XX Banrock Station 2002 Shiraz South Eastern Australia $7 Juicier than a soap opera finale! XX Santa Carolina 2002 Chardonnay Barrica Selection; Casablanca Valley - Chile $13 Timothy Leary visits Gilligan's Island - tropical, spicy and a lot of good acid, man. XX Reds (Laurel Glen) 2001 Red Wine California $8.50 Remember the scene in the movie "Reds" where Warren Beatty returns from the front all battered and torn up, gets off the train and is looking for Diane Keaton, and she's looking for him... and suddenly they see each other? That's what this wine reminds us of. X Black Swan 2002 Shiraz South Eastern Australia $8 French kissin' a hunky, cigar-smoking stunt man - black and blue, spicy and a smooth, lingering smoky finish. XXX Montinore Estate 2002 Gewurztraminer Willamette Valley $9 More seductive than the cast of One Tree Hill!
Appellations Sophie Schweitzer http://www.winexmagazine.com/hottopic Understanding appellations isn't that hard. Don't let the subject intimidate you! Appellations are nothing more than plots of land -- pieces of this earth.