Top 10 Romantic Wines 2009

What makes a wine instill romance? Some wines are sensuous, and can help lubricate the path to passion. They don't necessarily need to be expensive, or sparkling, or have a nude Marilyn Monroe photograph to be sexy wines. Here is a selection of romantic wines that'll put you and your partner in the mood for love any time of year.

Wines For Romance

Winery Bottle to Buy/Price   Sparkling Champagne Deutz 1999 Amour de Deutz Blanc de Blancs; $150 Michel Gonet Marquis de Sade Brut Reserve; $40 Mumm Demi-sec Joyesse; $30   White DeRose Vineyards 2007 Viognier; $27   Red Contessa Wine Cellars Rosa d'Amore; $17 Folie à Deux 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon; $28 Marilyn Wines 2005 Marilyn Merlot; $27 Watts Winery 2003 Dos Amores; $24   Sweet Bonny Doon Vineyard N.V. Raspberry Framboise (half bottle); $12 Osborne Ports & Sherries Osborne Pedro Ximénez 1827 Sherry; $18