On the topic of inexpensive wines...now is the time to look out for wines that are being closed out to make way for newer vintages. Sadly, these are tough times for the wine industry right now, so there are lots of close-outs. Many of these wines are sold at deep discounts, but are perfectly fine wines. I find them through a wine shop, but you can look online for them as well. Also, TJ's is wine close-out heaven.