What are some good reasonably priced wines?!
What are some good reasonably priced wines?
What are some good reasonably priced wines like less than 15 bucks max?
Answers:
I strongly disagree with yellow tail or little penguin as good wines. They're training wines something to get started on but not for an more educated palate.
My list (prices are assumed to be in your range i'm in Canada so I'm guessing)
Big House Red
by Bonny Doon - Cali
Stump Jump Red
By d'Arenberg - Australia
Columbia Crest Merlot
Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon
Grand Estates If you can find them
Washington State
And a few Sites to check
http://www.winechief.com/top20for20.html...
http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/best...
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/341517...
Asti Spumante.. It's a sparkling wine and it's so good and cheap! Yum! I believe the kind I've had was Martini & Rossi.
I like YellowTail brand, it is Australian and very good.
I agree with Jean S-Yellowtail is awesome!
Cline for a nice cabernet
Toad Hollow for a champagne
Luna for a nice merlot
trapiche makes a nice cab
Little penguin I like fairly well, but not sure about how far it's distrubuted. My favorite by them is Merlot. Also, i think more widely available is Yellow Tail, which makes a good Shiraz. White wine, er, I don't drink, so wouldn't know. :)
Turning Leaf is a good brand
I don't know why people are recommending Yellowtail. It's cheap, crappy wine that is mass produced. You could maybe cook with it but that's about it. Try a few Spanish wines as they are the best deal around right now. A good Tempranillo or blend of that grape is a good value. Also look for what they call a "GSM" a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. Anything from Rioja should be a decent wine. Spanish wines are becoming an excellent value and you can find them at your local wine shop for $10-15. If you don't want Spanish wine, there are loads of inexpensive Italian table wines that are an excellent value also.
My personal fav under $15 is Robert Mondavi.
Kendall Jackson Chardonnay
I am a fan of wines from the edna valley in california. If you like white wine then i would say Martin & Weyrich Chardonnay, if you like red go with a York Mountain Winery Pinot Noir. These are reasonably priced and much better than any mass produced wines.
If you have a Trader Joe's market near you, you can't go wrong with 'ol Two Buck Chuck. Charles Shaw wine, which sells for $2-3 a bottle for reasonably potable Napa Valley wines. Their Shiraz is particularly good, IMHO. I have had $30 a bottle Shiraz that I don't like as much as the Shaw.
There are so many options for buying wine, that it's hard to recommend just a few.
Personally, I've been on an Italian kick lately (both food and wine). I really like Gabbiano Chianti, but I'll probably move on to something else fairly soon.
I also like to try local wines whenever possible. I know that Europe and Calif. dominate the wine industry, but check out some local wines. For example, I absolutely love the Chambourcin that the Fox Valley Winery in Illinois puts out. Illinois! Who would have guessed!
Robert Mondavi Private selection,Sabastiani Sonoma County and Columbia Crest Grand estates.
Wines to stay away from that were mentioned here:
"Two Buck Chuck"
Yellow Tail
Little Penguin
Actually, there is a wine that I sell that I absolutely love called Saturday Red. It comes in a 1 ltr jug and is an Italian Style blend made from a couple of the former owners of Smoking Loon in California. Dry earthy nose, good ripe fruits on the palate, and a smooth caramely finish.
My newest favorite is a Portugese wine called UDACA (Uniao Das Adegedas Cooperativas do Dao, and this spelling could be off) Vino de Mesa Tinto. It comes in a 5 ltr box that costs $27.99 (approximately $4.20 a bottle), and is absolutely wonderful. The nose smells dry and earthy, but the palate is light and fruity. Best thing, the box will keep for up to 5 weeks before loosing anything.
You have to look hard for good wine under $15--especially red wine. Reds will probably be Spanish, but you can find good French and Italian whites for that price.
Here's one.
Robert Parker: For $10, the 2004 Monastrell Tinto is amazing. An extraordinary bouquet of raspberries, blueberries, and vanilla jumps from the glass of this dense, medium to full-bodied, luscious, fruit-filled, seamlessly constructed effort. It is ideal for consumption over the next several years. The good news is that 2,500 cases are exported to the U.S. This estate is one of the top discoveries of all my tastings. 90 points
2005 Senorio de Barahonda Monastrell Tinto
Red Wine; other red varietal; Spain; $10.49