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Notes on wine I've tried. good means I liked it, ok means it was just ok, bad means I didn't like it. Also see beer, chocolate, and other lists.

Naturally, this isn't comprehensive - I've tried wines that aren't listed here - and it's biased toward my taste. I tend to drink big, sharp, spicy reds.

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David Bruce (Los Gatos, California)
Petite Sirah 2006

L'Hiver (Mendocino, California)
Copain Syrah 2006

Château St. Jean (Sonoma, California)
Cinq Cépages Cabernet Sauvignon 1996

Henri Boillot (Burgundy, France)
Chassagne Montrachet Baudines 2004

Bodega Catena Zapata/Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Mendoza, Argentina)
Caro Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec blend

Château Lagrazette (Cahors, France)
various

Unti (Sonoma, California)
Barbera

Domaine Giraud (Rhone, France)
"Les Gallimardes" Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2000

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Kenwood (Sonoma, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 good

Methven (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Reserve Pinot Noir 2005 ok

Straccali (Tuscany, Italy)
Chianti 2007 bad

Ecco Domani (Napa, California)
Pinot Grigio 2008 bad

Duckhorn (Napa, California)
Decoy 2006 good

Three Thieves (Napa, California)
The Show Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 bad

MacMurray Ranch (Sonoma, California)
Pinot Noir 2007 ok

Colli di Lapio (Campania, Italy)
Irpinia Campi Taurasini "Donna Chiara" Aglianico 2007 good

Pietra Santa (Monterey, California)
Sangiovese 2006 good

Chock Rock (Monterey, California)
Chardonnay 2008 ok, Pinot Noir 2007 ok, Syrah 2006 bad

Otter Cove (Monterey, California)
Oh Balo Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 good

Domaine Mosse (Loire Valley, France)
Anjou Rouge 2007 (Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend) ok

Valli Unite (Piedmont, Italy)
Barbera 2008 bad

La Clarine (Sierra, California)
Syrah 2008 good

Domaine de Moutrieux (Loire Valley, France)
Pineau d'Aunis 2007 good

Kastania (Sonoma, California)
Proprietor's Blend 2006 ok

Willamette Valley Vineyards (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Barrel Select Pinot Noir 2007 ok

Saintsbury (Napa, California)
Carneros Pinot Noir 2007 bad

Acorn (Sonoma, California)
Heritage Vines Zinfandel 2006, 2007 good

Barnard Griffin (Richland, Washington)
Zinfandel 2006 good

Brown Estate (Napa, California)
Zinfandel 2008 good, Chaos Theory 2008 good, Arrested 2006 ok

Clos LaChance (Santa Cruz, California)
Estate Zinfandel 2007 ok

Dancing Lady (Alexander Valley, Sonoma, California)
Old Vines Zinfandel 2007 good

DeLoach (Sonoma, California)
Forgotten Zinfandel 2007 ok, OFS Zinfandel 2007 ok, Russian River Zinfandel 2008 ok

Downing (Napa, California)
Zinfandel 2006, 2007 ok

Dry Creek (Sonoma, California)
Old Vines Zinfandel 2006 ok

Easton (Sierra, California)
Estate Zinfandel 2006 ok

Folie A Deux (Napa, California)
Amador Zinfandel 2007 ?

Ledson (Sonoma, California)
Napa Valley Zinfandel 2006 bad, Russian River Old Vine Zinfandel 2006 ok, Estate Zinfandel 2006 ok

Novy (Sonoma, California)
Unnamed Zinfandel bad, ok 2008

Ottimino (Russian River, Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2006 bad

Outpost (Napa, California)
Zinfandel 2008 bad

Papapietro Perry (Sonoma, California)
Dry Creek Zinfandel 2007 good, Russian River Zinfandel 2006 ok, Timbercrest Zinfandel 2007 bad

Rombauer (Napa, California)
Napa Valley Zinfandel ok, Fiddletown Zinfandel 2007 ok

Sausal (Sonoma, California)
Century Vines Zinfandel 2007 ok, Private Reserve Zinfandel 2007 good, Family Zinfandel 2007 bad

St. Amant (Lodi, California)
Mohr-Fry Zinfandel 2008 ok, Marian Zinfandel 2008 ok

Storybook Mountain (Napa, California)
Mayacamas Zinfandel 2007 good

Truchard (Napa, California)
Zinfandel 2002, 2007 good

T-Vine (Napa, California)
Brown Zinfandel 2006 ok

Venge (Napa, California)
Scouts Honor Zinfandel 2007 good

XYZin (Sonoma, California)
Agnes Zinfandel bad

Sebastiani (Sonoma, California)
Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 good

Cave de Ribeauvillé (Alsace, France)
Pinot Gris Grand Cru Gloeckelberg 2005 good

Château Haut-Montplaisir (Cahors, France)
Cahors 2005 good

Domaine Combier (St. Veran, France)
St. Veran 2004 ok

Lolonis (Redwood Valley, Mendocino, California)
Redwood Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 bad

Cascina 'Tavjin (Piedmont, Italy)
Barbera 2007 bad

Tandem (Sonoma, California)
Pinot Noir (not sure which vineyard) 2007 good

Rutz (Sonoma, California)
French Cuvée Pinot Noir 2005 good

Laura Zahtila (Napa, California)
Dry Creek Zinfandel 2005 good

Bodegas Navarro Lopez (Ribera del Duero, Spain)
Tempranillo 2002 good

Siesta Padrios 2008 ok

Vignobles de Coninck (Fronsac, Bordeaux, France)
Château Junayme 2004 ok

Bodega Catena Zapata/Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Mendoza, Argentina)
Padrillos Malbec bad

Viñedos y Bodegas Pablo (Cariñena, Spain)
Menguante Garnacha 2007 bad

Domaine du Grand Montmirail (Rhone Valley, France)
Vacqueyras (Grenache blend) 2007 ok

Gregory Graham (Red Hills, Lake County, CA) Grenache/) 2006 good, Zinfandel 2006 ok

Mondavi Private Selection (California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 bad

Rainier Ridge (Columbia Valley, Washington State)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ok

Ernst and Co. (Cape Town, South Africa)
Pinotage 2007 ok

Lambert Bridge (Sonoma, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 good good

Thomas Kruse (Gilroy, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ok

Penfolds (South Australia)
Koonunga Hills Shiraz 2006 good

Vinosia (Puglia, Italy)
Salento Primitivo 2007 ok

Bogle (Central Valley, California)
Old Vine Zinfandel 2006 ok

Camelot (by Kendall Jackson; Sonoma, California)
Merlot 2006 bad

Quail Oak
Cabernet Sauvignon bad

WineStyles Rare Red (unknown) good

La Vieille Ferme Côtes du Ventoux (Grenache blend)

Jus Soli Madder Lake Zinfandel 2006 bad

Freeman (Sonoma, California)
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2006

Cascina Val del Prete (Roero, Italy)
"Serra de Gatti" Barbera 2007

Jacuzzi (Sonoma, California)
Barbera 2004 ok,
Barbera 2007 good, Rosso Di Sette Fratelli 2007 good

Antonio Caggiano (Campania, Italy)
"Tari" Aglianico Dell'Irpinia 2006 good

Sterling (Napa, California)
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 good

Del Dotto Cave Blend 2006 good, Cinghiale Vineyard Pinot Noir 2008 good, Lot B2 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ok, Lot RB Missouri 36 Month Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 bad, Cabernet Franc 2008 bad, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ok, Napa Valley Merlot 2007 good, St. Helena Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 bad (french oak), ok (missouri oak), Sangiovese 2007 ok

Cline (Sonoma, California)
Cashmere 2007 ok,
Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2008 ok, Bridgehead Zinfandel 2007 ok, Cashmere 2008 ok, Ancient Vines Mourvèdre 2008 bad, Big Break Zinfandel 2007 good, Oakley Five 2008 bad, Los Carneros Syrah 2006 bad, Sonoma Zinfandel 2007 ok, Late Harvest Mourvèdre 2006 bad

Bodega Norton (Mendoza, Argentina)
Reserva Malbec 2005 ok

Rabbit Ridge (Paso Robles)
Zinfandel 2007 bad,
Allure de Robles good

Murphy Goode (Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2007 ok

Dashe Cellars (Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2007 ok,
Florence Vineyard Zinfandel 2007 ok, Todd Brothers Ranch Zinfandel 2007 ok, Louvau Vineyard Zinfandel 2006 good

