The 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Hyde Vineyards (her 15th anniversary vintage of Sauvignon) offers gorgeous notes of tropical fruits, honeysuckle, and ripe citrus. The perfumed fragrance is followed by a crisp, dry, medium-bodied white with loads of fruit and a sumptuous texture. Drink it over the next year. Tel. (707) 258-8119; Fax (707) 258-8132

A very fashionable Sauvignon Blanc. It takes the basic architecture of crisp acidity and dry, spicy citrus and fig fruit and boosts it to levels of true elegance and sophistication. Leaves a long, impressive finish that makes you want another sip.——S.H.(11/1/2007)—— 92