Wine

Oregon wines are a modern-day success story. This spicy, light- bodied Pinot Noir with flavors of clove and cedar, cinnamon and cherries. It's a light and almost delicate wine, offers sensational value and plenty of flavor. Versatile with food: pork, ind

Made by a female winemaker, these two grapes blend from the south of France offers a very pretty and intense nose of white peach and citrus fruits. In the mouth, the wine is pleasing/ gourmand with lemony notes and a lingering finish. No sweetness. Perfec

The perfect Pinot Grigio for guzzling - and we use it for cooking too (well, actually we guzzle it while cooking). It has earthy citrus aromas, pear and soft orange flavors with a touch of orange zest as well. Totally dry (no sweetness) and medium - body.

For Zinfandel, Ridge is king. This one contains small amounts of three other grapes, but they simply add layers of lush, full-bodied flavor. Ripe black cherry dominates, but there is also a slight gaminess and enough tannin to make this a food wine. Lovel

A delicious Cali Cab. that is lighter than some with no sweet notes and little to no oak. Blackberries and black currants are top of the flavor profile, and it has smooth tannins for a great sipping wine.

An organic Tempranillo from a dynamic woman winemaker! Red berry aroma, then fruity on the palate but with hearty structure - acid, tannins, medium-body - which makes this a food wine. You'll love the long cherry - tobacco finish. Serve with meat-based ta

Dirk Niepoort is a revolutionary in the Port region, whose wines tend to emphasize terroir. This ruby has full-body and sweetness but edged with acidity and a touch of tannin. Brandied cherries, black tea and a long black cherry finish. Good with chocolat

"Mount of Angels" everyone's favorite Italian Pinot Noir is back, with it's typical high acidity (Great food wine) and red cherry flavors. Chicken, turkey, mushrooms, salmon...

From Reggio Emilia Province, the wine is made from Lambrusco grapes. This sparkling dry red wine using natural fermentation has a distinct violet scent, strawberries, cherries and raspberries. On the palate dried plums and mulberries, a touch of licorice

From the famous Rhone winemaker Chapoutier comes this organic-grapes wine from Roussillon. Grenache, Carignan, and touches of a couple other grapes make this powerful with blackberry, herb, black cherry and coffee flavors.

Rioja is consistently an amazing value - especially for aged wines, like this reserva. The wine taste smooth and round in the mouth with lots of tart black cherry fruit, sweet spice notes, licorice, the lightest touch of barnyard earthiness and leather. F

Called Le Fou (the crazy man) because only a crazy person would try yo grow Pinot Noir in the Languedoc. This one is surprisingly Burgundian in style with red cherry pie flavors plus tobacco or tea earthiness. Medium-body, up-there acidity, and unoaked. S