daily wine picks

$15 to $30

Dec. 20, 2001: FEUDI DI SAN GREGORIO Fiano di Avellino 2000 (90 points, $18)

Feudi di San Gregorio is one of the Campania region's top producers, with their whites made from the Fiano grape helping to lead their portfolio. This delicious wine offer interesting aromas of apples, pears, cream and hints of minerals lead into this med —James Suckling

Dec. 14, 2001: THORNBURY Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2001 (91 points, $17)

New Zealand continues to make a name for itself with its Sauvignon Blancs. This one from Thornbury is bright and lively, beautifully proportioned and juicy with cascades of melon, apple and passion fruit flavors that echo on the finish against a note of b —Harvey Steiman

Dec. 01, 2001: GOLDWATER Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Dog Point 2001 (91 points, $20)

This New Zealand Sauvignon explodes with zingy flavors, offering lime, pear, black pepper and passion fruit in profusion, echoing beautifully on the lively finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases made. —Harvey Steiman

Dec. 01, 2001: GOLDWATER Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Dog Point 2001 (91 points, $20)

This New Zealand Sauvignon explodes with zingy flavors, offering lime, pear, black pepper and passion fruit in profusion, echoing beautifully on the lively finish. Drink now. 15,000 cases made. —Harvey Steiman

Nov. 26, 2001: LES CAILLOUX Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1999 (93 points, $30)

Excellent Châteauneuf. Thick-textured, ripe but elegant, it has plenty of rich fruit, but above all, a mineral, wet earth component. Full-bodied, it's harmonious from start to finish, with wet stone and plum complexity lingering on the long, long finish. —Per-Henrik Mansson