2011 Red C Sauvignon Blanc 'Dry Creek Valley': Wine of the Week

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2009 Paul Jaboulet Ainé Crozes Hermitage ‘Les Jalets’ (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Blanc. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay “Santa Rita Hills” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Tami Frappato Sicilia Rosso (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Paitin di Pasquero-Elia Barbera d’Alba “Serra” (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Masseria Li Veli Verdeca. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Renwood Premier Old Vine Zinfandel. (Richard Derk / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Carpe Diem Cabernet Sauvignon. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Talbott Pinot Noir ‘Sleepy Hollow Vineyard’ (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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,a href=”http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-0105-wow-20130105,0,2590158.story”>2009 Bosco Agostino Barbera D’Alba: Wine of the Week. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Patrick Piuze Petit Chablis (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Oddero Barbera d’Alba (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Rouvre Saint Leger “Laudun” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Stephan Vineyards ‘Stephan Ridge by L’Aventure’: Wine of the Week (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The 2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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Les Lezandes Syrah 2009 from Domaine Rostaing. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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2007 Chasseur Pinot Noir ‘Sonoma Coast’ (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Ridge ‘Three Valleys’ Zinfandel. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Domaine de Reuilly Pinot Gris Rosé (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2011 Domaine Ferrer Ribière “F” Rosé (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Calera Viognier “Mt. Harlan.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2008 Paitin di Pasquero Elia Barbaresco “Serra.” (Richard Derk / Los Angeles Times)

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The 2009 Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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2007 Adega Algueira Ribeira Sacra “Algueira” (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Pazo de Señorans Albariño (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Jack Hammer Pinot Noir (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

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J&J Hungarian wine. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Docil Loureiro 2010 (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Cirelli Trebbiano D’Abuzzo. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Tablas Creek Vineyard 2001 Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Langmeil Barossa “Three Gardens” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Bockstein Reisling (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Domaine Faiveley Mercurey ‘Clos des Myglands, Premier Cru’. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Meroi Sauvignon “Colli Orientali del Friuli” (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Willamette Valley 2010 Evening Land Pinot Noir (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Jean-Marc Burgaud, Regnie Vallieres, Beaujolais, France. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2010 Régis Minet Pouilly Fumé ‘Vieilles Vignes’. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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2008 Bodegas Avanthia Godello Valdeorras (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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The 2004 Weingut Bründlmayer St. Laurent “Ried Ladner.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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2009 Régis Bouvier Marsannay “Clos du Roy” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Trajarinho Vinho Verde (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Plateau des Chenes Lirac (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Allende 2008 white rioja. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Sierra Cantabria 2007 Rioja wine. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Fiorfiore White Wine 2009. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Les Halos de Jupiter wine. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Rioja Rose wine 2010 by MUGA. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Each week, restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila hand-selects a wine for you. This week’s pick: If you don’t like this Beaujolais, you don’t like Beaujolais period. Pair it with a great burger or steak, grilled sausages or a chicken tagine. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Perfect as an apèritif or with grilled fish, steamed mussels, fish soup or even a roast chicken. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Open a bottle with pasta dishes, pizza, grilled sausages and panini. It’s a summer-weight red that works with just about anything. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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I happened to have it with rack of lamb with mustard and bread crumbs, and it worked beautifully. I just wish I had another bottle or two. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Richard Derk / For The Times)

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Classic northern Rhone Syrah in all its intricate glory, dark plums overlaid with exotic sweet spices and violet. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

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An elegant and smooth new world Pinot that carries the taste of Santa Rosa plums and sweet Asian spices. Click here for more, plus pricing. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Drink it with a classic bruschetta -- inch-thick toasted country bread rubbed with a garlic clove and drowned in extra virgin olive oil. Click here for more. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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A perfect warm weather wine, it’s great with chilled shellfish, Dungeness crab, steamed mussels and grilled fish. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Have it with grilled sausages, salami and prosciutto, with braised pork belly and rustic pasta dishes. Click here for more. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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It’s a great party wine for the price. Serve it with salty nuts, olives, tapenade, shrimp toast, pad Thai or other spicy food. Click here for more. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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This wine has everything going for it -- beautiful fruit, an enticing aroma, good structure and layered flavors. It also has something indefinable: character. Click here for more. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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It’s terrific with Thai food. I also like it with cheese. An absolute steal at $20 for a wine of such finesse. Click here for more. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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At less than $20, it’s a great buy for a wine with this much character. Click here for more. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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Remove the price tag before you pour this wine: Nobody is going to believe this isn’t a Cabernet in the high $20s or $30s, instead of one for $10. Click here for more. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Drink it with a plate of jamón ibérico and Spanish chorizo, with hearty bean soups and stews, arroz con pollo and anything from the grill or barbecue. Click here for more. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Pour it for a smoked trout salad, seafood pasta or a butter-poached lobster. Click here for more. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

