Here is what I like about them: The reds tend to be somewhat "old-world" in style - they offer complexity and balance that can be elusive among new world wines made with the big three Bordeaux grapes. good bottle of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, or Chardonnay from Long Island usually costs the same as a better bottle of wine from elsewhere. MORE >>

We emerged from our tasting there with a few bottles of their 2002 Cabernet Franc Reserve and a 375 ml of a 2004 zippy desert wine made from late harvest chardonnay called Allegra. The 2000 Estate Selection Merlot is an excellent Bordeaux-styled wine, with plummy and earthy aromas, a light texture, and lots of dark fruit on the palate. MORE >>

While the Côte des Bars is well known for Pinot Noir, Montgueux is famous for Chardonnay. Lassaigne makes at least five wines, but I've seen only two of them here in New York: this Blanc de Blancs and also the 2000 vintage wine, a non-dosage wine, one bottle of which is presently napping in my little cellar. MORE >>

65% Pinot Noir and 35% Chardonnay. Not in New York, nowhere. 2000 Ren é Geoffroy Brut, $125. 2000 Margaine Special Club Blanc de Blancs Brut , $75 (but this price could be totally wrong - the book is missing information). 2000 Chartogne Taillet Brut, $65. Do you try to taste every wine being poured? MORE >>

This led to the 1991 formation of ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) formed primarily by Croatian-born California winemaker Mike Grgich who made his bones in the US wine industry by winning the top white wine honor in the 1976 "Judgment of Paris" with his 1973 Chardonnay (it wasn't only red being judged). in most wine). Charles M. MORE >>