What Are You Drinking?

“I’ve been drinking a couple of out-of-towners that are a decent price and have expressive character. I really like wines from the southern Rhone ... for their drinkability and the soft tannins. One of them is a ’98 Louis Bernard Cotes-du-Rhone Villages. It’s an elegant floral, with a great open nose of red fruits. I bought it by the case.”