Cal Cab

Bang for the buck is always good. The Alexander Valley Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is yummy bang for the buck at $19.99. It has all the characteristics most people look for in a high quality Cab. Nice, rich dark fruit, with some tasty spice notes and a smooth mouthfeel, what's not to love. Delicious as a summer barbque red, this will enhance the thickest of steaks, the coolest of cole slaws and the mountain of potato salads served all summer long. And it's only $19.99. Don't feel like a full bottle? It is also available in half bottles for $10.99 a bottle, along with its brother and sister a Merlot and a Chardonnay in the halves too.

Bargain Cabernet Sauvignon

Shhhhh.

A rep brought in a sample of 2009 Alto Sur, not to be confused with Cono Sur, Cabernet Sauvignon and we sell it for $11.99 a bottle. After I tried it and my eyes did the cartoon bug-out, I sampled Linda with it and she couldn't believe the price to quality ratio either. New rep, will keep him for a while. We bought plenty, enough to get us to the fall, hopefully.

Foodable and guzzleable.

where the white wine at?

I have been on a dissappointing streak of tasting not very good white wines the last few weeks. I don't know why, but wine tasting is streakier than a college student in 1974. NO< don't go there.

Battle of the Cabs.

I have two Cabernet Sauvignon in the store that are steals for $14.99 per bottle. Cannonball is a California Cabernet of dubious parentage. Well, not really, but the appelation, where the grapes are grown in California, is not mentioned. It is an easy drinking tasty Cab the pleases a bunch of people.

Another bunch of people love the Michael Pozzan Knight's Valley Cab. Knight's Valley is above Napa and is home to some pretty special and pretty expensive Cabernets. How he makes this one and only gets $14.99 a bottle is amazing. Another crowd pleaser, food is not need to make these wines shine, but any food, other than seafood will work fine.