Peter Nelson's Picks:
"American Beauties"

America makes some really damn good wines! In honor of our nation's birthday, we highlight four awesome value picks from the U.S.A. (U.S.A.! U.S.A.!), as selected by Peter Nelson, Wine Director at Puritan & Company. What's more American than finding a great deal?

The Wines: 

A rosé with an alien on the cap, from an eccentric California wine pioneer; a wild-yeast Oregon Pinot that Peter personally set up for distribution into MA; a bone-dry full bodied riesling from the Finger Lakes, and a California blend full of sunshine, made from the bin-end juices of a premier producer's very top wines (read: leftovers from the $200 bottles—unreal value). 

• Forge Cellars Riesling “Classique,” Finger Lakes, New York
• Bonny Doon Vineyard Rosé “Vin Gris de Cigare,” California
• Les Brebis Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon
• Bedrock Wine Company “The Whole Shebang!” Red, California