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2007 Tablas Creek Côtes de Tablas

Price: $21.99 @ K&L Wines
What They Said:
Per K&L Wines “93 points Robert Parker: “The 2007 Côtes de Tablas is a sensational wine as well as a great bargain. The fact that it is finished with a screw cap may give some consumers the wrong impression, but this is a serious, mouthfilling red. A [...]

2007 Rabbit Ridge Allure de Robles

Price: $4.99 @ Trader Joe’s
What They Said:
Per Trader Joe’s Holiday Guide “This is a Rhône style red wine that could only come from Paso Robles. Why? The nutrient-dense, limestone-rich soils produce grapes of great character. And the variety of climate conditions within the region create distinctive flavor profiles that are unquestionably Rhône-esque, but with [...]

2007 Trentatre Rosso

Price: $5.99 @ Trader Joe’s imported by Santini Fine Wines
What They Said:
Per the bottle “Trentatre in Italian means: Thirty-three. We came up with this belnd of three exciting varietals quite by chance when barrel tasting “TATA” a Montepulciano is the winemaker’s cellar. Amongst the barrels of Montepulciano ageing in the wine cellars, we [...]

2007 Dr. Jebediah Drinkwell’s Meritage

Price: $8.99 @ Trader Joe’s
What They Said:
There is nothing official here. Though the front of the bottle was appealing the back was filled with lyrics I’ve chosen not to retype here. That said feel free to friend up

2007 Bodegas Luzon Jumilla

Price: $6.99 @ K&L Wines imported by The Henry Wine Group
What They Said:
Via wine.com “The 2007 Luzon is 65% Monastrell and 35% Syrah. Purple-colored, it exhibits a bouquet of spice box, violets, and blueberry. On the palate this smooth-textured wine offers generous savory fruit, good balance, and a pure finish. Drink it over [...]

2007 Chariot Gypsy

Price: $4.99 @ Trader Joe’s
What They Said:
Per Jim Neal “The Chariot Gypsy 2007 is a delicious blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and Sangiovese from great vineyards in the Napa Valley, and Sonoma, and Monterey Counties. Winemaker Jeff Hunsaker describes the wine like this: “The 2007 ‘Gypsy’ displays a dark garnet color [...]

2006 San Greal Red Supper Wine

Price: $6.99 @ Trader Joe’s
What They Said:
Per the bottle “San Greal the French word for “Holy Grail” is derived from the ancient words sang real, translated to mean “royal blood”. Our “San Greal” Red Supper Wine is produced from our estate vineyards using sustainable farming practices. This wine displays brillant berry aromas with [...]

2006 J. Vidal-Fleury Cotes du Rhone

Price: $6.99 @ Trader Joe’s imported by W.J. Deutsch & Sons
What They Said:
Per wine.com “Brilliant garnet red color. Red fruits and spices on the nose. The mouth reveals rounded tannins (thanks to the stay in the oak barrels), a warm and full-bodied wine with an uncommon and lasting aromatic intensity. The proof that Côtes-du-Rhône can [...]

2005 Callabriga Dao Red

Price: $8.99 @ Trader Joe’s imported by Evaton Inc.
What They Said:
Per wine.com “CALLABRIGA DÃO 2005 is deep red in colour with lively aromas of fresh and ripe fruits, and has some notes of resin and aromatic herbs. Full-bodied, it is abundant and firm in tannins, with lively acidity. This acidity is still present on [...]

2006 Dynamic Mendocino Red Table Wine

Price: $8.99 @ Trader Joe’s
What They Said:
Per Ceago Vinegarden well not much about the wine but they did have this to say about biodynamic farming; “Our Vineyards are grown and certified Biodynamic by Demeter which adheres to the DYNAMIC farming methods established in the early 1920s by Rudolf Steiner. The Biodynamic Tower on our [...]