I was just curious as I'm going to buy some for a friend of mine and I don't know if he would really enjoy it. Is it something that you have to be a wine lover for or does everybody pretty much like it?

It is a heavier, not sweet wine. Good with red meat. If the person is not a wine drinker, they may still like it, but you might be better off with a merlot, as it is lighter and slightly sweeter (not so sour and less chance of the dry, oakie taste that some of the younger Cabernet's have). If you do decide on a Cab, the older the better. Cabs need to age. One that is less than 4 years old is really too young to taste real good. Some good cabs that I would recommend would be Silver Oak, Robert Mondavi, Ferrari Carrano. They all have a good Merlot too. Merlots can be younger, maybe a year or two old is old enough to be decent. Merlots tend to be less expensive too.

It depends on their preferences.

No, not everyone likes cabernet sauvignon. It's certainly not one of my favorites.

I prefer cabernet-shiraz, or a nice merlot for red wines.

But I'm a HUGE fan of white wines. My favorite in that category is late harvest white riesling, though if I'm looking for something less sweet and more dry, I might go for a sauvignon blanc. Pinot noir is a good one too. I steer clear of chardonnay. Too dry.

Like I said, it's all a matter of preference. What does your friend prefer? And what's the wine supposed to go with? That should tell you.