I will vouch for the Red Diamond label from the St. Michelle Wine
Estates. I had a bottle of the Merlot at a Wine Warehouse/Restaurant.
Paid $35~$40 for the bottle. Thought, that's too much for an everyday
wine. Found it online a few weeks later at $7.95. Sheesh!
On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:10:18 -0800, William Bowen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > When in a wine region always buy the local stuff. No sulfites.
>
> ermmm... not to quibble, but all wine contains sulfites. More are
> added during fermentation, but sulfites naturally occurin grapes.
>
> The labelling as such ("Contains Sulfites") is contingent upon PPM of
> sulfites and is a federal requirement, over a certain amount, label,
> under, no label. There are also varying degrees of what one can sell
> from the winery and how it can be labelled. There are also a number of
> state regs that must be adhered to. I once watched a vintner have a
> coniption (sp?) because somebody noticed that the name of the town
> where his winery was had been misspelled on the label. Though the Feds
> and state had both approved the label (with the mistake) he could have
> been fined heavily for it.
>
> > Washington state wine.
>
> WA State wine *is* very good (my local appelation!!). not much is
> available nationally, but big production houses are Covey Run, Chateau
> St. Michelle, and Columbia.
>
> Some of the smaller wineries that might be available in NY might be
> Owen Sullivan and Matthews. mmmm... good stuff!
>
> --
> will
>
> "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;
> and that would just be unacceptable."
> - Carrie Fisher
>
>
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