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It’s a wine that is got no real off-notes but not much to crow about either. It’s a wine that’s most like a cab more than anything else. If that’s your “bag” give it a try. Best with dinner than for just sipping. But at this price, better buys might be had else where. Check our best of list....

Mellow, soft, and very tasty. While it doesn't have great depth or intensity, it is an all around 'great' drinking and companion wine. Pick a young immature sprite to drink this with. And at this price, it also good for a night of carousing.

It’s a passable white wine for most occasions. Sipable, if the 2nd bottle you open for the evening. It would be ok for dinner too, but don’t tax it too much.

One of a rainbow – and I mean do mean rainbow – of wines from these guys. When all the varieties are all lined up together it makes a rainbow from one end of the spectrum to the other. This one isn’t bad for the price but another year might help it or some aeration.

It’s not quite like the Kenny Roger’s song, but pretty close. This one you don’t walk away from completely, but you might want to at least think about it.

So bitter sweet; It has the basis to be great, but never follows through. Possibly it was a bad year for the grape? Use on an impure maiden or just to swill the night away.

For having no distinguishable flavors, this is a pretty tasty wine. Maybe I'm starting to like bland more than I use to? While not for your highly sophisticated crowd, it goes well with any casual event. Water sprites, tree nymphs, or even a mountain satyr bud, this goes well with all.

Cheap French wines rarely let you down, and this is no exception. It has a nice neutral balance with enough bite to clear the palette during dinner.

A wine reviewed while whiling away the hours at a local Austin watering hole. Not a spectacular wine, as it needs (at least for me) something more for my taste buds. But you have to love the name, and yes, it does have a screw cap closure.

Another cheap French wine, another satisfied customer. It's not complex, but it does hit the spot. Goes well with pistachios, but with it's neutrality and table red base, it would probably go decently with almost anything with a bit of flavor or spice. I wouldn't suggest drinking this with either pairs or apples.

It’s drinkable wine from Texas. Try this one instead of the typical White Zin you might be uncorking tonight.

It’s a better red wine for dinner perhaps than for just sipping. Letting this wine breath 20 minutes before imbibing will help, but may not totally overcome all its issues.

It’s a good effort for this port, but it’s lacks a complexity and color as compared to other ports of the same age and price. Try one of those instead.

It’s an another wine from the Gallo stable, this one a white. Good for sipping but perhaps not for dinner.

It’s another clandestine review at a local eatery. (Johnny Carrino’s) Drinkable, but frankly you might do better with their house wines than this one. Although if you are looking for a floor show, the waiter removing the cork (which appeared to be a reconstituted variety) made for some entertainment as it broke in the bottle while he was removing it. Sadly, that was the highlight for this wine.