The great vintages - 1959, 1961, 1970, 1982, 1985, 1990, 1995 - stand out, but there were many other fine years.

At about $13 a bottle, it is also a fine example of a great vintage.

If grapes need blazing sun, this should be a great vintage.

Not a complex wine, it's a good buy at $8.50 for the great 1990 vintage.

Conversely, it signaled great vintages like 1945, 1961 and 1982.

The list must contain "wine from top producers in great vintages."

In 1981, rain during the harvest again damaged what might have been a great vintage.

This is one of the first wines on the shelves from the great 1997 vintage.

It was a great vintage and the year I was married.

The industry is in need of a great vintage to help restore prices, which have fallen steadily since 2000.