Wine of the Week
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Previous Wines of the Week
Wine Origin Week
Argentina
Flichman Syrah 1992 Mendoza, Argentina 40/96
Trapiche 1994 Mendoza, Argentina 44/96
Caballero de la Cepa 1992 Mendoza, Argentina 49/96
Luigi Bosca
Malbec Reserve 1985
Mendoza, Argentina 47/97
LURTON
Malbec 1996
Mendoza, Argentina 49/97
Isla Negra 1997 Mendoza, Argentina 26/98
Marques de Grinon
Malbec 1996
Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 31/98
Finca La Linda
Malbec-Merlot 1995
Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 35/98
TOSO 1995
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mendoza 37/98
Isla Negra
Bonarda 1998
Mendoza 46/98
Rafael Estate 1997
Malbec - Tempranillo
Mendoza 26/99
Guaymaré Red 1997
Sangiovese-Bonarda
Mendoza 48/99
Finca Flichman
SYRAH 1997
Mendoza 22/00
KAIKEN
Malbec 2007
Mendoza 02/2010
Australia
Lindeman's BIN 45
Cabernet Sauvignon
SE Australia 37/96
Hardy's BANKSIDE SHIRAZ 1993 South Australia 39/96
Kalimna Shiraz Bin 28 (1993) South Australia 44/96
Jacob's Creek 1995 SE Australia 46/96
1995 LINDEMANS
BIN 50 SHIRAZ
South Australia 34/97
1996 Hardys Stamp Series
Cabernet & Shiraz
S-E Australia 39/97
Berri Estates
Unwooded Chardonnay 1996
South Australia 21/98
Koonunga Hill 1996 South Australia 38/98
RAWSON'S RETREAT 1996
BIN 35
South Australia 3/99
ROSEMOUNT ESTATE
1997 SHIRAZ
SE Australia 7/99
WYNNS Coonawarra Estate
1995 Cabernet Sauvignon
Coonawarra 36/99
Banrock Station 1999
Shiraz-Mataro
SE Australia, Banrock 47/99
Leasingham 1996
Classic Clare Shiraz
Clare Valley 01/2000
Wynham Estate BIN 444
Cabernet sauvignon 1998
SE Australia 02/2001
Rawson's Retreat 1999
Shiraz, CS, Ruby Cabernet
SE Australia 32/2001
WYNNS ESTATE 1997
Cs, Shiraz, Merlot
Coonawarra
Australia
46/2003
KANGAROO
CS
Australia 46/2004
HIRVI
Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia 4/2005
Rawsons Retreat 2004
Bag
Shiraz - Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia 27/2005
Crocodile Rock 2008
Cabernet - Merlot
SE Australia 04/2010
Wolff Blass Yellow Label
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
South Australia 08/2010
Yalumba Y Series
Merlot 2008
South Australia 09/2010
Bulgaria
Balkan Crest Reserva 1990 Sliven, Bulgaria 47/96
Oriachovitza Reserve 1992
Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 12/97
Merlot '87 Premium Réserve Lyaskovets, Bulgaria 15/97
Rocky Valley
Merlot 1997
Bulgaria 33/99
White Soil
CS - Rubin
Bulgaria 14/2008
Canada
Malivoire 1998
Old Vines Foch
Ontario 25/01
Inniskillin 1996
Icewine
Niagara Peninsula 19/04
Czech Republic
Víno Z Kobylí
Modrý Portugal
03/20
Alfons Mucha
Merlot 2000
03/23
Vino Mikulov
Modrý Portugal 2000
03/25
Monarch 2002
Zweigeltrebe
Moravia 04/15
Chile
Casillero del Diablo 1994 Maipo Valley, Chile 4/97
Castillo de Molina
Reserva 1995
Lontue, Chile 46/97
Doña Irene
Reserva 1995
Valle del Maipo, Chile 3/98
Casillero del Diablo
Chardonnay 1996
Valle del Aconcagua 20/98
Sunrise 1997
Cabernet Sauvignon
Central Valley 34/98
Caliterra 1997
Cabernet Sauvignon
Central Valley 23/99
Terra Andina 1997
Merlot
Central Valley 24/99
Vino de Eyzaguirre1997
Reserva Especial C.S.
