On the Virtue of Cheap Wine

So the Boston snowpocalypse 2010 amounted to nothing. In the end, all we got was a light dusting, but I'll take the evening of no class and not ask too many questions. That gets me to this Friday afternoon, where I'm attempting to be productive at home, but instead find myself marveling at the virtue of cheap wine. Yes, you heard that right. I just poured myself a glass of Velvet Moon Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, which on top of coming from Trader Joes at a respectable price of around $5.00, was opened last night and left unrefrigerated.

Now some people really have a fine palate for wine, and at times I do enjoy fine wine. For the most part, however, I have neither the wallet depth or patience to sip expensive Bordeaux. That's when the cheap stuff really shines. It doesn't taste like gasoline (I'm looking at you, Magnum Steel Reserve), and often can be quite drinkable. I feel that cheap wine doesn't get its due past college. It's like that person that you secretly enjoy hooking up with but would be embarrassed if your friends saw you with. Cheap wine, I salute you!