Please recommend a good bottle of red wine in the $20 range.

[Anonymous]

I plan to bring it with me as a gift for a friend's gathering on July 4. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Meridian cab. Delicious .

[Anonymous]

http://store.michaeldavidwinery.com/SHOP.AMS?LEVEL=BOT&PART=PPPSS10

Petite syrah/petit verdot. Very drinkable!

[Anonymous]

Apothic Red. $8. Very good

[Anonymous]

Ménage a trois

Great wine. Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon is what I recommend. 2010

Casillero del Diablo
Merlot/2011

^ amazing as well

[Anonymous]

Love Apothic Red. Try Moss Rocks (around $18) available at World Market (which has a great wine selection, by the way).

[Anonymous]

If you are a Costco member, go there and get an Argentinian Malbec for $10 or less. There will be more than one to choose from, not including the Kirkland label (which by the way is very good.)

[Anonymous]

I find Apothic Red and Menage a Trois thin and flat.

[Anonymous]

2010 Catena High Altitude reds (Argentina, Mendoza region). The Cabernet is about 20, the Malbec about 24.
These are 90+ Parker wines. Comparable California wines would be 80 to 100. Comparable French wines would be priced like sports cars.

These are Maryland prices, you'll do better in Va. or DC.

[Anonymous]

On the other hand, for America's birthday, you should have American wine.

14:42 had a good suggestion if you can find it. (The Petite Syrah/Petite Verdot blend from Michael David.)

There are many quality Zinfandels in that range, from Turley Juvenile (about 22, if you can find it and it's not marked up--saw it in Bell's on M St.) to Plungerhead from the Lodi area (about 15). Anything with the word "Rockpile" in it (a new region in the Dry Creek Valley) is also going to be good.