Wine: Periquita Original. Grapes: Castelao (74 percent), trincadeira (14 percent), aragonez (12 percent) Region: Setubal Peninsula, Portugal Vintage: 2010 Price: $9.99 Availability: Lee's Discount Liquors, Total Wine In the glass: This Periquita...

Wine: Baron des Chartrons Bordeaux. Grapes: Merlot (60percent), cabernet sauvignon (40 percent) Region: Bordeaux, France Vintage: 2009 Price: $9.99 Availability: Lee's Discount Liquors In the glass: Baron des Chartrons wine is a deeply opaque ruby-...

Wine: Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon. Grape: Cabernet sauvignon Region: Valle do Central, Chile Vintage: 2010 Price: $4.99 Availability: Lee's and supermarket chain stores In the glass: Santa Rita cab is a deep, dark-ruby red color with an opaque...

Wine: Anthropology Shiraz. Grape: Shiraz Region: Central Ranges, New South Wales, Australia Vintage: 2010 Price: $8.99 Availability: Vons In the glass: Anthropology Shiraz is a very dense eggplant color with a pitch blackish core going out into a...

Wine: Hob Nob Vineyards Wicked Red. Grapes: Grenache, syrah, cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir Region: Vin de Pays D'Oc, Southern France Vintage: 2011 Price: $9.99 Availability: Widely available in retail stores, including Wal-Mart and Lee's...

Don Simon wine is deeply colored purplish-red with a dense inky core going out into a violet-fuchsia rim definition with a medium-high viscosity.

Wine: Chateau Mayne Guyon. Grapes: Merlot (80 percent), cabernet sauvignon (20 percent) Region: Blaye, Cotes de Bordeaux, France Vintage: 2009 Price: $7.99 Availability: Trader Joe's In the glass: Chateau Mayne Guyon wine is a deeply opaque ruby-red...