Porta

You know she's your best friend when she makes sure that you have two bottles of wine to share!! Porta Reserve 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. Aconcagua Valley. Chile. Can you say raspberries? Plenty of wines boast of their fruit flavors. This one is the epitome. The label says that it offers up raspberries and it sure the hell does! The label is also black with copper lettering. It just oozes upper class. So if you're having over wine drinkers that like to keep it fruity - steer clear of the Arbor Mist and get this one instead. 5 stars because I shared it with my best friend Manda and she made sure my glass stayed full. (SAKE BOMB!)

Goiya

Goiya 2004 Shiraz Pinotage. Another wine of South Africa. Thanks Manda! She paid for it. A huge plus in the wine world eh? Anyway, apparently the South Africans are some damn good wine makers. This particular wine was my first shot at a Shiraz. I was pleasantly surprised. It's from the Hemingway and Hale cellars of fine wines. I almost forgot - the label has artwork on it that I'd like hanging in my home. Check out their site for a very quick and easy wine 101. 5 stars!

Tall Horse

Tall Horse Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. Well worth it if it's not on sale. How can you go wrong if there is a giraffe on the label? You can't! I dig. I dig! Elevate your senses. These are wines of South Africa. Their web site is fun too. Don't be lame. Go buy yourself a bottle and check out the site. 5 stars.

Stone Cellars

Refer to the previous post about the boring label, sale and blah blah blah. The same applies here. Stone Cellars by Beringer actually boasts a tad better flavor than my previous entry. 2.5 stars. Oh and I didn't care for the synthetic and boring cork in bottle. Let's hear it for wine sales - shall we people?

Redwood Creek

Frei Bros. Redwood Creek. California Cabernet Sauvignon. Over 100 years of fine wine tradition. Blah blah blah and the label is that boring too. There was really nothing special nor totally horrid about this wine. The best part was that it was on sale. The worst part was that the bottle was empty too fast. Overall a decent wine. 2 stars.