globalgourmet.com | WineDay | Annex Wine Picks for September 15, 1999 (Wines that taste best now out of 60 entries.)   by Fred McMillin     Whites $15 Maximum   2nd - Symphony by Baywood, California, '98, $14 Winner - Chardonnay by Meridian, Santa Barbara County, '97, $11  $20 Maximum 3rd - Chardonnay Reserve by Wente, Riva Ranch, '96, $16 2nd - Viognier by Renaissance, No. Yuba, '98, $19 Winner - Chardonnay by La Crema, Sonoma Coast, '97, $19    Red Wines $10 Maximum 2nd(tie) - Merlot by Monterey Vineyard, California, '97, $7 2nd(tie) - Cabernet Sauvignon by Bel Arbor, Chile, '97, $6 Winner - Merlot by C. Mitchell, El Dorado, '97, $10 $15 Maximum 3rd - Cabernet Sauvignon by Napa Ridge, Central Coast, '97, $11 2nd - Zinfandel by Pedroncelli, Mother Clone, Sonoma, '97, $12 Winner - Zinfandel by Pedroncelli, Pedroni Vnyd., Sonoma, '96, $13 $20 Maximum 2nd - Cabernet Sauvignon Dynamite by Carmenet, No. Coast, '97, $19 (pictured) Winner - Cabernet Sauvignon by Field Stone, Sonoma Cnty., '95, $18 $30 Maximum Winner - Cabernet Sauvignon by Cakebread, Napa Valley, '95, $30 Unlimited 2nd - Merlot by Shafer, Napa Valley, '96, $32 Winner - Cabernet Sauvignon by Robert Mondavi, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, '96, $45 Comment The Best Buy is the $6 Bel Arbor Cab and the Best Wine is the $45 Mondavi Stags Leap Cab.   Wine Picks from 1999 January 1, 1999 January 15, 1999 February 1, 1999 February 15, 1999 March 1, 1999 March 15, 1999 April 1, 1999 April 15, 1999 May 1, 1999 May 15, 1999   June 1, 1999 June 15, 1999 July 1, 1999 August 1, 1999 September 1, 1999   Wine Picks Archives   Copyright © 1999, The electronic Gourmet Guide, Inc. All Rights reserved. globalgourmet.com | WineDay | Annex