We picked this up at Costco to try it out. I don't remember the cost but it wasn't very expensive, I think under $15. It was OK but didn't really stand out. From the bottle it is made up of: 78% Shiraz and 22% Cabernet Sauvignon.

http://www.penfolds.com

This is a really good bottle of wine but on the expensive side. I enjoyed it.

From the bottle, the grape varieties used:
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot.

http://drycreekvineyard.com

Available at Specs for $42

This is an OK wine as I like Cabs. This is made up of the following grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon 89%, Cabernet franc 5%, Malbec3%, Petit Verdot 3%

http://www.waterfordestate.co.za/

Description from the mfg.:
Dense graphite, blackberry and violet nose. Hints of shaved lead pencil and fennel seed. Dense, rich palate with mouth-filling structure. Big, but finely judged tannin, Well integrated and a long dry finish. Drink between 4-10 years. Enjoy alongside a rare grilled fillet of Karan beef and sauce béarnaise.

Available from Specs for $20

I finished reading Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. My brother recommended it to me so I read it. It covers some interesting business changes that have taken place over the past 20+ years. A couple of the ones I liked were the Cirque du Soleil and the part about the Apple iPod and iTunes store. They make some compelling arguments for creating blue oceans and staying out of the red oceans of competition.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ocean-Strategy-Uncontested-Competition/dp/159...

I finished reading Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow. I love the mental health profession bashing in the book along with the defunct legal system. It's sad but I'm sure there are sane people stuck in that vicious cycle in the real world. I'm not including the other people being detained for years without any charges, that is just plain wrong.

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/217

I finished reading Hooking Up by Tom Doyle. It's an interesting big brother techno story.

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/2817

I'm beginning to think I read too much. I still have another 3 or 4 more to list that I just finished. And I still have like 7 bottles of wine to review.

I finished reading Appeals Court by Cory Doctorow. I've been reading more with the Kindle and this is just another in a recent list that I tore through. I'm a fan of Cory's writing at this point.

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1310

I finished reading The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I still haven't seen the movie that was made based on this story so I can't compare them but the story was interesting if pretty short. I didn't realize this book was in the public domain now. I thought it was a recent title since there was a movie on it, little did I know.

http://feedbooks.com/book/3431

I finished reading Aerophilia by Tobias Buckell. This is a pretty short story and is just OK. I have to read a few more of his stories to see if I like his stuff more.

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/913

I finished reading Postsingular by Rudy Rucker. This is an interesting story in the singularity genre. Nice for fans of science fiction. Again, another Feedbooks free download.

http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1918