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_________High Spirits Special_________WhereTo Find The Best Buys In Bottles: A WinelistYou may not be an oenophile or feel versed in viniculture, but still want to have a good bottle of wine with your holiday season meal.A look at the array of %u201c specials%u201d at your local liquor store is somet imes an overwhelming experience with the rows upon rows of wines upon wines%u2014from France, Italy, Spain, California and New York%u2014ranging in price from $3 to the double digits. How do you decide the best values among these specials? Here is a rundown of what some merchants consider to be the best buys in their stores right noAt St. George Wine and Liquor,50 Clinton Street, the best buy, says owner Leon Paley, in white wine is Moreau Blanc, produced by Moreau, $3.59. The best buy in reds, he says, is a Bcaujolais Villages Domaine de Pierreux, a 1978 vintage for $4.49.The best buy in white wines at Van Vleck Liquors, 116 Montague Street, is Van Vleck's Cep de Vin Macon Villages, a 1977 Burgundy area dry white wine. In reds, the best buy is a Bordeaux Red from the Medoc region in France, 1975 vintage for $4.49 a bottle, a smooth dry red wine.Guido Bellamo at LockwoodL iq u o rs , 571 Hicks St., says his best buy in an Italian dry white wine, a Fontant Candida, FrascatiSuperiore for $3.49 a fifth; in reds he recommends a dry red wine from Sicily, Corou sells for $4.79 At Towne Liquor, 73 Clark Street, Brooklyn Heights, the best recommended buy in white wines is a Chateau Lamothe, a crisp dry white bordcaux for $2.99 of 1977 'image; in reds the recommendation is a fruity full bodied red wineContinuedostracized, but you will stand out. People standing at Minsky%u2019s bars look like people who haven%u2019t given up on the 1%0%u2019s. Wearing plaid shirts, Levi dungarees, they eschew the new chic outfits. The bar itself has three hanging Tiffany lamps, and yellow, peeling walls, which give an old, bordering on ragged, but homey feel to the bar.In the back two separate rooms exist for dining, one an addition with a painted white brick wall. They arc always filled and busy with people eating Minsky%u2019s popular hamburgers and omelettes. Many people feel relaxed enough to dine at the bar. Minsky's is a neighborhood bar where people can be heard talking about the new woman who moved in to Carroll Street, or the state of the dollar, or why apartment rents are skyrocketing.MINSKY%u2019S, 222 7th Ave., 499-2311.of 1976, a Domaine de Perignon for $4.49.Robert Janetschek of Brennan%u2019sLiqour, 455 Atlantic Ave. recommends in reds a California burgundy of the Paul Masson vineyards for $2.69; in reds a California Almadcn Pinot Chardonnay of 1977 vintage sells for $4.29.At Marcolini Wines and Liquors,Snooky%u2019s PubWhat you notice about Snooky%u2019sPub immediately is its noise level. The decibel level, as compared to most Brooklyn bars, is amplified like a stereo playing at full volume. Everyone at the bar is talking and gesticulating. A tension pervades Snooky%u2019s Pub that doesn%u2019t happen at too many other Brooklyn bars. This tension stems from male and females vying for each other%u2019s attention. In short, Snooky%u2019s is more of a single%u2019s bar, than other Brooklyn bars.Men and women take positions here. One woman stands with her arms folded in a defensive, keep your distance pose. Another woman slouches on the bar, facing front, announcing that she is ready to meet someone. At Snooky%u2019s you arc what your body does and says. The bar itself has a nautical motif. The top of the bar is a deck from a boat; two model ships adorn the66 Hicks Street, the best buy in white wine i^ a Muscadet Domain de la Sensive for $3.59; and in reds there is La Colombo Rouge, a French wine for $2.79 At 322 7th Avenue, Park Slope, Schaehers Liquors says the best buy in their shop is Jean Moreau%u2019s Moreau Blanc, a French Chablis for $3.59. If you want a red wine, Samwalls. Most patrons wear tight-fitting designer jeans with names like Bon jour, Sassoon, and Clouds emblazoned on their posicriors.SNOOKY%u2019S PUB, 140 7th Ave.,788-3245.Iron Horse PubLike an oblong studio apartment, the Iron Horse Pub is one large room. There are no gimmicks here.The Iron Horse Pub is a drinking person%u2019s pub. Jimmy Brcslin could easily film his Piel%u2019s Beer commercial, accentuating the %u201c drinking man's beer.