This past week on my normal grocery shopping rounds, there were so many of my tried and true wines to select from that I didn't pick up anything new for a change.

Now, I know this isn't necessarily a good thing, but sometimes you just want to make sure you have a bottle around that you know you will like.

Not all of my favorite cheap wines are on sale all the time, but there seems to be a couple that I can usually count on to be reasonably priced from time to time.

So, here are a few of my favorite cheap wines I've discovered over the past few months.

• 2003 Penascal Tempranillo: Normally I can find this Hardy wine for around $6 US most of the time.


• Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages: Not always "cheap" necessarily, but when this Beaujolais is on sale, and I do find it on sale from time to time now, I snag at least one bottle.


• Black Swan Shiraz: Very often on sale, normally in the 5 to 6 dollar range, and never disappointing.