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Crisp and golden, it tastes of grapefruit rind and ripe pears. It has a wonderful freshness and minerality coupled with a lush texture and a long finish. And it’s less than $20. Click here for more. (Richard Derk / Los Angeles Times)

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This bottle shows its best with hearty braised meats and stews. Break out that daube pot or cast-iron casserole, throw in some beef or pork, onions, shallots, herbs and a bottle of wine. Several hours of simmering later: dinner for your sweetheart. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Fresh and round, it has a chiseled structure and wonderful balance. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Have it with burgers, pizza and flatbreads, grilled meats and also braised lamb shank with beans and rustic bean soups. A beautifully balanced food-friendly wine. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Tasting of plum, dark cherries and earth, it’s intense and tightly focused, with the tannin to age. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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It would be great with a seafood platter too, or a whole steamed red snapper, shrimp ‘n’ grits or crab cakes. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The 2008 is a supple beauty, a blend of 50% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon with a little Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Lush and round, with a deep ruby color and gorgeous ripe fruit, the 2008 Le Serre is a vibrant, deeply satisfying wine. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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A single sip of this stunning Sauvignon Blanc from northeastern Italy immediately gets your attention. The 2009 Venica & Venica “Ronco delle Mele” is one intense mouthful, ripe yet fresh, with an overlay of citrus and flowers and a lingering finish. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Don’t just dream about the turquoise waters of the Aegean or the sunset seen from the island of Santorini when you can drink this stunning white wine made there. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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It’s tremendously food-friendly, delicious with smoked trout or salmon, mushroom frittata or soup, chicken fricasee or vegetable casseroles. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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This terrific Côtes du Rhône is perfect for a winter daube or stew, a roast or grilled lamb chops with herbes de Provence. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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The fruit is dark and ripe, but there’s no trace of jam in this elegant and lush wine from the vineyard that surrounds the estate’s cellars. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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A great warm-weather wine, it would work with a seafood stew, grilled salmon or a composed salad. And because the tannins are so soft, it’s also a great bottle with fresh cheeses. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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The bubbles are small and perfect. It’s a terrific bottle to keep on hand for any occasion. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Its tannins are big, but softened, and it has a finish that just doesn’t let go. It’s a big, gentle bear of a wine. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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This one’s a beauty. Have it with a simple roast chicken, grilled salmon, sausages and stews. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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The result is a wine with a rich and honeyed perfume and finely spun flavors of hazelnut, citrus and slate. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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The wine isn’t shy: It has a rich, full flavor and a vibrant acidity. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Enjoy it with anything from the raw bar, steamed shellfish or a nice piece of fish. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Bring on the shellfish platter, the shrimp and lobster cocktails, the cherrystone clams on the half shell, the seafood paella, the poached salmon in sorrel sauce. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Pop open a bottle to enjoy with a plate of Serrano or other raw-cured ham, a pork roast with rosemary or some barbecued pork chops. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Less than $30, this buttery, nuanced 11-year-old wine is an amazing value. Click here for more. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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I’d also pair it with steamed mussels with celery or a spaghetti with clams. If you’re nostalgic for veal scalloppine, this is the wine. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Have it with peel ‘n’ eat shrimp, steamed clams or mussels, grilled fish or light pasta dishes. Click here for more. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

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At around $20, this wine is easygoing and ready to pair with roast chicken, chicken fricassee, hearty pasta dishes, bean soups and summer grills. Click here for more. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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On a sweltering hot day, nothing could be more refreshing than a well-chilled glass of Arneis from Piedmont. This one from Giovanni Almondo in the Roero (the other side of the Tanaro river from Barbaresco) is crisp and minerally, with an enticing scent of white peaches. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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On a warm summer night, serve it slightly chilled, which brings the wine into focus. It’s great with just about anything you’d want to eat in this weather -- a charcuterie spread, grilled sausages or skirt steak, mixed grill or Santa Maria barbecue. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Made from a blend of Tempranillo with 25% Granacho and smidgens of Graciano and Mazuelo, it is a brilliant ruby, with an enticing scent of black cherries, anise and tobacco. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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I don’t know about you, but right now I’m looking for something crisp and cold to beat the heat. And this aromatic Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand is just the bottle to do it. Click here for more: (Richard Derk / For The Times)

