Always a fine value, it’s even better now with a price drop to $15. Ten different grapes are included, yet the wine has focus and style. Black fruits are wrapped in earthy, herbal tannins, with good length and grip. No reason this couldn’t stand up to a grilled flank steak. ——P.G.(9/1/2011)—— 88

This popular blend is bursting with fruit and nicely balanced. Abracadabra is the everyday blend, receiving the same care in vineyard and winery. This new vintage is sappy and delicious, forward and showing plenty of mixed red and black fruits.——P.G.(8/1/2010)—— 87

This melange of seven different grapes is assembled from the wine left after Brian Carter puts together his front-line blends, the same juice vinified in exactly the same way as that in the higher-priced wines. Ripe fruit, polished tannins, and a lengthy, tasty finish of chocolate-covered cherries.——P.G.(8/1/2008)—— 88