The List

i tried posting this once, but i guess some see it some don't, just kinda depends if you've had wine or not.

from Neel:
So as per Danny's request, ive broken down some wines i like below 50 bucks.

I picked out almost only cab, i dont really drink the other stuff, but if you want, i can piont you to a couple of good bottles of other stuff as the time arises...:P I basically went on BevMo.com and used the price as a filter and selected stuff that i like. next time i go to costco (best place to buy wine) i'll compile another list, i usually have to see to remember, haha.

$10 - 20

Liberty School Cab - find it anywhere, cant beat it
Alexander Valley Cab - still young, but will be very good in about a year or so
Chateau St Jean Cab 04' - pretty good stuff
Conn Creek Cab Limited Release 03' - really good stuff, raising star
Estancia Cab 04' - we drank one of these that my dad gave me, like a '97
Franciscan Cab- cant go wrong for under 20
Kenwood Cab '03- cant go wrong
Rodney Strong Cab '03- people really like it, im so-so on it, but its not bad
Simi 04' Alexander Valley
6th Sense Syrah
St Francis Cab' '03

$20 - 30

Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Cab - good stuff esp when its on sale for ~20
Markham Cab 02' - good stuff
Provenance Cab 04' - love this stuff
Sequoia Grove Cab 03'
St Supery Cab '02- good stuff, esp when on sale for ~25
Simi 03' Alexander Valley

$30 - 50

Groth '03, love this stuff one of my favs, esp when you can find it for like 40 bucks
Jordan 02', great stuff as well, same price as groth
Pine Ridge Rutherford 03, great wine
Silverardo Cab, excellent cab
Joseph Phelps Cab, 03 or if you must 04
Simi Landslide Cab
Stags Leap Cellers Artemis
Stags Leap Winieries '03 Cab
Stags Leap Piette Syrah, the only one id drink.
Trefelton Cab, good wine, a little over rated in my opinion, but you can be the judge if you wish. id drink it.
Franciscan Magnificant, you can pick this bad boy up for like 28 bucks at costco.

happy trials, i guess we got ourselves a little wine club going, hahahha.

drink this

Black Mountain "Fat Cat"
Cab, any year, only $4.99 at TJs (trader joe's)
enjoy

Keepin' cheap and simple, and of course, real.

so you want to keep it real as a wine drinker eh?

weather you consider yourself a beginner, novice, or a fellow wine snob, the liberty school cabernet sauvignon is probably the best bang for your buck you will find.

this wine is bottled from grapes found along the CA coast. while they never tell you exactly where, it can go head to head with a lot of the napa mondavi's and bv's that will cost at least double the price. its got a real smooth, rich taste with the right amount of bite and fruit.

im not about to go into the "hints of strawberry" and what not, cuz quite honestly, i can never taste or smell that shit, but i do know what tastes good and what doesnt. i guess thats the "Neel way to drink wine". liberty school has a clean start and finish, very consistant, and coats your tongue very well. you dont really have to know how to drink wine to drink this bottle. if you dont know much about wine but want to drink it, id start out with this one. although, i wouldnt order it if i were at a restaurant, they typically charge you an arm and a leg for most bottles, but thats a another blog for another time.

it will cost you anywhere from 10-15 bucks, but this bottle is usually the one i recommend as an everyday drinking wine - rich and danny can testify to that. the best thing about this wine? it keeps it real by being what it is, not tryin to be something its not. but thats an entirely different subject.

fyi, i know i didnt put the year, because you will mostly find 04's out there with an occasional 03. they might be even into the 05's now. any way, its just about the same thing for this wine.

im honoed

im honored to have a style of wine drinking named after me. i would like to thank my amigos, danny and rich, for being great fellow wine drinkers. without you guys, id just be considered a drunk rather then a wine snob.

let me start with what exactly a wine snob is. a wine snob is simply someone who may or may not know wine, but act like they do. they are also very particular to a region and/or brand/type of wine. i like to think i know my wines (you can be the judge), and im very particular to napa valley cabs. (cabernet sauvignon) thats not to say i dont drink other wines, because i do, its just not as often. however if you are particular to any other variety, id be happy to discuss some of those.

i look to you guys to drive what you want advice on. i'll probably start with the basics, but if you have any other suggestions, give us a holla'.

peace easy, and drink (un)responsibly.

Danny's request

from Neel:
So as per Danny's request, ive broken down some wines i like below 50 bucks.

I picked out almost only cab, i dont really drink the other stuff, but if you want, i can piont you to a couple of good bottles of other stuff as the time arises...:P I basically went on BevMo.com and used the price as a filter and selected stuff that i like. next time i go to costco (best place to buy wine) i'll compile another list, i usually have to see to remember, haha.

$10 - 20

Liberty School Cab - find it anywhere, cant beat it
Alexander Valley Cab - still young, but will be very good in about a year or so
Chateau St Jean Cab 04' - pretty good stuff
Conn Creek Cab Limited Release 03' - really good stuff, raising star
Estancia Cab 04' - we drank one of these that my dad gave me, like a '97
Franciscan Cab- cant go wrong for under 20
Kenwood Cab '03- cant go wrong
Rodney Strong Cab '03- people really like it, im so-so on it, but its not bad
Simi 04' Alexander Valley
6th Sense Syrah
St Francis Cab' '03

$20 - 30

Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Cab - good stuff esp when its on sale for ~20
Markham Cab 02' - good stuff
Provenance Cab 04' - love this stuff
Sequoia Grove Cab 03'
St Supery Cab '02- good stuff, esp when on sale for ~25
Simi 03' Alexander Valley

$30 - 50

Groth '03, love this stuff one of my favs, esp when you can find it for like 40 bucks
Jordan 02', great stuff as well, same price as groth
Pine Ridge Rutherford 03, great wine
Silverardo Cab, excellent cab
Joseph Phelps Cab, 03 or if you must 04
Simi Landslide Cab
Stags Leap Cellers Artemis
Stags Leap Winieries '03 Cab
Stags Leap Piette Syrah, the only one id drink.
Trefelton Cab, good wine, a little over rated in my opinion, but you can be the judge if you wish. id drink it.
Franciscan Magnificant, you can pick this bad boy up for like 28 bucks at costco.

happy trials, i guess we got ourselves a little wine club going, hahahha.

Introduction

Wecome, this is where Neel will give suggestions or recommendations for excellent wines. While Rich, Danny and whom ever else will give input if any.

Enjoy, and come again!