The shop, designed by Paul, is a smart combination of wine shop, wine museum, tasting room and wine storage cellar. Having a Cote du Rhone designation, this Loubie Rose blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah comes from 40 year old estate grown vines. Hunters Point Wines & Spirits 47-07 Vernon Boulevard Long Island City (718) 472-9463 MORE >>

This is the "entry level" wine, which is a joke because it is a complete wine, ripe, complex, cellar-worthy. For $14 you can get the 2007 Domaine Rimbert Travers de Marceau , a less intense and complex, but also very delicious wine that omits the Grenache and includes Cinsault and a little bit of Mourvedre. Syrah, and Grenache. MORE >>

Ben Hagan, one of the wine buyers at Slope Cellars in Park Slope, Brooklyn recommends (Slope Cellars prices listed) : Whites: 2006 Caves de Saumur Saumur Les Pouches, $13, LVDH Imports (100% Chenin Blanc). 2006 D'Estezargues Cotes du Rhone Les Grandes Vignes, $13, Jenny & Francois Selections (100% Cinsault!). range. MORE >>

For example, consider one of the white wines recommended by Ben Hagan at Slope Cellars, the 2006 Jardin de la Fruitière. 100% Cinsault, which you don't often see, this wine combines plummy fruit with a wild brambly sensation, like walking through the forest. think that the most important element at this price point is balance. MORE >>