Weekend Wine Recommendation- Cellar no. 8 Merlot

Cellar no. 8 Merlot- one of my all-time favorites. I reviewed this wine back in early September when I was just getting started, and hadn't yet concocted the idea of doing a wine recommendation for the weekend.

It was a conversation with my friend Alison on Tuesday night that got me thinking that this wine needed to be called out as a weekend option. Alison told me that she remembered my earlier post, and was going to make a conscious effort to buy Cellar no. 8 this weekend.

Since she is going to buy it, I figure why not make it this week's Budget Wino Weekend Recommendation, and see if anyone else agrees with my assessment of this wine. If you've never tried it, I encourage you to try it this weekend, then provide me with your thoughts.

Some places where you can find this wine online...

$9.99 at Bevmo
$8.99 at MadWine

This wine can also usually be found at Albertsons, Safeway, and your local wine store.

Comments

[Gabe]

Trader Joes now carries Cellar No. 8 Merlot as well. I completely agree with your assessment. It's a great bottle of wine and even at $10/bottle, it's a fantastic value.

[Lisa Pavageau]

Great budget choice.

[Jon Narong]

so i finally tried this bottle of wine as well. i bought it for a party a week or two ago and it went QUICK. i only wish i bought a 2nd bottle. truly, excellent recommendation there!

[Denise Wymore]

I just bought two cases of this wine. Usually you'll "put up" with average wines at $10 a bottle. But why? This wine stand up to many $30-$40 wines I've purchased.

[Debbie Totty]

I love this wine. My daughter brought this over for dinner and wow the whole table loved it. I purchased several more. 2005 is great. I have been telling all my friends to try it.