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I am the master of cheap wine. I only insist on reviewing wines less than five dollars a bottle, with a few exceptions of course.
Location: Rawnd Rawk, Texas (yeehaw), United States
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2003 Dominus Napanook
(2007-09-06 03:14:05 UTC)Gets better as it breathes. Very dry. Incredible bottle of wine. Drink it with meat on a special occaision or by itself just because.
2005 Ugni Viognier
(2007-05-12 21:39:34 UTC)Not a bad bottle of wine, but the Ugni makes it too sweet. It's not a full Viognier but instead is a 50/50 blend of Viognier and Ugni. Probably great with spicy foods, but I'd still prefer Honey Moon or another full Viognier.
2005 Honey Moon Viognier
(2007-05-12 21:36:45 UTC)Unbelieveably good wine for the price. Goes great with chicken pasta and alfredo sauce. Drank it all and made the wife drink Two Buck Chuck. ;)
2004 Sanford Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir
(2007-04-22 04:12:48 UTC)bought this thing at CostCo b/c I recognized it from the movie Sideways. I think. anyway it's pretty good. way more expensive than my usual purchase but hey you have to splurge once in a while. much more bold than most pinots.
2004 Bear's Lair Merlot
(2007-03-05 14:36:39 UTC)Really good cheap Merlot. slightly tannic and finishes clean. really good for the money.
2003 Clancy's
(2007-02-24 10:19:26 UTC)When not trolling for $3 and $4 wine at Trader Joe's I like to get a bottle of this at CostCo ($15 here in the ATL).
This is a phenomenal wine. Bold and smooth. Got this once when we couldn't find a Hedges for my wife.
2005 A to Z 2005 Pinot Noir
(2007-01-25 14:27:05 UTC)Really great wine. Goes with just about everything too.
Be careful or you'll end up drinking the entire bottle to yourself in a single sitting. That ain't healthy.
2004 Black Mountain Zinfandel
(2007-01-25 14:25:18 UTC)This wine is really horrible. Tastes like Robitussin but without the benefits of a buzz. This review is for the 2005. My recommendation is to splurge on something that costs about a buck more like Smoking Loon or something. Yuch.
2005 Charles Shaw Shiraz 2005
(2007-01-13 15:39:51 UTC)this gets four stars because of the price. incredible bottle of wine for $2-4. doesn't finish sour like a lot of shiraz/syrahs out there.

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