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SAVANNAH
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Niagra Pennisula:
Peller Estates
United States
CALIFORNIA
Baron Herzog (most)(Kosher)
Butternut
Callaway
Candor
Civello
CK by Peter Mondavi
Conundrum
Cottonwood Creek
Cultivate
Fallbrook
Francis Ford Coppola (Diamond and Presents)
Glass Mountain by Markham
Grand Cru
Groundswell
Korbel (sparkling)
Lander Jenkins
Mad Housewife
Martin & Weyrich (Allegro)
Montpellier
Murphy-Goode
ONEHOPE
Painter Bridge
Round Hill
Seven Daughters
Sofia Sparkling
Sofia
Su Yuen (Syrah)
The Naked Grape
Tin Roof
White Doe
Amador County:
Haraszthy
Alexander Valley/Sonoma County:
Divining Rod (Cabernet)
Murphy-Goode
Rodney Strong
Anderson Valley/Mendocino:
Roederer Estate
Scharffenberger
Champ de Reves
Bennett Valley/Sonoma:
Matanzas Creek (Merlot)
Bien Nacido/Santa Maria:
Sanctuary (Pinot Noir)
Calistoga of Napa Valley:
Chateau Montelena
Carneros(Napa and Sonoma):
B.R. Cohn
Charles Krug
Nickel & Nickel
Robert Sinskey
Sean Minor (4 Bears)
Central Coast:
Cypress by J.Lohr
EOS
Liberty School
Lost Angel
Silver Buckle
Chalk Hill of Russian River Valley:
Rodney Strong (Chardonnay)
Diamond Mountain/Napa:
Diamond Creek
Nickel & Nickel
Dry Creek/Sonoma County:
Laetitia
Scott Family
Artezin
Director’s Cut
Draxton (El Roy)
Terlato Family Vineyards
Arroyo Seco/Monterey:
Edna Valley:
Arroyo Grande Valley/Central Coast:
J. Lohr
ONEHOPE (Pinot Noir)
Carpe Diem
Green Valley of Russian River/Sonoma:
Deloach
En Route
Martinelli
High Valley of Lake County:
Shannon Ridge
Brassfield
Howell Mountain/Napa:
La Jota
Nickel & Nickel
Lake County:
D'Alliance
Deloach
Hess Select
Hess Select Cabernet
Shannon Ridge
Lodi:
Jekyll Island Club Reserve
Predator
Mendocino County:
Artezin
Mendocino Ridge/Mendocino:
Sanctuary (Mariah - Zinfandel)
Monterey:
Bandwagon
CC: (Chardonnay)
Figge
Hess Select
J. Lohr
Jekel
Row 11
Su Yuen (Riesling)
Votre Sante
Mount Veeder of Napa Valley:
Hess Collection
Maya Camas
Mt. Brave
Napa Valley:
Alpha Omega
Beaucanon Estate
Carpe Diem
Carne Humana
Caymus Vineyards
CC: (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Chappellet (Pritchard Hill)
Charles Krug
Château Montelena
Dominus Estate
Episode
Forman
Hess Collection
J. Lohr (Carol’s Vineyard)
Jack Nicklaus
Kuleto Estate
La Jota
Luke Donald
Markham
Mayacamas
Napanook by Dominus Estate
Nickel & Nickel
Newton Vineyards (parts Sonoma)
Robert Sinskey
Rossi Wallace
Rubicon Estate
Salvestrin
Sanctuary (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Smith Madrone
Stratton Lummis
Tangley Oaks
The Rule
The Volunteer
Voss Vineyards
Wayne Gretzky No. 99
Unparalled
North Coast/Lake, Marin, Mendocino,
Napa, Sonoma and Solano:
B.R. Cohn
Murphy-Goode
Silver Palm
Tin Roof
X Winery
Oakville/Napa:
Far Niente
Groth
Nickel & Nickel
Paso Robles:
Austin Hope Wines
EOS
J. Lohr
Justin
Liberty School
Treana
Potter Valley/Mendocino:
Château Montelena (Riesling only)
Sandhi
Two Sisters
Red Hills of Lake County:
Sonoma:
Vigilance
Russian River Valley/Sonoma:
Balletto
Belle Glos
Cult (Pinot Noir)
Davis Bynum
Deloach
Director’s Cut
En Route
Freeman
Lynmar
Kistler
Marimar Torres
Martinelli
Nickel & Nickel
Rochioli
Rodney Strong
Row 11
Sonoma-Cutrer
Sonoma LOEB
Three Sticks
Rutherford/Napa:
Nickel & Nickel
Rubicon Estate
Rutherford Hill
Rutherford Ranch
Santa Barbara:
Au Bon Climat
Nadia
Sandhi
Tangley Oaks
Santa Lucia Highlands/Monterey:
Belle Glos
Divining Rod (Chardonnay)
Treana
Santa MariaValley/Santa Barbara:
Au Bon Climat
Belle Glos
Cleneden Family
Mer Soleil
Row 11
Santa Rita Hills/Santa Barbara:
Au Bon Climat
B.R. Cohn
Deloach
Haraszthy
Landmark
Matanzas Creek
Murphy-Goode
Rodney Strong
Sonoma Coast:
Belle Glos
Director’s Cut
Freeman
Kistler
Landmark
Nickel & Nickel
Sonoma-Cutrer
Votre Sante
Spring Mountian:
Newton
Smith Madrone
Stag’s Leap/Napa Valley:
Nickel & Nickel
Robert Sinskey
St.Helena/Napa Valley:
Charles Krug
Nickel & Nickel
Yountville/Napa Valley:
Charles Krug
GEORGIA
Château Elan
Horse Creek
Lumpkin County:
13th Colony
Frogtown
Wolf Mountain
NEW YORK
Kedem (Kosher)
NORTH CAROLINA
Duplin Cellars
OREGON
Angela (Yamhill-Carlton)
Belle Vallee
Bridgeview
Elouan
Primarius
Rainstorm
Sockeye
Willamette Valley:
Duck Pond
Elk Cove
Evening Land
Eyrie Vineyards
Four Graces
MacMurray Ranch
WASHINGTON
Cascade Creek (“Sweet Bliss”)
Confectioner’s Sweet Symphony
Columbia Valley:
Avery Lane
Browne Family Reserve
Columbia Winery
Desert Wind
Duck Pond
HOUSE Wine
Mercer Estate
Pacific Rim
Sockeye
Washington Hills
Waterbrook
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Mar del Sur
Salvatore Principe
Mendoza:
Amalaya
Altos las Hormigas
Bodega Colomé
Calzo (Malbec)
Colonia las Liebres
Conquista
Dona Paula (Los Cardos)
Eagle’s Rock
Fairhills (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec)
Gaucho
Marlena
Medrano Estate
Nieto
Salvatore Principe
Patagonia:
Skeleton (Malbec)
Chile
1865
35 Degrees South
Gato Negro
Castillo de Molina (Lontue Valley)
Cultivate
La Joya
VEO Grande
Casablanca:
Castillo de Molina
Cono Sur
Colchagua Valley:
Casa Lapostolle
Cono Sur
Maule Valley:
Kedem Alfasi (Kosher)
AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Hills:
Groom
Henschke
Barossa Valley:
Château Tanunda
Earthworks
Groom
Henschke
Langmeil
Nine Stones
The Lucky Country
Two Hands
Twelftree
Yalumba
Beechworth:
Giaconda
Clare Valley:
Jim Barry
Two Hands
Eden Valley:
Henschke
Yalumba
Greenock of Barossa Valley:
Two Hands
Heathcote/Victoria:
Hilltops:
Nine Stones
King Valley/Victoria:
Redbank
Margaret River:
Mohua
Nautilus
Seleni
Twin Island
Wairau River
Martinborough:
Palliser Estate
Te Kairanga
AFRICA
South Africa
Coastal Region:
Cape Mentelle
Ringbolt
Vasse Felix
Graham Beck
MAN Vintners
McLaren Vale:
Graham Beck
Nine Stones
Red Knot
Shingleback
Two Hands
Sidney:
Nine Stone (Chardonnay)
South/Southeastern:
Oxford Landing
Teal Lake (Kosher)
Wakefield “Promised Land”
Yalumba “Y Series”
Victoria/Pyrenees:
Terlato-Chapoutier
Darling:
Durbanville:
Graham Beck
Paarl:
Glen Carlou
Robertson:
Graham Beck
Stellenbosch:
Anthonij Rupert
Ernie Els
Graham Beck
Guardian Peak
Rust en Vrede
Meerlust
Tasmania
Western Cape:
New Zealand
Awatere Valley of Marlborough:
ASIA
Jansz (sparkling)
Vavasour
Fleur du Cap
Graham Beck
Japan
Central Otago:
Plum Wine-
Marlborough:
Sake-
Mohua
Cloudy Bay
Fauna
Goose Bay (Kosher)
Gekkeikan Plum
Kobai Plum (by Gekkeikan)
Gekkeikan
Shimizu-no Mia
EUROPE
Austria
Burgenland:
Hopler
Skeleton
France
Baron Herzog (some)(Kosher)
Charles de Fere (sparkling)
Maison Nicolas (varied)
OKO (Cab/Merlot)
Red Bicyclette
Sidewise
Alsace:
Domaine Schlumberger
Zinck
Ardeche:
Louis Latour (non Burgundy)
Bordeaux:
Augey
Château Barreyres (Haut-Medoc)
Château Bernadotte (Haut-Medoc)
Château Castelnaeu (Entre-deux-Mers)
Château Cetan Marzelle (Pomerol)
Château Cheval Noir (St. Emilion)
Château Cos d’Estornel (St. Estephe)
Château d’Arcins (Haute-Medoc)
Château d’Yquem (Sauternes)
Château de Segur (Sauternes)
Château de la Ligne
Château des Laurets (St. Emilion)
Château du Bousquet (Côtes de Bourg)
Château Fages (Graves)
Château Ferrande (Graves)
Château Gaillard (St. Emilion)
Château Gabaron
Château Gloria (St. Julien)
Château Haut-Beausejour (St. Estephe)
Château Haut-Rian
Château Haut-Surget (Lalande-de-Pomerol)
Château La Fleur Gazin (Pomerol)
Château Lafone Menaut (Graves)
Château La Grange Clinet
Château La Graviere (Entre-deux-Mers)
Château Le Prieure (St. Emilion)
Château Loudenne (Medoc)
Château Magdelaine (St. Emilion)
Château Merlet (Entre-deux-Mers)
Château Moulinet (Pomerol)
Château Panchille (Bordeaux
Superieur)
Château Petrus (Pomerol)
Château Pichon Longueville
(Pauillac)
Château Reserve de la Comtesse
(Pauillac)
Monsieur Touton Selections (check
with your representative for
availability)
Burgundy:
Chanson
Domaine Ninot
Henry Fessy (Beaujolais)
Louis Latour
Maison L’Orée
Michel Picard
Mischief & Mayhem
Moreau Naudet (Petit Chablis)
Promesses de France
Regnard (Chablis)
Sebastien Magnien
Simonnet-Febvre (Chablis)
Vincent Girardin
Champagne:
Ayala (Äy)
Armand de Brignac (Chigny-lesRoses)
Beau Joie (Epernay)
Esterlin
Deutz (Ay)
De Venoge (Epernay)
Louis Roederer (Reims)
Ruinart (Reims)
Vadin Plateau - Grower
Veuve-Clicquot (Reims)
Côtes de Provence:
Château d’Esclans (Sacha Lichine)
Domaines Ott
