Wine Spectator Online's Daily Wine Picks

Back by popular demand, Wine Spectator Online brings another diverse round of outstanding wine picks.

Here you'll find a perfect bottle for even the most discerning
tastes, including a couple of well-priced sparklers to ring in the
holiday season in style.

Under $15

Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut Columbia Valley NV

(87 points, $12)

Smooth and generous fizz, appealing for the lime and tangerine
accents to the pear and toast flavors, lingering well. Drink now.
195,000 cases made.
-- Harvey Steiman

Pierre Boniface Vin de Savoie Apremont 2005

(87 points, $14)

Fresh, with touches of elegance and fresh flavors of lanolin,
honey, spice and ripe apple. The finish is redolent of melon. Drink now
through 2008. 60,000 cases made.
-- Kim Marcus

Goats Do Roam Wine Company Chardonnay Paarl Goat Door 2006

(87 points, $14)

Clean-cut melon and pear flavors with a round, fresh finish. Nice unadorned style. Drink now. 6,800 cases made.

-- James Molesworth

$15-$30

Mumm Napa Brut Napa Valley Reserve NV

(90 points, $25)

Complex, with austere apple, pear and pleasant earth and mineral
flavors that are firm and vibrant, finishing with a cleansing
aftertaste. Drink now through 2009. 8,000 cases made.
-- James Laube

J.C. Pichot Vouvray Domaine Le Peu de la Moriette 2005

(89 points, $15)

Off-dry, with enticing quince, fig and bergamot flavors, backed by
a spicy finish. Nice definition from start to finish. Drink now through
2009. 8,700 cases imported.
-- James Molesworth

L'Ecole No. 41 Merlot Columbia Valley 2004

(89 points, $30)

Crisp in texture and generous in flavor, offering currant and
blackberry fruit that's shaded with herbal notes as the finish lingers.
Drink now through 2008. 6,843 cases made.
-- Harvey Steiman