• 07 Paraiso "West Terrace" Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands): Think red berry fireworks, only in your mouth. Showing beautifully. $40 A- #
• 07 Paraiso Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands): Lemon & a sweet touch of vanilla tat are balanced enough to belie 14.5% booze factor. $18 B+ #
• Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port (Porto): Enough burnt sugar, coffee & caramel to send your sweet-teeth spinning in sheer delight. $50 A- #
• 07 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port (Porto): Simply put, one of the finest expressions of Port that I've ever tasted. Superb & sublime. $75 A+ #
• 07 Brokenwood Shiraz (Hunter Valley): An odd bird combo of brambly red fruit & savory sauce, but u might dig the modest booze content. $35 B #
• 07 Leitz Riesling Spatlese (Rheingau): Can likely last 20+ yrs but you won't want to wait that long. Especially when sushi is calling $22 A- #
• 08 Olson Ogden "Margaret's Mandate" Marsanne (Napa Valley): Like sitting on a bench eating a peach by an overpriced honeysuckle bush. $35 B+ #
• 08 Olson Ogden Manchester Ridge Viny'd Pinot Noir (Mendocino): A minor triumph of bright red cherry fruit, smoke & dark spices. Boss! $38 A- #
• 08 Olson Ogden "Persuasion" Red (North Coast): This leather-clad guy sure is pleasant but he's a bit drunk & going all over the place $19 B- #
• 05 Three Sticks Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma Valley): A big CA fruit boy in a Bordeaux-designed graphite-&-stone-colored tailored suit. $65 A- #
• 06 Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Cherry fruits galore, deftly balanced on spice. But BIG – so be prepared. $55 A- #
• 07 Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast): Well-made, but could pass for a Syrah. A bit too big for its own britches? $55 B #

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