SFGate: Chronicle Wine Selections

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• 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet: The Chronicle recommends
  Napa Cabernet is typically our biggest and most pivotal tasting of the year. Our panel considered some 60 wines from the 2009 vintage in a range of prices. We found wines that exemplified the power of Napa and the freshness and aging potential of great...
  
  
  
• The Chronicle recommends: domestic Muscat
  Lately, there has been a good deal of ink devoted to a sweeter, straightforward, easy-to-drink varietal that is a good aperitif and pairs with lighter fare. That varietal, known as Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli and Moscato d'Asti, is characterized by a fresh,...
  
  
  
• Sonoma Zinfandel: The Chronicle Recommends
  Zinfandel is California's grape, and nowhere has it found a home like Sonoma County, where more than 5,300 acres are devoted to it. If you want a barometer of the state of Zin, look no further. It has been a few years since we tasted broadly across the...
  
  
  
• The Chronicle Recommends: Australian Chardonnay
  Making the case for great Australian wine lately has been a bit like hanging hopes on a Warriors playoff berth. To sing the praises of antipodean Chardonnay from my sunny California desk? I mean, that's just crazy talk. But we've been hearing word of...
  
  
  
• California Chenin Blanc: The Chronicle recommends
  Some of our recommended Chenin Blanc-based wines from California's 2010 and 2011 vintages: 2010 Roark Wine Co. Santa Ynez Valley Chenin Blanc ($15, 12.3% alcohol): A small side project label from Ryan Roark, who works for Central Coast winemaker Andrew...