Oak Grove - Red Zinfandel @@@@ (4 corks)

Retails: $6.99 (Total Wine)

At first taste I wasn't really taken by this wine. However, after a day of adjusting to room temperature, today it tastes like an entirely different wine. It's delicious!

I have to actually give props to Total_Wine on http://www.twitter.com/ for presenting me with the recommendation. I tweeted that I needed some recommendations on wines under $10 for my blog, and I was greeted by some awesome Zinfandel suggestions from my twitter-pals at Total_Wine.

Twitter is sort of an oddity. While I was on the road with the Crew, my videographers introduced me to the twitter-concept. We did so many crazy things and met so many crazy people that it was often difficult to remember all the fun we were privileged to have. So, initially, twitter was merely a way for me to encapsulate my experiences--and oddly enough people somehow enjoyed my bizarre musings enough to "follow" me on twitter. Now that I'm a desk monkey/cubicle gnome, twitter has become a way to hold brief conversations with colleagues, kill time while importing/exporting video, keep up with the Crew on the road, and "follow" interesting people. It sort of makes you feel like a rock star when you get "followed."

Anywho, so back to the wine. It's a very mellow red. Easily drinkable with just a slight dryness in the aftertaste and hardly any tannin flavor. The flavor has a certain pomegranate flavor mixed with a slight woodsy quality. It's about 95 degrees outside and 100% humidity here in Florida (it's summertime) and I'm finding it to be a relatively refreshing red wine to consume.

Final word: YUM