Villa Mt. Eden Pinot

[Innkeeper]

The 2000 vintage of VME Pinot is drinking as well or better than earlier vintages. Have been churning through a half case my local dealer had to special order for us (yeah, this is not a major market!). Last night we had one with simply grillpanned smoked pork chops. Very nice. Can't understand why Andrea Immer didn't include it in her new book. She was one of those who initially put me onto it. Maybe it isn't distributed widely enough.

The $ (up to $12) pinots Andrea included are: Beringer Founder's Estate, Duck Pond, Firesteed, Gallo of Sonoma, Lindeman's Bin 99, Meridian, and Turning Leaf.