Languedoc-Roussillon/
Côteau du Languedoc:
Black Sheep
Laurent Miquel “Père et Fils”
M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut
Maison Nicolas
Loire:
Château de Sancerre
Château Thauvenay
Château Tracy
Domaine de la Charmoise
Domaine Grosbois
Eric Montintin
La Poussie
Ladoucette
Laurent Bonneau
Les Champs
Les Deux Tours (Ladoucette)
Marc Bredif
Michel Picard (Vouvray only)
Selection Louvetrie
Rhone:
Château de Beaucastel
Château Galévan
Coudoulet de Beaucastel
Delas
Domaine de la Renjarde
La Vieille Ferme
M. Chapoutier
Perrin et Fils
Perrin Reserve
Prieure de Montezargues
Rhoning Stones
Bartenura (Kosher) - Asti
Belmondo
Pescevino
Rashi (Kosher)
San Giuseppe (Multi-Regional)
Tosti
Abruzzo:
Cantina Frentana
Chioma di Berenice
Escol
Gru
Terre Valse
Apulia:
Trullari
Levantino
Taurino
Emilia-Romagna:
Casa Vinicola Poletti & Figli
Cella
Riunite
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia:
Aleandri
Della Scala
Frattina (Villa)
Marche:
Louis Latour (Valmoissine)
La Monacesca
MOJO
Germany
Molise:
Var:
Bea’s Mead (Honey Wine)
Black Slate
Nachtgold Eiswein
Starling Castle
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer:
St. Gabriel
Vertikal
Rheingau:
August Kesseler
Rheinhessen:
Ch Berres
Leonard Kreusch
Stein 1
Italy
Astoria
Angioletta (Moscato)
Di Majo Norante Contado
Piemonte:
Banfi (Vigne Regali)
Bartenura (Kosher)
Beviamo
Cairel
Casaletto
Dogliotti
Fama
Figini
Gaja
Giacosa, Bruno
Giordano
Gioso
Il Falchetto
La Chiara
Latium
Luccio
Maccario
Osvaldo Viberti
Pio Cesare
Rashi (Kosher)
Risata
Sicily:
Feudo Sartanna
Feudo Zirtari
Florio
Versasi
Puglia:
Pichierri-Savese
Trentino-Alto-Adige:
Kettmeir
Kris
Santa Margherita
Tuscany:
Arpa
Banfi Vintners
Ca’Marcanda (Gaja)
Cantina dell’Aretino
Castellare
Colle Nero
Duccarosso
Fattoi
Il Borro (Salvatore Ferragamo)
Il Poggione
Mazzoni by Il Poggione
Pieve Santa Restitua (Gaja)
Querciabella
San Brunone
Sassetti, Angelo
Unparralled
Vagnoni
Umbria:
Corbara Calistri
Veneto:
071 Prosecco
Astoria
Allegrini
Bartenura (Kosher)
Cultivate
Gilia
I Saltari
Luna di Luna
Montesol (Prosecco)
Montezovo
OKO (Pinot Grigio)
Recchia
Santa Margherita
Sartori di Verona
Salvatore Principe (Prosecco Only)
Torresella
Valbella
Spain
Don Simon
LVP
Madria
Olvena
Principe de Viana
Alella:
Marques de Alella
Bierzo:
Vega Montan
Calatayud:
Las Rocas
Campo de Borja:
Almira
Jerez:
Dios Baco Sherry
Jumilla:
Don Luciano
La Mancha:
Fontana la Mesta
Opera Prima
Penedes:
Casas del Mar Cava
Jaume Serra Cristalino Cava
Priorat:
Ferrer Bobet
Rias Biaxas:
Condes de Albarei
Pazo Barrantes
Pazo Serantellos
Salneval
Rioja:
Bodegas Breton “Iuvene”
Bodegas Lorinon
Conde de Valdemar
Finca Antigua
Finca Valpiedra
Greener Planet
Marques de Caceres
Marques de Murrieta
Numanthia
Rivarey by Marcques de Caceres
Portugal
Douro(still wines):
Altano Douro
Duas Quintas (Ramos Pinto)
Port Houses:
Graham’s
Ramos Pinto
Warre’s
Vinho Verde:
Lagosta
Octave
Madeira
Blandy’s
Miles
Greece
Peloponnese:
Meden Agan
Metron Ariston
MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Barkan Estate (Kosher)
MULTI-APPELLATION
(see sales associate for current offerings)
Cultivate
ORGANIC WINERIES
35° South
Bodega Colomé
Bonterra
Ca’ del Solo
Casa Lapostolle
Château de Beaucastel
Cono Sur
Cottonwood Creek
DeLoach
Earthworks
Groundswell
Inglenook Estate
M. Chapoutier
Newton
Pac Rim
Perrin & Fils
Querciabella
Robert Sinskey
Oko
CHOCOLATE WINES
Chocolate Rouge
Chocolate Shop
Chocolais
STELVIN CLOSURE
Alexander Valley Vineyards (Temptation Zin) (375mL Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah)
Antano (Tempranillo)
August Kesseler (Riesling 'Cuvee R')
Belle Glos (Mieomi)
Belle Vallee (Willamette Valley Pinot Noir)
Cape Mentelle
Charles Krug (Sauvignon Blanc)
Civello (White Blend)
CK Mondavi
Cloudy Bay
Cono Sur (Carmenere, Merlot, Organic Chardonnay)
(1.5 L & 750 mL - Chardonnay, Cabernet, Pinot Noir,
Sauvignon Blanc)
Conundrum
Cypress
Elk Cove (Pinot Gris)
Glen Carlou (Chardonnay)
Groom (Sauvignon Blanc)
Hess (Hess Select Sauvignon Blanc, Shirtail
Chardonnay)
J. Lohr (Carol's Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc)
Justin (Sauvignon Blanc)
La Vieille Ferme (Rosé)
(1.5L & 750 mL - White, Red)
Makulu (Moscato)
MAN Vintners
Marques de Caceres (Rioja White, Rioja Rosé, Deusa
Nai Albariño)
Martin & Weyrich (Allegro Moscato)
Matanzas Creek (Sauvignon Blanc)
Mohua
Monsieur Touton (Chateau Gabaron, Laurent Miguel)
Murphy-Goode (Sauvignon Blanc)
Nadia (Sauvignon Blanc)
Nieto Senetiner (Pinot Noir, Malbec, Torrontes,
Cabernet Sauvignon)
Nine Stones (Barossa Shiraz, Hilltops Shiraz)
Opera Prima (Sweet White)
Oxford Landing
Pacific Rim (Framboise, Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Vin
de Glacier)
Painter Bridge (Chardonnay, Zinfandel)
Perrin et Fils (Cotes-du-Rhone White/Red)
Peter Lehmann
Rainstorm
Sartori (Pinot Grigio)
Sasha Lichine
Sean Minor 4Bears (Chardonnay, Cabernet, Pinot Noir,
Sauvignon Blanc)
Shingleback (Cabernet, Shiraz)
Sileni Estate
Si Soave
Simmonet-Febvre (Pinot Noir, Sauvignon St. Bris)
Sonoma-Cutrer (Russian River Valley Chardonnay)
Wairau River (Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc)
Washington Hills
Waterbrook (Chardonnay, Melange Blanc, Riesling,
Sauvignon Blanc)
X-Winery
Yalumba Y-series (Cabernet, Riesling, Shiraz-Viognier,
Unwooded Chardonnay, Unwooded Viognier,
Vermentino)
MINIMAL RETAIL
Artezin
Augey
Austin Hope
Avery Lane
Beaucanon
Cape Mentelle
Cariel
Chanson
Château de Laurent
Château de Sancerre
Château Haut Rian
Château Loudenne
Conde de Albarei
Cypress
Davis Bynum
Delaporte
Dios Baco
Duas Quintas
Ducca Rosso
Deutz
Episode
Ernie Els
Eyrie
Finca Antigua
Finca Valpiedra
Forman
Gaja
Giacosa, Bruno
Gioso
Glass Mountain
Glen Carlou
Groom
GRU
Guardian Peak
Hamilton Russell
Il Borro
Il Falchetto
Jansz
Kesseler
Kettmier
La Chiara
La Jota
La Monacesca
Las Rocas
Luke Donald
Martinelli
Marquis de Alella
Michel Picard
Miles
Mouiex Bordeaux
Nadia
Nautilus
Painter Bridge
Pazo Serantellos
Peller Estates
Pewsey Vale
Pio Cesare
Querciabella
Red Bank
Ringbolt
Robert Sinskey
Rubicon Estate
Rust en Vrede
Salvestrin
Sanctuary
Sartori di Verona
Shingleback
Silver Palm
Sonoma-Cutrer Russian River
Tablas Creek
Tangley Oaks
Terlato
Terlato-Chapoutier
Travis Riverview
Tricana
Valbella
Vasse Felix
Wairau River
Wine & Spirits Restaurant Poll 2014
Top 50 Wines
Rank
Winery
Mentions per 100 responses
’13
’12
’11
1
Cakebread Cellars
2
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
3
Duckhorn Vineyards
4
Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards
5
Silver Oak Wine Cellars
6
Frank Family
7
La Crema
8
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
9
Decoy
’06
’05
’04
’03
Average Price
’13
’12
12.9
11.9
15.7
10.9
13.9
12.5
13.3
15.4
17.3
13.9
17.6
$86.48
$100.17
10.0
7.4
10.6
8.4
4.8
9.6
11.5
16.1
10.8
10.5
12.1
$101.57
$102.73
8.1
9.9
10.6
9.9
7.2
4.4
4.3
10.1
8.5
7.5
10.6
$90.29
$79.30
7.1
5.4
10.6
11.4
13.4
14.3
14.3
14.4
15.0
19.3
17.3
$49.20
$46.00
6.7
4.0
5.1
4.5
4.3
8.1
10.0
11.4
11.1
10.8
7.0
$134.93
$125.63
6.7
3.5
—
2.5
2.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
$80.79
$75.14
5.7
5.4
4.5
8.4
6.2
3.7
5.7
4.4
2.3
2.7
4.5
$48.67
$45.27
5.2
7.9
6.1
8.4
5.3
5.9
5.4
5.0
7.8
6.4
5.8
$94.00
$87.63
5.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$60.00
—
4.8
—
3.5
5.4
3.8
2.6
3.2
6.4
3.3
8.8
6.4
$67.10
—
4.8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$83.30
—
4.8
3.5
4.5
6.4
2.4
5.5
8.2
8.1
7.8
7.1
4.5
$137.00
$122.14
4.8
4.5
—
—
4.3
2.6
2.2
—
2.9
2.4
—
$80.00
$74.22
4.3
2.5
2.5
—
—
—
3.6
3.7
4.6
—
2.1
$120.33
$146.00
4.3
2.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
2.3
—
—
$80.33
$76.00
4.3
4.5
4.5
2.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$72.56
$58.67
4.3
4.0
4.0
3.0
—
4.4
5.7
4.0
—
—
3.0
$92.89
$94.25
WINDSOR, SONOMA CTY., CA
OAKVILLE, NAPA VLY., CA
CALISTOGA, NAPA VLY., CA
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
ST. HELENA, NAPA VLY., CA
The Prisoner
12
Caymus Vineyards
13
Justin
14
Kistler Vineyards
15
Cristom
16
Belle Glos
RUTHERFORD, NAPA VLY., CA
PASO ROBLES, CA
GLEN ELLEN, SONOMA CTY., CA
SALEM, OR
Flowers Winery
CAZADERO, SONOMA CTY., CA
Winery
Simi Winery
Mentions per 100 responses
3.8
3.0
5.1
’13
’12
’11
HEALDSBURG, SONOMA CTY., CA
19
Veuve Clicquot
20
Chateau
W I N E Ste.
