Miss my fav. red wine

[grumpygirl]

I didn't drink any alcohol for the past 5 years and recently went to the liquor store to buy my favorite cabernet. Imagine my shock when I found out my $12 bottle of wine had gone up to $100/bottle. As tempting as it was to get out the credit card, I am sure there are suitable red wines for less than $30/bottle. Problem is I liked this one so much it was all I drank. Any ideas?? PS-I live in Fl and it is often difficult to get some wines

[This message has been edited by grumpygirl (edited 01-19-2005).]

[winoweenie]

Hi GG and welcome to the board. What is the name of this old favorite? WW

[grumpygirl]

Cakebread Cellars. I guess the popularity combined with their restrictive shipping to FL (so I've been told) drove the price up.

[winoweenie]

100 bucks is a tad high even in Fl for Jacks' juice. Even in overpriced Phoenix because of the 3-tired system it is 65. Granted thgis is a quality cab it is still cheap IMHO compared to some of the newbies on the block. For a more reasonable alternative see if you can find Markham Napa or Hess Colletion. Both are tasty bottles that wont send you into sticker shock. WW

[grumpygirl]

?IMHO? I'll look for both those lables this weekend. I wish there was a sits that told me whether something was available here or not, so often I've read about a good wine and then I can't firnd it anywhere in FL. I was tempted to smuggle some in from CA when I was there last, but I don't know what the rules are on that.

[Innkeeper]

In My Humble Opinion (IMHO) the rules are whatever you can get away with. Have never had an airline tell me I couldn't check in a wine shipper.

Both those wines in particular the Hess are very widely distributed. You live in a very upscale area, and they must be there somewhere.