The big company Trapiche produces 18 different lines of still wine (at my last count), with such intriguing names as Broquel, Iscay, Melodias, Oasis and Zaphy. It can be hard even for a Trapiche fan – of which there are justifiably many – to keep them straight. The wines generally represent good value, and that's the case with this big red from the Finca Las Palmas range. Smooth, weighty and sweet for a cabernet, it's exceedingly ripe, with flavours that can suggest raisin and prune jam on a chocolate brownie. A party-time crowd-pleaser, no doubt – though personally I'd save it for something like saucy beef short ribs braised in red wine, with which it would play a better melodia; $21.99 in Manitoba, $19.99 in Nova Scotia.