& S Michelle
PIRITS
21
Robert Mondavi Winery
22
Honig Cellars
23
Domaine Serene
24
Emeritus
25
Marchesi Antinori
26
Catena
27
Frog’s Leap Winery
28
La Rioja Alta
29
Darioush
29
Ferrari-Carano Winery
31
Ramey
31
Turley Wine Cellars
33
Ladera Vineyards
34
Kendall-Jackson Vineyards
35
Coppola
36
Domaine Drouhin
37
Billecart Salmon
38
Au Bon Climat
39
Heitz Wine Cellars
40
Rombauer Vineyards
41
Robert Sinskey Vineyards
42
Grgich Hills Cellar
43
Banfi
44
Ruffino/Tuscan Estates of
45
Gaia Estate
46
Sigalas
47
Hess Collection
48
Chimney Rock
49
Zenato
50
Santa Margherita
50
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Rank
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WOODINVILLE, WA
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DAYTON, OR
SEBASTOPOL, SONOMA CTY., CA
FIRENZE, ITALY
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
HARO, LA RIOJA, SPAIN
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
TEMPLETON, PASO ROBLES, CA
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SANTA ROSA, SONOMA CTY., CA
DAYTON, OR
MAREUIL-SUR-AY, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
SANTA YNEZ, SANTA BARBARA CTY, CA
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PONTASSIEVE, ITALY
MAROUSSI, GREECE
OIA, SANTORINI, GREECE
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, LUGANA ITALY
ALTO ADIGE, ITALY
25th ANNUAL RESTAURANT POLL
That’s how Josiah Baldivino at Michael Mina in San Francisco got a red from
Comte Abbatucci in Corsica off the ground this year. “When I first got that
in, it wasn’t selling at all and I thought: It’s so good, and it works so well with
food! It’s bright, almost like pinot noir but with more brine and acidity on
the finish,” he says. After he put it on the tasting menu, it ended up being
wines
by the glass
CHARDONNAY
Erik Liedholm at Seastar in Seattle is a big fan of the Enomatic: “Right now
we’re featuring a grenache flight from around the world. On the white side
we played with chenin. Once guests try the flight they’re apt to order the glass
of their favorite one. Those flights have also increased our bottle sales out the
door—you
can order
any bottleCHARDONNAYS
for 25 percent off list price, and take it to go.”
MOST
POPULAR
most popular chardonnays
TwenTy-five years ago, chardonnay was aT iTs peak populariTy,
Rank Pts. Brand
Bottling
Avg. Price
Bottling
Avg. Price
Rank Brand
Bottling
Avg. Price
with 44 percent of the most popular wines in our first Restaurant Poll.
Aia Vecchia Cakebread CellarsMaremma Lagone
$10 $82
NapaRed
Sonoma-Cutrer
Vineyards
RRV
Russian
River
Ranches
Chardonnay
$15
17
1 104
It has ceded ground, incrementally and continuously, to a host of
1 WINDSOR,
Carneros Napa
$120
TUSCANY, ITALY RUTHERFORD, NAPA VLY., CA
SONOMA CTY., CA
Sonoma Cutrer Vineyard Chardonnay
$18
lesser-known varieties from around the world. Today, with 11.4 perSonoma-Cutrer
Vineyards
RRV
Russian
River
Ranches
$50
Chappellet
Napa
Mountain
Cuvee
Cabernet
Sauvignon
$20
Glos
Santa Maria Valley Clark & Telephone Pinot Noir
$16
2 76NAPAWINDSOR,
18 ST. HELENA,
2 Belle
cent ofNAPA
theVLY.,most
wines,
Sonoma
CoastCabernet
CA Valley Double
C Ranch
$17 $44
VLY., CA SONOMA CTY.,Napa
RUTHERFORD,
CA popular
Sonoma
Coastchardonnay
Meiomi Pinot Noir remains a major
$12 force,
led by California’s Cakebread, Sonoma-Cutrer and Kistler.
Vineyards Santorini
Sonoma Coast Les Noisetiers
$12 $117
Vineyard
North Coast Sommelier Selection Cabernet
$17
3 61 Kistler
19 Sigalas
3 Raymond
Russian River Valley
$130
But
canNapa
mean
many
Reserve
Merlotthings: a juicy by-the-glass
$20 pour
ST. HELENA,
NAPAchardonnay
VLY., CA
Ramey
Russian
River
Valley
(and
keep
it
cheap!),
a
pedigreed
white
Burgundy,
something
oaky
or
Climat
Santa Barbara Private Label Chardonnay
$18 $99
Collection
Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
$12
4Bon 38
20 Au
4 Hess
HEALDSBURG,
SONOMA
Sonoma
SANTA YNEZ, SANTA
BARBARA CTY.,
CA CTY.,
SantaCAMaria Valley
PinotCoast
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$15 $74
tangy,
steel-fermentedNapa
aperitif.
Chardonnay
$12
NAPA,aNAPA
VLY., CA
Winery
Sonoma
At Town Hall in SanSonoma
Francisco,
Haley
Moore noticed a$14sort of
Champagne Extra
Brut County
$26 $46
County Decoy
Pinot Noir
5 32 Ferrari-Carano
21 Billecart-Salmon
Alexander Valley
$75
5 Decoy
MAREUIL-SUR-AY, HEALDSBURG,
CHAMPAGNE, SONOMA
FRANCE CTY., CA
ST. HELENA,
NAPA VLY., of
CA the chardonnay
Sonoma County
Decoy Merlot
bifurcation
market:
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Family
Napa
Vista Flores Malbec
$11 $59
like a richer, weightier
style
chardonnay and others who
6 30 Frank
Patzwho
& Hall
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Chardonnay
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6 NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
CarnerosinHyde
Chardonnay
learned that it’s not as much
fashion
anymore; maybe they$17
like that
BoisRombauer Vineyards
Alexander ValleyCarneros
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
$11 $70
7 Du29
Valleycool.”
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$15
style,Ste.
butMichelle
they think it’sColumbia
no longer
23 Clos
7 Chateau
Sonoma Chardonnay
$11
WOODINVILLE, WA
Columbia
Valley
Indian
Wells
Chardonnay
$11
On the Old World front, Jadot was, not surprisingly, on top—the
La Crema
Sonoma Coast
$46
Lucien
Crochet
Sancerre
Sauvignon
Blanc
$17
8
27
Vineyards
California
Vintner’s Reserve
Chardonnayintroduction
$10 to the 24
Monterey
$46
Pouilly-Fuissé,
in particular,
remained
a standard
8 Kendall-Jackson
SANCERRE, LOIRE VLY., FRANCE
California Riesling
$9
charms of white Burgundy. Meanwhile, at Mas (La Grillade) in New
Kendall-Jackson Vineyards California
$36
9 26
Stellina
Di Notte
Veneto
$10 $35
KimYork
Crawford
Marlborough
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$10
California Vintner’s Reserve
CA Pinot Grigio
City,
Sarah
Looper
Chablis
one9of AUCKLAND,
his bestNEW
sellers.
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Prosecco
$9
ZEALAND
Vineyard & Winery Russian River Valley
$78
optimal
price point at $65.
like these make a white Burgundy
our wine
of“Bottles
introducing
25 Jordan
La10
Crema
Sonoma
$13
Joelsales
Gott overall. It’s my wayNapa
Sauvignon Blanc people to wines without
$9
HEALDSBURG, SONOMA CTY.,
CA Coast Pinot Noir
26
10
feel
more
affordable,
and
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help
us
get
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second
bottle
on
WINDSOR,
SONOMA
CTY.,
CA
makingST.them
HELENA,feeling
NAPA VLY.,uncomfortable.”
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$12
& Hall
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thealso
table,”
she says.
11 25 Patz
There
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of off
eringSauvignon
a glass of wine than there used
Vineyards
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de Blancs
$16 $57
Joseph
Carrmany more waysNapa
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$14
Coast
NAPA,
NAPA VLY., CA
27 Schramsberg
11 NAPA, NAPAInVLY.,
Colorado,
Ryan
Fletter
of
Denver’s
Barolo
Grill
and
Bobby
CALISTOGA,
NAPA
VLY.,
CA
Sonoma County
Josh Cabernet
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$10
to be. “I don’t knowCAof any bar or restaurant
being
built now
that isn’t putting
Au Bon Climat
Santa Barbara Private Label
$70
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Stuckey,
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found
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role
for
gateway
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Alexander
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SANTA YNEZ,
SANTA BARBARA
CTY., CA
Ruffi
no, Tuscan
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of Chianti
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Tan chardonnay:
Sangiovese
$15
a tap
their
bar,”MS,
says
Avital
at Tertulia
in NYC.
have four wines
28 Alexander
12into
Sonoma Sin Zin Zinfandel
$11
Northeast
Italian
whites,
pouring
from Alto
ITALYsell well
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on tap PONTASSIEVE,
andtothey
all
because
they’re
fresh,
young, and inexpensive.”
Simi Winery
Sonoma
$45
19 list
When we
our
research
for just
the
Poll,call
we[guests]
ask
to
their SONOMA
ten top-selling
wines
inNoir
order of popular(Fletter)
andconduct
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(Stuckey).
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can’t
cold
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Follette
NorthCACoast Van der
Kamp Pinot
$13
HEALDSBURG,
CTY.,
Coppola
Russian
Riverfan
Valley
Director’s
Cut Chardonnay
$13 restaurateurs
Erik
Liedholm
at
Seastar
in
Seattle
is
a
big
of
the
Enomatic:
“Right
now
29 HEALDSBURG, SONOMA CTY., CA
13 RUTHERFORD, NAPA VLY., CA
Sonoma
Coast
Pinot
Noir
$16
California
Diamond
Series
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$8 can, ten points for
ity. We
then
assign
point
values
toSauvignon
theOn
listed
wines—from
the most
something
totally
obscure,”
Stuckey
comments.
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you
St. Jeanpopular wine
Sonomaon the list, to one point
$46
we’re featuring
a grenache
flight
from
around
the
world.
the white
side
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12 Chateau
Louis
WinerySONOMA
Countyin
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Sauvignon
$12
KENWOOD,
CTY.,Sonoma
CA
iffor
at least
one
ofEstate
the
selections
is aEstate
chardonnay.”
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Oakville
Napa
Oakville
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$17 accumulates
the
tenth
most
popular.
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total
points
a
brand
determine
its
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the
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ight they’re
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$11
grouped
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and
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origin.
average
list prices for individual
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15 wine
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of their favorite
one. Those
flights have
also
increased
bottle The
sales out
the restaurant
ST. HELENA, NAPA VLY., CAMendoza PuntoSonoma
County 304
Renacer
Final Malbec
$10 $65
Simifar-right
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Sonoma
Chardonnay
$11
31 MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
column
of
each
chart.
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door—you
can order
25OF
percent
off
list price,
and take it to go.”
