wines....
 

name some good 8-15 dollar wines...yeah yeah...they're the cheap wines, but they're great everyday drinkers...

I'm enjoying a 2002 CAVIT Pinot Noir right now. wAAAY better than the 2000...

the nose is vanilla and berry, the palette is strong, but not biting like a merlot...

sjd

Pinot noirs are the only wines I'm drinking now. New Zealand is doing some really good ones.

The one I had last night was just like my ex; marvelous style and great legs :)

Move to Italy. The reds taste best there, for some reason. . . .and they are cheaper than water (well, almost)

been to italy...yes they are...ESPECIALLY the ones in the hole in the wall, mom and pop resturaunts...with the resturaunt on the label...mmmm...home ferment...

sjd

Everywhere in Italy I asked for vino rosso locale. It was great and easy to drink.

Okay people, this is "the girlfriend". You are looking for some good wine under $10. Here they are: Angeline (Martin Ray 2nd Lable) Cab is really good for under 10. New one I discovered. Ramirana, Chile, the Carminier is scrumptious. 2 levels, regular and reserve. Reserve is probably retailing around $15. The cabs are "BIG" & jammy, loved them. I would put the Ramirana wines under "You need to try, Trust me". If you want something different, Schutz Oles. Petite Syrah, Rattlesnake Vineyard. Sooooogood, Sooooodifferent. Big & Jammy.

you guys rock...

sjd

Cavit typically has a very consistent, quality product. When they were introduced here in NJ a few years ago they took off like gangbusters. Their Pinot Grigio is a good everyday "table" wine.

The ladies in my neighborhood swear by "2-Buck-Chuck".

Otherwise known as Charles Shaw. Merlot and/or Chard.

It's not really $2/bottle but damn close. Trader Joe's is the place to get it....by the case usually. :cool:

Haha, I tried some Shaw cab last week from Joes. Hangover in a glass - you get what you pay for @ $4.99/ea here in SoCal. Cough up a couple extra bucks and the range of fair wine increases considerably.

Life is too short to drink bad wine - but with kids, mortgage, and 17 year old p-car I can't afford the $20+ wines anymore either. There are tons of import and domestic bargains out there, ask for help from the store in choosing, I do.

There was a bumper crop of grapes the past 1-2 years and as a result the higher quality is filtering down to the cheap seats.

Our favorites lately are German Reislings and Penfolds Rawson's Retreat Merlot. The reisling is a bit sweet but we like it and the Penfolds is a smooth merlot...that also goes down way too easy. ;)

Didn't say *I* drink it :) Some of the ladies in my neighborhood seem to value price over taste.

I tend to stick with the local labels: Chateau St. Michelle or Columbia Crest.