As red wine matures so does the age of the people who appreciate it. When I was a lad I never dreamed I would aquire a taste for the red grape but confess that it is now my favourite tipple. Quite a few Club members share this passion and suggested I add this page recommending good red wines. It's not that straight forward because we all have personal tastes, which may not appeal to others. Regardless of this some of my favourite reds would never have graced my pallet if friends hadn't recommended them. Please feel free to recommend any red wine you come across and I will include it on this page.

1. Chilean: (Medium-full-bodied 13.5%).
Casillero del Diablo, Cabernet Sauvignon
2002, from Concha Y Toro in The Central
Valley region. Priced £4.99 at Oddbins.
They have a web site so click on the link.
Sainsbury's sell their Shiraz.

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2. Chilean (full-bodied,14%).
Carmenere 2000 from Caliterra
in The Valle De Colchagua region.
The Carmenere grape is my personal
favourite. This bottle retails for
£4.99 at Huttons and Oddbins.

3. Australian (medium-bodied, 13%).
"Nottage Hill" Cabernet Sauvignon
-Shiraz blend from Hardy's in South
Eastern Australia. Priced at £4.99
in Morrisons. An excellent wine
guaranteed to please all.

4. South African.
(medium-fullbodied, 13.5%).
"Out Of Africa", Unfiltered Pinotage
Cabernet Sauvignon from African
Terrior in The Western Cape. Priced at
£5.99 in Huttons. This wine is gorgeous!

5. Argentinian.
(full bodied, 13.0 %).
Shiraz Reserve 2001 (Oak aged).
From The Tulum valley, San Juan.
This wine is stunning and gets a
great big thumbs up. If you're a Shiraz
fan buy this now!
Price: £4.99 at The Co-op.

6. Chilean.
(Medium bodied, 13.5 %).
"El Cachorro".
A blended Chilean red wine. The grapes
are not disclosed on the label but this
wine is exuberant and very gluggable.
Price: 3 bottles for £10 at Oddbins.

7. Chilean.
(Full-Bodied, 14 %).
Perro Negro, Another Carmenerie.
On par with my other favourite The
Graffigna Shiraz. My advice to you if
you fancy splashing out a little extra
for a special bottle of red is go buy
this one now and don't share it!
This wine comes from the Los Morros
vineyard in The Upper Maipo Valley
of Chile.
Price: £7.99 at Oddbins.

Californian.
(Full-Bodied, 14%).
A really tastey Ruby Cabernet and an
absolute bargain for only £3.99 at
The Co-op.