"wine gives great pleasure, and every pleasure is of itself a good." - samuel johnson

Focusing more and more on the splendid wines of the west coast, particularly those being developed in Washington, we feature bottles from some of the select wineries in the area: Andrake, L'Ecole, DeLille, Fort Walla Walla Cellars and Dunham, to name but a few.

summer 2004

jodie’s favorite white

 $6.50 glass

a hand-picked discovery of one of the exciting

white wines to be found on the west coast

the red that trish drinks

$7 glass

always looking for the Next Big Wine,

trish shares some of her favorite finds from

washington, california and oregon

f e a t u r e d    w i n e s

La Dolce Vita Pinot Gris, 2002

willamette valley, oregon

$26

aromas of melons and apples, with the hint of lemons

and citrus give this lovely wine a crisp finish.

Fort Walla Walla Cellars Syrah

walla walla valley, washington

$50

deliciously intense, redolent with dark jammy plum,

dense blackberry and perfumed spice.