Blackstone California Merlot 2009 6.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Our Merlot is our signature style, with rich fruit aromas, supple oak characteristics and soft tannins. You'll discover dark cherry and berry aromas with a touch of clove to please the palate. The texture is ripe and soft in the mouth, with a smooth, lingering finish." Regular price is $8.99. Limited time price.

Joel Gott Relative Red 2009 13.99/750 ml.
A California red wine blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Winery notes: "The 2009 Relative Red opens with focused aromas of leather and spices with subtle hints of strawberry and burnt tar.The big, dense mid-palate features sweet and spicy fruit, soft tannins, and deep, dark, rich tones. The wine finishes with a beautiful structure. The fruit for Relative Red comes from locations throughout California, including Lodi, napa Valley, and Knights Valley. Family is an essential pillar that supports much of what we do here at Joel Gott wines. Both our work families and our home families are made up of diverse yet connected elements that come together to create enjoyable, fun experiences. This wine is no different; it carries the name, Relative, as a nod to the family that created it and the elements of which it’s composed. The resulting wine is our finessed and structured version of a ready-to-drink red blend."

A-Mano Primitivo Puglia 2008 9.99/750 ml.
Bottle notes: "A Mano Primitivo (the same grape as Zinfandel - but Italian) is loaded with ripe red berry fruit and soft tannins. The flavors conspire to explode in the mouth and make you hunger for more."

Dinastia Vivanco Rioja Crianza 2008 18.99/750 ml.
Parker/Wine Advocate rating 90 points. "The 2008 Dinastia Vivanco Crianza is made from 100% Tempranillo and aged for 16 months in French and American oak. Balsam wood, tobacco, cinnamon, clove, violets, and black fruit aromas lead to a ripe, sweetly-fruited, nicely proportioned Crianza that is likely to blossom for another 1-2 years and drink well through 2020."

Frances Coppola Diamond Series Blue Label Merlot 2009 15.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Our Blue Label Merlot has brilliant, deep garnet color with aromas of bright red cherries and clove spice. Supple red plum and black cherry flavors highlight the palate, with subtle notes of light milk chocolate and vanilla bean evident on the long finish." Limited time, save $2.

Joel Gott 815 California Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 14.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "The Joel Gott 2009 815 Cabernet Sauvignon offers engaging and layered aromas of blackberry and dark plum with hints of spice, cedar and vanilla. The polished tannins and velvet texture lead to an elegant and long finish. We shop California’s premier wine growing regions including Napa, Lake County, Mendocino, Lodi and Sonoma for the 815 blend. The Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa is complex with great depth. Lake County fruit provides the wine with minerality and rich texture, while the Mendocino fruit supplies spice and bright red fruit character. The Lodi component shows dark fruit and soft texture and the Sonoma fruit also adds a touch of spice and fruit. The blend from these vineyards and regions results in a beautifully orchestrated wine."

Milbrandt Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 13.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Our 2008 Traditions epitomizes Eastern Washington Cabernet. It is dark, harmonious and complex with black cherry, plum, cassis, vanilla, spicy oak, chocolate, dried herbs and a whiff of mint. While it is soft on the palate there are enough fine-grained tannins to lend an approachable, velvety structure. Open a bottle with roasted meats, stews, lamb kebabs, cassoulet, hamburgers, barbecue, ribs, sloppy joes, tacos or pizza. Composition: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Malbec." Wine Spectator 89 points; Tasting notes: "Polished and generous, with currant, blackberry and espresso flavors that glide smoothly through the expressive finish."

Acanto Yecla 2007 16.99/750 ml.
Yecla is the region in Spain where this wine originates. The blend is 65% Monastrell - also known as Mourvedre, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Garnacha - or Grenache, grown in high altitude vineyards with limestone soils, and aged in French and American oak barrels for just under a year. This is a fruity, new world style wine, with blackberry aromas, layers of brambly berries, graphite and cassis on the palate, and sweet wood smoke and firm tannins on the finish.

Capçanes Lasendal Garnacha 2007 15.99/750 ml.
From the Montsant region in Spain. A blend of 85% Grenache, 15% Syrah, aged in French and American oak for nine months. Medium ruby with flecks of violet; exotic aromas of kirsch, spice cake, vanilla, toast, ripe and nicely concentrated but not over-matured. Very Garnacha-like in character; expect a lot of fruit and a medium finish with ripe, sweet tannins.