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TOP-SELLING
WINES
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CA AS for
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$60
16 10 Maison
BEAUNE, COTE D’OR, FRANCE
Carneros Chardonnay
$19
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Rank Brand
MOST POPULAR WINES BY VARIETY AND COUNTRY
NAPA VLY., CA
Napa
Arcadia Chardonnay
$11
Rank NAPA,
Brand
Bottling
Avg. Price
30 %
Aia Vecchia
Maremma Lagone Red
$10
17 TUSCANY, ITALY
25 %
SAUVIGNON BLANC’S SHARE
OF TOTAL
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HAS HOVERED $20
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Cuvee Cabernet
18 Chappellet
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% NAPA VLY.,
Valley
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ST. HELENA,
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eight
percent
since we started $17
tracking it as a category
in 1992. In the poll’s early years, $12
Santorini
19 Sigalas
15 %
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MOST
BLANCS
mostPOPULAR
popularSAUVIGNON
sauvignon
blancs
A lot of people have moved away
both2012
from
both rich and oaky Avg. Price
Brand
Bottling
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like aNapa
dirty and
wordthe
18 lean,
months
chardonnay
green $62
ago. There was a serious decline in luxury
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goods
for
while there, which I think was
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NAPA
VLY.,aCA
middle
ground: round, ripe fruit $43
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Martinborough
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Road
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Fletter, $45
MARTINBOROUGH,
NEW ZEALAND
pagne when
your friend was just laid off.”
Grill, Denver
Lucien
Crochet
LaBarolo
Croix
du Roy
$68
—Francis
Schott, Stage Sancerre
Left, New
Brunswick,
NJ
2010 2011 2012
2010
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
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Vineyards
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g for weird varietals,
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France’s
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Most
Popular
list.
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Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
$11
continues to be an important
player Coggins,
with three
winerBistro
du Midi,
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by Country
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blancs
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75.0%
$60.81
$60.02 $9 $65.28
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right now.
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La Crema
Sonoma Coast
Pinot
Noir is hot
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have
moved away from chardonnay and pinot grigio. They
WINDSOR,
SONOMA
CTY., CA
sauvignon
and fresh
says
Schramsberg
Vineyards
Napa Brutacidity
Blanc
$16
bylike
Appellation
’11 blanc’s’12bright
’13 de Blancs
’11 fruit flavors,”
’12
’13bevCALISTOGA,
NAPA
VLY., CA Nick Bill.
erage
manager
Sonoma
36.3%
29.3%
31.4%
$64.45
$65.67
$70.05
Haley
Moore
of Seattle’s
& Bones
restaurant group
Alexander
Valley
Vineyards
AlexanderStock
Valley Cabernet
Sauvignon
$8 notes,
Napa Valley
15.2
16.1
19.1
071.05
070.12 $11 072.01
HEALDSBURG,
SONOMA
CTY.,
CA
Sonoma
Sin
Zin
Zinfandel
“My sauvignon blanc by the glass has always been my biggest driver.
Burgundy
18.2
21.5
19.2
097.85
086.18 $13 091.15
La Follette
North Coast
Van der Kamp
Pinot
Noir
People understand
what
sauvignon
blanc
is: a crisp,
dry white.
Pouilly-Fuissé
02.6
00.4
00.3
051.33
058.00
067.14
HEALDSBURG,
SONOMA
CTY.,
CA
Sonoma
Coast
Pinot
Noir
They know sauvignon blanc is going to be lean, and
they $16
defi
ne it
Mâcon
00.10
00.3
00.4Cabernet Sauvignon
030.25
046.00
Louis
Martinithat
Winery
Sonoma
County
$12 053.50
against
richer style
of chardonnay.”
They
may also
like the
price:
$9
Among the five most popular varietal wines, average sauvignon blanc
Renacer
Mendoza
Malbec merlot, and $15 $10
pricesAverage
come in $12 lower
thanPunto
theFinal
average
than
Overall
$67.73
$66.37 less$70.63
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA Price
chardonnay.
(Data reflects the fourth quarter of the year indicated.)
Carneros Chardonnay
$19
Rank Pts.
1
33
2
31
3
30
4
25
5
22
6
Crawford
18 Kim
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
7
Boulay
Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu
$81
17 Gerard
W VLY.,
I N EFRANCE
& I‘ve
S Pnoticed
I R I T S an Aincrease
P R I L 2in0 chardonnay
14
63
SANCERRE, LOIRE
8
sales, especially
Jolivet
Sancerre bombastic styles like
17 Pascal
Sancerre Les Caillottes
Sancerre Le Chêne
$56
Marlborough
$45
Kistler. We got a good deal on Les NoiBay
Marlborough
9 12 Cloudy
MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALANDsetiers and have been selling it by the
opened doors for some
Leap Winery glass, which
Rutherford
10 12 Frog’s
people who hadn’t tried it before. That’s
Lauverjat
Sancerre
11 12 Karine
one example
of something that’s helped
increaseSanta
the Ynez
visibility
Lieu Dit
Valley of chardonnay.
12 11
LOMPOC, CA
Vacheron
13 11 Domaine
Sancerre
Hills Cellar
14 10 Grgich
Napa Fumé
’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13
5%
“Champagne was like a dirty word 18 months
7.2
ago. There was a serious decline in luxury
goods for a while there, which I think was
muchSHARE
about money
as it was
about notPRICE
SAUVIGNONas
BLANC
OF POINTS
& AVERAGE
being
in ofthe
spirit of things. I mean,
felt
% Share
Points
Avg. it
Price
strange,
maybe,
to buy
Cham- ’12
by Country
’11
’12
’13 a bottle of’11
’13
pagne
your friend
America
32.7%when26.5%
38.9% was just laid
$49.85off.” $51.91
$51.24
SPARKLING WINES
I’m seeing a much higher level of
knowledge and sophistication in our
guests when it comes to Champagne.
They’re more open to small producers, and people have begun asking
about disgorgement dates. People will
$45
$58
$65
$70
SAUVIGNON
BLANC AS AA%
OF TOP-SELLING WINES
WINE & SPIRITS
PRIL 2014
2012
$69
—Erik Liedholm,
$82
Seastar, Seattle
68
10 %
$65
$75
’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12 ’13
Red bottling remained
the longstanding house red at Berkeley’s Chez
25 % the Bay Area fishbowl, though, it was The Prisoner, a
Panisse. Outside
zin-based blend
20 % from Napa, that struck a chord with zin fans.
MOST popular
POPULAR MERLOTs
most
merlots
most
popular
zinfandels
most
popular
zinfandels
MOST
POPULAR
ZINFANDELs
15 %
10 %
Rank Pts. Brand
5%
The Prisoner
d
the
rner,
eles
Bottling
Napa
1
34
2
29 Turley
tEMPlEtoN, CA
3
Mountain
12 Storybook
CAliStoGA, NAPA Vly., CA
Avg. Price
$85
rutHErFord, NAPA Vly., CA
California Juveniles
Paso robles old Vine
Napa Eastern Exposures
Rank Pts. Brand
17.0
$53
$50
$61
4
15.8
& Red
Napa Chiles Canyon
$45
11 Green
St.
HElENA,
NAPA
Vly.,
CA
cAbERNET sAuvIgNON ShARe Of POinTS & AveRAge PRice
5
Leap Winery
% Share of Points Napa
10 Frog’s
6
d
’11
$88.28
’12
’13
$50
$86.38
$98.68
101.90
177.74
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Chile
11.8king, returning
10.8
0.3 the throne
128.25 following
143.80 Americans’
024.00
C
abernet is
to
most sustained
popular
pinotwithgris
grigio
infatuation
pinot&
noir.
Indeed, if you look at the top
France
12.6
13.3
1.7
0112.50
by Appellation
’13 than half
’11 have significant
’12
’13
20
brands in’11
this year’s’12poll, more
devotion
WINE & SPIRITS
APRIL 2014
71
including
four of the
top five.
And people
Napacabernet
Valley
59.1%
58.1%
56.8%
$99.10
$98.37
$114.42are
PINOTtowilling
GRIS
&sauvignon,
GRIGIO
for it, too:
for a bottle
jumped085.35
$13, to
Sonoma to pay
20.0
18.2the average
23.2 price179.80
179.67
aig Atlas
mes it is
Avg. Price
$126
$140
$186
$128
$28
$75
$66
$80
$33
$50
$95
$165
’12 ’13
4.5%
4.1
PINOT GRIGIO
HAS PLATEAUED, holding at half the share of
an
all-time
high
$114 for Napa
caberWashington
13.9 of $98.27,
15.1 and soars
4.1 up to 176.20
155.30 Valley
060.36
points the variety
decade ago.
AtSt-Julien.
the time, pinot
net
andenjoyed
$16612.6
foraBordeaux
Bordeaux
12.4 from1.6
108.10
184.23
0121.43
grigio was soDrinking
popularcabernet
that Greg
Harrington,
MS, then
in California
restaurants,
of course,
is a little
like
Margaux
10.4Grill in 11.0
0.2“I probably
105.00
101.85
089.00
sommelier partaking
at
Blue Water
NYC,
said,
of the official state wine beverage. “The people who order
St-Julien
10.2 in Alto— Adige with
0.3 my pinot
143.00
—
0166.67
supported ait
whole
village
are either
thinking
about the home
team—proud California drinkPauillac
10.4
—
—
145.00
—
—
grigio sales ers—or
this year.”
they’re tourists who want to drink something local,” explains
St-Estèphe
10.1
10.6 grigio,
0.5Italy is still
160.00
161.00
072.00
Today, when
diners
choose
pinot
Lulu McAllister of nopa in San Francisco.
Average
Price
$87.35
$85.25
$98.27
their go-to, Overall
holding
fi
ve
of
the
top
six
places,
with
Santa
Not surprisingly, steakhouse sommeliers, for whom cabernet
is the
(Data
reflects the fourth
quarterthat
the year
indicated.)
Margheritastock
holding
a lead
it’s
enjoyed
in trade,
areofthe
main
driverssince
of itsour
resurgence. “At our steakfirst restaurant
poll
1989. Thecab,
appeal
of it and other
house
it’sinCalifornia
and Washington
cab like Quilceda Creek—
Italian bottlings
like
is their
and Liedholm
lightness, about John Howie Steak,
we can’t
getStella
enough
of it,”ease
says Erik
says Adriana
at Thenote
Palm
in there
Las Vegas.
“Youcabs, and more styles of
in Camacho
Seattle. Others
that
are more
could sit oncab,
theto
porch
andfrom
drinkthese
it alldays—even
afternoon,”from
she Napa. “On my list, if
choose
says. People
want towants
start what
off with
grigio
to there’s
get
someone
theypinot
already
know
the Joseph Phelps,”
I’m ,really
excited
the options at
their palateexplains
ready before
Danadinner.”
Farner of cut
in Beverly
Hills.about
“But I have
When it’s
pinot
grigio
want,
theAmerican
same price
point
that diners
can take
themKing
in a totally different directurn
that
Napa
Valley
Estate is the
answer,
withaboth
everyday
tion,
like Scribe,
wine the
which
I feel Iisfeel
aAcrobat
wine
of truth,
where you can
brand and the
bottlings
Meanwhile, bottlings
tasteestate
the grapes,
youpopular
can tasteorders.
the vineyard.”
is taking.
I’m changes
excitedin style
Sommeliers
are highly
notingcabernet
that sommeliers;
at least
one at
ofFearrington
the
from Alsace continue
to rank
with
has taken
the form of
restraint.
aren’t going
House Restaurant,
Maximilian
Kast
pours “People
Zind Humbrecht
as for
wellthose huge
abouttopeople
wineries
moving
toward
domestic
cabernets
are drinking
as domaines
Weinbach
and Paulanymore;
Blanck
great reception,
andCathy
calls Corison’s
andwine
drinking
Dunn,”
says Haley
Moore of those
the restaurant
group
Radikon hiswines,
favorite
to pair
for guests:
“It surprises
who
quieter
styles,
wines
Stock
& those
Bones.
That
style
describes
the top
twothat
winesletinthe
our poll
love the grape,
and
who
prefer
red
wine.”
results, Jordan and Silver Oak, traditional brands and perennial favorfruit speak
clearly.is a relative newites in these pages. Rocketing
to thirdmore
place overall
—Dana
comer, Frank Family, whose attractive pricing made
for aFarner,
steep rise.
