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While writing up tasting notes for this site, I realized that even though I've broken down the wines into their varietals and some of the more common blends, there are still a number of them – mostly from the New World and odd Old World grapes – that defy the conventional blending rules or are only found in one place. This is where you'll find the outlaws, the wacky and the downright odd. Some are made because the winemaker is trying to make a low cost table wine, others because they had extra lots of various barrels and they wanted to see what they could come up with. Some are just made from rare varietals that don't really warrent their own page. I'll try to let you know what the exact blend is in the review, if it's available. The nice thing about these types of wine is that they generally deliver good "Bang for the Buck." Unless they come from Napa.

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	2008 Bodegas y Vinedos de Murcia Altos del Cuco, Yecla, Spain	RATING: **
	2007 Cameron Hughes Lot 95 Meritage, Valle Central, Chile	RATING: **
	2007 Edward Sellers Winery Saboteur, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2006 Adega Cartuxa "EA" Tinto, Alentejano, Portugal	RATING: **
	2006 Dark Star Cellars Anderson Road, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2006 Dark Star Cellars Left Turn, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2006 Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois, Napa Valley, CA	RATING: *
	2006 Foillard Morgon Cote du Py, Beaujolais, France	RATING: ***
	2006 Majella "The Musician" Cab-Shiraz, Coonawarra, Australia	RATING: **
	2006 Mondo Cellars Mambo #5, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2006 Ortman Family Vineyard Cuvée Eddy, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2006 Vie Winery L'Etranger, Sonoma, CA	RATING: ***
	2006 Vina Robles Winery Red4, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Beckmen Vineyards Atelier, Santa Barbara, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Bodegas Castano Solanera, Yecla, Spain	RATING: ***
	2005 Dark Star Cellars Anderson Road, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Bodegas Luzon Altos de Luzon, Jumilla, Spain	RATING: **
	2005 Halter Ranch Vineyard, Ranch Red, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Justin Vineyards, The Orphan, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: ***
	2005 Domaine Laffont Erigone, Madiran, France	RATING: **
	2005 Montes Alpha "Purple Angel" Carmenére, Rapel Valley, Chile	RATING: ***
	2005 Palmina Alisos, Santa Barbara, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Stolpman Vineyards La Croce, Santa Barbara, CA	RATING: ***
	2005 Tobin James Chateau Le Cacheflo, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2005 Vines on the Marycrest My Generation, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	NV Mitchella Vineyards Red Table Wine, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2004 Alvaro Palacios Les Terrasses, Priorat, Spain	RATING: **
	2004 Castell del Remei Gotim Bru, Costers del Segre, Spain	RATING: *
	2004 Ranchita Canyon Serenata, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2004 Stolpman Vineyards Poetry in Red, Santa Barbara, CA	RATING: ***
	2004 Veramonte Primus, Casablanca Valley, Chile	RATING: **
	2003 Rio Seco Grand Slam, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2003 Brian Benson Shoptruck Red, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **
	2002 Rio Seco Grand Slam, Paso Robles, CA	RATING: **

**** Outstanding | *** Delicious | ** Enjoyable | * Drinkable