Category | Name | Rating | | Notes |
Shiraz | Banrock Station Shiraz | | | With pepperoni pizza. A fairly new label that serves up the right amount of peppery notes and ripe, jammy fruit flavors. Medium-bodied with light tannins and a kick of acidity, it complements the cheese, tomato sauce and salami. |
Chianti | Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico '1141' | | | With cheese pizza. Embodies the essence of good Chianti ‹ berry fruit tinged with hints of dried cherries, dusty tannins and a firm, medium body. |
Sauvignon Blanc | Brancott Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 'Reserve' | | | With vegetarian pizza. Classic New Zealand sauvignon blanc. Fresh herbs and bell pepper aromas are followed by grapefruit flavors and tangy acidity. |
Riesling | Chateau Ste. Michelle Johannisberg Riesling | | | With Hawaiian pizza. A little sweet and oh, so refreshing, this light-bodied white serves up lemon and pear flavors with bright acidity. |
Sangiovese | Columbia Winery Sangiovese 'Red Willow Vineyard' | | | With cheese pizza. Stylish sangiovese. Medium bodied with rich red fruit flavors, vibrant acidity and smooth, not bitter tannins, this wine captures New World fruit and Old World elegance. |
Red blend | Domaine Jean Descombes Morgon | | | With Hawaiian pizza. Whatever you do seek out this wine. Fresh berry fruit and hints of spice combine with soft tannins and a medium-full body. Serious wine that's simply delicious to sip. |
Pinot Noir | Louis Latour Pinot Noir | | | With vegetarian pizza. This wine looks and tastes more expensive than its bargain price tag. Medium-bodied and elegant with light tannins, it smells of sweet, moist earth and tastes of cherries. |
Zinfandel | Markham Vineyards Zinfandel | | | With sausage pizza. My style of zinfandel: medium bodied, elegant and balanced. It showcases zin's traditional flavors of deep berry fruit, pepper and licorice, but sports enough acidity to make it a delicious choice with food. |
Chardonnay | Michel Laroche Chardonnay | | | With cheese pizza. A power chardonnay that takes on cheese and keeps coming back for more. Medium-full bodied with zesty citrus and pear flavors and noticeable, but integrated oak. |
White Zinfandel | Round Hill White Zinfandel | | | With pepperoni pizza. Round Hill manages to capture a strawberry-like freshness with hints of peach flavors in this slightly sweet version. Well-chilled it offers a refreshing counterpoint to the pepperoni. |
Sauvignon Blanc | St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc | | | With vegetarian pizza. A perennial favorite because it successfully marries juicy California fruit with hints of green pepper and freshly cut grass aromas. This signature style is pure St. Supery. |
Pinot Grigio | Swanson Vineyards Pinot Grigio | | | With pepperoni pizza. The best California pinot grigio on the market today. There are so many fruit aromas jumping from the glass, they nearly knock you over. Pineapple, melon and pear are followed up by crisp acidity and a long spicy finish. |
Primitivo | 'Terrale' Primitivo | | | With sausage pizza. Primitivo is the southern Italian brethren of zinfandel. This bottling highlights the grape's peppery qualities but offers boysenberry and blackberry fruit flavors and a fleshy, supple texture. |
Riesling | Weingut Eilenz Riesling 'Ayler Kupp' | | | With Hawaiian pizza. What a deal. With a touch of sweetness and loads of peach and green apple fruit, it's a terrific foil for the salty ham while echoing the sweet pineapples. (Comes in a one liter bottle.) |