Cachapoal Valley 38/00
Frontera 1999 Valle Central 40/00
Cuvée Alexandre
Casa Lapostolle
Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Rapel Valley 5/01
Concha y Toro
Syrah 2000
Rapel Valley 23/02
Casillero del Diablo
Pinot Noir 2001/a>
Casablanca Valley 43/02
Castillo de Molina
Reserva CS 2001
San Pedro 10/03
Concha y Toro
TRIO 2003
Maipo Valley 21/05
Concha y Toro
TRIO 2004
Maipo Valley 43/05
Etnico Reserva 2008
Christmas Blend
Valle Central 51/2009
Casillero del Diablo
Pinot Noir 2005
Chile 05/2010
Montes Reserva
Malbec 2014
D.O. Valle de Colchagua 44/2016
Cyprus
AYIOS FOTIOS
2003
Statos Ayios Fotios 10/2005
STATOS 99
2002
Statos Ayios Fotios 11/2005
MARATHEFTIKO
2000
Private Selection
Statos Ayios Fotios 12/2005
AYIOS ELIAS 2002 Chrysorrogiatissa Monastery 16/2005
KOLIOS VINEYARDS
SHIRAZ 2000
Statos Ayios Fotios 35/2005
France
Domaine de l'Esclade 1994 Bordeaux, France 6/97
Châteauneuf-du-Pape1993 Rhône, France 10/97
Gigondas 1995 Rhône, France 25/97
Côtes du Rhône
LES THÉMATIQUES 1995
Rhône, France 50/97
Domaine de
l'Esclade 1995
Bordeaux, France 4/98
WILD PIG RED 1996
Cevennes, France 5/98
Château Carsin 1996
Bordeaux 24/98
Jenard Merlot 1997
Pays d'Oc 48/98
Père Anselme
SYRAH 1998
Pays d'Oc 00/05
SYRAH 1999
Nobles Rives
Rhône 02/02
Domaine du Tauch 1999 Languedoc 15/03
Château Merville 1999 Corbieres 30/03
Duc Du Larsan
Madiran 2000
Madiran 38/03
Le Grand Noir
2002
Languedoc-
Roussillon
13/08
La Cuvée
MYTHIQUE 2001
Languedoc 07/05
Château de Seguin 2002 Lignan de Bordeaux 13/08
Côtes du Rhône Parallèle '45 Côtes du Rhône 14/08
Greece
Calliga Rubis Greece 41/96
Naoussa Boutari
Grande Reserve 1989
Naoussa, Greece 42/96
Cavino Atelier 1992 Peloponnesos, Greece 1/97
Nemea 1994 Nemea, Greece 11/97
TSANTALI Retsina Halkidiki, Greece 27/98
Goumenissa 1996
Boutari
Goumenissa, Greece 35/99
Spiropoulos Porfyros 1996 Peloponnesos 41/99
Hatzimihailis
Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Greece 49/99
Amethystos Red
Lazaridi 1997
Drama - Greece 50/99
Katogi Averoff Red
1996
Metsovo - Greece 51/99
Retsina OSTRIA Paros - Greece 8/00
SKOURAS
Merlot
Saint George
Viognier
Chardonnay
Megas Oenos
Prestige Cuvée
Peloponnesos - Greece 29/02
NAOUSSA
BOUTARI 2000
Greece 37/02
Grande Reserve
NAOUSSA
BOUTARI 1997
Greece 41/02
"PETOÍVA"
Retsina of Chania
Grete, Greece 42/02
NEMEA Reserve 1998
Cavino
Nemea, Greece 4/03
HATZIMICHALIS 2000 Greece 7/03
RETSINA of IRAKLION Crete, Greece 17/03
Domaine Gaias
Nemea 1999
Nemea, Greece 42/03
Giorgiou Georgiali Retsina Greece 43/03
Evangelos Tsantalis Rosé Greece 44/03
Calliga Rubis Greece 45/03
RETSINA Thira, Greece 01/04
Imperial Mavrodaphne of Patras Patras, Greece 50/04
ALIPIAKOS
Panagia Evangelistria Monastery
Skiathos, Greece 13/05
Domaine Hatzimichalis
Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Vin de Pays
D'Opountia Locris, Greece
30/05
Nea Chi 2003
Crete, Greece 42/05
NÁMI 1998 Andreas Pouirakis
Chania, Crete
50/2005
LATO Michalakis
Heraclion, Crete
16/2006
IDION KLIMA Olympias
Heraclion, Crete
38/2006
KOKKINO VELOUDO
2003
Glinavos
Greece
40/2006
Monastery of Agia Triada of Jagarolon
Cabernet 2004
Akrotiri, Hania
Greece
41/2006
