignes" (Camus Bruchon); 1997 Vosne Romanée "Les Suchots" (Jacques Cacheux); 1997 Griottes Chambertin (F. Esmonin); 1994 Chambertin (Jean Trapet)

Burgundy (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Bienvenues-Batard Montrachet (Jadot); 1991 Corton-Charlemagne (Louis Latour); 1995 Puligny-Montrachet "La Truffière" (Colin-Deleger); 1992 Puligny-Montrachet "Les Folatières" (Leroy); 1991 Corton Blanc (Chandon de Briailles); 1994 Corton-Charlemagne (Louis Latour); 1995 Puligny-Montrachet "Champs-Canet" (Louis Carillon); 1995 Puligny-Montrachet "Clos du Vieux Chateau" (Maroslavac); 1996 Bourgogne Blanc (Domaine Caillot); 1997 Chassagne Montrachet "La Grande Montagne" (Bachelet-Ramonet) 

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1992 Cask 23 (Stag's Leap); 1986 Cask 23 (Stag's Leap); 1968 Cabernet (Mirassou); 1971 Cabernet (Beaulieu); 1978 Cabernet/Merlot "York Creek" (Ridge); 1978 Cabernet (William Hill); 1968 Cabernet (Inglenook); 1997 Petite Sirah (Behrens & Hitchcock); 1994 Pinot Noir "Bien Nacido" (Bernadus); 1997 Pinot Noir "Hirsch" (Flowers); 1993 Bacio Divino; 1993 Cabernet Stag's Leap District (Shafer); 1989 Cabernet (Dalle Valle)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Chardonnay "Kistler Vineyard" (Kistler)1993 Chardonnay "Sleepy Hollow" (Talbott); 1997 Gewurztraminer (White Hall); 1991 Gewurztraminer (Navarro); 1995 Chardonnay "Camp Meeting Ridge" (Kistler); 1997 Chardonnay "Peter-Bass" (Flowers); 1996 Chardonnay "Cuvée Cathleen" (Kistler); 1996 Chardonnay "Gauer" (Marcassin); 1996 Chardonnay (Mer et Soleil)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1996 Echo "Pacific" Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine; NV Porto "Six Grapes" (Grahams); NV Muscat "Special" Rosewood (Chambers); 1995 Riesling "Bechtolsheimer Homberg" Eiswein (Bretz); 1996 Bonnezeaux "Cuvée Zenith"(Renou); 1995 Fonseca Guimarens Port; NV Blancs de Blanc Brut "Le Mesnil" (Alain Robert); 1991 Port Quinta da Vargellas (Taylor);

1989 Sparkling Gewurztraminer (Navarro); 1992 Gewurztraminer Beerenauslese Kirchheimer Geiskopf (Hammel & Cie); 1989 Gewurztraminer Late Harvest (Husch); 1989 Gewurztraminer (Navarro); 1993 Rosé Brut (Roederer); 1993 Muskateller Eiswein "Durkheimer Hochbenn" (Kurt Darting);

 1990 Sauternes (Raymond-Lafon); 1992 Eiswein Burgenland (Hopler); 1989 Vouvray "Clos du Bourg" (Huet); 1986 Lafaurie Peyraguey; 1995 Riesling Extra Dry Majoratsfullung (Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt); 1990 Scheurebe Beerenauslese "Bissersheimer Goldberg" (Grafschaft Leiningin);  1997 Pinot Gris Late Harvest (Mendelson); 1997 "Joy" Late Harvest Chardonnay (Rombauer); 1995 Monbazillac "Cuvée Madame" (Grande Maison)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 Gewurztraminer "Gimmeldinger Meerspinne" Auslese (Muller-Catoir); 
1995 Spatlese Riesling "Ayler Kupp" Halbtrocken (Peter Lauer); 1994 Riesling Kabinett (J.J. Prum); 1989 Scheurebe Trocken (Muller-Catoir); 1996 Riesling Auslese "Durkheimer Nonnengarten" (Kurt Darting)

Italy (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Brigante (Sasso)

Rhone/South/Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1990 Chateauneuf du Pape (Pegau); 1991 Ermitage "Cuvée Cathlin" (Chave); 1996 Cote Rotie "La Viaillere" (R. Rostaing); 1995 Chateauneuf du Pape (Vieux Telegraphe); 1991 Hermitage "Monier de la Sizeranne" (Chapoutier); 1990 Cote Rotie "Grandes Places" (Clusel-Roch); 1989 Gigondas "Prestiges des Hautes Garrigues" (Santa Duc); 1991 Cote Rotie "Cote Blonde" (R. Rostaing); 1989 Chateauneuf du Pape "Cuvée des Cadettes" (La Nerthe); 1990 Chateauneuf du Pape (Les Cailloux); 1997 Condrieu "La Doriane" (Guigal); 1995 Chateauneuf-du-Pape (Guigal); 1995 Cote Rotie "Brune et Blonde" (Guigal); 1995 Hermitage (Guigal)

