Show April wines Professional wine tasters the wines while spe-cif- work- - -- - ed - Grenache-Shira- z WINES Merlot William ' Moore complexity of flavors is due to a blend of 80 percent Merlot with 15 per-cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 5 percent Cabernet Franc If you are looking for a more robust Merlot buy this one A wine can be called by the varietal name if it contains at least 75 percent of that grape In most wines I prefer the blends to the pure varietal: A good winemaker can develop more complexity in a wine through ' proper blending For the more adventurous red wine drinkers I suggest you try the 1998 Cline Ancient Vines Mourvedre at $1560 or the L997 Cline Ancient Vines Carignane at $1370 and both are from Contra Costa County in California These two varietals have been mainly used in famous blended red wines like Chateauneuf-du-Pap-e and other Rhone style wines I prefer the Cline Mourvedre with ' rich flavors of cherries and chocolate The Cline Carignane while very flavor-- ful had some residual tannins These are limited production wines with only two to three thousand cases made The vines are almost 100 years old and Cline is attempting to reintroduce these varietals in pure form There are always several white wines bn my recommended list The 1998 De Loach Chardonnay at $1595 from the Russian River Valley of Sonoma is a fine Chardonnay typical of California with lots of fruit' and oak flavors The 1999 Rosemount Orange Vineyard Chardonnay at $2195 is a dry complex chardonnay The wine was barrel fermented and left in French oak for 10 months This is another out- standing Chardonnay from Rosemount and it is of the same quality as the 1999 Rosemount Show Reserve CONTINUED on 12 ' - ‘ - APPLIANCE REPAIR ON ALL’ BRANDS at $1695 Lower San Juan 29 South Main Logan 752-30or 797-1255 02 EEC us tonz Measuring Be Q Q I I - California jI 2 1998 De Loach Chardonnay at $1595 1999 Rosemount Orange Vineyard Chardonnay at I I I I I 1997 Cline Ancient Vines Carignane at $1370 from $2195 I I 1999 Rosemount Show Reserve Chardonnay at v" $1295 $1395 1998 Napa Ridge Triad from the North Coast of California at $895 biotfm The irtcie in the Utah State Liquor Stores ml not change untHAprSS so tome of my prices may not be correct for rest of Aprti ItoalB utti 7$3 SaAdults ljtudenU b xa) o iEI T to £ 1999 Dry Creek Fume Blanc from Sonoma at 1998 Silverado Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Vhley at o E 3o CD $1995 SurGJc Buy fronj'Yeu Appliance Service d Sales ““4273 North3200 West- 'bensoimTUtah' £ I I Amiw int ' I California frtfn River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the I I Musician MICROWAVES ALSO from J Sonoma County V 1 998 CKne Ancient Vines Mourvedre at $1560 from -- mm I a at $895 et 1998 Rosemount Traditional at $1995 from Australia k 1997 Lambert Bridge CACHE An Autobiography and Life History ninNua 3 c at $895 2000 Rosemount Diamond Shiraz-Cabem- - “Journey of Navajo Oshley: CM 2000 Rosemount ic ing but spit them out Their evaluations are based solely on color aroma and flavor Amateur wine tasters like myself usually drink the wines under consideration since we cannot affoidto buy ' a large number of different wines A bottle of wine will last me for several days so I agree when finally opening ’ have a chance to measure the that wine wine against! different foodsAs readers know I like Even at wine tasting parties most of the Rose mount food is usually consumed Diamond label wines and sey-- : efal of them will be reduced in along with the wines but there are never more than six or price this month The 2000 seven different wines Ten Rosemount Diamond Grenache-Shira- z at $895 is a years ago in France I had the opportunity to taste about 20 fruity red wine that I like as red and white Burgundies in well if not better than ' two hour I did not swallow a "Beaujolais Consequently I often drink the wine slightly single taste but my two comchilled This wine will be panions did allow some to slide into their stomachs They great for warm weather drinkbegan to lose the delicate ing pleasure Another easy senses necessary to judge a drinking red wine is the 2000 wine I made some brief notes Rosemount Diamond Shiraz-Cabern- et but looking at the-lis- t I cannot at $895 Last month I wrote about the 1998 tel) you now how I felt about those wines My senses were : Rosemount Traditional at $1995 from Australia This simply overwhelmed Afterwards we enjoyed a nice premium wine is a blend of ' bottle of aged Burgundy with Cabernet Sauvignon with lunch and I still remember some Merlot and Petit Verdot that wine Last month I bought The local store sold out almost a bottle of Merlot made by a before my article 'appeared famous winery I was so unim-pressFortunately a new supply has arrived This is a great while drinking this ' wine with food that I never Cabernet Sauvignon at an wrote about the wine Last unbelievable price week I found that Same wine The 1997 Lambert Bridge rated a best buy in a wine col- Merlot at $1695 from umn In summary trust your ' Sonoma County is new: to me but-like what it contains The own opinion I believe a per-- - BggflMepdea ' of making a better judgment about a wine when food is being consumed When it comes to ' expensive red wines that have to be stored I use the advice of a highly respected wine taster I can neither afford nor do I have the ability to judge a big wine early before it has ' aged However I usually keep the evaluation and see if I son is capable 1 |