I taste a lot of wine all over California but rarely blog about wine.  All the wine is very good with only subtle differences.  However, sometimes I bump into a winery that crafts their wines differently.  I’m not giving a value judgment or rating but instead a heads-up that you may want to try these for a little taste adventure:

1. Rousanne 06 – slightly sweet with a dry finish.
2. Chardonney 06 – no butter and only a tiny hint of oak but soft and smooth.
3. Valdiquire 06 – heavy on the cranberry with a neutral sweet fruit and soft finish.
4. Pino 06 – strong nose with a little bit at the end of this highly tasteful and aromatic Santa Cruz Mountains wine.
5. Petite Sirah 04 – stronger flavors than most of this varietal.
6. Late Harvest Cab 06 – WOW, this is a serious treat that is only slightly sweet but without a sweet finish.

Cinnabar’s tasting room is in Saratoga, CA and we have it mapped at Santa Cruz Mountains wineries map.