Wines of The Year Dozen

Château du Tertre Belair is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with black cherry, balsamic, and subtle floral aromas. The elegant, fruit-driven palate offers ripe blackberry and black currant flavors. Velvety tannins and toasty oak notes frame the long, complex finish.

Aged cheese, duck, game birds, venison, pork, vegetarian.

Benedictus is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with aromas of blackberry jam, cherries and plums, plus a spicy tobacco note. Look for the same flavors on the palate. A deep, velvety core introduces the lingering, complex finish.

Red meats (i.e. game, lamb), charcuterie, vegetarian stews, turkey, pork.

Aluado Reserva is a full-bodied red wine with intense blackberry and cinnamon spice aromas. The full, deliciously fresh palate delivers black plum, cassis, blackberry, vanilla and cinnamon flavors, leading to a long, smooth finish.

Pork, hearty stews (with or without meat), sausage, braised red meats.

Queen Bee is a full-bodied white wine with vibrant apricot, peach, honeysuckle and orange blossom aromas. The palate is round and elegantly structured, with ripe peach, pear and tropical fruit flavors. Long and smooth, yet fresh finish.

Beef, full-flavored cheese, pork, turkey, veal, vegetarian.

Palumbo is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with ripe cherry, plum, blueberry and sweet spice aromas. The palate delivers vibrant red-fruit flavors, plus structured tannins and a long, fresh finish.

Poultry (esp. dark meat), sausages, pasta in red sauce, bitter greens (chicory, kale), red meat.

w/o Frappato is a medium-bodied red with intense floral and spiced red berry aromas. The palate offers ripe raspberry and red cherry flavors, plus silky tannins and a long, concentrated finish.

Pasta with tomato-based sauces, pizza, white meats, cured meats, grilled fish.

La Cueva is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with expressive dark fruit, tobacco and peppery spice aromas. Ripe and round, the palate offers similar flavors, with structured tannins and a long, smooth finish.

Beef, aged cheese, game, lamb, burgers, meaty pasta.

Bendito Reserva is a full-bodied red wine with generous aromas and flavors of ripe red fruits and black cherry, framed by toasty-spice notes on the long finish.

Beef, lamb, game, burgers, meaty pasta, aged cheeses.

La Multa is a light-bodied white wine with aromas of creamy lemon, wild herb and chamomile. On the rounded palate, look forward to a zesty citrus intensity and a toasty note on the finish.

Roast chicken, seafood, charcuterie, soft or semi-hard cheeses.

The Magpie Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp dry white wine made in the Bordeaux style. Look forward to leap-from-the-glass aromas of bright citrus and peach, with flavors of pink grapefruit, zesty lime, juicy nectarine and more soaring across your palate.

Shellfish, chicken, pork, herb sauces, zesty green salads and other vegetarian dishes, goat cheese.