The Greatest Affordable Wines of All Time
			A wine does not have to be extremely expensive in order to have great qualities and excellent characteristics. Affordable quality wines -- generally about $10 or less -- abound, and this site is decicated to making you aware of them. I have personally tried each of the wines listed below many times, and assert that not only are they some of the best to be found for the price, but you will be impressed with many (if not all) of them. Please note that the existance of this website in no way bestows of associates the author with any degree of social sophistication, intellectual prowess, or miscellaneous insight whatsoever. His views are his own (duh). * Humbly submitted by the Wine And Scotch Preservation Society (WASPS) of Northeast Ohio
					However!: This list is FAR from complete. May it never be complete, actually. Consider this as The Wall of Fame for quality affordable wine:
				How I arrived at these obviously misguided ratings: As time rolls on, rating wine seems to get more complicated, but it is still essentially a 1-10 rating system, with 10 being nectar of the gods, and 1 being a suitable solvent for cleaning your basement, maybe. It is an unwritten rule that we start at a '5' rating and move in the appropriate direction based on the qualities perceived in the wine. Regardless, the rating has four distinct parts: First Glass, Description, and Final Toast, and again Description. Step One -- First Glass: The wine is poured and it's contents examined, noting personal reaction to color. Scent is a very important part of the initial impression, and it is always considered in the rating. Shortly after this the opening toast is pronounced. Then of course the wine is first tasted, noting the texture as well as taste, and aftertaste (ie: finish). Generally this frist step is never hurried. When everyone is ready, the initial ratings are pronounced and discussed. Step Two -- Description: This is the actual communication of the characteristics of the first glass of wine to other tasters, with the primary qualities as notted above: Scent, Taste, Finish. We have noted with regularity that these descriptions are initially quite complex and lengthy for the first bottle, and by the second/third/fourth bottle they tend to become less descriptive (if not inarticulate bordering on Neadnerthal). Step Three -- Final Toast: This is simply paying close attention to the primary wine characteristics after consuming the entire bottle. One of my biggest criteria for determining a 'Wine of Character' is if it tastes just as good (if not better) at the end of the bottle than it did at the beginning. After the bottle is finished, final ratings are pronounced and of course discussed. Step Four -- Description: Perceptions about the wine often vary tremendously from the first taste to final drop of the bottle, so it is important to note descriptions after both conditions.
	Bob's Rules of Wine: * Eat what you want; drink what you want. * The most expensive wines are not always the best wines. * A wine's rating.will fluctuate considerably depending on where you are, who you're with, and what's on your mind (ie: Atmosphere, Assembly, & Attitude). * When two or more people open a normal-sized bottle of wine (750ml), the entire contents must be consumed. * A Wine of Character tastes just as good (if not better) at the end of the bottle than it does at the beginning. A true Wall of Fame wine makes one genuinely saddened at the approach of the end of the bottle. * Wine, like stress, reveals one's character. And some might also argue that stress and character reveal one's wine.