Great Valued California Wines? Recommendations? $10-$20 & $20-$30 Price Ranges?

Some examples of what you may be looking for:

Cheap $10-$20

Whites

Chardonnay, Edna Valley Vineyards, Paragon 2004, San Luis Obispo $10 Chardonnay, Gainey Vineyard 2003, Santa Ynez $13 Chenin Blanc, Vinum Cellars Chard-No-Way 2004, Clarksburg $9 Riesling, Gainey Vineyard 2004, Santa Ynez $11 Roussanne/Viognier/Marsanne, Edmunds St John,Blonk 2002,Paso Robles $18 Sauvignon Blanc, Gainey Vineyard 2003, Santa Ynez $12 Sauvignon Blanc, Bernardus 2003, Monterey $15 Sauvignon Blanc, Windsor Vineyards Private Reserve 2005, Mendocino $16

Reds

Cabernet Sauvignon, Grand Estates, Columbia Crest 2002, Washington $8 Grenache/ Mourvedre/Syrah, Cote D`Avila 2001, Avila, Santa Barbara $12 Merlot, Gainey Vineyard 2002 $15 Pinot Noir, Kenwood Vineyards 2004, Russian River $18 Pinot Noir, Cartlidge & Browne 2004, California $10 Pinot Noir, King Estate 2002, Lorane Valley Oregon $16 Pinot Noir, Martin Ray Winery 2004, Angeline Russian River $10

Sparkling

Scharffenburger, Brut, NV, Mendocino County $13 Laetitia, Brut NV Cuvée, San Luis Obispo $16

Mid-range $20-$30

Whites

Dry Riesling, Gainey Vineyard 2003, Santa Ynez $16 Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling, Cuvée Natalie Brander 2003, Santa Ynez $20 Sauvignon, au Naturel Brander 2003, Santa Ynez $29 Sauvignon Blanc, Brander Cuvée Nicolas 2003, Santa Ynez $25

Reds

Cabernet Sauvignon, J. Bookwalter 2001, Columbia Valley, Washington $27 Pinot Noir, La Crema 2004, Russian River $29 Syrah, Fagan Creek Horsley Vineyard 2002, Dunnigan Hills, Yolo County $20 Syrah, Trois Voyelles 2003, Alexander Valley $25

Sparkling

Handley Cellars, Brut 2000, Anderson Valley $32

Expensive $30-$40

Whites

Chardonnay, American Oak Reserve 2004, Roche Winery,Carneros $31 Chardonnay, Foley Estates Winery 2004, Rancho Santa Rosa $30 Reds

Cabernet Sauvignon, L'Ecole No 41 2001, Columbia Valley, Washington $37 Pinot Noir, Clos Pepe Estate 2004, Santa Rita $45 Pinot Noir, De La Montanya Winery, Tinas Vineyard 2004, Russian River $30 Syrah, Foley Santa Rita Hills 2004, Santa Barbara County $37

Sparkling

Jeriko Estate, Brut 2001, Russian River $50

Cheers,

Richard in Canada

"Joe \"Beppe\"Rosenberg" wrote in news:XMqdnf8Y4Jt_xQ7ZnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Joe\"Beppe": I wish! Living with our Société des alcools du Québec, I am blessed with a very good assortment of wines from most every wine producing region that interests me. Unfortunately I am cursed with absurdly high prices for most of them. I live in Buenos Aires for a few months every winter where luckily I am able to "subsidize" my wine purchases at home with the ridiculously cheap, yet fine, product sold there. I also spend a lot of time in the US where the competition driven marketplace affords me many bargains. As a matter of fact, some top end Argentinian wines sell for less in export markets than they do domestically in BsAs. Dumping or familiarization, either way I readily snap them up.

Cheers,

Richard in Canada