Our Top Twelve

Shane and Jen’s Top Twelve

Here is a list of twelve wines that we highly recommend. Think of it as a mixed case that will see you through most occasions, from your usual weekday dinner to something more special for a Saturday evening. Just to keep things interesting, we have given ourselves a few ground rules: (1) we will attempt to always list four wines that cost under $15.00, four wines that cost between $15.00 to $30.00 and four wines that cost over $30.00; (2) we will also try to list a variety of types of wines (we’ll even throw in some whites!); (3) no winery can have more than one wine on the list at a time; and (4) we will only list wines that we have reviewed on this site (the title and date of the review are directly underneath the wine).

$3.99 Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon, 2002 or 2003
A Bottle of the House Red, Please - March 25, 2005

$7.99 2003 Chateau d’Oupia "Les Heretiques" Vin de Pays l’Herault
Heretic! Heretic! - February 2, 2005

$12.99 Krohn 2000 Late Bottle Vintage Port
Birthday Dinner for Shane - February 5, 2005

$12.99 2003 Red Bicyclette, Syrah, Vin de Pays d’Oc
Three Reds from the Weekend - February 14, 2005

$18.99 Tablas Creek 2002 Cotes de Tablas Blanc
The Great White Rhone - February 28, 2005

$19.99 2001 Rasteau "Prestige" Doumaine La Soumade
A Rhone by Any Other Name - March 3, 2005

$23.00 Rombauer 2002 Zinfandel
Tasting Trip No. 1.0 - February 1, 2005

$27.00 2001 Provenance Cabernet Sauvignon
Catching Up - February 23, 2005

$32.00 Rutherford Hill 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting Trip No. 1.0 - February 1, 2005

$34.99 Mer Soleil 2002 Chardonnay
The Sea and the Sun - March 22, 2005

$35.00 Nickel and Nickel 2001 Harris Merlot
Birthday Dinner for Shane - February 5, 2005

$41.00 Sandeman’s Twenty Year Tawny Port
Catching Up - February 23, 2005