This is an excellent value in Cabernet Sauvignon.  There is some Cabernet Franc in the blend.  Purple in color, ruby at the rim.  The nose has black cherries, slight coffee and slight cigar box.  On the palate, this is medium bodied with good acidity.  Black cherries over a bit of char and some dark chocolate.  Nice finish.  This drinks well right now on its own.  It will go well with a steak or burger.  It should be good for another five to seven years if well stored.  

This is blended from red grapes.  I was told that it is Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, but I have not been able to verify this.  It is a light salmon pink in color.  The nose has some strawberries and a bit of simple syrup.  On the palate, this is off dry with some tart notes.  Somewhat like Sweet Tarts.  Light cherries.  This is simple easy drinking.  For those looking for this style, this fits the bill nicely.  It probably would be best to drink these up this year.  

Combine a great value in wine with a store like Costco and the result is a a very nice wine for a very nice price.   In general, I have found the Kirkland wines to be solid values, but this one, perhaps a bit more.  Purple in color.  The nose has black cherries, some spice, slight violets and hint of minerality.  On the palate, this is medium bodied.  Juicy black cherry fruit with a bit of char.  Good balance.  Nice finish.  This drinks well on its own and will work well with casual foods.  drink over the next three to five years.  

Another great value from Cline.  Deep ruby in color.  The nose has cherries, raspberries, bramble and cedar.  Medium bodied.  Some depth and concentration.  The cherries come thru to the palate along with some black cherries.  Nice texture.  Drinks well on its own right now but will work with pizza or pasta or burgers.  This probably should be consumed in the next year or so.  

Another great value from this winery.  Light golden in color.  The nose has lychees and a bit of minerals.  Medium bodied, slightly viscous.  Moderate acidity.  This is slightly sweet on the palate.  A bit of citrus.  Nice finish.  This drinks easily on its own and works with lighter or medium bodied foods.  Drink now, this was probably a bit fresher a year or so ago.  

Cline makes some of the best values in wine.  This is certainly one of them.  Pale salmon pink in color.  The nose has nice watermelons and a bit of cranberries.  Light bodied.  Silky texture.  Good acidity.  The palate is more strawberries with cranberries.  Moderate finish.  This is refreshing.  it will go well with lighter foods and drinks fine on its own.  It should be consumed in the next year.  

This is 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir.  It was disgorged on October, 2017.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has minerals, slight lemons and a bit of spice/oak.  On the palate, this has good acidity.  It has a lemon hard candy quality to it, that I find enjoyable.  Lots of energy.  Long finish.  This should drink well for the next five to seven years.  It will pair well with most foods.  

Graham Beck makes some great values in sparkling wines in South Africa.  This was the best one yet I have tasted.  It is a blend of 77% Pinot Noir and 23% Chardonnay.  The zero refers to the fact that no sugar is added to the wine to help a secondary fermentation.  Copper/gold in color.  The nose has some toast, and citrus/lemons.  On the palate, this is very clean.  Nice acidity.  Lemony with underlying minerality.  Long finish.  This is drinking well now and should continue for another seven to ten years.  It will go with just about any foods.  And, it is a great value.  

An interesting wine.  Tasted as part of a sparkling wine tasting, this stood out as being quite different.  This is a proprietary blend of white grapes, I would be curious as to what.  Silvery gold in color.  The nose is big and toasty.  Nice salinity and minerals.  On the palate, this is slightly sweet and slightly flabby.  It is more about minerality than fruit.  Easy to drink.  Long and persistent finish.  This seems to be made for near term drinking.  It will work with lighter foods.  

Always nice to revisit this wine.  This time it was in a tasting with other sparkling wines and tasted blind.  It started out quite tight and took some time to open up.  It continued to open up all night long.  it was the groups wine of the night though not mine.  Light golden in color.  The nose has a lemon/citrus quality to it along with minerals and slight ginger.  On the palate, the citrus carries thru with nice minerality.  Good acidity.  This is just starting to enter its peak period and  should be good for another decade or more before slowly starting to fade.  With the (better) 2008