Two thumbs up for OnThEdge Charbono

Threw a couple more questions at Pat Savoie after posting her last response, one on what kind of bargains were coming out of New Zealand/Australia, and also asked her how insulated Pennsylvania would be to price hikes since the state had already established good relationships with the markets in California and the Old World. Here's her reply:

"Not that there aren't values in Aust and NZ -- they have gone out of their way to price for the US market -- but prices have crept up. I don't see the level of value that exists in other areas. Yellow Tail at $6 or $7 is not a value to me.

"Yes, in PA you have to power of the state buying machine to hold prices down. One of my favorite wines was accepted by the LCB -- OnThEdge Charbono. The Wine Media Guild of NY, of which I am co-chair, had an all-inclusive Charbono tasting earlier this month (all 14 producers!) and the 2005 OTE was one of the favorites."