This wine has a high bar set for it, the 2003 vintage was so good it earned a “Cheap Thrill” seal of approval. They changed the label a bit and I think it looked more elegant before…

I wasn’t impressed by the Cab of the same label but I already bought it so I’m giving the Merlot a try. It has the same, very pleasant looking label on the bottle…

This is the third or fourth year I’ve tasted this same Merlot from the same vineyard. It’s never a bad wine and it can show flashes of brilliance in certain years…

The label feels like parchment paper and has a very Californian look to it. The wine is deep purple in the glass and has a potent aroma of dark fruit and almost a creamy sweetness to it…

Made in Italy and then imported to California, this wine has a slightly more “old world” smell to it. It’s funny how after a while you start to recognize characteristics of regions and how different countries make wine differently…

Deep in color and smells of a chocolate-covered cherry. It starts out tasting like very little but then a distinct blueberry flavor takes over…