Cave De Rasteau La Domelière Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2009 13.99/750 ml.
When the supply of this delicious southern Rhône is depleted, one can only hope the next vintage is this good. Get it while it's here, and see why Wine Spectator rates it 90 points, and put it on their Annual Top 200 list. Here's what they said: "Ripe and well-focused, delivering a dark beam of plum, fig sauce and graphite, laced with hints of lavender and pastis. Very solid, with nice buried acidity holding the finish together. Drink now."

Garnet Monterey Pinot Noir 2010 14.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Dark garnet in color, the wine offers great balance and purity of flavor, with strawberry and rhubarb jam, mineral, spice and violets. It's full-bodied, fresh and lively."

Angels Landing Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 18.99/750 ml.
The 2010 Napa Cab from the Angels Landing label is an exciting arrival. Previous vintages have been really great for the price.

The Dreaming Tree Crush North Coast Red 2009 13.99/750 ml.
The Dreaming Tree wine label is a collaboration between musician Dave Matthews and wine maker Steve Reeder. Winery notes: "For Crush, Dave and I hand-selected a special blend of our favorite varieties to create a red wine that pulls you in with notes of smoky berry and a pop of raspberry jam. Around the dinner table or out on the patio, it’s a wine you’re going to want to share with your favorite people. - Steve Reeder. "

The Culprit Sonoma County Red Blend 2009 17.99/750 ml.
Tasting notes: "A big, bold wine with deep flavors of blueberry syrup, blackberry jam and dark chocolate, lifted by fresh raspberries and framed with velvety tannins. This fruit-forward, palate-pleasing beauty finishes long, lingering and smooth." Composition: 32% Syrah (Shiraz), 28% Zinfandel, 13% Petite Sirah, 9% Sangiovese, 7% Grenache, 5% Barbera, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Primitivo, 1% Merlot. Compare to "The Prisoner" and other similar high-quality power blends from California.

Rubus Napa Valley Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 19.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Its long finish displays full mature flavors of blackberry, currant and chocolate with just a hint of toasty oak and black cherry. The tannins are refined and polished, allowing the fruit to be the focus. Serve this Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon with a variety of bold preparations ranging from Osso Bucco to grilled red meats and cheeses." Released at $27.

Sivas Sonoma California Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 15.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "The aroma is very fruit driven, with a nice combination of blackberry, red currant, and a background of dark chocolate and cocoa. A hint of brightness in the fruit aromas, together with the classic Cabernet depth, signals this wine's Sonoma County roots. On the palate, dark chocolate-covered cherry flavors meet hints of mocha, and the dark fruit profile carries all the way through the lively mid-palate. The mouthfeel is soft and silky, with mouthfilling, velvety tannins that give the wine finesse and marry well with the wine's light acidity. In addition, the mixture of French and American oak aging lends light touches of vanilla and cinnamon to this wine's background complexity. This wine's focused fruit profile and depth, finishing with a long raspberry note, makes this wine stand out as a classic Sonoma County Cabernet. Serve Sivas Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon with short ribs and truffled mashed potatoes to further bring out this wine's berry flavors. Blue cheese and figs would also pair well, as would a braised lamb shank over a bed of orzo."

Cakebread Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 79.99/750 ml.
Winery notes: "Our 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon grabs the taster's attention immediately with enticingly fresh, fruit-forward aromas of black currant, blackberry and boysenberry, joined by seductive chocolate and roast coffee scents. Beautifully structured on the palate, it boasts intense, concentrated, dark berry and cassis flavors balanced by supple, well-knit tannins and a long, flavorful finish with fine acidity and savory mocha tones. Delightful to drink now, this rich, elegant Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will blossom fully with another 5 to 7 years of bottle age."

Far Niente Estate Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 99.99/750 ml.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) rates it 93 points, saying, "The finest Cabernet Sauvignon I have ever tasted from Far Niente may be the 2007 Estate. Its dense purple color is accompanied by fragrant aromatics of creme de cassis, spice box, underbrush, and forest floor. Voluptuously-textured and full-bodied with superb purity and depth as well as a layered, complete finish, this terrific wine should be drinkable before the 2006, but age just as long 20-25+ years. " Winery notes: "Intense aromas of blackberry and boysenberry along with licorice and perfume. A juicy and silky entry is followed by a velvety midpalate, rich with layers of ripe purple fruit and cassis. Well-integrated and melting tannins lead to a long and juicy finish. Aged 16 months in 70% new French oak."