2008 long point winery cabernet franc

Well, this ended up being a nice surprise.....My actual first cab franc was a NYS wine, though, sadly I do not remember which one. It may have been my first ahah moment in finding my taste buds were switching from sweeter reds to dryer ones.....but, I digress... :)   This was a nice wine we had with a steak dinner.Blended nicely with the steak but didn't overpower it. Nor was it overpowering. I would definately buy this again.

2010 hecht & bannier rose

Ok, I get it, most people are prolly confused by rose (me too) ...the general conception being it is a sweet cheap wine. So, this was cheap, ($8) but really didn't rock my socks. Not terrible by any means, and for the price, won't kill your wallet. It was mostly dry, but not thirst quenching like I was hoping. Prolly not a re-buy....but, if you have never had it...

2010 little penguin shiraz

For $6, not a bad bottle of wine.Nice fruit on first taste, little spicy, but not much of a finish. I would prolly buy this again.

2008 Cameron hughes lot 233 cab sauv maipo valley chile

Didn't do my usual sniffy-sniff on this and went right to the mouth...Bam!! Nice ..went back to the nose and got a snoutfull of black fruit. Now maybe this is because I haven't had any wine in a bit, but this is really good. I have had this wine before, and would buy again.