Good Cheap Wine Guide

Rosemount Estate, Mudgee Hill of Gold Shiraz 2004 $9

My wife is possibly one of the most competitive people I have ever met.  I used to be the only runner in the family…now she does marathons.  I used to kick her butt in tennis…soundly…I mean “ha ha” butt kicking…after 5 years of lessons and playing a [...]

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Trinchero Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 $10.99

  RANKING: Serve Proudly to Guests

Another great little California Red Wine for around ten bucks!  Sunday evening, I’m on the verge of going 0-5 on my fantasy team!  (Who knew Schaub would get the flu?  You just can’t win without a QB!)  Unbelievable.  To punish myself for my poor judgement [...]

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Berringer Chenin Blanc 2006 $4.99
RANKING: Good Enough for My Numb Tongue
 A group of us that work together had a little picnic a week or so ago.  Of course it rained which washed out the softball and tennis, but we still had a great time meeting each others spouses and family.  (I am sure many people [...]

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RATING: Serve Proudly to Guests
I wrote a post recently about visiting the Adam Puchta Winery and sampling their Hunters Red.    I finally had the chance to open up a bottle and sample more than a mouthful.  True to our mission, we discovered a good cheap wine that you can serve to guests!  Yes, this wine quest [...]

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Rosenblum Cellars California Zin Vinter’s Cuvee XXX
 
RANKING:  Serve Proudly to Guests
Triple XXX can mean a lot of things, usually not suitable for friendly conversation, depending upon your circle of friends of course.  In this case the XXX is certainly worth bringing up in group conversation.  Rosenblum Cellars has put together a surprisingly tasty Zinfandel available [...]

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