Thanks for your comments on Vouvray and chenin blanc. I'm a wine newbie and it was the first one I'd ever tried. I searched the group and found no one here has talked about Tucos Wine Market in Davis, CA, just off I-80 near the road to Napa Valley. I've only been to a half dozen wine bars. Willi's Wine Bar in Santa Rosa was my favorite until I went to Tucos. I wrote a review here:
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The bottom line is interesting wine at an affordable price.