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Rather Stunned at the Grifone Sangiovese, $4 at Trader Joe's

Jammy and easy to drink, the $4 Grifone Sangiovese really surprised me. I should buy a case.

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For Fans of HUGE, Jammy Red Wines, Check out the Opolo 2010 Summit Creek Zinfandel

 

 

Huge and jammy like the similary priced Predator Zin, the Opolo, also found at Costco for the price of about $15, is a home run in my big jammy red wine quest. 

Looking for Huge Jam Wine? Look No Further: Predator Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi Appellation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased for about $15 at Costco yesterday, the Predator Old Vine Zinfandel from Lodi is a HUGE, jammy wine. To me it tastes like a $100 bottle of red. My wife and I are swooned by this rippling red monster of a wine. 

Great Wine at Trader Joe's for Under $12: 2011 Bridlewood Central Coast Red Blend

 

 

Carrie bought the 2011 Bridlewood red blend for about $11. We just tried it. Huge, supple, smooth, bursting with berries. Tastes like a much more expensive bottle of wine. 

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Alamos 2011 Red Blend from Argentina Gets a 10 out of 10

 

 

Carrie bought this Alamos Red Blend for about $8 at Sprouts. Huge, rippling layers of fruit, cherries and blackberries, perfectly balanced by acidity. This one gets a 10. 

Best Red Wine I've Had in Recent Memory: Epicuro Riserva 2009

 

Carrie bought the Epicuro Riserva 2009 at Trader Joe's for $5. Insane if you like huge, thick, rippling red wines exploding with blackberries and cherries. I know I do. 

First Time in a Year I Spent More Than $10 on a Bottle of Wine Pays Off: The 2008 Stonehedge Reserve Zinfandel

 

I think I paid about $18 for the Stonehedge 2008 Zinfandel Reserve several months ago and forgot about it when Carrie said let's celebrate our week off teaching and open it up. Amazing. I won't go into pretentious wine-speak. I'll just say I like my red wines huge, full-bodied, and fruity and the Stonehedge fits the bill. Worth remembering this one. 

2008 Apothic Red Gets a 9 on a Scale of 0-10.

The 2008 Apothic Red, which I purchased for about $10, is a blend of Syrah, Zin, and Merlot. Huge with lots of black cherries and strawberry fruit, the wine deserves a 9, especially for its price. 

A "$50" Bottle of Red for Under $10: The Valentin Syrah, 2008

 

I like my red wines big, supple, rippling, layered, exploding with dark berries and black cherries. The Valentin Syrah, from Argentina, is the best under $10 red I've had in a few years. Highly recommended. 

A Wine to Die For: The Menage a Trois California Red Wine

Vinted and bottled by Folie A Deux winery, the 2007 Menage a Trois is a blend of Zinfandel, Merlot, and Cabernet. 

I don't remember what I paid, about $11. Nor do I remember if it was Trader Joe's or Costco. What I do know is that I would buy this again. Full bodies, rich strawberry flavor, a lot of fruit, this blend is easy to drink. 

You can tell by my forgetting above that I need to start taking wine notes. An even more egregious example is that I had a Syrah at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill in Las Vegas. It was about $15 a glass and I almost died it was so good. The name? Forget it.