Choosing this month\u2019s Collector Series Top Picks isn\u2019t any easier than in previous months, but I don\u2019t feel the same sense of guilt. Why? This month\u2019s Collector Series white has a good self image. Colli di Lapio\u2019s delicious Fiano di Avellino has been a perennial favorite of mine and of the club membership, too, so no disrespect intended nor perceived. With that being said, my first Top Pick for this series goes to the 2010 La Vau Gigondas. It\u2019s a pure, polished Gigondas from one of the finest vintages in the Southern Rh\u00f4ne in recent memory. Moreover, I can drink this wine happily now or better still, lay it away for several more years to gain further depth and complexity . . . but that\u2019s only if I can contain myself. My second Top Pick is Pezzi King\u2019s 2007 Old Vines Zinfandel. It\u2019s classic, old time Sonoma County Zin: it\u2019s big, brawny, and positively packed with flavor. No wimpy wine here and no smoke or mirrors, either. This big boy will never be mistaken for White Zinfandel, and for that I\u2019m thankful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Choosing this month\u2019s Collector Series Top Picks isn\u2019t any easier than in previous months, but I don\u2019t feel the same sense of guilt. Why? This month\u2019s Collector Series white has a good self image. Colli di Lapio\u2019s delicious Fiano di Avellino has been a perennial favorite of mine and of the club membership, too, so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n