51530 Mon Sep 16 18:46:04 -0700 2002 4 2 Los Angeles Area 0 261877 If you are not a purist, TJ has some 2000 Black Mountain Pinot Noir "Painted Ranches" at $5.99. Tastes good, though not as subtle as your garden variety pinot noir. Still, very drinkable. Mon Sep 16 18:46:04 -0700 2002 0 mc michael 1 261911 Thanks for the tip; reasonable wines at reasonable prices are getting harder to find, even as the overall market tanks. Mon Sep 16 22:44:36 -0700 2002 261877 0 Griller141 2 261941 BTW, I meant to say Painted Ridges not Painted Ranches. Tue Sep 17 11:12:39 -0700 2002 261911 0 mc michael 3 262007 Trader Joe's featured a "new" Napa cabernet yesterday called Charles Shaw for $1.99. I didn't have the guts to try it (below my minimum of 3.99--it might actually be rotgut) What if it's great... secretly vintage Mayacamas in a cheap wrapper. Who will be the first Hound to find out? We will be forever grateful. Wed Sep 18 11:39:12 -0700 2002 261941 0 Lord Lipitor 4 262040 The Charles Shaw cab isn't new, it's been at Trader Joe's for the last few months, and it's about the best $1.99 wine imaginable. I know people laying in caseloads. Not a serious wine, but a fine bargain house red. Wed Sep 18 16:26:11 -0700 2002 262007 0 Colleen