Good Cheap Wine Guide

Cycles Gladiator Central Coast 2006 Merlot $9.50

RANKING: Share with Friends
I was watching highlights of the Tour de Drugs, sorry… Tour de France action for the day late at night, I was also working on a presentation that had to be ready in the morning. After seeing a picture of some spectator ringing a [...]

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Inglenook California Classic Burgundy

Rating: OK TO COOK WITH
During my “Dennis the Menace”-like childhood I served a stint as an altar boy.  I don’t remember being asked or actually volunteering, but just the same…I wound up serving.  I have very strong memories of putting on the hassock and preparing everything for the mass.  I recall the smoky issue of [...]

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What a loony world. Smoking Loon Cali Cab 2006

RATING: Good Enough to Share with Brother Dave
I was minding my own business, deeply embroiled in thought during a solo lunch at a local deli and provisions shop. What weighed on my mind? I had to replace my lawn trimmer! You just don’t enter [...]

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It’s Our Patriotic Duty!
Ok team USA, your help is needed once again. We need to make yet another national consumer sacrifice in order to preserve the American way of life. The situation is dire! You can see the concern as it is expressed on the face of every TV commentator on every cable news broadcast. [...]

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Estancia Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Paso Robles $13.99

RANKING: SERVE PROUDLY TO GUESTS
What Others Say: winemaker’s notes:
In 1999, Estancia planted nearly 700 acres along the Estrella River benchland in Paso Robles, nearly 400 acres of which is Cabernet Sauvignon. This emerging region is ideal for producing grapes that result in complex and delicious Cabernet Sauvignon displaying intense [...]

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