1.   Supermarket wines tend to vary in price and quality.

2.   Amador is still unspoiled farm country, and the wines it produces tend to be less elegant than the traditional wines of Napa and Sonoma.

3.   Nonetheless, Washington wines tend to be lush, supple and full of flavor.

4.   The wines tend to be Tuscan, since the owners have a farm near Montalcino.

5.   The wines tend to have a strawberry or raspberry character and a richness that stops short of intense extraction.

6.   Their leaner, less aggressive wines tend to prove the point.

7.   The wine tends to be lighter than some but without a loss of flavor or intensity.

8.   Wine tends to be twice the price as in Buenos Aires because of transportation costs.