"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine." -- Thomas Aquinas
Red
(Note- prices might have gone up since this list was started in 2008 but shouldn't be too far off)
Wine Type: UnOaked Cabernet Sauvignon.
Name: Simply Naked
Year: 2010/California
Purchased at: Can be purchased at most grocery stores
Price: $7-9
Notes: Jammy, Light tannins, plums, low acidity, unoaked means no wood chips to taste but still very delightful. A good after dinner wine while watching your favorite tv show or movie while the lights are low and it's just you.
Wine Type: Shiraz
Name: Cockatoo Ridge
Year: 2005/S. Australia
Price: $8-10
Notes: twist top, a dry medium odied red. totalbeveragesolution.com
Wine Type: Shiraz
Name: Fish Eye
Year: 2005/ Calalifornia
Price: $4-6
Purchased at: Grocery Store
Notes: Medium acidity, fruity, semi-dry, cheap but yummy, fisheyewines.com
Wine Type: Merlot
Name: Bulletin Place
Year: 2005/ SE Australia
Price: $7-9
Notes: Very fruity with high acidity. If you don't mind the slight sandpaper feeling, a gritty touch to your tongue as it washes over and down your throat leaving remnants of dry fruity goodness. Twist top awesomeness
Wine Type: Beaujolais
Name: Barton & Guestier
Year: 2006/E France
Price: $10-11
Notes: Fresh, Lively, raspberry & strawberry, high acidity that is almost bitter but super smooth fruity taste, high tannins that end with a nice semi-dry finish. The grape is a Gamay. barton-guestier.com
Wine Type: Shiraz/Tempranillo
Name: Osborne Solaz
Year: 2005/Spain
Notes: A perfect blend that begins subtly and ends with a fresh finish. osbornesolaz.com
Wine Type: Monastrell Merlot
Name: El Bully Enciro
Year: 2004/ Spain-Jumilla
Price: $4-6
Notes: 85% Monastrell, 15% Merlot, Plastic Cork, Medium bodied, fruity middle, and semi-dry finish, Cherry goodness meshed with raspberry and licorice. Very good along with very cheap.
Wine Type:Chianti
Name: Ecco Domani
Price: $9-11
Notes: 100% Sangiovese Grapes, heavy yummy warmth. excellent wine. eccodomani.com
Wine Type: Chianti
Name: Straccali
Notes: Very good cheap wine that I found in a resturant. Delectable. Good choice for first time red wine drinker.
Wine Type: Beaujolais- Villages
Name: George Duboeuf
Year: 2006/ France
Price: $10-12
Notes: Grape- Gamay, Moderately sweet, with a bit of tang in the first sip, moderately sweet with excellent finish. georgeduboeuf.com
*** Via Wine & Spirits Magazine
Georges Duboeuf cru Beaujolais are refreshing reds for the lawn at Tanglewood, your hamper stocked with fresh raspberries, charcuterie and crisp baguettes. Chill down the Julienas or Moulin-à-Vent and pour it with Mozart.
2010 Moulin-à-Vent Domaine des Rosiers (88 | $18 | 4/12)
2010 Julienas La Trin Quée (87 | $15 | 4/12)
W.J. Deutsch & Sons, Harrison, NY
Wine Type: Pinot Noir
Name: Pepperwood Grove
Year: 2005/France
Price: $8-10
Notes: Plastic (white) cork, very dry with heavy tannins, moderate fruit tastes that are distinctly strawberry, plum, and clove. donandsons.com
More coming soon....
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