1.   From California, there are cabernet sauvignons and merlots and zinfandels.

2.   The tasting pitted six California chardonnays against four white Burgundies and six California cabernet sauvignons against four reds from famous Bordeaux chateaus.

3.   There are plenty of cabernet sauvignons.

4.   This winter, Benziger will debut a new line of single-vineyard cabernet sauvignons under the Imagery label.

5.   Top red wines were cabernet sauvignons from Jordan Vineyard and Winery in the Alexander Valley in Sonoma County and Silver Oak Cellars in the Napa Valley.

6.   Two cabernet sauvignons, perhaps, or a cabernet and a merlot.

7.   Zinfandels are now spoken of in the same reverential terms as the best cabernet sauvignons and pinot noirs.