\congregate here. At the Iron Horse music is played every night from nine-thirty until two, except for Monday nights when the football games take priority, and music starts after the fourth quarter ends.The music varies, sometimes jazz, occasionally rock, and country too. No renovation here. A tin ceiling, wooden paneling, and dark lightingSchacher recommends a Chateau Laurent an, a light dry Bordeaux of 1976 vintage for $3.49.At the Liquor Shoppe, 108 7thAvenue, the best buys, says Manny Kotsonas in both red and whites, arc Robert Mondavi table wines, a premium California vineyard, $3.24 a fifth or $5.99 for a magnum (50 ounces).create a no-nonsense atmosphere.IRON HORSE PUB, 187 7thAve., 788-8577.City LightsOpen only six months City Lightsis struggling to establish an identity. Its large plate glass window and hanging plants look inviting, but inside on a Friday night it seems like a Tuesday afternoon. A new music policy for the back room, ranging from jazz groups to Latin-Afro music, hopes to lure people to City Lights. The bar itself is dark; two full mirrors reflect the activity back to the patrons. Two stained glass windows give an arty touch. The bar is named after Charlie Chaplin%u2019s movie %u201c City Lights.%u201d City Lights is the new bar in town, trying to break into the 7th Ave. strip of popular Park Slope bars.CITY LIGHTS, 170 7th Avenuenear First Street, no phone.Beaujolais to Give Thanks Ibr1978BEAUJOLAIS!1978 V intageOUR OWN CEP DE VIN SELECTIONSFROM THE INCOMPARABLE PAUL BAUDETBEAUJOLAIS-V1LLAGES..........., .................................................FLEURIE..........................................................................................MOBGON......................................................................................SAINT-AMOUR...............................................................................JULIENAS......................................................................................CHENAS..........................................................................................BROUILLY......................................................................................CHIROUBLES...................................................... %u2022.........................MOULIN-A-VENT...........................................................................BEAUJOLAIS - BRAUD.................................................. 3.29BEAUJOLAIS LACHEZE PETIT FILS...........: ................. 3.29LOUIS JADOT BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES..................... 5.99LOUIS JADOT MOULIN-A-VENT.................................. 9.98CHATEAU DE LA CHAIZE BROUILLY........................... 6.99Bottle Case3.99 43.096.29 67.935.99 64.696.49 70.096.29 67.935,79 62.536.79 62.536.496.9935.5335.5370.0975.5464.69107.7875.54PORTIER Bottle CaseBEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES (DOMAINE DE PIERREUX)......... .... 4.49 48.49BROUILLY (DOMAINE DE CONROY).................................... .... 5.99 64.69MORGON............................................................................... .... 6.75 72,90JULIENAS................................................................................. 6.75 72.90FLEURIE................................................................................... 6.99 75.54MOULIN A VENT.................................................................... .... 7.49 80.891977 V intageBEAUJOLAIS BLANC1977 PAUL BEAUDET............................................................. .... 4.99 53.891977 SIRAUDIN (ESTATE BOTTLED)...................................... .... 4.99 53.891976 V intageSTILL SOME OF THE FABULOUS 1976%u2018SLICHINE (ESTATE BOTTLED)BEAUJOLAIS-VILLAGES...........................MOULIN A VENT.......................................BROUILLY..................................................4.49 48.495.49 59.295.25 56.70William H. Van Vleck says: \the new batch of 1978 Beaujolais\Thanksgiving too! You'll love the fruity, racy guality and the wonderful color of this marvelous vintage. Beaujolais is the perfect wine to serve with the tradi-(*\\VnHI. Van Vleck*) t-ional Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Stop in our store on Montague Street and make your holiday selection now! You'll be glad you did when you taste these great new Beaujolais.lift M n n l a m i o Sh voklvn H eiahts. New York 11201 Telei......>ne: M A 5-5 444November 22. 1979, The PHOENIX. Page 1