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April, 1999 Tasting Notes (CLICK for detailed notes!)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)

RED

1997 Pinot Noir Padthaway (Lindemans); 1995 Shiraz Bin 9003 (Lindemans); 1996 Shiraz "Steven Vineyard" Bin 9225 (Lindemans);   1996 Shiraz "Rosehill" (Mt. Pleasant); 1994 Shiraz "Philip" (Mt. Pleasant); 1997 Malbec Reserve (Peppertree); 1997 Merlot (Peppertree); 1997 Terrain Cabernet (Seppelt); 1996 Terrain Shiraz (Seppelt); 1995 Harpers Range Cabernet/Merlot (Seppelt); 1993 Great Western Shiraz (Seppelt); 1997 Grenache "Cornerstone" (Greenock Creek); 1996 Cabernet  (Greenock Creek); 1996 Cabernet (Chapel Hill); 1996 Shiraz (Chapel Hill); 1996 "Vicar" Cabernet/Shiraz (Chapel Hill); 1990 Grange (Penfold's); NV Woodley's Tawny Port

White

1997 Hunter Valley Semillon (Rothbury); 1997 Semillon "Brokenback" (Rothbury); 1998 Verdelho (Rothbury); 1997 Chardonnay (Rothbury); 1997 Chardonnay "Cowra" (Rothbury); 1997 Chardonnay "Brokenback" (Rothbury); 1994 Semillon Reserve (PepperTree); 1997 Chardonnay Reserve (PepperTree); 1997 Chardonnay (Greenock Creek); 1998 Chardonnay Unwooded (Chapel Hill); 1998 Verdelho (Chapel Hill); 1997 Chardonnay Reserve (Chapel Hill);

1993 Semillon "Elizabeth" (Mt. Pleasant); 1994 Semillon "Elizabeth" (Mt. Pleasant); 1989 Semillon "Museum Reserve Elizabeth" (Mt. Pleasant); 1997 Semillon/Sauvigon Blanc (Mt. Pleasant); 1996 Chardonnay "Maurice O'Shea" (Mt. Pleasant); 1998 Semillon Bin 9253 (Lindemans); 1995 Semillon "Still Room" (Lindemans); 1996 Chardonnay Bin 8880 (Lindemans)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1982 Chateau Margaux; 1996 Villa Bel Air

Burgundy (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1989 Clos Vougeot (Domaine Leroy); 1995 Chorey-le-Beaune (Tollot-Beaut)

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Zinfandel "Whitney" (Turley); 1995 Zinfandel "Duarte" (Turley); 1995 Zinfandel "Moore" (Turley)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Chardonnay "Kistler Vineyard" (Kistler)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1993 "Fleur de Lys" Pinot/Chardonnay Sparkling Wine  (Seppelt); 1992 Salinger Sparkling Wine (Seppelt); 1997 Eden Valley Botrytis Gewurztraminer (Seppelt); 1998 Frontignac Late Harvest  (Peter Lehmann); 1998 Noble Semillon (Peter Lehmann); 1990 Sparkling Shiraz (Lindemans); 1988 Chateau Climens; 1995 Banyuls (Chapoutier); NV Krug Rosé; 1995 Chateau Loupiac-Gaudiet

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)

1989 Riesling Spatlese "Kaseler Nies’chen" (Peter Scherf)

Italy (except dessert/sparkling)

1997 Merlot (Falesco);1997 ‘Na Vota Ruche’ di Castagnole Monferrato (Cantine Sant’Agatta; 1996 Lachryma Christi del Vesuvio (Mastroberardino)

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

1997 Bandol Rosé (Bastide Blanche); 1990 Crozes-Hermitage "Thalabert"  (Jaboulet)

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March, 1999 Tasting Notes (CLICK for detailed notes!)

Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)
1993 Tokay Pinot Gris "Clos Jebsal" (Zind-Humbrecht); 1994 Gewurztraminer "Hengst" Vendange Tardive (Zind-Humbrecht); 1997 Riesling "Rosenbourg"   (Paul Blanck); 1996 Riesling "Schlossberg"  (Paul Blanck); 1996 Pinot Gris "Furstentum Vielle Vignes" (Paul Blanck); 1997 Gewurztraminer   "Altenbourg"  (Paul Blanck); 1997 Pinot Noir  (Paul Blanck); 1993 Pinot Noir  "Cuvée F" (Paul Blanck)

Australia (except dessert/sparkling)

White
1998 Riesling Margaret River (Leeuwin Estate);   1996 Classic Dry White (Wolf Blass); 1998 Riesling "Annie's Lane" (Queltaller); 1998 Watervale Riesling (Mitchell); 1997 Growers' Semillon (Mitchell); 1998 Gewurztraminer (Skillogalee); 1998 Bin 7 Riesling (Leasingham); 1997 Bin 37 Chardonnay (Leasingham); 1998 Riesling (Tim Adams); 1997 Semillon (Tim Adams); 1997 Traminer Frontignac (Seven Hill);

1997 Semillon Hunter Valley (Murray Robson); 1997 Chardonnay Hunter Valley (Murray Robson); 1997 Gewurztraminer Hunter Valley (Murray Robson); 1997 Chardonnay "Graveyard" (Brokenwood);

1997 Eden Valley Riesling (Rockford); 1996 Semillon (Rockford); 1996 Frontignac (Rockford); 1998 "The Valleys" Chardonnay (Penfolds); 1997 Clare Estate Chardonnay (Penfolds); 1998  Eden Valley Semillon (Henschke); 1998 "Cranes" Chardonnay Eden Valley (Henschke); 1998 Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon (Henschke); 1998 Riesling "Green's Hill" Lenswood  (Henschke); 1998 Gewurztraminer "Jos Hill" (Henschke); 1998 Tantalus (Elderton); 1998 Eden Valley Riesling (Elderton)

1998 Semillon Vat 18 "Belford" (Tyrrells); 1998 Hunter Valley Semillon Vat 1 (Tyrrells); 1994 Hunter Valley Semillon Vat 1 (Tyrrells); 1998 Chardonnay/Semillon Vat 63 (Tyrrells); 1998 Sauvignon Blanc (Fox Creek); 1998 Verdelho (Fox Creek); 1995 Chardonnay (Fox Creek); 1997 Muscat Blanc "Paris Creek" (Richard Hamilton); 1998 Riesling "Slate Quarry"  (Richard Hamilton); 1997 Chardonnay "Signature"  (Richard Hamilton); 1997 Chenin Blanc  (Richard Hamilton); 1996 Chardonnay "The Other Side" (d'Arenberg)

Red
1998 Pinot Noir (Yarra Ridge); 1997 Pinot Noir (Fox River); 1995 Shiraz (Yalumba);  1997 Shiraz Moonambel (Dalwhinnie); 1996 Cabernet/Merlot Coonawarra (Petaluma); 1983 Pinot Noir (Moss Wood); 1997 Pinot Noir Reserve (Coldstream Hills); 1996 Coonawarra Shiraz (Redman); 1997 Pinot Noir Victoria (Delatite); 1996 Shiraz (Bannockburn); 1997 Pinot Noir (Lenswood); 1996 Shiraz "Seven Acres" (Greenock Creek); 1996 "Cabernets" (Leconfield); 1994 Shiraz (Clarendon Hills);

1998 Growers' Grenache (Mitchell); 1997 Shiraz "Peppertree" (Mitchell); 1996 Cabernet "Sevenhill Vineyard" (Mitchell); 1997 Grenache(Skillogalee); 1997 Shiraz(Skillogalee); 1997 "The Cabernets"(Skillogalee); 1998 Cabernet Rosé (Langmeil); 1997 Selwin's Lot (Langmeil); 1997 Shiraz (Langmeil); 1997 Cabernet/Merlot (Veritas); 1996 Cabernet/Shiraz (Veritas); 1997 Mourvedre/Grenache (Veritas);

1997 Bin 45 Grenache (Leasingham); 1997 Bin 61 Shiraz  (Leasingham); 1997 Bin 56 Cabernet/Malbec  (Leasingham); 1996 Cabernet "Classic Clare"  (Leasingham); 1996 Shiraz "Classic Clare"  (Leasingham); 1997 Fergus (Tim Adams); 1997 Cabernet (Tim Adams); 1997 Shiraz (Tim Adams); 1997 Shiraz "Aberfeldy" (Tim Adams); 1997 Shiraz (Seven Hill); 1996 Bushman's Red Reserve (Murray Robson); 1997 Shiraz (Brokenwood); 1997 Cricket Pitch (Brokenwood); 1997 Shiraz "Mistress Block" (Brokenwood); 1997 Shiraz "Rayner" Old Vines (Brokenwood);

