Top Twenty Wines of 2007

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Top Twenty Wines of 2007

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by Fred McMillin

On Wine reader Christine Silver asked why we didn't print our usual Best Wines of the past year. Answer: We just finished the review and here are the 10 Best Values and the 10 Very Best Wines.

On Wine: Rankings
*10 Best Values*
RANK	PRICE	DETAILS
10th	$10	Shenandoah Vineyards, Reserve Zinfandel, 2002
9th	$9	Black Swan Shiraz-Cabernet, 2004
8th	$8	G. Meurgey Vouvray, France, 2005
7th	$10	Red Electra, Quady, 2006
6th	$8	Cabernet Sauvignon, Domain Boyar, Bulgaria, 2003
5th	$7	Pinot Grigio, Coastal Ridge, 2006
4th	$7	Riesling, Coastal Ridge, 2004
3rd	$6	Chenin Blanc, Forestville, 2005
2nd	$6	Cabernet Merlot, Little Boomey, 2004 Australia
1st	$5	Malbec, Crane Lake, 2005

On Wine: Rankings
*Our Terrific Ten*
RANK	WINE	DETAILS
10th	Zinfandel	Lake Sonoma Winery, 2004, $30
9th	Cabernet Sauvignon	Icaria Creek Winery, 2002, $39
8th	Zinfandel-Heritage Clones	Dry Creek Vineyards, 2003, $15
7th	Zinfandel	Gary Farrell Vineyards, 2003, $36
6th	Barbera-Signature	Bargetto Winery, Monterey County, 2005, $14
5th	Pinot Noir	Gary Farrell Vineyards, 2004, $60
4th	Cabernet Sauvignon	Silver Oak Cellars, 1992, $150
3rd	Cabernet Sauvignon	Trinchero, 2002, $50
2nd	Cabernet Sauvignon	Simi Vineyards, 2003, $26
1st	Cabernet Sauvignon	Jarvis Wines, 2002, $80

Comments

We had hoped to find lots of Best Values at $5 or less and Best Wines under $30. Alas, we had only one of each. To borrow the words of the U. of Missouri's Prof. George Hussman (1827-1902). Those wines we hoped for "were like angels' visits, FEW AND FAR BETWEEN."

And A Final Gourmet Grin

In James Beard's Greenwich Village town house, many moons ago, my wife and I were taking a cooking lesson. He introduced a new cookbook author who also taught us how to make a variety of onion tarts. Afterwards, we bought the book, and the author signed it. "For Fred and Ruth McMillin—Best wishes and quiches—JULIA CHILD!"

Fred McMillin

About the Writer

Fred McMillin, a veteran wine writer, has taught wine history for 30 years on three continents. He was voted one of the U.S.A's 22 Best wine writers by the Academy of Wine Communications. For information about the wine courses he teaches every month at San Francisco City College (Fort Mason Division), please fax him at (415) 567-4468.

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