There are some new wines to be tasted at the Dilly Deli, including:

Colonia las Liebres 2005 Bonarda Mendoza
Argentina is hot real estate for wines these days, and California native Paul Hobbs has crafted a delicious, sappy red from Bonarda, a grape that is of unknown provenance. However, when a grape produces a fleshy, refreshing wine such as this, its pedigree doesn't matter. Especially because it's $8.99.

De Meye 2004 Little River Stellenbosch
This Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz blend from South Africa has bright red fruit flavors and regal, velvety texture. It provides such pleasure because it only costs $15.

Colonial Estate 2004 Shiraz "Explorateur” and Colonial Estate 2004 GSM "Envoy"
Aussie winery Colonial Estate is a Barossa Valley producer. The Barossa produces a glut of wines already. If you haven't tried a top-class OZ wine before, now you can do it without breaking the bank, for the wine is on sale for $35 a piece. For those interested in great white wine, there is also the Colonial Estate Semillon "Expatrie” – an excellent rendition of this classic white Bordeaux grape.

Here’s a heads-up! From 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, there will be a Fife Winery Tasting with Rick Dearworth for $30 per person. You can make reservations by e-mail or by calling 561-5233. Fife Winery is a Mendocino County producer specializing in rich and complex red wines from zin and syrah as well as bordeaux varietals. Joining us will be prodigal/native son Rick Dearworth, Midwest Manager for Fife, returning home from his current digs in Chicago. Chef Eric Vice is working on a BBQ themed hors d'oeuvres menu which will pair up nicely with the big flavors of the Fife wines.