Bokisch (Lodi, California)
Garnacha 2007 ok

Justin (Pasa Robles, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 good, The Orphan 2006, 2007 good,
Malbec 2007 ok

Joel Gott (Napa, California)
Zinfandel 2007 bad, License Zinfandel 2005 bad

Artesa (Napa, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 ok

La Filice (Paso Robles, California)
Convivio (Syrah/Cabernet Sauvignon blend) 2004 ok

Raymond (Napa, California)
Merlot 2005 ok

Bodegas Enosur (Mendoza, Argentina)
Tierra Prometida Malbec 2006 good

Domaine Grand Milord (France)
Agriculture Biologique (Chardonnay) 2007 bad

Mas de Aveylans (Languedoc, France)
Syrah 2007 bad

Château La Clotte-Fontane (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)
Mouton Lu Clotte 2008 good, Mathierou 2008 bad, Bathilde 2008 ok, Cremailh 2008 ok, Louise 2008 ok

Le Cloitre du Chateau Prieure Lichine (Bordeaux, France)
Margaux 2006 ok

Château Larose Lescarjean (Bordeaux, France)
Haut-Médoc 2007 bad

Premieres Cote de Blaye
Bordeaux 2008 bad

Domaine Jean Michel Gerin (Rhone, France)
Saint Joseph 2007 ok

Mas Julien (Languedoc, France)
"Les Etats de Ames" 2007 ok

Leroy (Burgundy, France)
Saint-Aubin 1993 good good

Catherine & Pierre Breton (Alsace, France)
Borgueil 2006 good, "Les Galichets" Bourgueil good

Saint Clementin (Rhone, France)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2007 good

Chateau Morel Cabades (France)
??? 2007 good

Comte d'Agushaim (Alsace, France)
Pinot Noir 2003 good good

Bodegas Bretón (Rioja, Spain)
Loriñon Crianza 2005 ok

Parés Baltà (Penedès, Spain)
Marta de Baltà (Rioja) 2006 good good

Bodegas Palacios Remondo (Rioja, Spain)
La Vendimia 2006 good

Trouce Douce (France)
Bordeaux 2007 bad

Millésime (Rhône, France)
Cote du Rhône 2007 bad

St. Innocent (Willamette Valley, Oregon)
Pinot Noir 1996 good,
Anden Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 good, Pinot Blanc 2008 ok

Rosenblum Cellars (Lake County, CA)
Snows Lake Vineyard Zinfandel 2005 bad, Rockpile Road Zinfandel 2007 ok, Maggies Reserve Zinfandel 2007 ok

Terrazas (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec 2007 ok

Alejandro Fernandez Dehesa La Granja (Ribera del Duero, Spain)
Cosecha 2002 (Tempranillo) bad

Domaine de Givaudan (Rhône, France)
Cuvée Lea Côtes du Rhône 2007 bad

Bodegas Venus "La Universal" (Montsant, Spain)
Dido La Universal 2005 (Cariñena/Syrah) bad

Planeta (Sicily, Italy)
La Segreta Nero d'Avolo 2007 good

Ridge (Napa, California)
Lytton Springs Zinfandel 2006 good,
Three Valleys Zinfandel 2007 ok, Lytton Springs Syrah 2005 good, East Bench Zinfandel 2008 ok, Ponzo Zinfandel 2008 bad, Buchanan Zinfandel 2008 good , Del Carlo Zinfandel 2003 good

White Crane (Livermore, California)
Zinfandel Reserve 2006, good Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve good

Jada (Pasa Robles, California)
Jack of Hearts (Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot/Merlot) ok

Hopper Creek (Napa, California)
Clos Valmi Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 bad

Martellotto (Central coast, California)
Agent for Change Zinfandel 2006 bad

C.G. Di Arie (Central California)
Southern Exposure Zinfandel 2006 ok,
Primitivo 2006 good

Unti (Dry Creek, Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2006 ok

La Madera (St. Chinian, France)
Nebbiolo Morassino-Langhe 2004 ok

Mayr Nusserhof (Bolzano, Italy)
"Tyroldego" Alto Adige 2006 ok

Breton (Loire, France)
Les Galichets Bourgueil 2007 good

Viña Los Vascos (Colchagua, Chile)
Cabernet Sauvignon bad

Vendange (California)
Cabernet Sauvignon bad

Barefoot (California)
Cabernet Sauvignon ok

Cavit (Florida)
Pinot Noir bad

Woodbridge (Lodi, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon bad, Pinot Noir bad

