globalgourmet.com | WineDay | Annex Wine Picks for February 15, 1999 (The best-tasting wines from an unusually strong field of 40. All wines at least HIGHLY RECOMMENDED in their category.)   by Fred McMillin     California Sparklers 3rd - Mumm Napa Prestige Brut, NV, $16 2nd - Scharffenberger Cremant, Mendocino, NV, $18 Winner - Domaine Chandon 25th Anniversary Cuvee, early '90s, $24   Still Wines Best Buys 6th - Chardonnay by Fog Mountain (Boisset), NV, $10 5th - Chardonnay by Napa Ridge (Beringer), North Coast, '96, $9 4th - Cab by Monterra Promise, Monterey, '95, $10 3rd - Cab by R. Mondavi Woodbridge, Calif, '96, $8 2nd - Merlot by Bogle, Calif.,'96, $9 (pictured) Winner - Merlot by Barefoot, Calif,, NV, $7   $20 Maximum 6th - Zinfandel Eastside by Peachy Canyon, Paso Robles, '96, $15 5th - Mission Fiddletown by Malvadino, Amador County, '97, $13 4th - Merlot by Bayliss & Fortune, Monterey, '97, $14 3rd - Fume Blanc by Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, '96, $18 2nd - Cabernet Sauvignon by J. Lohr, Seven Oaks, P.Robles, '94, $14 Winner - Tinta Port by Ficklin, Calif., NV, $12   $30 Maximum 6th - Merlot by Gundlach-Bundschu, Sonoma Valley, 95, $21 5th - Pinot Noir by Elkhorn Peak, Napa Valley, '96, $26 4th - Merlot by Pezzi-King, Dry Creek Valley, '96, $22 3rd - Zinfandel Reserve by Rosenblum, Hendry Vnyd, '96, $26 2nd - Pinot Noir by ZD, Carneros, '96, $27 Winner - Chardonnay by Matanzas Creek, Sonoma Valley, '96, $30   Unlimited (All Outstanding) 4th - Merlot by Jarvis, Napa Valley, '96, $46 3rd - Meritage Red Blend by Langtry (Guenoc), Cal., '90 $50 2nd - Cabernet Sauvignon by St. Clement, Napa Valley, '95, $45 Winner - Merlot by Beringer, Howell Mtn., Bancroft Ranch, '95, $50       Wine Picks from 1999 January 1, 1999 January 15, 1999 February 1, 1999     Wine Picks Archives   Copyright © 1999, The electronic Gourmet Guide, Inc. All Rights reserved. globalgourmet.com | WineDay | Annex