2009 Roots Run Deep Educated Guess Cabernet Sauvignon

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So I find this wine called Educated Guess, and I gotta tell you - it's a freakin awesome cab! The name comes from the winemakers having a discussion of why wine prices were going up and quality … [Read more...]

2008 Graham Beck “Gamekeepers” Reserve Cabernet

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WHOA! Park Avenue Wine bar in Barrington, IL is fast becoming one of my favorite stops on the way home from a hard day of CHEAP WINE FINDING! I walk in there last night, and it's 99.997% … [Read more...]

2008 Black Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon – $9

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Sometimes, supermarket wines rise above their humble origins and really deliver the goods. There is nothing about the Black Ridge Cab that leads you to believe it is anything but average, that is … [Read more...]

2009 Coopernet Cabernet Sauvignon – $14

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This wine is dedicated to the first place Chicago White Sox and their fans. As everyone knows, championship teams are built around pitching and the White Sox having a pitching coach second to … [Read more...]

2007 Snap Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon – $8

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Had an interesting wine at my local P.F. Chang's last night, where they do a little something different for their flights - they offer a "build your own" flight of three. I went for the 2007 … [Read more...]