As many of you know, we like our wine. Today was a long day for both of us so we decided to order delivery service from the clubhouse in our complex. The food is okay and the delivery is fast. Since we were missing wine, I thought I would walk to a nearby wine boutique and pick up a bottle or two. To my surprise, the cheapest price I could find was over $50 for a bottle of Penfolds - that sells for $10 at home. I couldn't do it.
On the way back I stopped by the Chinese version of 7-11 called Buddies. Picked up a couple Cokes and noticed a shelf of Chinese wine. After doing the math and realizing it was less than $5, I couldn't pass up Greatwall Merlot, vintage unknown. For $5 I'll try almost any wine.
It actually wasn't that bad. It had a little more sediment than I think would be allowed in the US but at least it had a real cork top. I think the cork tops makes it a real wine. Certainly the 12% alcohol content is enough to kill anything living when they bottled it, right? In the end, we couldn't finish it off. We put it in the fridge so maybe it will be better cold tomorrow.
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