TN: 4 good QPR wines Saturday I was alone with leftover pasta with marinara sauce, and the 2002 Trimbach Riesling (from 375). Nicely crisp, pleasantly austere, green apple and peach fruit, some mineral on the finish. B-B+ Sunday with grilled shrimp in a white wine-red pepper marinade, the wine used for the marinade, the 2004 Cairnbrae "The Stones" Sauvignon Blanc. Some chile pepper and floral scents on nose, lots of grapefruit and a bit of currant leaf. Nicely balanced acidity and fruit, nice wine (and screwcapped!). B+-B Monday was Halloween, and I gave out approximately 2,500 pieces of candy at my office (my little town closes down the business district,and the kids trick or treat the businesses before prizes are awarded for costumes) before heading home exhausted. Betsy had a cold, so main course was a chicken magiritsa soup (a Greek chicken soup with a avgolemono -lemon egg- sauce). I opened another half-bottle, the 2004 Pieropan Soave Clbuttico. Nutty almond and white flower nose, crisp acidity but with a rather broad texture on the palate. Apple and honeydew fruit, but far more minerally-nut-floral than fruity. Nice wine, enjoyed with frequent interruptions from cute (and polite) neighborhood kids seeking candy. B+ Lastly, over several nights, the 2004 Iche "Les Heretiques" (Vin de Pays de l'H=E9rault) Ripe easy fruit (black cherry, plum, and berry), a little smokey-herby quality, clean finish. Enough acidic structure to keep it from being just a fleshy fruity wine, excellent QPR at $7-8. B Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. =20 
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