1996 Pinot Hermitage (Charles Melton);  1997 Grenache (Charles Melton); 1997 Nine Popes (Charles Melton); 1998 Rose of Virginia (Charles Melton); 1996 Grenache (Rockford); 1996 Cabernet (Rockford); 1996 Shiraz "Basket Press" (Rockford); 1996 Old Vines Grenache/Mourvedre/Shiraz (Penfolds); 1996 Cabernet "Bin 407" (Penfolds); 1998 Rosé (Turkey Flat); 1997 Grenache Noir (Turkey Flat); 1996 Shiraz/Cabernet/Merlot "Keyneton Estate" (Henschke); 1996 Merlot "Abbott's Prayer" Lenswood (Henschke); 1996 Shiraz "Mt. Edelstone" (Henschke);

1996 Cabernet (Elderton); 1996 Merlot (Elderton); 1996 Shiraz (Elderton); 1997 Merlot (Fox Creek); 1997 J.S.M. Shiraz/Cabernets (Fox Creek); NV Clearskin Pinot Noir/Shiraz (Fox Creek); 1997 Shiraz Reserve (Fox Creek); 1998 Pinot Noir (Richard Hamilton); 1997 Shiraz "Gumpers Block" (Richard Hamilton); 1997 Red Ochre (d'Arenberg); 1997 Chambourcin "Peppermint Paddock"(d'Arenberg); 1997 Shiraz "Footbolt" (d'Arenberg); 1997 Cabernet "High Trellis" (d'Arenberg); 1996 Grenache "The Custodian" (d'Arenberg); 1997 Mourvedre "The Twentyeight Road" (d'Arenberg); 1996 Grenache/Shiraz "Ironstone Pressings" (d'Arenberg)

Austria (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Grüner Veltliner "Federspiel" (Nikolaihof); 1997 Grüner Veltliner "Smaragd" (Alzinger); 1997 Rhein Riesling "GRAFIN PILEHIT TROCKEN" (F. Schmid)

Bordeaux (except dessert/sparkling)
1975 Haut Brion

Burgundy (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1997 Beaujolais-Villages "Perreon" (Domaine Madone); 1997 Savigny-les-Beaune "Vielles Vignes" (Dubois); 1997 Rully Rouge "En Rosey" (Dureuil-Janthial); 1997 Rully Rouge "En Guesnes" (Dureuil-Janthial); 1997 Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru "Argillieres"  (Dureuil-Janthial); 1997 Chambolle-Musigny "Sentiers" (F. Magnien)' 1997 Morey St. Denis "Ruchots" (F. Magnien); 1997 Pommard "Noizons" (J. Garaudet); 1996 Pommard "Clos de la Platiere" (Prince de Merode); 1996 Corton-Marechaudes (Prince de Merode)

Burgundy (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1991 Meursault-Charmes (Comtes Lafon); 1991 Batard-Montrachet (Domaine Leflaive)

California / USA (Red) (except dessert/sparkling)
1994 Pinot Noir  "Sonoma" (Kistler); 1978 Zinfandel "Geyserville" (Ridge); 1987 Pinot Noir (Kent Rasmussen); 1997 Pinot Noir "Russian River" (Selby); 1995 Syrah "Sonoma" (Selby); 1995 Pinot Noir "Sleepy Hollow" CASE (Talbott); 1996 Cabernet "Les Pavots" (Peter Michael); 1997 Pinot Noir "Santa Lucia" (Barnett); 1996 Merlot "Spring Mountain" (Barnett); 1996 Cabernet "Spring Mountain" (Barnett); 1996 Merlot (Cafaro); 1996 Cabernet (Cafaro); 1995 Cabernet "Reserva" (Cafaro); 1996 Petite Sirah (Rockland); 1993 Pinot Noir Reserve (Panther Creek); 1995 "Orion" (Sean Thackrey); 1981 Cabernet (Duckhorn); 1994 Pinot Noir Reserve (Mondavi)

California / USA (White) (except dessert/sparkling)
1991 Chardonnay "Frederique" (Chateau Woltner); 1997 Sauvignon Blanc "L'Après Midi" (Peter Michael); 1997 Chardonnay "Mon Plaisir" (Peter Michael)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1996 Botrytis Semillon  "Noble One" (De Bortoli); 1994 Riesling Late Harvest (Navarro); NV Champagne (Guy Charlemagne) Brut; NV Tawny Port "Old Cave" McLaren Vale (Chateau Reynella); 1981 Para Port (Seppelt); NV "D.P. 90" Show Tawny Port (Seppelt); NV "D.P. 57" Show Tokay (Seppelt); 1996/1995 Liqueur Shiraz "Viva" (Seppelt); 1996 Liqueur Chardonnay "Viva" (Seppelt); NV "D.P. 63" Show Muscat (Seppelt); NV Tawny Port "Clocktower" (Yalumba); NV Liqueur Muscat (Skillogalee); NV 10 Year Malmsey Madeira (Henriques & Henriques);

1989 Champagne (Veuve Clicquot); 1997 & 1998 Botrytis Riesling (Tim Adams); 1997 & 1998 Botrytis Semillon (Tim Adams); NV Liqueur Verdelho (Seven Hill); NV Liqueur Tokay (Seven Hill) ; 1987 Port (Seven Hill); NV Sweet Sherry (Seven Hill); 1998 Jelka Riesling (Brokenwood); NV Tawny Port "P.S. Marion" (Rockford); NV Port Club Reserve "Bin 421" (Penfolds); NV Tawny Port "Magill Bluestone" (Penfolds); 1997 Golden Semillon (Elderton); 1982 Champagne (Salon); NV "Vixen" Sparkling Shiraz/Cabernets  (Fox Creek); 1994 Late Harvest Riesling (d'Arenberg); 1996 Late Harvest Riesling (d'Arenberg)

Germany (except dessert/sparkling)
1995 Riesling "Maximim Grunhauser Herrenberg" Kabinett (Von Schubert); 1997 Riesling Spatlese "Westhofener Morstein" (Wittman); 1997 Riesling Auslese Haardt Bürgergart (Muller-Catoir); 1997 Riesling Kabinett I (Selbach-Oster); 1997 Riesling Kabinett "Graach Domprobst" (Selbach-Oster); 1997 Riesling Spatlese "Zelting Schlossberg" (Selbach-Oster); 1975 Riesling Auslese "Graacher Domprobst" (Deinhard)

Loire (except dessert/sparkling)

1997 Vouvray Sec "Coulée d'Argent" Vielles Vignes (Bourillon Dorleans); 1997 Vouvray Sec "Argilo" (Bourillon Dorleans); 1997 Vouvray Demi-Sec (Bourillon Dorleans); 1997 Vouvray Moelleux (Bourillon Dorleans); 1997 Vouvray Moelleux "Coulée d'Or"  (Bourillon Dorleans); 1996 Bourgueil (Domaine des Ouches); 1997 Chinon Blanc (Olga Raffault); 1995 Chinon "Les Picasses" (Olga Raffault); 1995 Bourgueil "Grand Mont" (Druet); 1996 Bourgueil Vielles Vignes "Fiefs de Louys" (Druet); 1996 Chinon Clos de Danzay (Druet); 1997 Bourgueil "Les Cent Boisseleés" (Druet)

Rhone/ South / Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1996 Coudoulet de Beaucastel Rouge Cotes du Rhone (Beaucastel);  1996 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge (Beaucastel); 1988, 1989 & 1990 Hermitage "La Chapelle" (Jaboulet); 1989 Lirac  "Saint-Eymes" (Domaine des Causses); 1991 Cote Rotie "La Mouline" (Guigal)

Spain (except dessert/sparkling)

1989 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva No. 904

Switzerland (except dessert/sparkling)

1997 Calamin Cuvée Speciale (Louis Bovard); 1997 & 1995  Dezalay Medinette (Louis Bovard)

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Jan/Feb, 1999 Tasting Notes (CLICK for detailed notes!)

Alsace (except dessert/sparkling)
1992 Pinot Gris "Sporen" (J. Ziegler); 1993 Pinot Gris "Vielles Vignes" (Zind-Humbrecht)

Dessert / Sparkling Wines
1995 Goldackerl Trockenbeerenauslese (Willi Opitz); NV Egly-Ouriet Rosé Champagne; 1983 Chateau Filhot;  1994 Late Harvest Riesling (Beringer); 1975 Muscadel (KWV); 1985 Heidseick "Diamant Bleu" Champagne; 1997 Cordon Cut Riesling (Mt. Horrocks); 1984 Port "LBV" (Smith Woodhouse); 1995 Eisrebe (Phelps); 1996 Huxelrebe Beerenauslese "Bissersheimer Steig" (Erich Bender); 1989 Ortega Trockenbeerenauslese "Gaubischofsheimer Kellersberg" (Oberst Schultz-Werner); NV "Port" (Ficklin); 1992 Sparkling Shiraz (Galah); 1987 Gewurztraminer Late Harvest (Navarro); 1995 Jurançon (Domaine Cauhapé); NV Muscat "Rosewood Vineyard--Special" (Chambers)

Loire (except dessert/sparkling)
1996  Chinon "Coteaux de Noiré (Alliet)

Rhone/ South/ Southwest France (except dessert/sparkling)
1985 Bandol (Bastide Blanche)

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