A Few Good Reds

I love wine but I know little about it.  My Epic wine philosophy comes from the great cajun chef Justin Wilson who famously said "You drink what you like, you".

I do have this odd sense of humor though.  Some years ago, I was at table with a good pal who is a real wine man.  An oenophile.  Along with several other people. One of whom, in a sort of didactic manner, was going on and on about "wine".  At one point, the didactic fellow glanced down the table my way and asked in what I thought was rather an arched manner what I thought of the really great wine we were drinking.  Everyone else at the table had been making smart sounding comments about the wine while I was primarily occupied with consuming it. 

At a loss and on the spot, everyone looking at me, I ventured

"It has a subtle dryness which is at the same time rather wet."

Silence.  Emboldened I pressed on...

"A near flavor which is somehow distant".

A few chuckles including thankfully one from my pal the host who was stifling a howl.  I went for the trifecta...

"The taste of this bottle has a strong undertone of...grapes."

The D.M. returned to his more worthy audience.  I returned to drinking the wine.

Perhaps I am not the fellow to invite to your next wine tasting.  Or perhaps I am.  Either way, I always enjoy looking for cheap [read sub-$10] bottles of wine that I love to drink.  The two bottles shown above fit the bill nicely.  Both have great flavor and can be purchased almost everywhere.  I find them both to have bold grapiness which is near yet somehow far away.  I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.