I wrote a hub earlier about good cheap California wine. Since writing that article, friends and family have bombarded me with their favorite inexpensive wines. Since I am a red wine drinker and rarely venture into white wines I decided to write about the reds. I am going to venture out of the state of California; but not completely to give you a list worthy of your time spent reading this.

I read an article on some website where this guy wrote that he found nothing worth drinking in the $10 to $15 range. I thought this guy must have really bad luck in choosing a good inexpensive wine. I know there is some out there that is pretty good. I know a bad wine when I taste it because of the fact I've had a number of years of practice. Frankly I do not drink much of anything else when I do drink. I have to admit I may have the occasional Margarita with my Mexican food.

So let's delve into the world; list of good red wine for $15 or less.

I am not going to get all fancy and tell you about the wine. I am not very good at it and can really only tell you if it was aged in oak, with a hint of cherries. Some people are very good at it and get really into it. Lets be real, we just want to know of some good inexpensive wine.

I am shooting for a list of 20 and will try not to repeat some wines that I wrote about earlier. Here it goes.

1. Fat Bastard, Shiraz - French.
2. Big House Red - California, Central Coast.
3. Hardy's, Oomoo Shiraz - Australia.
4. Bonny Doon, Cardinal Zin - California, Central Coast.
5. Taurino Salice, Salentino - Italy.
6. Primarius, Pinot Noir - Oregon.
7. Castle Rock - Sonoma County Syrah - Calfornia.
8. Ravenswood, Lodi Zinfandel - California. Lodi has the oldest Zinfandel vines in California.
9. Oak Mountain, For Pete's Sake - Temecula California. This wine is over $15 unless you are a club member.
10. Terrazas de los Andes Reserva, Malbec - Argentina.
11. SonOfABitch, Pinot Noir - Canada.
12. Panilonco, Merlor/Malbec - Chile.
13. Red Truck, Red - California
14. Ducks Pond, Cabernet or their Pinot Noir - Oregon.
15. Lindeman Bin 50, Shiraz - Australia.
16. Bulls Blood, any of their reds - Hungary.
17. Seven Oaks, Cabernet - California.
18. Coyote Ridge, Pinot Noir - Oregon.
19. Spellbound, Petite Syrah - Lodi, California.
20. Dry Creek, Zinfandel Heritage - Sonoma, California.

Now I know I will here you forgot this wine or that wine.  Let's face it: there are many wines out there that can be enjoyed for under $15.  If you go up to $20 for a bottle your selection, of course increases.  I know that I will be in shopping for wine and I will think to myself, there is one I forgot.

If you are thinking of buying one of these lively wines off this list for a friend, be careful.  There are wine snobs out there; you know who I am talking about.  The person that stands there and tells you he/she just bought this exquisite wine that "only" cost $150.  Now if your friend thinks drinking jug or wine out of a box is the bomb, you give them one of these and they will be in heaven.  They may also think that you just spent a pretty penny on them and will think you are the next best thing since... a good bottle of wine.