| Year | Wine | Variety | Location | Price | Num | Rating |
| 2000 | Forest Ville Merlot | Merlot | | | 1 | |
| 1996 | Abrazo Gran Reserva Abrazo | Red Wine | | 12.99 | 1 | 85 |
| Raspberry and vanilla flavors are sweet and seductive in this silky red. What it lacks in complexity it makes up in immediate appeal. Amazingly youthful. Drink now through 2004. 9,500 cases made. (TM) |
| 1999 | Beaulieu Vineyard Beautour Cabernet Sauvignon | Cabernet | | | 1 | |
| 2000 | Campo De Borja Borsao | Red Wine | | 5 | 1 | |
| from Wine Society |
| 2001 | Cecchi Cecchi Chianti Classico | Red Wine | | 11.50 | 1 | 83 |
| A firm, compacted Chianti Classico, with red fruit and slightly steely, mineral character. A touch bitter. Needs food. Drink now. 102,500 cases made. |
| 2001 | Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo | Cabernet | | 11 | 1 | 86 |
| Honeymoon in Costa Rica; Crowd-pleasing Cab at a consumer-friendly price. Lively currant, plum and smoke aromas rush forth, backed up by a sweet, round, jammy-fruit profile. Toast and vanilla notes finish it off. |
| 2000 | Domaine Drouhin Louise Drouhin | Pinot Noir | | 75.00 | 1 | 91 |
| From Andrew & Amy for 1st, 5th, or 10th anniversary. Ripe in flavor, firm, even chunky, in texture, showing cola- and coffee-scented berry and currant flavors, which echo on the chewy finish. Needs time to soften. Best after 2005. 195 cases made. |
| 2000 | Grgich Hills Grgich Hills Napa Valley Chardonnay | Chardonnay | | 33.00 | 1 | 88 |
| From Mom's trip to Napa |
| 2001 | Hahn Winery Rex Goliath Central Coast Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | | 8.49 | 1 | |
| red berry, cinnamon, spice, oak, rasberry, cherry, soft tannins, understated acidity. |
| 1998 | Jekel Vineyards Winemaker's Collection Cabernet Sauvignon | Cabernet | | 9.49 | 1 | |
| 13.3% alc; |
| 2001 | Leaping Lizard Winery Leaping Lizard Los Carneros Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | | 11 | 1 | |
| from Wine Society; Soft and velvety on the palate with bright, bing cherries |
| 2000 | Orlando Wines Jacob's Creek Merlot | Merlot | basket | | 1 | |
| From Sacco's; Colour: Medium depth, ruby red. Bouquet: Confectionery plum and spicy red currant. Palate: Medium weight, fleshy berry with refined structure and soft supple tannins. |
| 2000 | Sensi Cupido | Sangiovese | | | 1 | |
| from Cipriano's; Smooth and delicate body with light fruity flavors, yet elegant on the palate. |
| 2002 | Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Birkmyer Tribute | Riesling | | 18 | 1 | |
| from Mom's trip to Napa; the fruit’s subtle peach and lychee nut character. Fruit flavors are balanced by flinty mineral characteristics on the palate, topped with a citrus note. |
| 2001 | Thierry and Guy Wild Pig Chardonnay | Chardonnay | | 13 | 1 | 87 |
| Wildly fresh and ebullient with appley flavors, the well-made '02 Wild Pig Chardonnay is a fine example of French country Chardonnay |
| 1998 | Vallformosa Reserva Vallformosa (Tempranillo/ Cab Saufignon) | Tempranillo | | | 1 | |
| Honeymoon in Costa Rica |
| 2002 | Wolf Blass Black Opal | Chardonnay | | 10 | 1 | |
| from Cipriano's |