The blend is in! Most everyone knows the difference between Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.

I speak just a few words in Italian: Sangiovese, Primitivo, Barbera, and Dolcetto.

Oreno Toscana 2014 is one of those Italian wines of a special breed.

Tre Leoni is a proprietary red blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, and zinfandel that delivers bold flavors of dark berries with an elegant mouthfeel.

Zin in the blend is outlawed in Bordeaux but legal in Napa. One of California’s emerging new reds is Paraduxx, which uses Zinfandel to create the Bordeaux style with a California twist.

CHRISTO LOT 3 is a big, beefy blend of the best grapes from the best vintages of Marietta Cellars.

The wine is Abstract, and the style is big and bold.

In the wine war, sometimes the quest for hedonism is fueld by a ruthless desire to hunt down the best wine on the list and take no prisoners.

Layers of black fruit, a big, bold taste, and super smooth tannins characterize this complex blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, syrah, and merlot.

This mostly cabernet sauvignon, infused with small amounts of merlot, comes across as a Sonoma version of Bordeaux with levels of depth and deliciousness that separate it from other reasonably priced reds.

Ninety minutes south of Barcelona and high in the rugged Montsant Mountains, Perinet Winery sits on 133 acres of steeply terraced vineyards. The winery uses classic old-world winemaking techniques with new-world innovation, thanks to its affiliation with the Alpha Omega Collection.

In this southern hemisphere of flatlands, well known for shiraz and cabernet, Bullets is carving the unusual blend of Spanish-born tempranillo with other Mediterranean grapes to create warm-weather fruit flavors packed with spice.

Lush, exotic and sexy, this complex red fills your heart and checks every box on the wine satisfaction grid: elegance, perfect balance, ripe dark fruit and savory oak-spiced flavors. And by any standard, Black Slate drinks well above its humble price point.