On Fridays, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape. This week, the best of affordable Cabernets. Photograph from hahnfamilywines on Flickr California produces many different wines, but the state's iconic grape is arguably Cabernet Sauvignon. California Cabernet is a tricky thing to purchase, however—or at least I've found it tricky. Top-level wines from Napa can be very expensive, highly limited, or both. Widely-available wines can be bland and lack the distinctive varietal characteristics that make Cabernet so popular. The result can often be a wine with mushy flavors that makes you say "Hey, this wine tastes red!" If you want more from your Cabernet than "red," here are my recommendations for wines that stand out...
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