Etude is the creation of one of California's most influential and successful wine-makers/consultants, Tony Soter. While his clients include a list of Who's Who of California, Araujo Estate Wines, Spottswoode, Viader, Rubicon, and others, Soter also makes nearly 5,000 cases of wine under his Etude label. He is a Pinot Noir enthusiast and about 60% of his total production is a Morey-St.-Denis/Domaine Dujac-inspired wine. He also fashions a powerful, rich Cabernet Sauvignon and, more recently, some tasty, light, fruity white wines. Etude's Pinot Noir comes from cool vineyards in the Napa section of Carneros. It is a velvety-textured, complex, medium to full-bodied, silky wine that requires no patience. The 1993 Pinot Noir exhibits a healthy dark ruby color, a rich, smoky, black-cherry, earthy-scented nose, ripe, low acid, medium-bodied flavors, and a delicious, savory, smooth finish. Already seductive, it should be drunk over the next 5-6 years. Tel. (707) 257-5300; Fax (707) 257-6022

Etude is the creation of one of California's most influential and successful wine-makers/consultants, Tony Soter. While his clients include a list of Who's Who of California, Araujo Estate Wines, Spottswoode, Viader, Rubicon, and others, Soter also makes nearly 5,000 cases of wine under his Etude label. He is a Pinot Noir enthusiast and about 60% of his total production is a Morey-St.-Denis/Domaine Dujac-inspired wine. He also fashions a powerful, rich Cabernet Sauvignon and, more recently, some tasty, light, fruity white wines. Etude's Pinot Noir comes from cool vineyards in the Napa section of Carneros. It is a velvety-textured, complex, medium to full-bodied, silky wine that requires no patience. The 1993 Pinot Noir exhibits a healthy dark ruby color, a rich, smoky, black-cherry, earthy-scented nose, ripe, low acid, medium-bodied flavors, and a delicious, savory, smooth finish. Already seductive, it should be drunk over the next 5-6 years. Tel. (707) 257-5300; Fax (707) 257-6022