Chateau Changyu-Castel.
Like Beijing smog over an abandoned 50s gas station.
Rating: 2/5
,Price: $10.
Earlier Reviews
2009 SanTelmo Esencia Merlot.
Nasty chemical paint stripper on a crusty old palette knife.
Rating: 2/5
,Price: $7.
2009 Spiral Wines Chardonnay.
Like a synthetic banana peel–calculated and slippery.
Rating: 2/5
,Price: $5.
2006 Ghost Pines Merlot.
If the asshole in “Sideways” turned his nose up at this, sock him in the teeth.
Rating: 4/5
,Price: $15.
2007 Freakout White Wine.
Not worthy of running naked thru the sprinklers, more “meh” than freaky.
Rating: 3/5
,Price: $6.
2009 Pancake Cellars Big Day White.
Label shows grape dreams of being Godzilla; smells like a funeral, but suggests a grand future.
Rating: 3/5
,Price: $5.
2007 Liberte Cabernet Sauvignon.
Like drinking grape-flavored isopropyl alcohol from a pine mug.
Rating: 2/5
,Price: $10.
2007 Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon.
Strawberry-fig Pop Tart, topped with a dash of silica gel.
Rating: 4/5
,Price: $10.
2009 Sauvignon Republic Sauvignon Blanc.
Like a jalapeño-rubbed grass carpet.
Rating: 2/5
,Price: $7.
2009 Charles Shaw Pinot Grigio.
Best you’ll see for two bux–like a pineapple Corona with lime.
Rating: 3/5
,Price: $2.
2006 Project Happiness Syrah.
The project was a failure, unless you’re into flat rum and cherry coke.
Rating: 3/5
,Price: $6.