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Copyright © 2008
Forkmedia LLC
by Fred McMillin
for June 2000
Bargain Bottles |
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Our last S.F. City College, Ft. Mason Campus, course was dedicated to finding good wines that cost no more than $10. Here's our Fearsome Fifteen, with the best bottle listed last.
| 15th | - | Cotes-du-Rhone, Barton & Guestier, France, Importer—Seagram, '97, $9 |
| 14th | - | Merlot, San Telmo, Mendoza, Argentina, '99, $10 |
| 13th | - | Merlot, Errazuriz (R. Mondavi), Curico Valley, Chile, '99, $8 |
| 12th | - | Chardonnay, Fortant De France (Kobrand), Vin De Pays D'0c, France, '97 $7 |
| 11th | - | Pinot Noir, Duck Pond, Willamette Valley, Ore., '98, $9 |
| 10th | - | "Adulteress" white blend, Adler Fels, Sonoma, '98, $10 |
| 9th | - | Spumanti "Fre" Non-alcoholic Sparkler, Sutter Home, No date, $6 |
| 8th | - | Zinfandel, Home Ranch, Fetzer, California, '97, $9 |
| 7th | - | Shiraz (Syrah), Ironstone Vineyards, Sierra Foothills, '97, $9 (pictured) |
| 6th | - | Sauvignon Blanc, R.H. Phillips, Dunnigan Hills, '98, $6 |
| 5th | - | Sauvignon Blanc, Buena Vista, California, '98, $9 |
| 4th | - | Chenin Blanc, Beringer, California, '98, $7 |
| 3rd | - | Chardonnay, R. Mondavi Woodbridge, California, '97, $8 |
| 2nd | - | Gewurztraminer, Hogue, Columbia Valley, '99, $8 |
| 1st | - | Johannisberg Riesling, Jekel, Monterey, '98, $9 |
Comments:
- No red made the top six.
- We've never had a non-alcoholic
"wine" do as well previously as the Sutter Home "Fre." Nice
for the Designated Driver.
- The first wine Jekel released caused a sensation. The year was 1978 and the label read Johannisberg Riesling! Looks like they've not lost their touch.
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