From our wine maven Taylor Eason comes inexpensive wines with our inexpensive menus (bolded wines will work for the whole menu, if you don't want to go with course-by-course wines):

David Miller, Savant Fine Dining:

Sweet Potato Soup: Big Fire 2006 Pinot Gris, $15

Heirloom Tomato Salad: Columbia Crest 2007 Two Vines Rose, $10

Braised Lamb in Peach Gastrique with Sweet Potato Scallops and Baby Eggplant: Jaboulet 2005 “Parallele 45” Cotes du Rhone, $15

Fabrizio Schenardi, Pelagia Trattoria:

Polenta with Sauteed Mushrooms: St. Francis 2004 Red, $12

Open-Faced Ravioli: Masi 2006 Masianco Venezie, $15

Seared Salmon with Green Beans: Beringer 2006 Pinot Noir, $20

Fruit Crepes: Banfi 2007 Rosa Regale, $18

Seble Gizaw, Queen of Sheba:

Mashed Potato Salad: Bonny Doon 2005 Le Cigare Blanc California, $20

Lentil Soup: 7 Deadly Zins 2004 Zinfandel, $13

Lamb Tibs: Onix 2006 Priorat, $12

Grass Root Tofu Scramble: Sokol Blosser Evolution #9 11th Edition

Elements, vegetarian menu:

Mushroom Medley: whatever red wine you use in the recipe OR Campo Viejo 2004 Rioja Crianza, $12

Ravioli: S.A. Prum 2006 Riesling, $12

This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2008.