Located on the plateau of Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France, the vineyards of Château Jean Voisin spread over 1.5 acres of red clay and sand. The 2004 Saint Emilion has a soft nose of tobacco and ripe berries; medium-bodied with austere fruit at first, but excellent texture and smoothness. With well integrated tannins this wine improves with time. Cellar aging recommended for 5-6 years, making the end of 2009 a perfect time to open a bottle to enjoy the austerity and elegance of this top quality Bordeaux.

This iconic wine from the largest family-owned winery in Argentina is distinguished by a brilliant blend of Malbec aged for 12 months in French Oak and Tempranillo grapes aged in new American Oak for 14 months. The varieties are combined and aged in bottles for 24 months, resulting in a harmonious blend of oak and fruits with a deep purple-violet color, and nose of ripe berries and hints of black pepper, mulberry and chocolate.

Louis Jadot Bourgogne Pinot Noir comes from a balanced blend of Côte d'Or, Saône et Loire (Mercurey, Buxy) and Irancy. This medium body wine has excellent structure; soft, smooth, yet with that earthiness you seldom get in a new world Pinot Noir. Nose is well balanced with a plump fruitiness. The very typical, fragrant varietal bouquet is complemented by a deliciously lingering finish. Delightful dinner complement to grilled or boiled red meats, roasts and mild game, or pair with soft cheeses like Camembert and Brie.

The Maradea Riserva Ciro' comes from the the ancient Mediterranean town of Ciro' Marina, grown in white clay soil where olives and grapes have been cultivated by hand for thousands of years. The Ciro' is made from the Gaglioppo grape, harvested in October and fermented for 15 months, then aged in French Oak for 8-10 months. The wine has deep-ruby color with intense and delicate aroma having reminiscences of dried fruits, vanilla and tobacco. The taste is dry, full and pleasantly tanic.

This well-balanced, flavorful wine from California's Russian River Valley is a great companion to Thanksgiving Dinner. J Pinot Gris leads with tropical fruit aromas of pineapple, mango and guava blended with delicate notes of honeysuckle, pear and Fuji apple. On the palate, flavors echo the nose, exploding with bright and juicy tangerine, pear and apple flavors that carry on to a crisp and tangy finish.

An ambitious blending of 9 white grapes, the result lands, as you would expect, in the middle: slightly sweet, a touch of acidity, and various flavors contributing for a complex palate. In most stores this wine can be found as the Evolution #9, but the winery has recently decided to shorten the name to simply, Evolution. Under either name, this simple wine is good to satisfy a variety of tastes and works well with a crowd.