ENOTRIA
N. Douloufakis
Liatiko, Kotsifali, Syrah
Dafnes, Iraklio, Crete
Greece
44/2006
AGIORGITIKO
2003
Nemea
Greece
46/2006
Domaine Carras
Limnio 1997
Greece 49/2006
INO 2003 Greece 3/2007
Dafnios 2006
Kotsifali - Syrah
Douloufakis
Greece
Crete
47/2007
Amethystos 2004
Sauvignon - Merlot - Limnio
Lazarditis
Greece
Adriani - Drama
07/2008
Kotsifali 2006
Kotsifali 100%
Michalakis
Greece
Crete
42/2008
DOURAKIS
Syrah 2006
Greece
Crete
03/2010
AGATHON 2012
Limnio & CS
Greece
Mont Athos
43/2016
Hungary
HILLTOP NESZMÉLY 1997
Merlot-Kékfrankos Cuvée
Tolna 10/99
Egri Bikavér
1995 Barrique
Eger 29/99
Vylyan CS
1995 Barrique
Villányi 30/99
HILLTOP 1997
Chardonnay
Neszmély 31/99
Weninger Kékfrankos
Barrique 1997
Soproni 34/99
GERE CS
Barrique 1997
Villány 19/01
GERE
Anonymus Cuvée 1998
Villány 08/03
Italy
Valpolicella Classico MASI 1993 Veneto, Italia 38/96
Masi Campofiorin "ripasso" 1993 Veneto, Italia 44/96
Mandrielle 1992 Toscana, Italia 44/96
Terre d'Agala 1993 Sicilia, Italia 5/97
Cagiòlo 1993 Italy 21/97
CANNONAU di Sardegna
Riserva 1993
Sardegna, Italia 37/97
Sangiovese
dell'Umbria 1995
Umbria, Italia 1/98
Villa Puccini 1994 Toscana 16/98
Amareto Classico 1991 Valpolicella 41/98
TURRIGA 1992 Sardegna 42/98
Cesari Mara 1995 Valpolicella Classico 43/98
Alvar Aalto Chianti 1996 DOCG Chianti 44/98
MASI Amarone 1995 Valpolicella 19/99
Colori Primitivo 1998 Puglia 19/00
Lacryma Christi
del Vesuvio 1998
Vesuvio 44/00
Mandrielle
Merlot 1996
Toscana 03/02
Colori Primitivo 2000 Puglia 31/02
ALLORA Primitivo
2001
Apulia 5/03
Valpolicella
Superiore 2000
Veneto 8/04
IL FALCONE 1999 Castel del Monte 16/04
Mezzacorona Teroldego Rotaliano
Riserva 2000
Trentino 48/04
Lebanon
Chateau Musar 1990 Lebanon 41/97
Mexico
Cabernet Sauvignon X-A 1997 Valle de Calafia
Baja California
46/00
New Zealand
TIMARA 1995 Marlborough - 
Hawkes Bay
38/97
Montana Reserve
Pinot Noir 2000
Marlborough 48/03
Portugal
Alianca Reserva 1994 Bairrada, Portugal 5/97
Foral 1990 Douro, Portugal 16/97
KOPKE 1995 Douro, Portugal 5/99
JP 1993 Terras do Sado 16/99
Alianca Reserva 1997 Bairrada 20/00
Bela Fonte
Touriga Francesa 1999
Beiras 22/01
BOAL 1863
MADEIRA BARBEITO
52/01
DFJ
Tinta Roriz & Melot 2000
Estremadura 30/02
Duque de Viseu 1999
Touriga Nacional & Tinta Roriz
DÃO 2/03
Romania
Lupu Negru 1995 Dealul, Mare 11/98
CLASSIC PINOT NOIR 1995 Vrancea Region 17/99
LA CETATE 2000 Dealu Mare 49/04
Spain
Viña Sayalva Rioja, Spain 33/96
Marques de Vitoria Crianza 1991 Rioja, Spain 34/96
Masia Bach Merlot 1994 Penedés, Spain 35/96
Don Jacobo Reserva 1991 Rioja, Spain 43/96
Gran Coronas 1992 Penedés, Spain 44/96
Marques de Arienzo Reserva 1989 Rioja, Spain 45/96
Marques de Murrieta
Reserva Especial 1989
Rioja, Spain 48/96
Raimat Abadia 1992 Costers del Segre, Spain 50/96
Pedro Rovira Gran Reserva 1980 Tarragona, Spain 52/96
Marques de Grinon 1994 Rioja, Spain 2/97
Cosme Palacio y Hermanos 1993 Rioja, Spain 3/97
Glorioso Gran Reserva 1987 Rioja, Spain 8/97
Peñascal Tinto Castilla y León, Spain 9/97
Los Molinos Valdepeñas, Spain 14/97
Castillo Ygay
Gran Reserva Especial 1987
Rioja, Spain 25/97
Siglo
Tinto Crianza 1994
Rioja, Spain 33/97
