Palmeri Cellars-Syrah-Van Ness Vineyard-Alexander Valley-California-2005-$25.00-A nose of dark fruit and bacon, dark purple in color. A rich, smooth and full bodied Syrah. With cassis, currants, blackberry and pepper with meat tones, a very good rich wine, consistent notes as last bottle. Very cool label.                   WE-94                CR-92                   Good with ribs, chicken, pasta.

Four Vines Winery-The Maverick-Zinfandel-Amador County-California-2008-$13.99-A nose of sweet cherries and spice, dark purple in color. A full bodied easy drinking Zin, with black cherry, raspberry, smoky spice and pepper, fantastic QPR.                 WS-90                CR-90              Good with meats, chicken, pasta.