New products are real finds

Just lately I've come across some impressive andoriginal-tasting new wine and spirit products - some sweet, some dryand one without any alcohol.

Be on the lookout for a bizarre blend from Chateau De Baun, 1988Chateau Blanc ($5.50). It is 60 percent Chardonnay and 40 percentSymphony, that floral, sweetly fruity varietal developed at theUniversity of California, Davis, and the basis of all De Baun wines.

Yes, you really can taste the Chardonnay, produced entirely fromDe Baun estate vineyards in the Russian River Valley. The wine isoaky, and apple-lemon flavors abound.

Here's a difficult balancing act well-executed - lots of upfrontfruit and flowers plus …