Hang on to this for a while. The fruit is good suggesting blackberries and coffee.

Full ruby red with light purple highlights. Medium-bodied. Moderately extracted. Mildly tannic. Red fruits, earth, vanilla. Nice crisp fruit flavors on entry give way to some dry tannins through the finish. Soundly balanced and drinking well now.

Deep dark red appearance. Moderately full-bodied. Moderately extracted. Moderately tannic. Plums, black fruit, tea. Dark fruit aromas. Fleshy flavors and texture on the palate with some dry tannins coming through strongly on the finish. Quite structured, this should cellar for a year or two.

Cherries, pepper, cedar. Very complex with lush cherry fruit dominate over peppery spice.

Supple. Offers gobs of spicy, ripe, tasty, berry fruit, medium body, light tannin, and a fleshy, vibrant finish. A well-made, juicy Zinfandel for drinking over the next 2-3 years.

This inexpensive effort may not compete with its pricier cousins when it comes to depth and potency, but it is decently focused on Zinfandel berries, it is supple in feel and it does not run afoul of bothersome heat. It is in all ways a tasty and functional table wine that goes down easily with food, and its slight lack of drama is small considering its inviting and oft-discounted price.

Easy drinking and balanced, this food-friendly Zin has pleasant cherry and berry flavors and a hint of peppery spice in the finish. It's nice and dry, with a polished mouthfeel.

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.