I go out of my way to find decent
“I’m really excited about the turn that I feelcut
Napa
Valley
cabernet is
, Los
Angeles
taking,” says Dana
Farner.
“I’mbecause
excited about
pinot
grigios
therewineries
are moving toward
quieter styles, wines that let the fruit speak more clearly. It’s funny,
people
whothey
stilldon’t
wantwant
them;
I about it. You say
when you talk to
wineries
to talk
‘you’re changing’
and they
the same
usually
looksay
first‘no,
to we’re
Alto Adige
or as we’ve always
been,’ and then you point to that vintage that was 16 percent alcohol,
and in this one, Collio.
terroir’s more of a focus, and it’s 13.8.”
These are wines that sommeliers are
alsoMullen,
seeking out to cellar and
—Jim
serve with some bottle age. “Having an aged wine is one of the great
The Frog & The Peach,
things about wine,” says Charles Puglia of Blue Hill at Stone Barns, just
NewaBrunswick,
north of NYC. “When you drink
great wine atNJ
a really young age,
it’s like having a Ferrari but you’re only able to peek inside the window. California
wines
that &
areGRIGIO
terroir-driven and can age have really
MOST POPULAR
PINOT
GRIS
become our focus.”
Rank Pts. Brand
Bottling make the list this year,
Avg. Bordeaux
Price
And although France didn’t
still
Santa
Margherita
Alto Adige
$58 of Cantesells—at
least
when
the
price
is
right.
“I
go
through
a
case
1 22 ALTO ADIGE, ITALY
nac-Brown 2006 Margaux a month,” says David Fletcher of L’Escale in
King
Greenwich,
Connecticut.Oregon
“It’s readily priced and ready to$48
drink. If it’s
2 19 EUGENE,Estate
OR
Oregon Acrobat
a great
house and an off year,
it can be a terrific deal.” $36
Friuli
$43
3 17 Scarpetta
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY
4
12
5
12 Banfi
MONTALCINO, ITALY
6
’13
$119.60
Barone Fini
10
Alto-Adige
$33
Toscana San Angelo
$28
Umbria
$36
VALDADIGE, TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE
Stella
UMBRIA, ITALY
PINOT GRIS & GRIGIO AS A % OF TOP-SELLING WINES
Duckhorn Vineyards
1
52
2
11 Benziger
GlEN EllEN, SoNoMA Cty., CA
3
10 Catena
MENdozA, ArGENtiNA
4
5
St. HElENA, NAPA Vly., CA
Château Lassegue
Bottling
Avg. Price
Napa Estate
Napa
Sonoma
$93
$109
$38
Mendoza Alamos
$42
St-Emilion
$90
St-EMilioN, BordEAux
$60
Avg. Price
by Country
’11
’12
’13
dry Creek Valley
10 Unti
America
93.0%
94.2%
95.6%
HEAldSBurG, SoNoMA Cty., CA
Bordeaux and even Argentina also held sway. At Seastar in Seattle,
Erik Liedholm was surprised to see a proprietary bottling made by
Mark Ryan rocket to the top of his wine sales. “Sideways be damned!”
he exclaims.
MeRLOT as a % of Top-selling Wines
MOST
CABERNET
most
popular
cabernet
’99 POPULAR
’00
’01 ’02 ’03
’04 ’05 ’06SAUVIGNONS
’07sauvignons
’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12
20 %
Rank Pts. Brand
Vineyard & Winery
1 125 Jordan
15 %
10 %
2
5%
Oak Wine Cellars
93 Silver
Bottling
Alexander Valley Estate
Alexander Valley
Napa
Napa
’13
Avg. Price
$108
$130
$195
$98
2.6
3
Family
48 Frank
CALISTOGA NAPA VLY., CA
4
Oakville Estate Napa
48 Franciscan
Napa Meritage
$61
$140
5
Vineyards
46 Caymus
$147
Napa
Leap Wine Cellars
6 42 Stag’s
ZINFANDEL
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
Napa Artemis
$102
Napa Fay
$118
“The world
of zin is changing, which
Napa I’m glad to see,” says Lulu
$182
7 41 Darioush
Valley Caravan
$130
NAPA VLY.,
McAllisterNAPA,
of nopa
inCASan Francisco.Napa
“There
are a lot of options, not
Ladera
VineyardsShe did wellNapa
$72
just
alcohol.”
with wines from classic produc8 1738percent
ANGWIN,
NAPAGreen
VLY., CA & Red. Meanwhile, a proprietary Green &
ers like Ridge
and
Winery the longstanding
Alexander
Valley red at Berkeley’s Chez
$47
Red
remained
house
9 bottling
37 Simi
Alexander Valley Landslide
$65
Panisse. Outside the Bay Area fishbowl, though, it was The Prisoner, a
Heitz Wine
Napaa chord with zin fans.
$101
zin-based
fromCellars
Napa, that struck
10 34 blend
11 33 Justin
Paso Robles
PASO ROBLES, CA ZINFANDELs
MOST POPULAR
$61
Cellars
12 33 Cakebread
Rank Pts. Brand
Chateau
Ste. Michelle
The
Prisoner
Napa
Napa Rutherford
Bottling
Columbia Valley
Napa
Washington Cold Creek Vineyard
Coppola
14
27 Turley
2 29
tEMPlEtoN, CA
AlexanderJuveniles
Valley Director’s Cut
California
California
Label Claret
Paso
roblesBlack
old Vine
NapaEastern Exposures
Napa
Sonoma County
$57
$53
$46
$50
$56
$61
$38
Chimney
Rock
& Red
16
22 Green
4 11
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
St. HElENA, NAPA Vly., CA
StagsChiles
Leap Canyon
District
Napa
$158
$45
Freemark
LeapAbbey
Winery
17
21 Frog’s
5 10
Napa
Napa
$62
$60
Groth Vineyards
18
20 Unti
6 10
OAKVILLE, NAPA
VLY., CACty., CA
HEAldSBurG,
SoNoMA
Oakville
dry
Creek Valley
$110
$50
19 20 Hall
Napa
Mondavi Winery
20 20 Robert
Napa
Oakville
13
30
1 34
WOODINVILLE, WA
Louis Martini
Winery
Mountain
15
25 Storybook
3 12
CAliStoGA, NAPA Vly., CA
WINE
21 19 Chappellet
Phelps
22 18 Joseph
& SNapa
P I RMountain
I T S Cuvee
APRIL 2014
Napa Signature
Napa
$137
$125
Avg. Price
$44
$85
$66
$72
$54
$105
7$86
1
$120
$115
à Terre
23 17 Pied
BROOKLYN, NY
Napa County
$60
Collection
24 16 Hess
NAPA, NAPA VLY., CA
California Hess Select
Napa Allomi
Napa
$44
$60
$77
Montelena
26 15 Chateau
Napa
Napa Napa Cuvee
$78
$112
One
27 13 Opus
Napa
$402
Vineyards
28 13 Duckhorn
Napa Valley Decoy
Napa
$70
$120
29 12 Faust
Napa
$127
Hills Cellar
30 11 Grgich
Napa
$95
Cellars
25 15 Honig
popular
eded the
ced sales
the poll,
t because
ask what
a in San
Rank Pts. Brand
os taking
S Winery
seemed
wine proh Looper
es by the
th a wide
.”
t
s,
ey
’12 ’13
14.5
13
$73.88 16.5
085.06
13
$78.47
073.61
067.37
077.89
080.53
072.76
086.74
$74.31
Avg. Price
1
56 Cristom
SALEM, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
Willamette Valley Sommer’s Reserve
Willamette Valley Mt. Jefferson Cuvee
$82
$77
2
Glos
54 Belle
Santa Maria Valley Clark & Telephone
Sonoma Coast Meiomi
$97
$50
3
Crema
50 La
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma
$56
$23
4
Serene
41 Domaine
DAYTON, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
Oregon Reserve Evenstad
Oregon Yamhill Cuvee
5
Drouhin
38 Domaine
DAYTON, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
Dundee Hills
$99
6
37 Emeritus
Russian River Valley Halberg Ranch
$74
$82
7
Vineyards
23 Hirsch
CAZADERO, SONOMA CTY., CA
Sonoma Coast San Andreas
Sonoma Coast Bohan Dillon
8
22 Failla
Sonoma Coast
$62
9
21 Decoy
Sonoma County
$50
$132
$89
Willamette Valley Carter
Oregon Guadalupe
$112
$125
11 20 Littorai
Sonoma Coast
$100
Vineyards
12 20 Ponzi
BEAVERTON, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
Willamette Valley MV
Willamette Valley
SPAIN
La Rioja Alta
Rioja Reserva Viña Arana
Rioja Reserva Ardanza
Rioja Gran Reserva 904
“THERE
IS ALWAYS
MALBEC
,” says Chris
VanlaHoy
of New
MOST
POPULAR
SPARKLING
WINES
Bodegas
Fernández
Toro Dehesa
Granja - Zamora
2 City’s
19 VALLADOLID,
York
Kin Shop.
Argentina mayRibera
havedelshowed
a slight
SPAIN
Duero El Vinculo
dip in
total
share
from 3.1 to 2.8 percent,
but
malbec
has
Rank
Pts.Alto
Brand
Bottling
Moncayo
Campo
de Borja
Veraton Garnacha
14 BORJA, ZARAGOZA,
SPAINwine of theCampo
deyear
BorjaBrut
Garnacha
its3strongholds.
“Our
top
past
was
theLabel
Veuve
Clicquot
Champagne
Yellow
1 49 REIMS, CHAMPAGNE
Champagne
Brut Rosé
Ben MarcoNumanthia
2010 Mendoza malbec,” Toro
says
Van Hoy.
“It
4 13 ZAMORA, SPAIN Termes
Salmon
Champagne
Rosé
sold itself.
never had
to talk about it.”
SomeBrutwould
2 43WeBillecart
Champagne
Extra Brut
MAREUIL-SUR-AY,
CHAMPAGNE
Heredia
Reserva
Bosconia
prefer
not R.
toLópez
talk de
about
it at all: “IRioja
don’t
even
taste
5 13
HARO,
LA RIOJA, SPAIN
Rioja
CrianzaValley
Viña Cubillo
Roederer
Estate
Anderson
Brut
malbec
says
Jonathan
Waters
of
Chez
3 from
26 Argentina,”
Anderson Valley Brut Rosé
PHILO, ANDERSON
VLY., CA
Senorio
deOthers,
Peciña
Panisse
however,Rioja
seeCrianza
it as a viable
6 13in Berkeley.
BRINAS,
LA
RIOJA,
SPAIN
Rioja
Joven
Vineyards
Napa Blanc de Blancs
4 22toSchramsberg
alternative
bigger NAPA
reds:
people
are
switching
North
Blanc
de Blancs Brut
CALISTOGA,
VLY.,“Some
CA
Pago
de los Capellanes
Ribera
delCoast
Duero
Crianza
11 California
to 7it from
cabernet,”
says
Adriana
Camacho
BURGOS,
RIBERA DEL DUERO, SPAIN
Ribera
del Duero
Joven
Adami
Prosecco
di Valdobbiadene:
5 20 TREVISO, VENETO
Bosco four
di Gica in $70
of The Palm in
Las Vegas. “Now I’ve got
VignetoHoy
Giardino
“THERE
ALWAYS
MALBEC
,” says
Van
of botNew
rangeISand
they’re
selling.”
Still,Chris
the most
popular
Laurent
Perrierat around
Champagne
Brut
Yorktlings
City’s
Kin
Shop.
