Time: 12:00 PM 2010-07-17 Duration: 4 hours South Africa: 2009 Joostenberg Chenin Blanc-Viognier Paarl,South Africa This is a fresh, medium-bodied white wine. The aromas and flavors are round and soft, dominated by baked apples and floral notes, with a touch of minerality. Regular Price: $11.99 per bottle, $143.88 per case Sale Price: $9.99 per bottle, $119.88 per case 2009 Springfield Estate “Life from Stone” Sauvignon Blanc Robertson, South Africa This single vineyard wine offers terrific concentration, full of ripe red peppers and passion fruit, and exhibiting complex layers of mineral and flint. Regular Price: $16.99 per bottle, $203.88 per case Sale Price: $14.99 per bottle, $179.88 per case 2006 Springfield Estate “Wild Yeast” Chardonnay Robertson, South Africa This unwooded Chardonnay, fermented with native yeast present in the vineyard, overflows with flavors or pineapple and pear, revealing a deliciously complex style Regular Price: $19.99 per bottle, $239.88 per case Sale Price: $16.99 per bottle, $203.88 per case 2008 Joostenberg Shiraz/Merlot Paarl,South Africa The wine is full-bodied, with plum and savory aromas and flavors, and well-integrated tannins leading to a long, refreshing finish. Regular Price: $11.99 per bottle, $143.88 per case Sale Price: $9.99 per bottle, $119.88 per case 2007 Joostenberg Bakermat Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Paarl, South Africa This is a rich, full-bodied wine with dark berry and savory aromas. On the palate, it is well-balanced, with soft tannins, and a plush, long mouthfeel. Regular Price: $19.99 per bottle, $239.88 per case Sale Price: $16.99 per bottle, $203.88 per case Italy: 2009 Gavi Vigneto Masera DOC Piedmont, Italy This is a deliciously dry white characterized by an intense and delicate floral bouquet and a pleasingly dry taste with fruit nuances such as peach, pineapple and other exotic fruits. Regular Price: $11.99 per bottle, $143.88 per case Sale Price: $9.99 per bottle, $119.88 per case 2009 Tenuta Sant’Antonio Fontana DOC Veneto, Italy This crisp white exhibits peach and pear notes with flavors of honeyed grapefruit along with citrus and almonds. It reveals great freshness, surprising richness, and a real intensity, while remaining smooth and delicate in the mouth. This is a delightful aperitif wine, or a great summer white to have with any seafood dishes. Regular Price: $11.99 per bottle, $143.88 per case Sale Price: $9.99 per bottle, $119.88 per case 2008 Vajra Langhe Rosso Piedmont, Italy A blend of Nebbiolo, Freisa, Barbera and Dolcetto, the complex nose has an earthy offering of dried herbs, sweet plums, cherry liqueur, and spice box aromas. An exotic, ripe, luxuriously intense wine displaying extravagant flavors of red raspberry, black plum, smoke, and vanilla, integrated with velvety tannins on the very long finish. Regular Price: $15.99 per bottle, $191.88 per case Sale Price: $13.99 per bottle, $167.88 per case Southern Rhone, France: 2007 Dom. De Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique Vacqueyras, France “This blockbuster 2007 Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique is 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre. It boasts a dense ruby/purple color along with stunning notes of smoked herbs, licorice, creme de cassis, and kirsch. It possesses incredible purity and richness as well as mouthcoating flavor intensity.” (91-94) Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Regular Price: $26.99 per bottle Sale Price $21.99 per bottle $263.88 per case