"Ed Rasimus" > wrote in message
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> I've been running into wines from Lodi Valley CA for some reason and
> almost across the board I'm liking what I encounter. Last summer while
> traveling around the mountains of Wyoming (an unlikely venue for deep
> wine lists), I had a syrah that impressed. "6th Sense Syrah" from
> Michael-David Winery in Lodi 2006. The wine was deep bluish purple and
> had a smokey first note that then morphed into a more typical
> blueberry/blackberry fruit. Lucious mouth feel and a lingering need to
> order a case of it were prominent. Since then I've actually been
> through three cases and it has been adopted as sort of a "house wine."
>
> Last night I opened another Lodi wine, this time a petit syrah from
> Windmill Estates 2006. Again a viscous, dark, full-bodied fruit
> forward style which surprised me. I went hunting the wine online today
> and was surprised to find it is a product of the same Michael-David
> group. Apparently he specializes in old vine zinfandels and Rhone
> varietals. About $12 for the Windmill PS and $18 for the 6th Sense.
>
Ed,
I've been a fan of the Phillips Brothers wine for some time now. Their wines
are not very subtle, but always enjoyable. Their 7 Deadly Zins, Earthquake
Zin and Petit-Petit have been family favorites for some time. I'm fond of
their Incognito Viognier as well.

Haven't tried the 6th sense yet, but will make a point to.
Jon