Argentina
may have
showed
a slight
Catena,
$42
a
bottle;
they
6come
10 from
Champagne
Brut has
Rosé New
CHAMPAGNE
S AUVIGNON
BLANC
THE DRIVER
behind
dip in
total share TOURS-SUR-MARNE,
from
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2.8
percent,
but
malbec
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$57
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poll results,
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to thisWine
year’s
in number
of mentions
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HOLLISTER, CA
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$155
best-selling lists. La Rioja Alta led the way, even making
Au Bon Climat
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$58
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$70
less,
and
that’s
not
always
so
easy
with
regions,”
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says Gil Avital of Tertulia in NYC. While tempranillo is
J. Christopher
Willamette
Valley are making a
$56
top Spanish variety, other
wines
18 still
12 the
NEWBURG, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
splash as well, with the Martín Códax albariño placing
Paul Hobbs Winery
Sonoma Coast Crossbar
$57
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Bargains
think
SEBASTOPOL,
SONOMA
CTY., CA list. “I
Russian
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Valley are really
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SPAIN
REBOUNDED
from
last
year’s
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in
our
starting
to look
forVineyards
Spanish wines,”
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Sinskey
Carnerossays Debra Kirsch of
$77
20
12
pollJacques
results,
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share
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best-selling
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well.”
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Top 50 list.
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$70
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$68
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valueSONOMA
is part
MOST
POPULAR SPANISH
WINES
Sonoma Spain for $50 or
$40
to get
beautiful bottle of wine from
23
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less, and that’s not always so easy with other regions,”
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Bottling
$69Avg. Price
says10
Gil Avital
of TertuliaORin NYC.Willamette
While Valley
tempranillo is
24
AMITY, WILLAMETTE
La Rioja VLY.,
Alta
Rioja Reserva Viña Arana
$75
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still the
variety,
wines
are making
HARO,
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SPAIN other
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$79
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$105
25
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splash
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the
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Códax
albariño
placing
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904
$110
LOMPOC, CA
Willamette Valley Blue Label
$58
on our Popular
Bargains
list. “I think
are
really
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la Granja
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$47
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Winery
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del Kirsch
Duero El Vinculo
$63
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starting
to
look
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$61
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27
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ZARAGOZA, SPAIN
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Garnacha
$70
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Vieilles
Vignes
$65
BEAUNE,BORJA,
BURGUNDY
pour by the
glass
that
people are going
crazy
for
and
an
Numanthia
Termes
Toro
$57
albariño
selling really
well.”
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ZAMORA, SPAIN
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way, even
ular
wines
on respondents’
lists.
Champagne
28th
Most
Popular
wine on the
Restaurant
Top dominates
50 list.
the list, value
with Veuve
Clicquot
Brut Yellow
continuing
Perceived
is part
of the appeal:
“It’sLabel
still possible
its 18-year-reign
in the top
position,
again
to get
a beautiful bottle
of wine
fromfollowed
Spain for
$50by
orBillecart-Salmon.
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has
defi
nitely
been
climbless, and that’s not always so easy with other regions,”
forTertulia
the past
years
and
even moreisso
saysing
Gilsteadily
Avital of
in few
NYC.
While
tempranillo
now,”
says
Kevin
Toyama
of
La
Mer
in
Honolulu.
“A lot
still the top Spanish variety, other wines are making
a
of people
gowith
to Champagne
of the
bat; they
don’t
splash
as well,
the Martínright
Códax
albariño
placing
look at pinot gris or Chablis or anything else.”
on even
our Popular
Bargains list. “I think people are really
At the same time, Prosecco is enjoying a surge
starting to look for Spanish wines,” says Debra Kirsch of
in popularity. “People order sparkling more than I
Jacques Imo’s in New Orleans. “We have a Cava that we
thought they would, and Prosecco sells twice as fast as
pour by the glass that people are going crazy for and an
Cava, even if it’s the same price,” says Jonathan Waters
albariño that is selling really well.”
at Chez Panisse. “I’ve stayed with one producer for a
while [Le Vigne di Alice] and we have been ordering ten
MOST
SPANISH
WINES sales.” In NYC, Craig Atlas
cases aPOPULAR
week, and that’s
pure by-the-glass
of Acme says, “Prosecco is easy and inexpensive—lots of times it is
Rankordered
Pts. Brand
Avg. Price
even before looking at theBottling
wine list.”
$126
$72
Wright Cellars
10 20 Ken
CARLTON, WILLAMETTE VLY., OR
s
t-
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most popular sparkling wines
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pollSPARKLING
results, rising fromWINES
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mostPOPULAR
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pinot
noirs
MOST
NOIRS
Rioja Reserva Bosconia
$71
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Rioja Crianzawas not selling. At
$45
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RIOJA, SPAIN
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andDUERO,
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it sells
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Riojalike
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$79 $39
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904Acme, NYC $110
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$47
2 19 Bodegas
VALLADOLID, SPAIN
Ribera del Duero El Vinculo
$63
S AUVIGNON
BLANC IS STILL THE
DRIVER
behind
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Campo
de Borja Veraton
Garnacha
$61
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14 Alto
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NEW ZEALAND
ARGENTINA
NEW ZEALAND
rank 26th on the Top 50 Most Popular Wines overall.
Zealand’s popularity
on restaurant
its
its strongholds.
“Our top wine
of the pastlists,
yearmaintaining
was the
respondents’
relation
to the US
Ben share
Marcoof2010
Mendoza top-ten
malbec,”lists
saysinVan
Hoy. “It
POPULAR
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and
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Zealand
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Brand “Whenever
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WINES
AS
A % aOF
TOP-SELLING
WINES Avg. Price
forSPARKLING
consumers.
I pour
New
Zealand
malbec
from
says Jonathan
Waters
of ChezsauviCatena
Vista
Flores
Malbec
gnon
blanc
by
the
glass
it
sells
well,”
says
Justin
Spano
Panisse
in
Berkeley.
Others,
however,
see
it
as
a
viable
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’13
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Mendoza Alamos Merlot
$42
at The
Saint
Paulreds:
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in St. people
Paul, Minnesota.
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bigger
are switching
10 % to
Renacer
Mendoza
Allegrini
&
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Enamore
$52
are comfortable
with
that
style.”Camacho
At New Jerto it sumers
from
California
cabernet,”
says
Adriana
2 25
MENDOZA
Mendoza Pinto Final Malbec
$51
5 %Thein
sey’s
Frog
the Peach,
hasinjust
of The
Palm
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got four
$70two
Ben Marco
Mendoza Malbec
$434.5%
N/A
3and13they’re
4.1
sauvignon
blancs
on hispopular
450-bottle
rangeMarlborough
selling.”
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the most
bot-list,
MENDOZA
both
are
among
his
his
top-selling
wines.
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tlingsand
come
from
Catena,
at
around
$42
a
bottle;
they
Amalaya
Salta Malbec
$37
426th10
that
people
know
and reach
he says.
ranksomething
on the
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50 Most
Popular
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overall.
CAFAYATE,
most popular argentine wines
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MOSTSPARKLING
POPULAR
ARGENTINE WINES
% Share of Points
Avg. Price
most
popular
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zealand
wines
MOST
POPULAR
NEW
WINES
by Country
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Rank Pts.
Brand
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from Argentina used
to be big
and $119.60
France
60.9%
48.2%
$117.13
$147.49
Rank
Pts.
Brand
Bottling
Avg. Price
Catena
Vista Flores Malbec
$43
1 52America
inky.
In
the
last
few
years,
the
style
has
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Merlot
$42051.67
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$45
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& Renacer
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20.8
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become23.4
more
medium-bodied
with
more
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MENDOZA
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Malbec Blanc
$51 $45
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acidity. People gravitate toward it because
2 18 AUCKLAND
Marco
Mendoza Malbec
$43
3 13 Ben
MENDOZA
it’s easy drinking,
not super
tannic,
well
Cloudy Bay
Marlborough
Sauvignon
Blanc
$69
3Overall
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Price
$90.49
$98.29
$86.49
MARLBOROUGH
Amalaya
Salta
Malbec
$37
priced and
consistent.
4
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reflects the SALTA
fourth quarter of the year indicated.)
4
13 ZAMORA, SPAIN
and France.
New Zealand sauvignon blanc has developed
López de
Herediathat it’s become
Rioja ReservaaBosconia
strong
identity
comfort zone
5 such
13 aR.
HARO, LA RIOJA, SPAIN
Rioja Crianza Viña Cubillo
for consumers.
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a New Zealand sauviSenorio
Peciña
Rioja Crianza
bydethe
glass it sells well,”
says Justin Spano
6 gnon
13 blanc
BRINAS, LA RIOJA, SPAIN
Rioja Joven
at The Saint Paul Grill in St. Paul, Minnesota. “Conde los Capellanes
Ribera del Duero Crianza
7 sumers
11 Pago
are comfortable
style.”
AtJoven
New JerBURGOS,
RIBERA DEL DUERO,with
SPAIN that
Ribera
del Duero
sey’s The Frog and the Peach, Jim Mullen has just two
Marlborough sauvignon blancs on his 450-bottle list,
and both are among his his top-selling wines. “It’s
S AUVIGNON
IS STILL
THE
DRIVER
behind
New
somethingBLANC
that people
know
and
reach for,”
he says.
Zealand’s popularity on restaurant lists, maintaining its
NEW ZEALAND
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WINE & SPIRITS
APRIL
—Carrie Lyn Strong,
Aureole, NYC
2014
Malbecs from Argentina used to be big and
inky. In the last few years, the style has
become more medium-bodied with more
IN RESPONDENTS’ LISTS OF TOP-SELLING WINES, we were struck that
acidity. People gravitate toward it because
a restaurant at the level of The Inn at Little Washington would list a
easy
drinking,
not super
wellbiggest success.
Chilean wine as the it’s
new
wine
selection
that tannic,
was the
priceddirector,
and consistent.
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Jennifer Knowles, about the wine,
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GREEK WINES ARE TURNING UP EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS.
most
popular
french
wines
ALTHOUGH
PORT ENJOYED
A STELLAR
VINTAGE IN 2011,
MOST
POPULAR
“The
quality
of Greek FRENCH
wines had WINES
been improving, with more
sommeliers
are
looking
far
beyond
Port
in their afterwinemakers starting to do things like use indigenous yeasts
Rank Pts.
Brand
Bottling
dinner
selections.
With
an
increasing
number
ofKouiri,
eclectic Avg. Price
and make single-vineyard wines,” explains Kamal
Lucien
Crochet on their lists
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dessert
wines
featured
of
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for his list at
$56
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midtown
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of
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smaller
numbers.
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usedVOUVRAY,
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since
financial
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made
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LOIRE20 Year Olds made up 16.6; both
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good, small-production wines availJolivet
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were
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lastremains
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here.”
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held
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percent,
upand
slightly
from
last the
year.
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$95
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spots.
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of
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COTEisD’OR
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that
it,”COTE
says
at Jungsik
in New
easy
order,like
and
oftentimes
guestsKim
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de lahis
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$35
City,
where
it’s
best-selling
wine
by
the
glass.
toYork
talk
to
a
somm
about
dessert
wines.”
7 15 MAISDON-SUR-SEVRE, LOIRE
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Moutons
$50
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order
a eff
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bottle.
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a Gras
really
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think
more
and
understanding
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$58
seller
for us.”
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boost
sales:
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Port
list gets
overlooked,”
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LOIRE
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WINES
ARE
EVERYWHERE
THESE
DAYS
.
reports success with several bottlings: “If I find a Santorini I like, it will
says
Adriana
Camacho
of Thebeen
Palm
in Las Vegas.
