Have you ever have one of those movies that you'd watch as a child that wasn't actually good, but you loved it anyway?

When my sister and I were little, there were a few movies that we would watch over and over (and over). Whether it was The Princess and the Goblin (me), or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Haley), every time we visited Video Palace we'd beg my dad to rent one (or both. Usually both).

Our insistence on watching the same movie roughly a million times eventually affected my dad so much that he made a new movie rule: When we went to the video store, he got to choose the movie.

Here is a mysterious wine picture. This means I'm going to talk about wine in a minute.

While this ended up with some wins (and subjected my dad to months of us watching Two Bits and Pepper), most of the time Haley and I ended up watching gems like The 1976 classic Treasure of Matecumbe, or the 1999 smash hit Must be Santa (which Amazon tells me is unavailable, but thank goodness for youtube!).

Although some of these movies definitely resulted in some weird experiences (I'll never forget the mystical karate adventure Warriors of Virtue, featuring some live-action kangaroo warriors...) it also made us that much more thankful when we could go back to watching Spy Kids like normal. Strangely enough, I had a similar experience with the Spellbound Petite Sirah.

Check out the moon on that bottle, amirite?

Petite Sirah (or Durif) is typically one of those wines that people either love or hate. It's usually very bold, very tannic, and really dark red. Although its name might suggest that it's related to Syrah, it's actually an entirely different grape. In fact, Petite Sirah is a cross-pollination between Syrah and Peloursin (meaning that the two varietals got friendly and produced a whole new grape) and was created around 1860.

It's referred to Petite Sirah because the grapes themselves are tiny and can produce wine that is overly tannic if it's not made correctly. Today, Petite Sirah is most popular in the U.S., and in Australia. It's also my favorite varietal (No offense intended to the other grapes I know and love). I've mentioned before that I love really bold wines, and Petite Sirah perfectly fits the bill.

The Spellbound is a pretty good representative of the varietal— in the glass, it's really dark red, almost black. It's a pretty combo with the spooky werewolf moon on the label, which I think makes it almost more mysterious.

Spellbound wines are part of the the Robert Mondavi family, although their actual wine is made by Robert Mondavi Jr. If the name sounds familiar, it's because Robert Mondavi is a HUGE wine producer in California, and makes pretty much everything, from a high-end Reserve label, to the ever popular Woodbridge wines (which you can purchase in large sizes!). Spellbound is middle of the road price-wise (I got this bottle for about $14), and Petite Sirah is definitely the star of the label.

This one has a general California AVA, and the grapes are mainly sourced from Lodi and the Central Valley of CA. The combination of grapes makes it more of a warm climate Petite Sirah, which means it's got a juicy blueberry and blackberry types flavors up front, and an interesting raisin-like finish. Drinking this wine is like watching a familiar movie from my childhood. It's got the flavors that mean I'll happily drink it again and again. Although I like to try other varietals and types, it's nice to have something familiar every now and then.

OUR RATING: Intense dark berry flavors + a little dryness on the end make this a great winter wine— sure to be a hit at your next Spy Kids viewing party.

I'D DRINK THIS:

While watching Practical Magic or Hocus Pocus, even though it's nowhere near Halloween.

On a winter night picnic (to give yourself a nice wine blanket so you don't freeze).

With friends during a snow day, probably in the afternoon some time because it's been snowing for three days and so you won't be driving anyway.

With anything that features a balsamic reduction.