Wine & Beer...

I live in a large wine-producing region and also have seen pretty explosive growth in the micro/craft beer industry. What are some of your favorite wines and/or beers?

Wines (this is not a complete list, but these are my favs)

• Crankcase – Flagship red blend produced by Berghold Estates winery, Loda, CA
• Footstomp – 100% Zinfandel, also by Berghold
• Viognier – Another Berghold wine
• Earthquake Zinfandel – Michael & David winery, Lodi CA
• 7 Deadly Zins – Also M&D
• Various Ports from Toogood winery, Fairplay, CA
Beer
• Macadamia Nut Porter – 6 Rivers Brewing, McKinleyville, CA
• Black Butte Porter – Deschutes Brewery, Bend, OR
• Hazelnut Brown Nectar – Rogue Ales, Newport, OR
As you can see, I generally prefer Zins, but I’ve been classified as a “tolerant” taster and I’ll drink just about anything. I prefer smoother, fruitier reds. I haven’t listed any, but I also like white dessert wine. Dr. Loosen (a German import) makes a really nice Riesling, tart/sweet and green-apple-y. Fetzer Gewurtztraminer isn’t bad either, and is a great value. (it ain’t 2 buck chuck, but it’s cheap!).
I developed a love of Alt Bier (German dark beer) while on active duty and stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. So I’m so happy to see all of these Porters coming out now. But you can keep the IPAs. LOL!
So what do YOU like?