February 2019

Warming Winter Reds

Australia: Shiraz, Grenache, GSM blends and Riesling from Barossa, Clare & Eden
France: Crozes-Hermitage & Hermitage
Germany: Mosel Riesling
Italy: Valpolicella & Amarone
Portugal: Douro (table wine), Trás-os-Montes & Beiras
South Africa: Swartland

Syrah & Rhône Red Blends

April 2019

Restaurant Wine Poll

Austria: Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal, Weinviertel, Wagram, Niederösterreich
Canada: Ontario
France: Lower & Middle Loire, Jura, Savoie, Burgundy
Italy: Chianti Classico, Brunello, Bolgheri Red
New Zealand: Central Otago

Pinot Noir

June 2019

Value Wines

Argentina: Whites & reds from Salta
Chile: Reds from Maipo
France | Dry Roussillon reds: Côtes du Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon-Villages, Corbières, Fitou, Maury Sec, Collioure, Côtes Catalanes, Côte Vermeille
France: Reds from Côtes de Bordeaux (Blaye, Castillon, Cadillac, Francs, St. Foy), Reds from Côtes de Bourg
Italy: Aglianico; Campanian whites; Sardinian whites & reds; Sicily (Mt. Etna, Faro, Vittoria, nero d’avola, cataratto, grillo)
Spain: Ribera del Duero

Zinfandel
Mixed Blacks (including blends with Petite Sirah, Carignan, Alicante Bouchet, and varietal bottlings)

August 2019

Summer Wines

Chile: Costa (only wines from Chile’s official Costa zones)
Greece & Cyprus
France: Whites & rosés from Provence
Portugal: Vinho Verde & Minho
Spain: Galicia, Bierzo & Cava
Mexico
Italy: Prosecco, Liguria, Le Marche

Sparkling
Rosé
Riesling

October 2019

Best New Sommeliers

Argentina: Malbec from Mendoza
Chile: Itata & Maule
Australia: Margaret River
France: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Burgundy
Italy: Friuli
Slovenia
Spain: Priorat, Montsant, Canary Islands

Chardonnay

December 2019

Holiday Wines

France: Champagne, Bordeaux Classified Growths (Left Bank, St-Emilion), Pomerol
Italy: Barolo, Barbaresco, Alto Piemonte
Hungary
Portugal: Porto: Age-Designated Tawny & Colheita
Spain: Reds from Rioja
England: Sparkling Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon (including blends of Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and/or Malbec)

February 2020

Warming Winter Reds

Australia: McLaren Vale
France: Northern Rhône
Germany: Mosel Riesling
Italy: Valle d’Aosta, Soave Classico, dry reds from Valpolicella
Portugal: Central (Lisbon, Alentejo, Colares, Setúbal)
South Africa: Cape South Coast

Syrah, Rhône Red & White Blends

April 2020

Restaurant Wine Poll

Austria
Canada: British Columbia
France: Loire sauvignon, Jura, Savoie, Burgundy
Germany: Pinot Noir
Italy: Reds from Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
New Zealand: North Island

Pinot Noir

June 2020

Value Wines

Argentina: Patagonia
Chile: Maipo
France: Minervois, Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois
Germany: Rhein Riesling
Italy: Southern reds: Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria
Spain: Ribera del Duero

Zinfandel, Mixed Blacks (including blends with Petite Sirah, Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, and varietal bottlings), Riesling

August 2020

Summer Wines

Chile: North Coast Chile (Casablanca, San Antonio, Limarí)
France: : Rosé, Alsace, Crémant
Greece
Italy: Prosecco, Lambrusco, Trentino-Alto Adige
Mexico
Portugal: Vinho Verde
Spain: Galicia, Bierzo & Sparkling

Sparkling, Rosé, Pinot Gris

October 2020

Best New Sommeliers

Argentina: Malbec from Mendoza
Australia: Yarra Valley
Chile: Colchagua Valley
France: Burgundy, Beaujolais Cru, Gigondas, Vacquerayas
Italy: Campania Whites, Sicily, Sardinia
Portugal: Madeira
Spain: Priorat, Montsant, Sherry

Chardonnay

December 2020

Holiday Wines

France: Champagne, Red Bordeaux Classified Growths, Pomerol
Italy: Barolo, Barbaresco, Dolcetto d’Alba, Dolcetto di Diana d’Alba, Dogliani
Hungary
Portugal: Port Vintage
Republic of Georgia
Spain: Reds from Rioja

Cabernet Sauvignon (including blends of Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and/or Malbec)