Good Cheap Wine Guide

Wine and Wine Club Gifts for Mother’s Day!
Every once in a while…I am a genius. I know, it’s hard to believe, but ask anyone (besides my wife. Is “Dip” a term of endearment?) After being bombarded with Mother’s Day ads for everything from pearl pendants to carbon offset coupons I hit upon an idea that […]

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Being educated in the Catholic school environment creates unique images about the Pope. At 6 or 7 years old you think of the Pope as somewhat mystical surrounded by clouds and floating inches above the floor from place to place. There is just such a reverence and aura that comes with the job. When the […]

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Hogue 2005 Genesis Merlot - Red Wine

RATING: Good Enough for My Numb Tongue
“Boy (or boys) Behaving Badly” used to be a bit more edgy as I remember. I mean “back in the day” (as my mother in law loves to say) BBB was associated with a little risk. A pool cue…a ball game or concert […]

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Greener Planet Shiraz-Merlot- Cabernet Sauvingon 2006 $11.00

 
RATING: SERVE TO GUESTS 
Bought this wine simply because of the “organic” handle and of course…it was cheap.  Oh yeah, almost forgot, it was also a cabernet blend from France.   How bad could that be?   Truly deserving of a Wine Quest!  We all know that “green is good” right?  We also […]

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What is it about Sam’s? You go in there for a necessity like bulk cheese curls, then wait in a long line to walk out with a cart full of items that you just “had to have” . Just the same, this week we went “Sam’s Diving” looking for new wines for our […]

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