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Enjoy it with gazpacho, shrimp in achiote sauce and grilled quail. It’s great with guacamole and corn or tortilla soup too. Just what you want in a basic summer wine: versatility. Click here for more: (Richard Derk / For The Times)

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Elegant and restrained, this is a Chianti that deserves a special meal -- a Kurobuta pork roast, a rack of Sonoma lamb or a massive bistecca. Click here for more. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Tasting of lush, dark berries, it shows an exquisite balance of ripeness to acidity and has a wonderful, velvety texture. It’s impossible to drink just one glass. Click here for more. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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Though it comes from old vines, this rich, full-bodied Salento Rosso from Puglia in southern Italy tastes fresh and youthful. Click here for more. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

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“I absolutely loved this wine from the first sip. It has everything going for it -- dark, velvety fruit, a scent of wild herbs and tobacco, and a gorgeous, robust flavor all rolled into one delicious package.” Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Made from the oldest vines on the estate, the 2007 bottling “Les Racines” is dense and inky, with a powerful perfume of wild herbs and berries that leads you back to the glass again and again. Each sip reveals something new -- a hint of licorice, the taste of raspberries or black cherries. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Tempranillo, the grape that goes most famously into Riojas, isn’t very common in California wine country. But Steve Ventrello of Parador winery has created a terrific California rosé made with this Spanish grape. Click here for more: (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Pinot Noir seems to thrive on the Sonoma coast. Here’s one beauty with real Pinot character from a renowned vineyard site near Fort Ross. Made primarily from the estate’s younger vines, Hirsch Vineyards’ “The Bohan-Dillon” shows lush, vivid fruit and a scent of earth and wild strawberries. Click here for more. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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It’s delicate and nuanced with notes of green apple, lime and kiwi. Its bracing minerality makes it a fine match with vegetarian and vegetable dishes. It’s also great with tarte flambé, mushroom and fontina pizza, watercress soup and seafood antipasti, even charcuterie. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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It’s perfect with pizza, a simple roast chicken or a grilled skirt steak. It’s a bottle to keep on hand for any occasion. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Made from biodynamically grown grapes, the 2008 “Les Trois Chênes” -- the three oaks -- is intense and minerally, with notes of lime zest, tangerine and stone. For the money, it’s a great little wine to have on hand for the summer. An outstanding bargain from the Loire Valley. Click here for more: ((Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times))

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It makes a fine aperitif, but you’ll need a bowl of almonds and olives to accompany it. Or even better, some jamón serrano. But it can also go to the table. Click here for price and details. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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The name doesn’t jump right out at you like Montrachet or Meursault, and while this Viré-Clessé from Domaine de Roally won’t give you equal bragging rights, you can certainly brag about turning up such a fine bargain. That’s no mean feat. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Comes a heat wave and we’re all ready to break out the chilled white wine. Here’s one that will do the trick: a lovely, fine-spun Chardonnay from New Zealand’s Kumeu region northwest of Auckland. Click here for details. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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This is a great great quaffing wine. Drink it with tarte flambée, pizza with mushrooms and Fontina, peel ‘n’ eat shrimp, steamed mussels and clams. It’s also terrific with Thai food. Click here for details. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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The 2008 Covenant Chardonnay has a classic Burgundian profile. It’s toasty and creamy, with a thrilling acidity, notes of butterscotch and citrus and a long, long finish. This might be the best kosher Chardonnay ever made. Click here for details. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Here’s a lively, fresh Pinot Grigio from the vineyards of the Alto Adige region of Italy, near the Austrian border. Scented with flowers and sweet grasses, the 2008 St. Michael-Eppan Pinot Grigio comes from a great little cooperative in the region. I’m taken with its bright acidity and touch of minerality, along with its notes of pear and ripe apple. Click here for more: (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Fresh and crisp with classic notes of green apple, pear and white pepper, the 2008 Geyerhof Grüner Veltliner “Rosensteig” is a tremendous buy at less than $20 and a great introduction to this Austrian varietal. Click here for details. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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A lithe acidity and undertone of minerality give this vintage definition. It’s a beautiful expression of Pinot Noir, and at this price, it is a stunning buy. Click here for more. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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This is totally pleasurable drinking from central Spain. The grapes are organic, by the way, and even the label is printed on recycled paper. But in the end, what matters is flavor -- and this young Tempranillo has it in spades. Click here for more: (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Taste Fausto Maculan’s beautifully crafted blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and you’ll be forgiven for guessing it’s a $50 wine. Not. Astonishingly, this suave Bordeaux-style blend is less than $20. Click here for more: (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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LOVELY: It’s delicious as an aperitif and also excellent with antipasti such as frittata or tuna with white beans. I like it with pasta e fagioli, spaghetti with clams, and a nice piece of grilled fish. Click here for details.