“I had Thomas
Domaine
des Baumard
Savennières
$68
“The
ofwith
Greek
improving,
with more
9 quality
11
move
along,
thewines
caveathad
that it’s not
expensive.”
Burke,
MS,ROCHEFORT-SUR-LOIRE
come intoand
a very
trainingyeasts
with chef’s desserts
starting
do do
things
likeintense
use indigenous
winemakers
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Vacheron
Sancerre
$82
soMOST
they
sell more.
And
we’ve
seen Kamal
an immediate
10
11could
and
make
single-vineyard
wines,”
explains
Kouiri, increase.”
POPULAR
SANCERRE, LOIRE GREEK WINES
With
67Maison
different
appellations
lists of
who’s
assembled
nearly
500 Greek represented
wines for hison
listrespondents’
at
Louis Jadot
Pouilly-Fuissé
$60
11 10in midtown
Molyvos
Manhattan.
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lot
of theoutside
best wines
top-selling
wines,
a lot of
of Port. Sherry
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able
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de
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$99
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$86
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MANTINIA,
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$48
that they like
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at Jungsik
in New
Chidaine
Montlouis
Clos Breuil
$52 lists,
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it
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$150
CHAVANAY, RHONElove old vintage
wines.
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absolutely
Madeira,
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think
it’s
one
of the
seller for us.” Jonathan Waters at Chez Panisse in Berkeley
most
interesting
things
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entire
world,”
says
Haley
Moore
When
a
guest
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looking
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somereports success with several bottlings: “If I find a Santorini I like, it willof the
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too
and
out
there, but crisp,
refreshing
most
popular
greek
wines
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WINES
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POINTS
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PRICE
while.
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GREEK
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% Share of Points
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POPULAR BARGAINS
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MOST POPULAR PORT & DESSERT BOTTLINGS
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ally
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and
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also
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spectacular,
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MAISDON-SUR-SEVRE,
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L’Espalier
in Boston.
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25
11
Martín
Códax
Rías
Baixas
Albariño
$41 Most
1.0
Although Madeira
doesn’t show up on many
lists,
ON
RESTAURANT
WINE LISTS
RÍAS BAIXAS, GALICIA, SPAIN
Pinto
20 most other dessert
25 11 Ramos
sommeliers
express
more excitement about itTawny
than
Honig Cellars
Napa Sauvignon Blanc
$39
1.0
Royal
Tokajilove old vintage Madeira,
5 Average
Puttonyos
2008
Mentions
27 NAPA
10
wines.
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absolutely
I think
it’sperone of the
RUTHERFORD,
CA
Price
100 responses
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Bottling
most
in the
entire
says
of the
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10 Ferreirathings
St. Michael-Eppan
Alto Adige
PinotWhite
Grigio world,”Tawny
$34
Banfi
Toscana
Le Rime
$36
1.51.0
ALTO ADIGE,
ITALY
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&
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always
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andVineyards
was actually pairing
it with
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Zinfandel
$25
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VENETO, ITALY
Napa Clear Lake Vineyard Zinfandel
$25
ST. HELENA,
NAPA VLY.,
CA was beautiful.”
while.
That
Woodbridge
California
White Zinfandel
$20
Canyon
Road By Robert
California
Chardonnay
$28
1.51.0
Mondavi
ACAMPO,
CA
MOST
POPULAR
PORT
& DESSERT BRANDS
MODESTO,
CA
California
Pinot Grigio
$24
Zenato
VenetoCabernet
Pinot Grigio
$29
Benziger
Sonoma
Sauvignon
$32
1.01.0
Rank
WineryVENETO
’13
’12 $40 ’11
’10
’09
PESCHIERA
DEL GARDA,
Sonoma Merlot
Taylor FladgateSalta Torrontes
34.8
48.7$36 71.3 1.0 60.2
44.2
Bodegas1Colomé
“I love vintage Madeira. From
D’Oliveira, I’ve got a 1968 Boal
and a 1988 Terrantez on the bythe-glass list. My mark-up is so
small; I’m really just hoping that
people come in and try some of
these pairings and then ask for
it at other restaurants. I’d like to
be able to go out and drink like
this with dinner!”
most popular central european wines
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Slovenia and Croatia, in particular, earned more recognition this year than ever before in our poll results. Here are a few of the top performers.
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A PEUROPEAN
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MOST
POPULAR
WINES
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KASTELA, CROATIA
TOKAJ, HUNGARY
WINE & SPIRITS
APRIL 2014
Wine traditions in Central Europe are as old
as anywhere else in Europe. The wine culture
in Hungary seems very old and new at the
same time, the techniques are old but their
Plavac Mali
Avg. Price
$49
$46
1
2
3
4
5
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7
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most popular port & dessert brands
CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
Bottling
Tokaji Furmint Sec
Rank
purchase: “Tawny
tends to be affordable and
it’s an
LOWEST-PRICED
WINES
Tawny 20
10 23 Smith Woodhouse
easy
order,
and
oftentimes
guests
don’t
seem
excited
ON RESTAURANT
do NovalLISTS
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11 21 Quinta WINE
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51.9
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2 Graham’s
Ste. Michelle
Columbia Valley Riesling 27.6
Fonseca
32.7$24 32.5 1.0 38.0
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Columbia Valley Indian Wells Merlot
$40
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28.2
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$35
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ects
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the year indicated.)
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Slovenia
and
Croatia, in particular, earned
this year10.6
than ever
before
in
our poll results.
Here
are a few12.9
of the top
performers.
Martín
Códax
Rías Baixas
Albariño
Sandeman
11.5$41
17.5 1.0 16.9
Woodhouse
12.9 more
11.5recognition
13.1
12.0
6
6 Smith
RÍAS BAIXAS, GALICIA, SPAIN
12.9
11.5
13.1
12.0
9.0
12.8
4.4
13.9
6.3
6 Smith Woodhouse
8 Quinta do Noval
Honig Cellars
Napa Sauvignon Blanc
$39
1.0
MOST
POPULAR CENTRAL
9.0
12.8
4.4
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6.4 WINES
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Avg. Price
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Pinto
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5.2 but —crisp, refreshing
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there,
as anywhere else in7.1
Europe. The
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Tokaji Furmint Sec
$49
Stellina di Notte
Veneto Pinot Grigio
$35 2.5 1.0 —
1
24
Bergamot,
Kopke
5.2
—
4.3
9.0
6.9
10.2
6.3
11
12 Cockburn’s
TOKAJ, HUNGARY and super versatile.
VENETO, ITALY
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Cockburn’s
4.3
9.0
6.9
10.2
Ferreira
3.8Mali 3.8
3.1
4.8 $46 2.9 Woodbridge
MA
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12Somerville,
13
By
Robert
California
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2 13 Vuina
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time,Zinfandel
the techniques are $20
old but their1.0
CROATIA
ACAMPO,
CA
Ferreira
3.8
3.8
3.1
4.8
do Infantado
3.3
3.2
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3.0
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14 QuintaKASTELA,
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Veneto
Pinot Grigio
3.3
3.2$29 1.9 1.0 3.0
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3.1
3.6 $44 4.3 Zenato 14 Quinta do Infantado
3 Broadbent
12 Kabaj
15
GORISKA BRDA, SLOVENIA
PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, VENETO
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2.9 —Henry
—
3.1
3.6
Tokaji Bormuhely
—
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2.9
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2.4
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15 Royal Tokaji
17 Cossart Gordon
2.4
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17 Cossart Gordon
17 Donnafugata
2.4
—
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4.5
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19 Far Niente
WINE & SPIRITS
APRIL 2014
75
Far Niente
1.9
4.5
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Quinta do Crasto
1.9
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THE CLASSIC WINE REGIONS LONG HIDDEN BEHIND THE BERLIN WALL are making a major splash in top dining rooms in the US. Wines from Hungary,
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LIQUORS
Armagnac
Cles de Duc Napoleon (Bas Armagnac)
Cles de Duc VSOP (Bas Armagnac)
Cles de Duc XO (Bas Armagnac)
Asian-Influenced Spirits
Bizan
Haamonii Lemon Shochu
Haamonii Shochu
Kumosabe Sake
Mekhong (Thailand)
Sabe Sake
Bourbon
Angel’s Envy
Berkshire Mountain Bourbon
Eagle Rare 10-year-old (Single Barrel)
Elijah Craig 12-year-old (Single Barrel)
Elijah Craig 18-year-old (Single Barrel)
Evan Williams 1783 10-year-old
Evan Williams Black
Evan Williams Honey Reserve
Evan Williams Vintage 2001 (Single Barrel)
Marker’s 46
Maker’s Mark
Old Fitzgerald 12-year-old
Old Fitzgerald 1849
Parker’s Heritage 27-year-old (Single Barrel)
Parker’s Heritage Anniversary
Parker’s Heritage Wheated Bourbon
Rebel Reserve
Rebel Yell
Ridgemont 1792 (Single Barrel)
Brandy
1889 Royal (Kentucky)
Barsol Pisco Primero (Peru)
Capel Alto del Carmen Pisco (Chile)
