2006 Zwei.1 Zweigelt (Austria)

Can't read the label (German?), but this Austrian wine we received from the Williams-Sonoma Wine Club was nice! Much fruiter and lighter than we normally drink, but it was smooth and had a touch of vanilla. Even though it took a few minutes to get past our strange bias against wines with screw-tops instead of corks, we decided that we would definitely drink this again.

2006 Carmelo Ortega Saxa Loquuntur Rioja

Delightfully dark and bold, was terrific with soy/balsamic-marinated flank steak and, interestingly, homemade pizza! It was completely unexpected but terrific wine!

2005 Chateau Callac Bordeaux - Graves

Gravelly texture smooth on the tounge, earthy blackberry yeilding to a sweet cherry finish. Superb!