Displaying exotic lychee nut, jasmine, and grapefruit-like aromas and flavors, this crisp, dry, medium-bodied effort should be consumed over the next year.

Yellow straw. Moderately full-bodied. Full acidity. Highly extracted. Moderately oaked. Citrus, vanilla, tropical fruits. Flavorful and well-balanced, with velvety mouthfeel and a lengthy, opulent finish.

This wine posesses some residual sugar, and should be approached as one would a German Kabinett or lighter-bodied Spatlese.

Sweet but juicy and flavorful, offering plenty of floral, grape and honeyed apple flavors that linger on the soft, balanced finish.

Kudos to Kendall-Jackson for turning out an elegant, medium dry, floral-scented, refreshing 1993 Johannisberg Riesling Vintner's Reserve. It reveals lovely floral and apple-like fruit, light body, and wonderful freshness. Drink it over the next year as an aperitif.

A pretty wine, with nutty, floral and peach aromas and appealing flavors that show a hint of sweetness. Drink now.

Honeyed scents of caramel and white Rainier cherries lead into this soft, leesy riesling. It's not about structure, just about pleasing sweetness for dessert.

Soft and fragrant, offering pear, spice and herb character in a gentle package.

The fatter, more monolithic 1994 Semillon Vintner's Reserve offers a fleshy mouthful of wine. It would be ideal with grilled salmon.

The fatter, more monolithic 1994 Semillon Vintner's Reserve offers a fleshy mouthful of wine. It would be ideal with grilled salmon.

Apple, citrus and grass notes integrate nicely with toasty oak.

…is a crisp, soft, light-bodied, fruity wine with a melony character.

The well-made 1995 Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, light-bodied, tasty, melony-scented, fruity, user-friendly Sauvignon that should be drunk over the next year.

If a little bit on the quiet side in its aromas, the wine does offer pleasant suggestions of vanilla, citrus and melons with a hint of Meyer lemon sweetness...

...ripe melon fruitiness leading the way.

From this very noble vintage comes a bottling that is softer than the Camelot bottling but no less rich and fruity. Filled with tremendous fruit flavors --apples and peaches specifically -- all ultraspicy, cinnamon notes from both the grape and the oak. Made in the fashionable style, round and sweet...

Nicely focused apple, vanilla, quince, and fig flavors integrate with toasty oak character turn ample on the finish. Drink now.

From one of the best Chardonnay regions in the state, a cool-climate wine with pronounced peach, apple and tropical fruit flavors and a blast of zesty, spicy, smoky oak. Clean and crisp, with a creamy, rich texture. Finishes with a vanilla note.

Simple flavors of corn silk and grape skin make this a good match for paella. Or pick up on the sweet roasted carrot and white corn with a bowl of posole.

Warm flavors of malt and wheat beer round the front of the mouth, then the flavors turn to fresh grapes, crisp and leaner, with a mouthwatering acidity. An elegant accompaniment to poached salmon.

Deep yellow straw cast. Moderately full-bodied. Full acidity. Highly extracted. Minerals, citrus. Crisp, lean and intense with a subtle yeasty overtone. Finishes in a vibrant manner.

...a well made, lighter-styled wine. I particularly admired its citrusy, tangerine, tropical fruit flavors that are presented in a pure, crisp, medium-bodied style.

Bright yellow straw cast. Moderately full-bodied. Low acidity. Moderately extracted. Heavily oaked. Brown spices. Forward aromas are dominated by oak. A big, oaky style with substantial texture…...

Spicy and lively, with honey, pear and vanilla flavors that are focused and harmonious.