Article: WINE UNDER $20; Refreshing but Light - New York Times

To imagine how the critic Harold Bloom, a famously omnivorous reader, might feel in Barnes & Noble, stroll into such richly stocked Westchester stores as Zachys and Rochambeau: so many wines, so little time. Even devotees of heavy fiction need light aperitif ''reads,'' like these summer whites. Spain: Osborne Coquinero fino amontillado, an unusual sherry -- an aged fino -- of bracing dryness, with hints of almond. This pale, understated, entry-level aperitif, which doubles one's appetite, is $12 at Mamaroneck Station Liquors, 137 Halstead Avenue, Mamaroneck. (Imported by W. J. Deutsch & Sons in Harrison.) Fino stales quickly. Insist on a recently delivered consignment, keep the wine iced ...