This tank-fermented, intensely fruity, medium-bodied wine always ranks high in my tastings. Proprietors Catherine and Guy Cuisset deliver a boatload of fresh, lively, ripe fruit in a medium-bodied, pure, honeyed style. Made from 50% Semillon and 50% Sauvignon, this is a zesty, vivacious, dry white wine for drinking over the next year. An exceptional value.Robert Kacher: 2015 Vine Street NE, Washington, DC 20018; tel. (202) 832-9083, fax (202) 529-2579

Consistently a super wine bargain from Bergerac, this 50% Semillon/50% Sauvignon Blanc dry white wine displays a glorious nose of figs, lemons, and honeyed melons. It possesses terrific ripeness, lovely, rich fruit, a supple, medium-bodied texture, and a spicy, crisp, dry finish. Drink this opulent, delicious, zesty white wine over the next year. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC.

Over the last several years this offering from Chateau Grinou has been one of my favorite dry white wines for everyday drinking. While higher in acidity than the gorgeous 1990, the 1991 possesses lovely, vividly pure fruit, medium body, and a fresh, lively finish. Drink it over the next year. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC.

This was one of my favorite wines from the 1989 vintage, so I am delighted to report that the 1990 is easily as good. The wines of Bergerac, the appellation just to the east of Pomerol, tend to be light and fruity, but this is a surprisingly intense blend of 65% Semillon and 35% Sauvignon. The big bouquet of rich, intense fruit and flowers is followed by a crisp, lively, ripe, exuberantly styled dry white wine that is oh so easy to drink. It saddens me that more wines such as this are not readily found in the marketplace, because they have that rare virtue of pleasing both neophytes and connoisseurs. A great value! Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC.