2008's most memorable wines


By Jon Bonné, Chronicle Wine Editor

At this time of year, we all think back on what left an impression. Wine, obviously, occupies much of my brain, and even after I'm done with the Top 100 Wines, I still have notebooks filled with tasting notes that often never see the light of day. I write down nearly everything I taste, but sometimes the wines aren't on the market anymore, sometimes they're too hard to obtain, sometimes they just don't fit neatly into the stories I'm working on at the moment.

As the year draws to a close, I start thinking back on which wines have left their mark.




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