Credit: Photo by Wes Marshall

Tenuta dei Fiori in Coloso (not yet available in the U.S.)

2004 Gamba di Pernice (red)

2003 Barbera Rusitcardi 1933 (red)

Romana Carlo

2003 Barbera Riserva $18

2003 Dolcetto $18

Castello Banfi

Principessa Perlante Gavi $15 (white)

2006 Florus $20 for 375 milliliters (white)

2006 Colvecchio $35 (red)

2006 Tavernelle $35 (red)

2006 Summus $75 (red)

2001 Poggio Alle Mura best $85 (red)

L’Arco

2003 Valpolicella $36

2001 Pario $54

2001 Amarone $79

Venica & Venica

2005 Sauvignon Blanc $32

2006 Tocai di Friuliano $30

2006 Pinot Bianco $32

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Wes Marshall is the author of What's a Wine Lover To Do? (Artisan) and The Wine Roads of Texas (Maverick), as well as the Executive Producer of the PBS television series of the same name. Wes has written for The Austin Chronicle since 1999, covering wine, cocktails, food, and travel.