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Offbeat varietals from California merit your attention

James Laube, Tim Fish
Posted: May 23, 2005

As the weather warms and the days get longer, lighter wines not only make for casual backyard drinking, but also for an opportunity to explore some of the Golden State's lesser-known bottlings. With that in mind, we rummaged through some odds and ends in the cellar at Wine Spectator 's Napa office and, after a blind tasting of 25 wines, came up with this list of value-oriented choices from California.

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