2007 Martin Codax Albariño is widely available, including at Red Carpet Wine Merchants, Glendale, (800) 339-0609, www.redcarpetwine.com, about $12.


Pacific Rim:

2008 Pewsey Vale Clare Valley Riesling is available at K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood, (323) 464-9463, www.klwines.com, about $14.

2008 Nobilo Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is widely available, including Twenty-Twenty Wine Merchants in West Los Angeles, (310) 447-2020, www.2020wines.com; about $14.

2008 Brancott Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is available at the Wine House, West Los Angeles; about $12.

South America:

2008 Dominio del Plata "Crios" Mendoza Torrontes is available at John & Pete's, West Hollywood; the Wine House, West Los Angeles; Woodland Hills Wine Merchant; and K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood; about $12.

2008 Veramonte Casablanca Valley Sauvignon Blanc is widely available, including at most Whole Foods markets and the Wine Country, Signal Hill; about $10.

Italian red:

2007 Fontanafredda Briccotondo Piemonte Barbera is available from Wine Exchange, Orange; the Wine House, West Los Angeles; and Woodland Hills Wine Co., Woodland Hills; about $10.

Rhône:

2007 Perrin Reserve Cotes du Rhône Rouge is available at K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood, about $8.

2007 Domaine Alary "La Gerbaude" Cotes du Rhône is available at the Colorado Wine Co., (323) 478-1985, www.cowineco.com; Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits and Cheese; and Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Costa Mesa.

Garnacha/Grenache:

2005 Celler de Capcanes "Mas Donis" Barrica Montsant is available at the Wine House, West Los Angeles; and K&L Wine Merchants, Hollywood; about $11.

2007 Monte la Sarda Garnacha from Aragon is available at the Wine Exchange, Orange; Silverlake Wine; and Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits and Cheese; about $13.

2007 R Wines "Bitch" Barossa Grenache is widely available, including at John & Pete's, West Hollywood; and Manhattan Fine Wines in Manhattan Beach; about $10.

South American reds:

2007 Terrazas de los Andes Malbec is available at Larchmont Village Wine; and Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Costa Mesa; about $10.

2007 Emiliana Colchagua Valley Carmenere is available at Woodland Hills Wine Co., Woodland Hills; about $10.

American blends:

2006 Etude "Fortitude" Heritage Blends, from Frediani and Shake Ridge Vineyards is available at Silverlake Wine; and Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits and Cheese, Los Angeles; about $15.

2007 Andrew Murray "Tous les Jours Red Blend" is available at Whole Foods Markets, and at Manhattan Fine Wines in Manhattan Beach, about $14.

2007 Beckmen "Cuvée le Bec Red Blend" is available at Colorado Wine Co., Wine Country in Signal Hill, and at the Wine House, about $16.

-- Patrick Comiskey