Follow this up with the 2010 Viognier <\/strong>(about $9) which has lovely floral aromas of jasmine and honeysuckle, stone fruit and pineapple flavors and a splash of ruby red grapefruit on the finish. Try it with lighter seafood, steamed rice and saut\u00e9ed vegetables.<\/p>\n Also nicely priced is the 2010 Zinfandel <\/strong>(about $9). This isn\u2019t as big or peppery as some California zins, but there\u2019s still plenty of raspberry and black cherry on hand along with a gentle touch of cinnamon.<\/p>\n The 2009 Cool Climate Pinot Noir<\/strong> (about $14) really impressed me, particularly for a pinot at this price point. Fresh herbal aromas lead into big, complex flavors of strawberry, cranberry and red currant, with a lingering finish of mint and dried cherry. Excellent!<\/p>\n Also be sure to consider a couple of wines from Cline\u2019s second label, the Oakley 2010 Four Whites and the Oakley 2009 Four Reds. They\u2019re both fairly fruity, with the white showing lots of citrus and peach and a lengthy finish of dried apricot; while the merlot-based red offers a mouthful of dark berry fruits with spicy accents. Both are extremely well-priced for everyday enjoyment and should only run you about $8 a bottle each.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to taste some of these wines in addition to the wild and gamey 2009 Small Berry Mourv\u00e8dre, I\u2019ll be pouring them at the Cline Cellars wine dinner on February 18 at North Bellingham Golf Course\u2019s Nine Restaurant. For information and reservations phone (360) 398-8300, extension 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" January has traditionally been my month to provide good wine bargains for post-holiday, cash strapped wine enthusiasts. Today I have several wines to recommend that I think you\u2019ll agree fall into this category, along with the added convenience of knowing that they\u2019re all available from the same winery. Cline Cellars of Sonoma, California offers a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=861"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861\/revisions\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"null\"](\"http:\/\/www.clinecellars.com\/assets\/images\/wines\/\/pictures\/PNCC.jpg\")
If you enjoy your red wines with a bit of an edge, try the 2009 Syrah<\/strong> (about $9). Jammy blackberry flavors framed with plenty of spice, a touch of bacon fat, and sturdy tannins make this an excellent choice with grilled meats. <\/p>\n