BARCELÓ 1994
Vino de Mesa Tinto
Castilla y León 36/97
Somontano Crianza 1994 Somontano 42/97
DURIUS 1994 Castilla-León 44/97
Las Campanas
Crianza 1994
Navarra 48/97
Cosme Palacio y Hermanos 1995 Rioja, Spain 51/97
Faustino I 1991 Rioja, Spain 52/97
Múrice 1994 Rioja, Spain 2/98
ENATE 1996 Somontano, Spain 7/98
CASTILLO YGAY
Gran Reserva Especial 1989
Rioja, Spain 8/98
DON HUGO
Vino de Mesa
Spain 9/98
MUGA Crianza 1993 Haro - Rioja Alta 14/98
ViNegre Crianza Penedès 15/98
Viña Albali
Gran Reserva 1989
Valdepeñas 17/98
RAIMAT Abadia
Reserva 1989
Costers del Segre 19/98
Marqués de Villamagna
Gran Reserva 1989
Rioja 22/98
Corral
Gran Reserva 1985
Rioja 25/98
IMPERIAL
Reserva 1990
Rioja Alta 33/98
Carchelo
Crianza 1994
Jumilla 39/98
Baron de Ley
Reserva 1994
Rioja 40/98
Marqués de Monistrol
Merlot 1995
Penedés 49/98
Palacio de Arganza
1978
Castilla-Leon 51/98
RIOJA BORDÓN
GRAN RESERVA 1991
Rioja 4/99
Viña Albali
Cabernet Sauvignon 1995
Valdepeñas 6/99
Señorío de los Llanos
Gran Reserva 1990
Valdepeñas 13/99
Marques de Murrieta
Reserva Especial 1991
Rioja 20/99
Duque de Azara
Crianza 1996
Somontano 21/99
Glorioso
Crianza 1995
Rioja 22/99
Vallformosa
Reserva 1994
Penèdes 32/99
BARRANC dels CLOSOS
1997
Priorat 37/99
Gran Val de Reyes
Reserva 1993
Zamora 38/99
ALBET i NOYA
COL·LECCIÓ TEMPRANILLO 1997
Penedès 43/99
LAR DE BARROS
CRIANZA 1996
Extremadura 45/99
Reserva Martí Penedès 07/00
Paternina Reserva 1995 Rioja 14/00
Lagunilla Reserva 1995 Rioja 33/00
Marques de Monistrol
Cabernet-Tempranillo
1998
Penedès 35/00
Palacio de Arganza 1985 Castilla y Leon 39/00
Pinord Clos 15 Merlot 1998 Penedès 50/00
MAS IGNEUS FA 112 Priorat 7/01
CAUS LUBIS 1991
Merlot
Penedès 18/01
M. de M. YGAY
Prado Lagar
Reserva Especial 1995
Rioja 24/01
DE MULLER
Priorat Legitim
Crianza 1998
Priorat 10/02
MUGA
Reserva 1997
Rioja 20/02
De Muller Legitim
Crianza 1999
Priorat 06/04
Castillo de Clavijo
Reserva 1995
Rioja 2/05
Corona de Aragón
Gran Reserva 1998
Cariñena 01/2009
INFINITUS
Syrah 2007
La Mancha 02/2010
South Africa
Bergendal Bergenrood 1992 Stellenbosch 7/97
Goue Vallei
PINOTAGE 1995
Goue Vallei, Citrusdal 12/98
Clos Malverne 1996
Pinotage Reserve
Devon Valley
Stellenbosch
32/98
KWV 1996 Pinotage Western Cape 1/99
La Motte
Millennium 1994
Fraschhoek Valley 18/99
CRUX
African sky 1996
Western Cape 6/2000
Culemberg
Merlot 1999
Western Cape 10/2000
KWV
Cabernet Sauvignon 1998
Western Cape 9/2001
KWV
Merlot 1998
Western Cape 26/2001
SIMONSIG
Shiraz 2000
Stellenbosch 09/2003
OBIKWA 2002
Merlot
Western Cape 12/2004
INSPIRE C.S. 2002
CS
Western Cape 20/2004
JUNO 2008 WO Coastal Region 52/2009
Goats do Roam
Red 2007
Western Cape 10/2010
Uruguay
GARZÓN Tannat 2014 50/2016
USA
Monterey Classic Red 1993 Monterey, California 36/96
Beringer's Harmonie 1994 California 44/96
ESTANCIA Meritage 1993 Alexander Valley, California 28/98
RIDGE 1995 Geyserville, California 52/98
BOGLE 1996
Petite Shirah
Bogle, California 25/99
FETZER Home Ranch
Zinfandel 1996
California 44/99
BERINGER
Merlot 1997
California 52/99
CLOS DE BOIS
1998
California 21/2002
Dansing Bull 2005 California 01/2010


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