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Finally found a decent red wine under $20.  The Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon.  It has a nice fruity full body with little bitterness.  It’s delicious, at same times almost syrup like finish. A pleasant table wine and was still delicious the second day after being corked. I have a Daou and giving Josh another go to see if they can round out my budget wines. Update 1/20/23 - Pinot Noir I've also discovered Meiomi's equally impressive Pinot Noir.  Both are amazing and ideal for the affordable category.  I've stocked up on both as they’re so inexpensive relative to their quality.

I’ve become enamored with IKEA and have built a small collection of pieces to furnish my place.  5 items I bought pre owned and saved about $600 that way. Vika Grevsta Desk - $40 ($90) Jokkmokk Dining Set w/ 4 Chairs - $50 ($250) Malm Bed - $150 ($300) Tarva Bed - $40 ($200) Malm Dresser - $25 ($150) Kallax Shelf 12 - $129 Gladom Table - $25 Lack Table x2 Small, 1x Medium - $40 Rugs (5’ x 8’) - 3x - $130 Nissafors Utility Cart - $33 Hemnes Night Stand - 3x - $50 ($390) Billy Bookshelf - $50 Tagarp Lamp x5 - $25 ($60) Vidja Lamp - $25 ($60) Omar Wine Rack - $60  Bankesta Coffee Table x2 - $25 ($150) Vintage is better with solid wood With exception of the Vika Grevsta, everything else is fairly new and common pieces.  The Vika is a 20 year old vintage piece made from solid wood and of much higher quality.  I was very impressed with the Vika and been searching for more vintage items, but probably everyone else is too. On my list for future acquisitions: Lisabo Table x 4 Chairs Lisabo Coff

The door has opened for me to the world of Red Wine's and I'm starting to appreciate the nuances and why it can be appealing to enjoy a nice glass of wine. I still have a lot to learn and for now have graduated from $4 Trader Joe's to $13 Malbec's and now venturing into the $40 options.  There is obviously a huge difference between these price points and unfortunately, I haven't found much in the $20-30 range as they all taste about the same as the Malbec. Thus far most $40 wines I've tried have been amazing and I even tried a $90 Cabernet that was just wow, but too pricey to become a habit so I'll settle for $40-50 wines as I still hunt for decent $20-30 choices to curb my budget. My choices at $40-50 all 2019 vintage Caravan Darioush Amici Royal Prince So far the Amici was the best, followed by the Royal Prince.  Caravan was nice too. I'm finding I prefer a more dry taste or those with lower tannin bitterness.  The dryness helps offset for any bitter t