Cardenal Mendoza (Spain)
Laird’s Apple Jack (New Jersey)
Laird’s Old Apple 7½-year-old (New Jersey)
Laird’s Apple 100 (New Jersey)
Laird’s 12-year-old (New Jersey)
Pisco Capel (Chile)
Raynal VSOP (France)
Romate (Solera Reserve Brandy)
Cognac
Ansac (Petite Champagne/Fin Bois)
C by Courvoisier
Courvoisier 12-year-old
Courvoisier 21-year-old
Courvoisier Exclusif (Borderies)
Courvoisier Napolean (Grande/Petite Champgne)
Courvoisier Rosé
Courvoisier VS (Grande/Petite Champagne)
Courvoisier VSOP (Grande/Petite Champagne)
Courvoisier XO (Grande/Petite Champagne)
D’USSE
D’USSE XO
Salignac VS (Grande Champagne)
Seraphin VS (Bordaries)
Seraphin VSOP (Bordaries)
Seraphin XO (Bordaries)
Gin
Aristocrat
Beefeater (London)
Beefeater 24 (London)
Berkshire Mountain Greylock (Massachusetts)
Berkshire Mountain Ethereal (Massachusetts)
Fifty Pounds (England)
Juniper Green (Organic)
Miller’s (Iceland)
Miller’s Westbourne (Iceland)
Monkey 47
Oxley (England)
Prairie Organic
Southern (Georgia)
Grain
Gem Clear
Grappa
Nonino
Liqueur
79 Gold
Barenjäger (Germany)
Barenjäger Honey & Bourbon (Germany)
Café Aztec (Mexico)
Carolan’s Irish Cream (Ireland)
Casoni Limoncello (Italy)
Desert Island Long Island Ice Tea
Drambuie (Scotland)
Domaine de Canton
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Cherry
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Lemon Drop
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Menthol Mint
Dr. McGillicuddy’s Vanilla
Emmet’s Irish Cream (Ireland)
Fireball
Forbidden Secret
Glayva (Scotland)
Il Tramonto Limoncello (Italy)
Irish Mist (Ireland)
Jägermeister (Germany)
Icehole Butterscotch
Icehole Cherry
Icehole Mint
Icehole Plum
Kahlua (Mexico)
Kahlua Cinnamon Spice (Mexico)
Kahlua Especial (Mexico)
Kahlua French Vanilla (Mexico)
Kahlua Hazelnut (Mexico)
Kahlua Mocha (Mexico)
Kahlua Peppermint Mocha (Mexico)
Lazzaroni Amaretto (Italy)
La Belle Orange (France)
Limoncello di Capri (Italy)
McGuire’s Irish Cream (Ireland)
Midori (Mexico)
Nonino Amaro
Orangeville (Italy)
Ouzo 12 (Greece)
Pallini Limoncello (Italy)
Pallini Peachcello (Italy)
Pallini Raspicello (Italy)
PAMA
Pernod (France)
Pernod 68 Absinthe (France)
Phillips Cinnamon
Phillips Herbal
Phillips Peppermint
Phillips Root Beer
Reserva del Senor
Reserva del Senor Almendrado
Soho Lychee (France)
Strega (Italy)
Strega Sambuca (Italy)
Tia Maria (Jamaica)
Trader Vic’s Chocolate
Trader Vic’s Kona Coffee
Trader Vic’s Macadamia Nut
Trader Vic’s Roasted Chestnut
Travis Hasse Apple Pie (Wisconsin)
Travis Hasse Cherry Pie (Wisconsin)
St. Germain
Ready-to-Use
Cocktail-in-a-Cube Margarita
Cocktail-in-a-Cube Mojito
Cocktail-in-a-Cube Strawberry Margarita
Rum
Agua Luca Cachaça (Chile)
Barbarrossa Spiced
Blackheart Spiced
Berkshire Mountain Ragged Mountain
Burnett’s Gold (Virgin Islands)
Burnett’s Silver (Virgin Islands)
Burnett’s Spiced (Virgin Islands)
Cayrum (Dominican Republic)
Flor de Cana 12-year-old (Nicaragua)
Flor de Cana 18-year-old (Nicaragua)
Flor de Cana Gold (Nicaragua)
Flor de Cana Grand Reserve (7-year- old, Nicaragua)
Flor de Cana White (Nicaragua)
Goslings Black Seal (Burmuda)
Goslings Gold (Burmuda)
Goslings Old (Burmuda)
HIGH Rum
Kilo Kia Spiced (Curacao)
Montego Bay Coconut
Papa’s Pilar
Pampero Anniversario (Venezuela)
Pampero Spécial (Venezuela)
The Real McCoy
Trader Vic 151 (West Indies)
Trader Vic Banana (West Indies)
Trader Vic Coconut (West Indies)
Trader Vic Mango (West Indies)
Trader Vic Pineapple (West Indies)
Trader Vic Spiced (West Indies)
Venado Aquardiente (Guatemala)
Mezcal
Wild Shot Reposado
Wild Shot Silver
Tequila
Arta
Casa Dragones
Casamingos
Conquistador
El Cartel
Familia Camarena Reposado
Familia Camarena Silver
Los Azulejos Blanco
Los Azulejos Masterpiece
Los Azulejos Reposado
Lunazul Añejo
Lunazul Blanco
Lunazul Reposado
Morales
Wild Shot
Vodka
360
360 Buttered Popcorn
360 Cherry
360 Cola
360 Double Chocolate
360 Glazed Donut
360 Grape
360 Lemon
360 Orange
360 Peach
360 Vanilla
American Harvest
Aristocrat
Belvedere (Poland)
Belvedere 1X (80˚, Poland)
Belvedere Black Raspberry (Poland)
Belvedere Bloody Mary (Poland)
Belvedere Cytrus (Poland)
Belvedere Pink Grapefruit (Poland)
Belvedere Unfiltered Intense (Poland)
Berkshire Mountain Iceglen (Poland)
Bak’s Bison Grass (Poland)
Blue Angel
Blue Feather (Belgium)
Bombora (Australia)
Burnett’s Apple
Burnett’s Blueberry
Burnett’s Citrus
Burnett’s Cherry
Burnett’s Cranberry
Burnett’s Espresso
Burnett’s Fruit Punch
Burnett’s Grape
Burnett’s Hot Cinnamon
Burnett’s Lime
Burnett’s Limeade
Burnett’s Mango
Burnett’s Orange
Burnett’s Orange Cream
Burnett’s Peach
Burnett’s Pink Lemonade
Burnett’s Pineapple
Burnett’s Pomegranate
Burnett’s Raspberry
Burnett’s Strawberry
Burnett’s Sweet Tea
Burnett’s Vanilla
Burnett’s Watermelon
Burnett’s Whipped Cream
Cape North (Sweden)
Chopin (Poland)
Chopin Rye (Poland)
Chopin Wheat (Poland)
Devotion
EFFEN (Holland)
EFFEN Black Cherry (Holland)
EFFEN Cucumber (Holland)
EFFEN Raspberry (Holland)
Frïs (Canada)
Frïs Blueberry (Canada)
Frïs Cherry (Canada)
Frïs Grape (Canada)
Gordon’s
Grey Goose (France)
Grey Goose Cherry Noir (France)
Grey Goose Citron (France)
Grey Goose L’Orange (France)
Grey Goose La Poire (France)
Grey Goos Le Melon (France)
Grey Goose VX (France)
Old Mr. Boston
Plantation (Georgia)
Prairie
Purity
Southern (Georgia)
UV
UV 103
UV Blue Raspberry
UV Cake
UV Cherry
UV Citrus
UV Coconut
UV Grape
UV Orange
UV Pink Lemonade
UV Sour Apple
UV Sweet Green Tea
UV Vanilla
UV Whipped
Vodka 14 (Oregon)
Wodka (Poland)
Whiskey
Berkshire Mountain Corn
Bernheim Wheat (Kentucky)
Breakout Rye
Fireball Cinnamon
Hibiki Japanese 12-year-old
HIGH Whiskey
Jailor’s Tennessee Whisky
Rittenhouse Rye 21-year-old (Kentucky)
Rittenhouse Rye 80˚ (Kentucky)
Rittenhouse Rye 100˚ (Kentucky)
Thirteenth Colony Corn Whiskey (Georgia)
Trybox New Make
Trybox New Make Rye
Yamazaki 12-year-old (Japan)
Yamazaki 18-year-old (Japan)
Blended Whiskey
Canadian Club 100˚ (Canada)
Canadian Club 150th Anniversary (Canada)
Canadian Club 80˚ (Canada)
Canadian Club Classic (Canada)
Canadian Club Reserve (Canada)
Canadian Club Sherry Cask (Canada)
Canadian Superior (Canada)
Kentucky Gold (Kentucky)
Legacy
Phillip’s Union Cherry (Kentucky, Canada)
Phillip’s Union Vanilla (Kentucky, Canada)
Phillip’s Union Whiskey (Kentucky, Canada)
Revel Stoke (Canada)
Schenley OFC
Sortilege
Wiser’s 18-year-old (Canada)
Wiser’s Delux 10-year-old (Canada)
Wiser’s Reserve (Canada)
Irish Whiskey
Kilbeggan
Tullamore Dew
Tullamore Dew 12-year-old
Scotch Whiskey
J.W. Dant
Scoresby
Old Smuggler
Highland
Highland Harvest (Organic)
Teacher’s Highland Cream
Single Malt Scotch
Ardmore
Glen Salen
Isle of Jura 10-year-old
Isle of Jura 16-year-old
Isle of Jura Superstition
Highland
Glengoyne 10-year-old
Glengoyne 17-year-old
Glenmorangie 10-year-old 86
Glenmorangie 18-year-old
Glenmorangie Astar
Glenmorangie Finealta
Glenmorangie La Santa Sherry
Glenmorangie Nectar d’Or
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
Glenmorangie Signet
Glenmorangie Sonalta
McClelland’s 12-year-old Sherry Cask
McClelland’s Highland
Scapa 16-year-old
Islay
Ardbeg 10-year-old
Ardbeg Airigh Beist 1990
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Laphroaig 10-year-old
Laphroaig 10-year-old Cask
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
McClelland’s Islay
Lowland
McClelland’s Lowland
Speyside
Glen Moray
Glenrothes 1979
Glenrothes 1994
Glenrothes 1998
Glenrothese Alba Reserve
Glenrothes Special Reserve
McClelland’s Speyside
Singleton
Tormore
BEERS
Twisted Tea
Twisted Tea Half & Half
Twisted Tea Peach
Sam Adams Black Lager
Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier
Sam Adams Boston Lager
Sam Adams Boston Ale
Sam Adams Cherry Wheat
Sam Adams Chocolate Bock
Sam Adams Coastal Wheat
Sam Adams Cream Stout
Sam Adams Doublebock
Sam Adams Honey Porter
Sam Adams Imperial Doublebock
Sam Adams Imperial Stout
Sam Adams Imperial White
Sam Adams Irish Red
Sam Adams Latitude 48
Sam Adams Light
Sam Adams Longshot
Sam Adams Noble Pilsner
Sam Adams Octoberfest
Sam Adams Pale Ale
Sam Adams Summer Ale
Sam Adams Winter Ale
Rebel IPA
Travelers
NON-ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS
Carbonated Beverages
Fever Tree Bitter Lemon
Fever Tree Club Soda
Fever Tree Diet Tonic Water
Fever Tree Ginger Ale
Fever Tree Ginger Beer
Fever Tree Tonic Water
Goslings Diet Ginger Beer
Goslings Ginger Beer
Mixers
Bestway Lemon
Bestway Lime
Cocktail Essentials Grenadine
Cocktail Essentials Lime Juice
Coco Real Coconut Cream
Finest Call Agave Nectar
Finest Call Banana Purée
Finest Call Bar Syrup
Finest Call Bar Syrup Lite
Finest Call Bloody Mary
Finest Call Bloody Mary Spicy
Finest Call Blue Curaca
Finest Call Caipirinha
Finest Call Agave Nectar
Finest Call Banana Purée
Finest Call Bar Syrup
Finest Call Bar Syrup Lite
Finest Call Bloody Mary
Finest Call Bloody Mary Spicy
Finest Call Blue Curacau
Finest Call Caipirinha
Finest Call Cherry
Finest Call Cosmopolitan
Finest Call Grenadine
Finest Call Huckleberry
Finest Call Hurricane
Finest Call Lime Juice
Finest Call Lime Sour
Finest Call Loaded Bloody Mary
Finest Call Mango Purée
Finest Call Margarita
Finest Call Margarita Concentrate
Finest Call Margarita Lite
Finest Call Mojito
Finest Call Orgeat
Finest Call Peach Purée
Finest Call Piña Colada
Finest Call Pomegranate
Finest Call Prickly Pear
Finest Call Raspberry Purée
Finest Call Sangaria
Finest Call Sour Apple
Finest Call Strawberry Purée
Finest Call Sweet/Sour Concentrate
Finest Call Sweet/Sour (RTU)
Finest Call Sweet/Sour Lite (RTU)
Finest Call Tom Collins
Finest Call Triple Sec
Finest Call Wild Berry
Finest Call Zesty Bloody Mary
Martini Gold Chocolate
Martini Gold Cosmopolitan
Martini Gold Dirty Martini
Martini Gold Sour Apple
Martini Gold Lemon Drop
Martini Gold Wild Berry
Master Mixes Mai Tai
Master Mixes Margarita
Master Mixes Piña Colada
Mixers (cont.)
Master Mixes Strawberry Colada
Master Mixes Sweet/Sour
Master Mixes Tom Collins
Sauza Margarita
Rimming Salts
Master Mixes Margarita Salt
Master Mixes Rimming Sugar
Master Mixes Apple
Master Mixes Chocolate
Master Mixes Cosmopolitan
Master Mixes Lemon
Water
FIJI Water
Source
Wine-based Spirits
Los Cabos (Tequila)
Soboloff
Empire Distributors, Inc.
3755 Atlanta Industrial Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30331
404.572.4100
Revised: March 2015
www.empiredist.com

Savannah On-Premise Book - Empire Distributors, Inc.

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