Bid on three great bottles of wine from Napa's Cartlidge & Browne Winery. www.cartlidgeandbrowne.com.

2006 Cartlidge & Browne Chardonnay magnum, $35 value

Robert Parker 87
"The tasty 2006 Chardonnay offers orange blossom, lemon oil, and tropical fruit notes, medium body, crisp acidity, and fine purity as well as freshness. There is no evidence of oak in this lovely Chardonnay.

2006 Cartlidge & Browne Pinot Noir magnum, $40 value

87 Pts. R. Parker: "It is surprising that such a good yet fairly priced Pinot Noir can be made in the New World, where consumers tend to lose any common sense and purchase mediocre, but extravagantly priced Pinots (thanks to the movie Sideways). Cartlidge & Browne�s 2006 Pinot Noir is better than many that sell for five times the price. Its medium ruby color is followed by a soft perfume of sweet cherry fruit and a touch of cinnamon. With good size, medium body, excellent purity, and a generous, savory texture, it can be enjoyed over the next 1-2 years. These are all excellent values! One of the premium purveyors of value-priced California wines (believe me, there are not many that offer high quality at low prices), Cartlidge & Browne continues to provide rewarding and surprisingly tasty drinking."

2005 Moser Scharding Pinot Noir, $35 value

With its brilliant, medium-full garnet color and elegant aromas of violets, baked cherry, juicy plum, anise, and mocha notes, one might be tempted to categorize this as a more refined and feminine wine. But with an expansive, lush texture, and full-throttle fruit flavors bolstered by rich compliments of spice cake and vanilla, it is also right at home with adjectives like "powerful" and "rich". This wine can be enjoyed with a wide variety of foods from grilled poultry and red meats, to salmon, and light pastas.