The best way to make a cheap wine better is to use a decanter. I would recommend buying because you can continue to use the decanter. The flow the wine goes into the decanter, incorporates extra air into the wine, making it almost like it has aged.
Now on the wine, I would find the type of red wine that you like the most, then trying to find a $20 of that.
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