2014 Lagier Meredith Precious Bane ($48) The second vintage of the winery’s spicy chocolate-y sweet syrah is fortified, like port.
2014 Domaine de la Coume du Roy Maury Rouge ($25, 500 ml bottle)This velvety smooth fortified wine, made from grenache grapes, has a mellow sweetness that pairs fabulously with blue cheese.
2015 Château Doisy-Daene ($40)Brighter, lighter, and fresher than many Bordeaux sweet wines, it has wonderful notes of honey and ginger.
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2017 Viñatigo Marmajuelo Blanco ($25) Round, tropically fragrant, and positively gulpable, this wine made in the Canary Islands from a rare white variety also has a vivid smoky minerality.
2016 Bosman Fides Grenache Blanc (orange) ($26) Light amber in color, this skin-fermented white is from the South African winery’s experimental line. It’s orange-peel-scented and assertive.
2011 Navazos-Niepoort Vino Blanco ($30) The palomino grape is used to make sherry, but two top Iberian winemakers collaborated to use it for this dry, fresh, mineral white.
2016 Two Lads Cabernet Franc ($35) From the Old Mission Peninsula in Michigan, this savory, spicy wine will change your mind about the wine potential of the Midwest.
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