609024 Thu Apr 02 13:29:39 -0700 2009 15 34 Wine 0 4561894 Lately I've become a big fan of California Roussanne, such as those produced by Copain, Alban, Zaca Mesa and Qupe. It's becoming an expensive habit however, as these all come in around $30-50/bottle. Anyone aware of any less expensive California producers with a decent product? Thu Apr 02 13:29:39 -0700 2009 172490 Matt Esq. 1 4561969 Nothing immediately comes to mind except Bonny Doon has a blend composed of primarily grenache blanc plus roussane. Copain also has a blend with mostly viognier and roussane. Thu Apr 02 13:52:22 -0700 2009 4561894 74451 vinosnob 1 4562098 Opolo (Paso Robles) has one that I have seen for around $20 in SOCAL. In full disclosure, I have not tried the Roussane, so I cannot recommend it, but I have liked some of their other wines, so it might be worth a try. Thu Apr 02 14:25:16 -0700 2009 4561894 78406 scrappydog 1 4562259 Tablas Creek! Have not had the current vintage (2007) yet, but the 2006 Roussanne is lovely. Looks like pricing is around $25 retail, though it may be wine club only (I'm in the wine club, so not sure where to find it in stores): https://www.cleverconcepts.net/tablascreek.com/order.php Thu Apr 02 15:14:21 -0700 2009 4561894 17189 mangefromage 1 4562347 is there a particular reason why you haven't any interest in french wines? I will second the suggestion of checking out Tablas Creek. Thu Apr 02 15:40:44 -0700 2009 4561894 31795 ibstatguy 1 4563420 In the Sierra foothills: Sierra Vista, Holly's Hill, Cooper, Wilderotter, all make pretty decent Roussannes. Sierra Vista is probably the most consistent of the bunch. In addition, Holly's Hill makes a great roussanne-viognier blend called Patriarche Blanc. It used to be 60% roussanne and 40% viognier, the roussanne percentage in the latest edition is even higher. It is a great wine, reminiscent of a white Saint Joseph. All the above wines are roughly in the $16 to $25 range. Thu Apr 02 23:42:09 -0700 2009 4561894 192682 bclevy 1 4563463 Truchard's is nice. Sina Qua Non and Peay are two other producers. Roussanne a beautiful grape, and you may want to taste the many blends that use a good portion of Roussanne. Check into the white Rhones as well. Fri Apr 03 01:26:51 -0700 2009 4561894 18222 maria lorraine 2 4564470 SQN and Peay are solid, but even if you were extremely lucky enough to find them at retail (Peay's blend is mailing list only), they're waaaay out of the OP's price point. Fri Apr 03 09:47:45 -0700 2009 4563463 74451 vinosnob 3 4564599 In that case, Truchard, Steele Winery, Rosenblum, Sobon, Beckmen, Wild Horse. Fri Apr 03 10:24:49 -0700 2009 4564470 18222 maria lorraine 4 4574007 in that price range: alban copain tablas creek Tue Apr 07 00:18:39 -0700 2009 4564599 79299 rickym13 5 4575667 I don't understand your post, sorry. You have listed two wines the OP cited as being beyond his budget. Tablas Creek runs $22-$29. As clarification on my own post: Truchard $23 Steele Winery Writer's Block $12-$13 Rosenblum $14-$15 Sobon $15 Beckmen (Roussanne Blend) $14-$19 Wild Horse $14 Tue Apr 07 12:00:58 -0700 2009 4574007 18222 maria lorraine 1 4575190 We've had them from Pax, Qupe, Andrew Murray, Ojai, Peay. Kongsgaard also makes a nice blend with viognier, and the Tablas Creek and Zaca Mesa recommendations are good ones too! -mJ Tue Apr 07 10:17:56 -0700 2009 4561894 192452 njfoodies 1 4575688 I really liked the Preston Roussanne. . .and I think it was less than $30. <just checked, the Roussanne goes for $30> Preston also has a Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier blend that is really good too. Tue Apr 07 12:06:29 -0700 2009 4561894 170641 VenerableBede 1 4578678 Can't go wrong with the Edmunds St. John roussanne. Sourced from Tablas grapes, wonderfully persistent, and solid minerality. Wed Apr 08 11:59:33 -0700 2009 4561894 167620 BillB656 1 4603453 I tasted a pretty one tonight, the Renard. From Santa Ynez. It's in your price range, Matt. Thu Apr 16 23:39:25 -0700 2009 4561894 18222 maria lorraine 2 4604711 The Renard is great although some may not like this leaner style of CA viognier, but I love it. BTW, the '07 is sourced from Sonoma... Fri Apr 17 11:07:44 -0700 2009 4603453 74451 vinosnob