Wines that go deep and long

Gather as many different wines as possible; many are inexpensive, and it’s going to be a long day. Suggested as they were by wine-bar owners, some of these bottles are a bit unusual and hard to find; ask your local wine shop to recommend similar bottles.

Organic cider

Etienne Dupont Brut de Normandie N.V. Available at Silverlake Wine in Los Angeles, (323) 662-9024, about $20.

Sparkling whites

Domaine Albert Mann Crémant d’Alsace N.V. Available at Le Petit Vendome, Pasadena, (626) 396-9234, $20.

Sparkling reds

Caprari Lambrusco dell’Emilia N.V. Available at Wine Expo in Santa Monica, (310) 828-4428, $13.

2002 Picchioni Oltrepò Pavese Sangue de Giuda. Available at Wine Expo, $10.

2005 Bruno Verdi Oltrepò Pavese Sangue di Giuda Paradiso. Available at Liquid Wine & Spirits in Chatsworth, (818) 709-5019, $14.

Sparkling rosé

Bailly-Lapierre Crémant de Bourgogne Rosé N.V. Available at Red Carpet Wine Merchants in Glendale, (818) 339-0609, $14.

Whites

2005 Frédéric Magnien Chablis. Available at Wine House in West Los Angeles, (310) 479-3731, $27.

2005 Didier Champalou Vouvray. Available at Wine House and Moe’s Fine Wines in Brentwood, (310) 826-4444, about $16.

2005 Dveri-Pax Eisenthur. Available at Woodland Hills Wine Co., Woodland Hills, (818) 222-1111, $14.

2004 Dveri-Pax Sivi Pinot Gris. At Woodland Hills Wine Co., $18.

2005 Basa Rueda Blanco. Available at Le Petit Vendome, Red Carpet Wine, Silverlake Wine and Wine House, about $11.

2004 Albert Mann Furstentum Tokay Pinot Gris. Available at Wine House, $29.

2005 F. X. Pichler Smaragd “Durnsteiner Hollerin” Riesling. Available at Wine House, $50.

2004 Tvronia Albariño. Available at Wine House, $16.

2000 Château d’Armajan des Ormes Sauternes. Available at Greenblatt’s Deli & Fine Wines in Los Angeles, (323) 656-0606, $18.

Reds

2003 Château des Labourons Fleurie. Available at Le Petit Vendome and Wine House, about $17.

2004 Dominio de Eguren Protocolo. Widely available, about $6.

2005 Feudi di San Gregorio Primitivo di Manduria di Ognissole. Available at Fine Wine House in Pasadena, (877) 981-6555, $30.

2003 Bodegas Alto Moncayo, Campo de Borja. Available at Le Petit Vendome, Wine House and Twenty-twenty Wine Merchants in West Los Angeles, (310) 447-2020, about $42.

2005 Andeluna Malbec. Available at Wine House, $10.

2005 Casa de la Cruz Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Available at Le Petit Vendome and Silverlake Wine, about $15.

2003 Cecilia Beretta Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso. Available at Wine Expo, $19.

— Laurie Winer