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Pale and low on bead, but if you like a Moscato-style wine, this isn't bad at all. The palate is sweet, fleshy and smooth, with lychee and melon flavors. Lively but easy on the finish, with a final wave of lychee fruit and Malvasia-driven sweetness. Unusual but pretty good.

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Made from hand-harvested grapes, there are pleasant cherry, coffee grind and barnyard notes. Aged in French oak for 18 months, however, dark char dominates the nose and palate, along with hints of green stalks and leaves in the backdrop.

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The partner to Copains d'Abord, this wine sports a label of women having a good time at a party. The wine suits the image: fresh, fruity and juicy.

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A medium-dry Vinho Verde, this is light and fresh without being quite crisp enough. Well chilled, though, it makes a lively and fresh apritif.

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An aromatic, perfumed wine, fat, full and soft. It lacks definition, but the spicy perfumes give it an intriguing character.

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On the austere side, the tannins dry and firm. The fruit flavors echo the severe character, with red currant flavors and a slight vegetal edge.

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Likeable for its dryness, and the discrete balance of black currant and dried cherry fruit with earth and mineral tones. The mouthfeel is a little fierce in acidity, though.

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Tasting young, with a stalky edge, this reserve Port shows black fruits, very berry in character. It is structured, on the dry side.

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This first label Merlot combines pleasant notes of black coffee and plush red plum with savory aromas of dried mushrooms, spices and a hint of tomatoes. Gripping tannins and glimpses of underripe fruit and green stalks throughout make this wine a tad clunky and disjointed.

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A good Pinot, but not without its faults. It's nicely dry and has a lovely, silky texture, making it feel light and airy in the mouth. The raspberry, cherry, orange zest and cola flavors testify to the wine's cool-climate origins. The main problem is sharp acidity, which is hard to ignore.

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Light fruit flavors run from melon into pale strawberry, with tannins that seem just on the edge of ripeness. Pleasant for the near term, but not for cellaring.

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With abundant floral and stone-fruit notes on the nose and palate, this New York sparkler is on the sweet side of brut. Brisk in acidity and surprisingly ptillant, this $9 sparkler is an irresistible weeknight bubbly.

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A blend of just over one-third Riesling, Atwater's Riewrz boasts a steely precision that cuts through all of Gewrztraminer's ebullient floral and juicy fruit characteristics. Semidry on the palate, with deliciously concentrated pomelo flavors, it finishes on a zesty, candied orange-peel note.

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From a winery founded 137 years ago, this Grillo-based Sicilian white offers fresh aromas of citrus, honey, exotic fruit and Granny Smith apple. The finish is pure, simple and clean.

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Hints of bergamot add a musky elegance to tropical notes of sweet melon and tangerine in this beautifully perfumed Riesling. There's a sugariness on the midpalate, but the finish is clean and brisk, with a shower of pink grapefruit acidity.

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Hints of exotic spiceblack pepper and curry leafaccentuate concentrated floral and stone-fruit nectar notes on the nose and palate of this semidry Pinot Gris. While voluptuous in body, it's balanced by a delicately sugar-laced midpalate and a bracing hit of tea leaf astringency on the finish.

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A soft fruited wine, its flavors are rounded with an attractive sunny feel. The wine is ripe while also attractively light, finishing with just the right amount of acidity.

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A consistent wine, year in and year out, MandraRossa's fresh Nero d'Avola would pair perfectly with pizza or simple spaghetti and tomato sauce. It shows loads of cola, licorice, dark fruit and bright acidity on the close.

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V90 offers loads of fresh citrus and grapefruit with background aromas of fragrant white flower and peach blossom. The wine offers a soft, almost sweet delivery that would work nicely next to shellfish or shrimp.

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Creamy apple and pear flavors give this wine a bright, while full-bodied style. Wood tastes and taut acidity combine easily with the fruit. Drink now.