Besides a cool name, Bodacious bears a boatload of juicy, easy-drinking fruit. 100 percent cabernet sauvignon, this wine has silky tannins, fragrant, violet-infused black cherry, blackberry, vanilla and an aroma you want to live in. It's easily worth twice the price because of its quality (retail around $45).
Toad Hall Cellars is a partnership between John Komes from Napa's Flora Springs Winery and Bob Bettencourt, a 25-year wine industry veteran and former Tampa Bay resident.
This article appears in Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2009.