Chateau Ste Michelle

[joeyz6]

IK, I hadn't noticed you already mentioned a Columbia Crest wine to Vivian ... I recommended their 2000 Grand Estates Chard on her Chardonnay thread. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Vivian, the 99 California Cabs and Merlots are both supposed to be pretty good. I've had a couple of the Cabs and I found them to be pleasant. BTW, vintage charts are common in wine books and on the web. Here is a link to Wine Spectator's:

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Vintage_Charts/0,1183,,00.html

The other members of the wine board might have other/better recommendations for charts.

I think the pairing with red meat depends on the sauce. Any additional info on what you'll be serving?