Wine recommendations

I am not a wine expert. I enjoy wine and have spent about 10 years finding a handful of wines that I like. My criteria for choosing wine: it tastes good to me and is consistently good on subsequent purchases. Although I spent a couple of years as a member of a "wine of the month" club, I found all of my favorites through the recommendation of friends.

My favorites:

• Stag's Leap Chardonnay - It used to be very difficult to find this wine, as most cases were reserved for restaurant sales. Now you can buy directly from the winery at www.stagsleap.com or from www.wine.com.
• Swanson Vineyards Sangiovese or Swanson vineyards Merlot - The Sangiovese is difficult to find, but well worth it. The Merlot is consistently good and widely available. www.swansonvineyards.com, www.wine.com, or your local wine shop.
• Mirassou White Burgundy or Mirassou Chardonnay - The White Burgundy is difficult to find, but the Chardonnay is widely available. www.mirassou.com, www.wine.com, or your local wine shop or grocer.

I look forward to trying the Swanson Rosato over the New Year's weekend, and hope to find another favorite. Again, I'm no connoisseur, but I know what I like.