Wines Under $10. Can Cheap Taste Good?

Johnny: A W(h)ine dedicated to you... We like wine and will enjoy a couple of glasses arriving home from that which pays for all thing wonderful. Our jobs. One thing we do not like about wine however is the price often associated with a good bottle. We enjoy a fine bottle of wine as well as the next person but we have a hard time laying down $20, 30, 40, 50 & UP $$$ for a single bottle except for all but the biggest of occasions. Aly is great about writing down the names of "less expensive" wines that have received good reviews. The other day on our way home from work she remembered a wine distributor called The Wine Warehouse (chain) located in our fair city and said "Let's check it out." What the heck, I was all for it. Folks, this could be a badddd thing for us. Very bad. The prices seemed right and I'm now having visions of this place becoming a regular stop on the commute home. It's nothing more than a crowded hole in the wall but we found quite a few of the wines Aly has on her list (that she keeps in her purse). And a big plus, the folks at the Wine warehouse didn't act all foo foo snobby. Is foo foo a word? So to Johnny and others: Here are a few of the wines we picked up and will be tasting. We are not wine connoisseurs but early "tastings" have been very positive. And they are CHEAP. We'll let you know if we have a stinker in the bunch and we'll let you know if we score again the next time we go... *Disclaimer: We pretty much love dry reds and dry champagne with limited taste and knowledge of the whites.