Features fresh, lively flavors of lemon, green apple and lemon blossoms, with notes of fresh-grated ginger on the crisp finish. Drink now. 200,000 cases made.

This is simple stuff with a modicum of varietal character. Soft and a bit herbaceous, it leads with some candied black cherry, followed by black licorice, and mocha vanilla. A mid-week red and my choice match would be grilled hamburgers or flank steak. Ready to drink. The mix is 95% cabernet sauvignon, 2% syrah, 1% merlot, 1% petit verdot, and 1% cabernet franc.

Apple, peach and pear flavors show an appealing, firm juiciness in this white, with a touch of almond skin on the finish. Drink now. 50,000 cases made.

Deep red/purple; good colour. Banana skin, almost 'green walnut' aromas. Lean and a trifle under-fleshed. Rather stern tannins and tight structure, straightforward and unevolved. Not offering much at this stage. Certainly has a future.

With a spice box of woody oak, ginger and the richness of baked apricot, this wine presents as heavier than it is. There’s only moderate acidity to help balance.

Cedary savoriness accents the dried berry and cherry flavors. Crisp finish. Drink now.

Soft and silky, with modest cherry and strawberry blossom accents. Drink now.

Delivers a mix of pomegranate and raspberry, with a streak of red licorice. The lightly toasted finish has a slight rustic edge. Drink now.

Ripe and direct, revealing raspberry and red licorice notes that roll through, with sweet spice and toast on the finish. Drink now.

50% Zinfandel; 36% Syrah; 5% Petite Sirah; 9% other. Redolent of ripe berries and plums on the nose and geared to fairly direct, very like-minded fruit in taste, this easy going wine is balanced and rounded in feel with a trim of next-to-unnoticeable tannins. It is far from soul-stirring stuff, but it is a tasty, well-made effort that is priced right for unceremonious drinking with summery grilled meats of all kinds. Good value.

19% Petite Sirah; 3% Syrah. Sporting enough blackberry fruit to work its way into clear varietal territory and ripe to the point of flirting with notes of dark chocolate throughout its length, this beefy youngster wants for a little more brightness and bounce and its evident finishing tannins speak clearly of its considerable percentage of Petite Sirah.

Although a bit reluctant to find specific Pinot Noir focus in its mildly mushroomy aromas, this pleasantly rounded, medium-full-bodied wine shapes up far better once in the mouth and tastes of spotlessly clean, straightforward, cherry-like fruit. It gets it right in terms of varietal texture, even if it could do with a little more brightness and bounce, and it is best tagged for drinking in the coming year.

This wine is easygoing, fruity and rather soft in texture, showing jammy strawberry and blueberry flavors and mild tannins.

Oaky and tannic up front, this wine settles into a balanced space of pencil shavings, cedar and red currant. Plum and dark-cherry flavors follow.

Rich, rounded and syrupy in brown sugar, this Merlot-driven blend is generous in oak and body weight, with layered flavors of blackberry and cherry. A hint of herb meets dark-chocolate and mocha flavors that persist on the finish.

This approachable white offers a sweetness of stone fruit, apple and melon, lightbodied in approach, with both neutral oak and stainless-steel aging.

A straw-pink color, apple cider aromas and almost-sweet apple and honey flavors make this medium-bodied wine richer than many of its Pinot Grigio cousins.

There is a candied-lemon quality to the nose of this one that presages sweeter flavors to come, but the wine turns out to be quite dry and slightly more stony than it is forthrightly fruity in taste, and it exhibits a relatively firmer table-wine structure that directs it away from nonchalant quaffing and more to service with simple seafood recipes.

Grapey, buttery and warm, this wine’s white corn flavors will match a lobster roll with butter and corn salsa.

Broad-textured, with sun-dried tomato accents to the ripe currant and cherry tart flavors, showing beefy accents on the firm, spicy finish. Drink now.

Toasty and direct, with a core of plum and black cherry flavors wrapped in warm vanilla and tobacco notes. Lacks energy. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now.

Soft and creamy, with an appealing touch of butterscotch pudding to compliment the peach and citrus flavors, which are smooth and juicy on the finish.

Aged in both French and American oak, this approachable red is earthy and herbal, with full-bodied fruit concentration. The flavors range from black currant to plum and nutmeg, finishing robustly in oak.

This has aromas of mocha, toasted oak and tangerine zest. The assertive, monolithic palate shows raisin, roasted coffee bean and a green note of powdered sage alongside raspy tannins and the heat of evident alcohol. Despite the bold tannins, drink sooner rather than later to capture what little fruit there is.

The 2018s from Santa Barbara CountyCambria's 2019 Julia's Vineyard Rosé is a pretty, juicy, slightly reductive rosé with bright strawberry fruit, a touch of minerality, medium-bodied richness, and a clean finish. It's a delicious, easygoing effort to enjoy on a hot summer day.