Michael & David Phillips Petite Sirah 2006

I would not normally review this California red, as it generally sells at well above the limit I've set myself, but it was bought in N.Y. for $11.99, so why not? Anyway, I found it to be disappointing. What you get is a pretty much unregulated, and unanalyzable explosion of fruit flavors, untempered by oak, tannin or acidity. We tried it as an after dinner drink, which was probably a mistake -- it might pass muster with some highly spiced foods.