Trentham, La Familglia Nebbiolo 2006 ($13)

Lightish colour, nice interesting aroma. A tad acidic at first. With air a totally quaffable enjoyable drink. Will buy more at this price

Alamos, Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina ($20?)

Dark, dark colour. Immediate bouquet of blackberries, before a hint of violet kicked in overlayed by vanilla/oak. Smooth and even on that palate. Not enough to make me think Argentinian Malbec would beat Bleasdale Malbec, but still a good wine.