Little Boomey (Australia)
Merlot bad

Bodegas Borsao (Zaragoza, Spain)
Reserva Selección 2006 ok

Toro d'Oro (Cuirco Valley, Chile)
Carmenère bad

Valle dell'Asso (Puglia, Italy)
Galatina Negramaro DOC 2006 (Negroamaro/Montepulciano blend) ok

Laurel Glen (Sonoma, California; Mendoza, Argentina)
Terra Rosa Malbec 2006 ok

Chateau Montelena (Napa, California)
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon good, Estate Zinfandel bad

Hanna (Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2005 good

Fritz (Sonoma, California)
Saralee's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 bad, Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir 2006 good, Widdoes Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 ok, Las Brisas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006 ok,
Estate Reserve Zinfandel 2007 good

Balleto (Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel 2004 good good

Robert Klingenfus (Alsace, France)
Cuvée Elodie Pinot Noir 2007 bad

De Forville (Piedmont, Italy)
Nebiollo 2007 good

Château Peyros (France)
Tannat ok

Sfida (Puglia, Italy)
Puglia Rosso (Primitivo/Negroamaro blend) 2007 good

Altos de Duratón (Spain)
Tempranillo Castilla y León (blend) good

Ricardos Santos (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec 2006 good

Tierra Salvaje (Spain)
Malbec bad Cabernet Sauvignon bad

Doña Paula (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec 2005 ok

Mas de Boislauzon (Rhone, France)
Cuvee du Quet Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2006 ok

Turley (Napa, California)
Old Vines Zinfandel 2007 good,
Juvenile Zinfandel 2007 good

Clos Saron (Sierra Foothills, California)
Cuvée Mystérieuse (Syrah Merlot blend) 2004 ok

Colores del Sol (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec bad

Bridesmaid (Napa, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 ok

Conn Creek (Napa, California)
Anthology 2006 good, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 good

Franciscan (Napa, California)
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 good, Magnificat 2005 good good

Quintessa (Napa, California)
2005 ok, 2004 ok, 2003 good good

Elyse (Napa, California)
Korte Ranch Zinfandel good, Howell Mountain Zinfandel good, AKA Zinfandel good, Morisoli Zinfandel good

Clos du Val (Napa, California)
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 good, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 good

Goosecross (Napa, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 good, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, good, Syrah 2005 good

Mount St. Helena (Napa, California)
Heritage Sites 2005 good

Elements (Australia)
Shiraz Cabernet 1998 good

Agostino Pavia e Figli (Piedmont, Italy)
Barbera d'Asti ok

Cavalloto (Piedmont, Italy)
Dolcetto d'Alba "Vigneto Scot" good

Cellar No. 8 (Sonoma, California)
Zinfandel ok,
Cabernet Sauvignon ok,

Roar (Paso Robles, California)
Pinot Noir good good

Martella (various, California)
Syrah good

Clos Solene (Paso Robles, California)
"Essence de Roussanne" good

Ladera (Napa, California)
Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon good

Domaine du Bel Air (Bourgueil, France)
Bourgueil ok

Clearwater Creek (Napa, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon ok

Choiunard (Livermore, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon good, Alicante Bouchet good

Pascual Toso (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec good

Mil Piedras (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec good

Heller (Carmel Valley, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon good

Cannonball (Healdsburg, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon good

Susana Balbo (Mendoza, Argentina)
Crios Malbec ok

Travieso (Santa Barbara, California)
"El Chupacabras" Cote du Rhone ok

Acacia (Carneros, Napa, California)
Pinot Noir good

Cakebread (Rutherford, Napa, California)
Chardonnay good, Cabernet Sauvignon ok

V. Sattui (Napa, California)
Cabernet Sauvignon ok, Merlot ok, Brut ok

Altocedro (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec good

Casa Vinicola Michele Alois (Campania, Italy)
Taurasi Campole Aglianico good

Bodega Monte la Reina (Castilla y León, Spain)
Castillo de Monte la Reina Tempranillo bad

Achával Ferrer (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec bad

Layer Cake (Mendoza, Argentina)
Malbec bad

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