As for the Rhones, a good value is the 2005 Viognier, made just outside the appellation of Cote Rotie. Eighty percent of this wine spends time in tank, It offers a simple personality, but good fruit and acidity as well as medium body. One of the most innovative and progressive producers in Cote Rotie, Jean-Michel Gerin, has also branched out with a project in Priorat, Spain, turning out some very fine wines called Trio Infernal. His 2004s (of course, a fabulous vintage in Spain) are certainly outstanding wines, made from Grenache and very old-vine Carignan.Importers: New Castle Imports, Myrtle Beach, SC; tel. (843) 497-8625, and Langdon-Shiverick, Cleveland, OH; tel. (216) 861-6800