Every month, Gourmet publishes a set of recommended wines in their issue. I’ve seen it dozens of times, but never really looked twice. Hey, I am a woman learning to like wine. These things take time.

Nonetheless, here are the wines from the list that I am planning on sampling. Please share your thoughts if you’ve had them:

• Michael-David Earthquake ‘05 ($28) and Michael-David Seven Deadly Zins ‘05 ($17): The names caught my eye. Honestly, that’s what interested me in these. They are both Lodi Zinfandels.
• Ravenswood ‘05 ($15): A friend actually recommended this to me the other day. He said that based on how I like to take my coffee, I will love this Zinfandel.
• Yangarra Single Vineyard Old Vine ‘05 ($20): This wine is the least expensive in the recommended McLaren Vale Grenaches. Since I have never heard of that type of wine, I would like to try it and see what it’s all about. This is recommended to go with dishes like those found in the accompanying article, “The Spice is Right”.