Domaine de Nizas 2006 Red Wine

The Winery:  Domaine de Nizas
The Wine:  2006 Rouge
The Price:  $14.59 at Costco

Domaine de Nizas is located in southern France in Nizas, located in the Coteaux du Languedoc appellation.  The winery was founded in 1998 and focuses on artisan-style wines.

This wine is a blend of 60% Syrah, 35% Mourvedre and 5% Granace. The bottle was sealed with a natural cork and decanted an hour before tasting.  The wine is very dark burgundy in color.  It has aromas of blackberry, black pepper and bell pepper.

This is a very delicious wine.  It has bit of a black pepper bite, countered with generously fruity flavors of blackberry, cranberry and vanilla. This is a $15 wine that absolutely drinks like a $30 bottle. 

Bogle Vineyards 2008 Petite Sirah

The Winery:  Bogle Vineyards
The Wine:  2008 Petite Sirah
The Price:  $9.99 at Safeway

Bogle is a California winery, located in the Sacramento delta.  The grapes used in this wine are from Clarksburg and Lodi.  

The wine bottle was stopped with a natural cork and decanted an hour before tasting.  The wine is dark purple in color and has aromas of blueberry, plum and toast.

This is a fairly tannin-intense wine, with flavors of cranberry, blackberry, plum, vanilla and tobacco.  The wine is well balanced and has plenty of nicely developed flavors.  If you're a fan of Petite Sirah, this is definitely one wine that you should check out for yourself.
  

Dunham Cellars 2008 Three Legged Red

The Winery:  Dunham Cellars
The Wine: 2008 Three Legged Red
The Price:  $15.74 at QFC

Dunham is a Walla Walla, Washington winery.  They have been making wine since 1995, with their first release being a Cabernet Sauvignon.  Before starting Dunham Cellars, founder Eric Dunham interned at Hogue Cellars and L'Ecole No. 41. Besides making the wine, Eric creates the original artwork for some of the wine.

This wine gets it's name from Eric's dog, who he saved from an attack by another dog.  The wine is a blend of grapes, but the exact grapes and percentages are not listed on the bottle or the company website.  The bottle was stopped with a natural cork and decanted an hour before tasting.

The wine is very dark purple in color and has aromas of plum, black cherry and raspberry.  The wine has flavors of blackberry and cherry.  This wine is incredibly delicious!  It is rich and velvety, and bursting with wonderful fruit yumminess!