Tips for Getting Better Cheap Red Wine. Great Cheap Pinot Noir.

You can find great under $20 Pinot Noir from the Languedoc-Roussillon region in France, the Patagonia region in Argentina and from Chile. Occasionally a great sub-$20 Pinot Noir will pop up from Central Otago, New Zealand.

Tips for Getting Better Cheap White Wine. Sweet wines are hot.

Try Chenin Blanc and Moscato. Chenin Blanc is a light floral white wine with a hint of sweetness. Many US Chenin Blanc are under $10 and if you prefer a dry version, try one from South Africa.

Tips for Getting Better Cheap White Wine. More Moscato please.

Rumor has it that there is a surplus of Moscato about to hit the market from California which will more than likely bring prices down from other great Muscat wine regions including Portugal's Moscatel and Italy's Moscato d'Asti. Bring on the confetti cake party!

Tips for Getting Better Cheap White Wine. Try a dry Riesling.

Riesling is undervalued these days and many are made in a dry style. Dry Rieslings are outstanding and refreshing in a way similar to Pinot Grigio. Washington State, New York State and Alsace produce some outstanding examples from $7-15.

Tips for Getting Better Cheap White Wine. Find the Chardonnay values. Look to the coastal regions in California such as Central Coast, North Coast, Sonoma Coast, Monterey and Eda Valley.

Try a Chardonnay from Chile. Also, explore the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the south of France as well as the Macconais region in Burgundy. Most of these regions have a wealth of excellent Chardonnay under $20.

Tips for Getting Better Cheap Red Wine. Midweek ‘Champagne'.

Cava and French Cremant can be found from $10-17. They're both produced using the exact same technique as Champagne.

Lounge@Jen Singapore Ladies Night Review. We started off with a glass of the house wine – I had the red and my friend had the white.

The house red was very nice, didn't really taste like a cheap red wine but like a good cabernet sauvignon perhaps. My friend also said the house white was good but a little too sweet for her liking.

After dinner, the live band at the lodge came out and started rocking the crowd. There were 4-5 singers, some of them orphans under Uncle Chang's wing (part of profits go to orphanage), and the man himself (long hair, white t-shirt) too sang “we are the world”.

After a while, bottles of free rums were given to each table, and the dive masters started pouring cheap red wine to us too. That got the crowd really going, in no time we were dancing on the floor and singing together with the rockers. It was absolutely awesomesauce.

As the hidden lair that's unfortunately no longer my secret, there is plenty to do, be it Thai boxing, yachting or enjoying the best sunset in Phuket at Baba Nest. They serve an impressive breakfast spread too, and for three days I did everything that I wanted – swam in multiple infinity pools, got my shoulders rubbed, stuffed myself silly, paddle boarded, caught sunrises and sunsets, and got inebriated on cheap red wine from the duty-free store.

If you must go out, Phuket Town, which isn't far, is active only during the day.

We were drinking a cheap red wine. They served it in glass tumblers.

In a surprise move, the waiter came over and topped up our glasses for free. Thanks Mario's! Chouquets is a new French restaurant in Pacific heights.