Got an e-mail from the States:

“Got 2 new bottles. Sweet Bitch from California ($9.99) and Justin Vineyards Syrah Paso Robles ($25.99) Both 2004. The Sweet Bitch claims “slightly sweet” however, they meant to say “sugary sweet”. Almost undrinkable. We may just decide to cook with it.”

At any rate, next time try the Justin ‘Isosceles’… it’s a Meritage, rhymes with ‘heritage,’ the pretty Californian name for a wine made with the three main grapes of Bordeaux: Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc and Merlot. Never had a bad bottle of the stuff, or a single bottle, for that matter. Only ever tried it at wine tastings.

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