Over the last few months I have discovered a number of new and quite tasty wines at very reasonable prices. Here are a few...
McManis and Insatiable Petite Sirah: I was reading recently in I believe it was a Wine Enthusiast magazine on starting a wine cellar. Most of the wines were from France or Italy but when it finally did get to California I was very surprised to see Petite Sirah as the recommended collectible from that region. After trying both the McManis and Insatiable Petite Sirah's I am starting to see what so special about this variety. The Insatiable is absolutely a treat. Extremely Spicy with lots of berry flavors. Definitely something I recommend everyone to try at some point. And at less than 10 dollars a bottle it shouldn't be a tough buy.
For what I feel is a little more of a traditional Petite Sirah arount the same price, I recommend the McManis Petite Sirah. The best way for me to describe this is to have you all imagine taking a bite of blueberry pie. Yes blueberry pie. I am not usually a big blueberry fan but this is really a treat.
Other great values from these brands come in their Cabernets, Insatiable's Red Blend, and McManis' Zinfandel.
Other everyday wines I have enjoyed that can be bought for 10 dollars and under include: House Red, Cable Car Cabernet, Grayson Zinfandel, and Chessman Cabernet.
I hope you try these and enjoy. Cheers!
