Two nice ones from WA -- Hedges

[wondersofwine]

I have to confess that I'm still a novice with Italian and Australian wines. I did go to one special Italian tasting last fall and liked about half the wines (some big wines were too young and tannic to be fully appreciated). One type that does stand out for me is the Amarone della Valpolicella. While traveling in Italy I usually asked for a chianti or valpolicella because I liked the regular valpolicella also. And sometimes I had the lambrusco. Bucko likes pinot grigio--that's one I don't particularly like.
If I get to NYC I will visit Is-Wine and bring back with me the salice salentino I keep hearing about and some Collio Merlot if it is available.