Looking for some advice and info

[Zinner]

I took a batch of wines to a party with co-workers,many of whom were novice wine drinkers, and hands down, the favorite of the reds was a Pinotage from South Africa. The Pinotage grape is a hybrid of Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Not sure which producers you'd have in your market, but suspect you enjoy trying Pinotage.

Also there seems to be a bunch of well-priced Spanish reds, often priced as low as $6.99 or $7.99 in our market, that are also just good, juicy, versatile wines. Probably blends with a lot of Garnarcha(Grenache) in them. Yummy stuff.

Do be adventurous and try new varietals. My advice is to find a store with a consultant you like and get that person to recommend a couple of bottles. Then go back with your comments and fine-tune your selections based on your palate. Good luck!