Rex-Goliath

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Rex Goliath is a pretty cheap yet good Cabernet Sauvignon made in California.

There's some back story about a giant 47 lbs rooster.  What a rooster and wine have in common, I couldn't tell you.

But at $4.00 a bottle, enough said.

Cheap + Good = I will definitely buy it again

Entwine

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Entwine is apparently made at some winery that has some ties to the Food Network.  This bottle of Merlot is made in California.

At about $12.00 a bottle, it's not a bad choice at all. Bonus points to this wine because they give you wine - food pairing recommendations on the back of every bottle and online.

One of my favorites.

Twisted

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So obviously, this is a bigger bottle of wine (1.5L). I had to buy it because of the name, Twisted.  Another Merlot on my list, also from California.

This bottle goes for about $13.00.  It was a good choice. It wasn't bitter or weird tasting at all.

Pinetti Notte

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This bottle of Pinetti Notte is a Primitivo Italian wine.

Pretty cheap at around $7.00 a bottle and pretty tasty.  I like it, so yeah, I would buy it again.

Purple Moon

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A family friend brought over this bottle called Purple Moon.  The bottle says it's a Shiraz from California.

From my research, this bottle is a Trader Joe's exclusive and there is no actual Purple Moon winery.    It also looks like it cost about $4.00.

Gave me a decent buzz so I guess I'm not complaining.

Black Swan

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This bottle of Merlot I tried is from South Eastern Australia.  It's made by Black Swan.

It goes for about $7.00 and was pretty good.  There's really no good reason for why I chose this bottle other than it was cheap.

Doesn't really stand out too much in my mind, but it's not bad either.

Chateau Ksara

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I decided to spend a little more than normal and went for Chateau Ksara from Lebanon.  I bought a 2009 Reserve Du Couvent which I think is a combination of Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Again, I know nothing about wine tasting or what to look for in color, taste or odor.

What I do know is that this bottle cost me about $25.00 (possibly because I bought it from a restaurant and not the liquor store).

All the same, I liked it a lot.  It was smooth, tasted great and it had that color of burgundy wine that you see people drinking in the movies when they're all high class and posh.

I would definitely buy this one again.