I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
advance.

wrote:
> I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
> bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
> to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
> ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
> with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
> King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
> Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
> advance.
>

King Estate is an Oregon winery that makes both Pinot Noir and Pinot
Gris. Their wines are reasonably priced and quite decent for their
price point. Another good, inexpensive winery is Castle Rock, which
makes various low cost reds of decent quality (Pinot Noir and Merlot
especially). Beringer also makes a line of wines from the Knight's
Valley of Napa. Both their Cab Sauvignon and Alluvium (white) from the
Knight's Valley typically retail for under $20.

HTH
Mark Lipton

--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

On Jul 4, 10:56?pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> wrote:
> > I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
> > bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
> > to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
> > ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
> > with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
> > King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
> > Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
> > advance.
>
> King Estate is an Oregon winery that makes both Pinot Noir and Pinot
> Gris. Their wines are reasonably priced and quite decent for their
> price point. Another good, inexpensive winery is Castle Rock, which
> makes various low cost reds of decent quality (Pinot Noir and Merlot
> especially). Beringer also makes a line of wines from the Knight's
> Valley of Napa. Both their Cab Sauvignon and Alluvium (white) from the
> Knight's Valley typically retail for under $20.
>
> HTH
> Mark Lipton
>
> --
> alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

Good job, Mark. There's a Paso Robles winery called Bishop's Peak,
too.

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> I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
> bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
> to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
> ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
> with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
> King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
> Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
> advance.
>

Kumkani makes a nice variety of inexpensive South African
wines, all of which have a chess King on the label:
http://www.southernwines.com/kumkani...ine-online.cfm

pavane

On Jul 5, 8:11?am, DaleW > wrote:
> On Jul 4, 10:56?pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > > I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
> > > bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
> > > to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
> > > ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
> > > with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
> > > King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
> > > Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
> > > advance.
>
> > King Estate is an Oregon winery that makes both Pinot Noir and Pinot
> > Gris. Their wines are reasonably priced and quite decent for their
> > price point. Another good, inexpensive winery is Castle Rock, which
> > makes various low cost reds of decent quality (Pinot Noir and Merlot
> > especially). Beringer also makes a line of wines from the Knight's
> > Valley of Napa. Both their Cab Sauvignon and Alluvium (white) from the
> > Knight's Valley typically retail for under $20.
>
> > HTH
> > Mark Lipton
>
> > --
> > alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com
>
> Good job, Mark. There's a Paso Robles winery called Bishop's Peak,
> too.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

We represent Bishop's Peak in Ohio and Kentucky and it's pretty decent
wine for the price. Bishop's Peak is made by Talley Vineyards and I
prefer the "Rock Solid Red" which is primarily a blend of Cab and
Syrah and it sells for about $10.

wrote on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:36:42 -0700:

h> I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like
h> to buy a bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a
h> name that's related to the game of chess. The purchase is
h> not, of course, so much about ending up with a marvelous
h> bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift with a name related
h> to chess. So something with the words like Queen, King,
h> Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any
h> recommendations? Once I have some names, I may inquire at my
h> local retailer. Thanks in advance.

Interesting idea! My initial thought was that drinking wine
while playing chess might not lead to the greatest games! Come
to think of it, the only Grand Slam doubled, redoubled that I
ever made in Bridge was during a well-lubricated night!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:

> Interesting idea! My initial thought was that drinking wine while
> playing chess might not lead to the greatest games! Come to think of it,
> the only Grand Slam doubled, redoubled that I ever made in Bridge was
> during a well-lubricated night!

Perhaps the defense was a bit better lubricated than you were, Jim? ;-)
Or perhaps the alcohol lowered your inhibitions just enough to take
that finesse despite "eight ever, nine never"?

Mark Lipton
--
alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com

Bi!! wrote:
> On Jul 5, 8:11?am, DaleW > wrote:
>
>>On Jul 4, 10:56?pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm hosting a chess tournament with friends, and would like to buy a
>>>>bottle of wine for about $20 or less which has a name that's related
>>>>to the game of chess. The purchase is not, of course, so much about
>>>>ending up with a marvelous bottle of wine, as it is to find a gift
>>>>with a name related to chess. So something with the words like Queen,
>>>>King, Castle, or Knight would all be suitable. Any recommendations?
>>>>Once I have some names, I may inquire at my local retailer. Thanks in
>>>>advance.
>>
>>>King Estate is an Oregon winery that makes both Pinot Noir and Pinot
>>>Gris. Their wines are reasonably priced and quite decent for their
>>>price point. Another good, inexpensive winery is Castle Rock, which
>>>makes various low cost reds of decent quality (Pinot Noir and Merlot
>>>especially). Beringer also makes a line of wines from the Knight's
>>>Valley of Napa. Both their Cab Sauvignon and Alluvium (white) from the
>>>Knight's Valley typically retail for under $20.
>>
>>>HTH
>>>Mark Lipton
>>
>>>--
>>>alt.food.wine FAQ: http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com
>>
>>Good job, Mark. There's a Paso Robles winery called Bishop's Peak,
>>too.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>- Show quoted text -
>
>
> We represent Bishop's Peak in Ohio and Kentucky and it's pretty decent
> wine for the price. Bishop's Peak is made by Talley Vineyards and I
> prefer the "Rock Solid Red" which is primarily a blend of Cab and
> Syrah and it sells for about $10.
>

If I recall correctly, BP makes a very nice cab.
JOn