SKI
November 2004
By Everett Potter

Best Cellars

Rainbow Ranch Lodge >Big Sky, Mont. The subterranean, river-rock-lined Bacchus Room holds some 6,500 bottles-including labels from Austria, France, Portugal and Spain-at prices ranging from $20 to $2,000. Proprietor Patrick Hurd is the only certified sommelier in Montana. Ask him for a cellar tour.

Collector's Pick Hurd's new favorite, a 2000 Littorai, Hirsch Vineyard, Sonoma Pinot Noir ($110)

Contact 800-937-4132; rainbowranch.com