Kumala Zenith Merlot/Cab Sav/Shiraz - another bargain red

As I may have mentioned before, I have a rather random but effective wine purchasing strategy. I know roughly what I like (fruity dry whites and robust reds) but I don't know enough about my wine to be able to pick a bottle off the shelf and say for sure that it's going to be good.

Instead, I work on the principles that (1) I won't be too upset if I spend a fiver on a bottle and it turns out not to be too great, and (2) bottles on sale for a tenner are rarely unpleasant. When our wine stocks are a bit low, I therefore poke around the wine section of the supermarket for half-price ten(ish) pound bottles of wine of the general kind that I like. Sometimes it goes wrong but more often that not it seems to work out well.

The latest hit with this strategy was the "Zenith" Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz blend from Kumala winery. A "juicy, smooth full bodied red wine", this one paired very nicely with beef and mushroom stroganoff. Very quaffable and a real bargain at only £5 from Sainsbury's - get some while it's still on offer!