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CELEBRATE: Bring out some bottles as an aperitif or add a splash of Campari and pink grapefruit juice to make a refreshing cocktail. Prosecco also works with steamed clams or mussels, clams casino, peel ‘n’ eat shrimp, indeed, with most kinds of seafood. Click here for details. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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A BARGAIN: Few of us can afford Spanish wine star Alvaro Palacios’ big dog, L’Ermita. But we can all afford an occasional bottle of his Camins del Priorat. Think of it as an introductory wine from northern Spain’s rugged Priorat region. Click here for details. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

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Dolin vermouth is a white wine. It tastes like a meadow full of wildflowers, refreshing and pure. And each small sip carries so much interest you tend to drink it more slowly than a glass of wine to make it last. Click here for more. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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Cava Barcino Brut is definitely a cut above -- way above. Made from a blend of grape varietals indigenous to this part of Spain -- Xarello, Macabeo and Parellada -- and aged on its lees for over a year, the méthode Champenoise is a pale gold in color, with tiny bubbles, a light, nutty fragrance and a lingering citrus finish. It’s also quite dry. All this, and at less than $15 a bottle. Click here for more. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

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If you’re a serious Pinot Head, then you already know about Sineann, the small dedicated producer in Yamhill County, Ore. The single-vineyard bottlings are pricey -- and very, very good, but the plain Oregon bottling, made from a blend of grapes from some of those same highly regarded vineyards, is a rare bargain. Click here for details. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Take a sip of this fresh, zippy Grüner Veltliner and you won’t be able to stop. It’s got the classic scent of white pepper and green apple, a bright acidity and a bracing citrusy finish. Click here for more details. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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WINE OF THE WEEK: 2008 Bodegas Aldeanueva Shaya Verdejo ‘Old Vines’ Rueda. Click here for details. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Drink it with oysters or clams on the half shell, chilled shrimp and seafood platters, seared scallops or a fish stew. Click here for details. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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Deep in color, with extravagant amounts of bright, juicy fruit (think cherries and blackberries), the 2007 Paitin “Serra Boella” just begs to be drunk with a fat grilled sausage, a bowl of pasta fagioli or a pork roast fragrant with sage. Click here for details. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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WINE OF THE WEEK: 2007 La Montecchia Cabernet Franc ‘Godimondo.’ Click here for details. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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WINE OF THE WEEK: 2005 Rancho Arroyo Grande ‘Deep Sea Red.’ Click here for details. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

By S. Irene Virbila

March 24, 2012 12 AM PT

Los Angeles Times

Need a bottle of kosher wine for the holidays? Look no further than this second vintage of Red C Sauvignon Blanc from Covenant Wines. Made with fruit from the Dry Creek Valley’s Allan Nelson Vineyard, this is a beautiful example of Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc. Jeff Morgan just let the natural yeasts do their thing, and the 2011 Red C is grassy with ripe golden fruit tempered by a bright thread of acidity and an appealing minerality.

Price: About $22

Style: Crisp and nuanced

What it goes with: Smoked fish, crudo, sushi, salads, poultry

Where to find it: Ariel Glatt Kosher Market in Los Angeles, (323) 964-9438; Artisan House in Los Angeles, (213) 622-6333, https://www.artisanhouse.net; Beverly Glen Marketplace in Los Angeles, (310) 475-0829; the Cask in Los Angeles (310) 205-9008, https://www.thecaskla.com; Duke of Bourbon in Canoga Park (818) 341-1234, https://www.dukeofbourbon.com; Red Carpet Wine Merchants in Glendale, (818) 247-5544, https://www.redcarpetwine.com; and the Wine House in West Los Angeles, (310) 479-3731, https://www.winehouse.com.

Wine of the Week: 2011 Red C Sauvignon Blanc ‘Dry Creek Valley’

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