A Wine of the Times

With everyone feeling the weight of the economy these days, it is nice go home after a long day , put your feet up and enjoy a glass (or two!) of wine without the guilt of the money factor. This is where Colombia Crest's Vineyard 10 Red Wine comes in. At $5-6 a bottle , it is inexpensive (sounds better than cheap!) , a lot of bang for your buck flavor wise, and best of all it actually tastes good! I usually am a California wine snob, not for any particular reason, maybe it is just the roots of my raising...(you can take the girl out of California but you can’t take California out of the girl…) but those guys up in Washington know how to make a decent bottle of red! Vineyard 10 is a bold red wine with a lot of big jammy flavors. This wine pairs well with pastas but is also great just on its own. For the white wine aficionados, Columbia Crest also makes a Vineyard 10 White, but I have yet to try it. For those of you that are feeling rich, Colombia Crest Grand Estates also makes a nice Cabernet Sauvignon (preference 2006) at $9-12. So sit down and unwind with your Thursday evening glass (it is after all, almost the weekend) and don’t feel guilty about it!