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by Fred McMillin
for July 2002
The BEST OF 2002...So Far
We're half way through the year, and here are the BEST BUYS and BEST WINES my tasters have swirled, sniffed and sipped so far.
WHITE WINE |
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| Best Buy | - | $6 Chardonnay, Sutter Home, 2000 |
| Best Wine | - | $42 Chardonnay, Jarvis, 1999 Napa Valley, Rating—91 |
RED WINE |
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| Best Buy | - | $7 Merlot, Glen Ellen, 1999 |
| Best Wine | - | $120 Cabernet Sauvignon, Joseph Phelps, 1997, Backus Vineyard, Napa Valley, Rating—97 |
SPARKLER |
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| Best Buy | - | $8 Barefoot Bubbly, Non-Vintage |
| Best Wine | - | $35 Chandon Etoile, Non-Vintage, Rating—91 |
DESSERT |
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| Best Buy | - | $14 Elysium (Black Muscat), Quady, 2000 |
| Best Wine | - | $65 (375 ml.) Riesling Ice Wine, 1999, Inniskillin, Canada, Rating—97 |
BEST WINERY |
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| Makes the Best Buys | - | McPherson Wines, Australia, joint venture with USA's Brown-Forman |
| Best Winery | - | Tie between Gary Farrell Wines and Jarvis |
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About the Writer
Fred McMillin, a veteran wine writer, has taught wine history for 30 years on three continents. For information about the wine courses he teaches every month at either San Francisco State University or San Francisco City College (Fort Mason Division), please fax him at (415) 567-4468. |
This page created July 2002