Dolmo Tempranillo Spain $11.99
There are many very good wines at Harney's in the $10 to $15 price range. All of the wines featured in WINE OF THE WEEK have been less than $15. There is no need to spend more than that for an everyday wine. You might be willing to spend a little more for the weekend or for a special occasion, such as Easter (in a later WINE OF THE WEEK, I will suggest three white wines and three red for Easter). I've tasted some very expensive wines that were horrendous. As with all products in the retail world, the name of the product often determines the price, but not necessarily the quality.
Tempranillo is a red grape (just as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are red grapes), grown extensively in Spain. Dolmo is a red wine. As an aside: all grape juice is white; the depth of color of a red wine is determined by the length of time the juice spends with the skins; White Zinfandel (the Zinfandel grape is red) spends very little time with the skins, so, the resulting color is pink.
Dolmo is an earthy wine, soft, with low acidity, with aromas and flavors of berries, plum, tobacco leaf, leather, vanilla. It is very food-friendly, pairing well with beef. It is located in the Spanish section of Harney's, in an endcap facing the beer cooler.
WINE ENTHUSIAST magazine rates Dolmo 90 points, which it deserves.