I love wine quotes. One of my all time favorites is from W.C. Fields, an entertainer/comedian from days gone by who made a profession of making people laugh by imbibing in a LOT of adult beverages.

"Who is the scoundrel who stole the corkscrew from my lunch?" I can't help but smile when I read this one. Then just the other day as I was tasting a number of new wines with a distributor I realized that all of the wines we were tasting were in a SCREW cap closure-also called "stelvin"-so there was no need for a corkscrew.

Gee, I thought, "WWWCD?"

Hopefully what Midwestern wine drinkers are FINALLY doing-accepting and celebrating the stelvin screw cap. It keeps wine fresh, opens easily, closes easily and is uber Eco-friendly. Winemakers around the world have been using the screw cap closure for decades and its just been the past few years that US wineries have FINALLY joined eam Stelvin.

So WWWCD? Probably take the lead from another of my favorite wine quotes, "Wine a bit, you'll feel better".

Here are notes from my latest round of tasting stelvin capped bottles both domestic and abroad:

Minor is owner/winemaker in American Canyon, California. It's one of those "Shiny New Suburbs" in Napa County. My brother lives in California and does business in this area on a regular basis. He says it's kind of like the Fishers of Indianapolis. NEW NEW NEW. Sean Minor is a new world winemaker but appreciates the tradition and skill of old world winemaking and does so in his work. His namesake line of wines are outstanding and worth the over $30 per bottle price tag. His 4 Bears Line is just as delicious and more affordable as most are $15 per bottle. The 4 Bears are what he calls his four kids and the same affection and care goes into his 4 Bears in the bottle.

2010 Chardonnay-lush notes of creamy vanilla, pear and green apple

2010 Pinot Noir-bright aromas and flavors of strawberry, raspberry and truffles.

2010 Cabernet Sauvignon-black cherry, chewy tannins, smooth finish, subtle mint and eucalyptus

2010 The Wishing Tree Unoaked Chardonnay, Adelaide, Australia-bright crisp dry white wine with notes of granny smith apple and d'anjou pear.

2011 Cucao PX, Elqui Valley, Chile-the grape is Spanish, Pedro Ximenez, and usually done in a sweeter sherry style of wine. But this Chilean white is crisp and dry with loads of exotic tropical fruit.

2011 Frenzy Sauvignon Blanc,Marlborough, New Zealand-zippy, tangy, refreshing white wine with notes of pink and white grapefruit.

2010 Naire Frizzante Verdejo, Spain-off dry sparkling white with fresh notes of tropical fruit