Past Issues:
Bargain Wine, aug/sep 2006 --
More Summer Sips!
In this regular feature,
we spotlight those wines that offer great
bang for the buck -- under $15 bucks, to
be exact. Here you'll find our everyday
wines, house pours, and occasionally a great
new find. Have a favorite Bargain Wine?
Tell us about it at editor@wineskinny.com!
We've added a few more choices
to our annual roundup of hot weather wines
-- refreshing and not too heavy, perfect
for summer sipping! Enjoy!
($15). Refreshing and
juicy, with tropical fruit aromas and flavors
layered with delicate florals and fresh
herbs. Nicely balanced, with a long, fresh
finish. Ready to drink now.
($15).
Complex floral, wet straw and mineral aromas
mingle with melon, pear and peach notes
that build to a juicy finish. Very nice.
Ready to drink now.
($13). Ripe and juicy, with loads of apple,
pear and citrus that finish with a touch
of cream. Ready to drink now.
($10). This Chardonnay from Mexico is mostly
unoaked, fresh and juicy, with pretty pear
and peach flavors that shine through the
finish. Ready to drink now.
($9). A refreshing
quaff, with juicy apple and lemon flavors
that mingle with mineral and toasty oak
touches. Ready to drink now.
($12). Offers an appealing lemony snap to
the ripe tropical melon flavors. Finishes
clean and juicy. Easy to drink now!
($15). Nice mouthfeel, features juicy citrus
and crisp apple up front, evolving to toasty,
creamy vanilla on the end along with a touch
of smoke. Ready to drink now.
($10). Another solid value from this Argentina
winery, with appealingly fresh apple, pear,
melon and mouthwatering acidity all wrapped
up in a refreshing package. Ready to drink
now.
($9). Crisp, juicy
apple stays present from beginning to end,
with soft peach and melon along the way.
Juicy finish. Ready to drink now.
($12).
50% Grenache Blanc, 50% Roussanne. Offers
plenty of flavor, including ripe apple,
papaya and yeast, with refreshing minerality
that emerges on the finish. Could stand
up to the heartiest of chef salads -- this
is also a good choice for grilled chicken
Caesars and the like. Ready to drink now.
($10). Mostly Chenin Blanc,
with a healthy dose of Sauvignon Blanc and
a touch of Viognier, this is a slurpably
delightful white. With clean, juicy, aromatic
stonefruit - nectarine, apricot - laced
with pretty citrus and pear and an appealing
vanilla note on the finish. Delish! Ready
to drink now.
($11).
Crisp and juicy, with floral aromas introducing
melon and moderate tropical flavors that
linger through the finish. Ready to drink
now. Try with a simple assortment of prosciutto,
green olives and fresh mozzarella.
($10). A nice Cal-Ital Pinot Grigio, with
just a touch of pink in the pale, straw
hue. Juicy and refreshing, with peach and
lime and grapefruit flavors mingling on
a crisp finish. Easy to like. Ready to drink
now.
($11). Easy to fall
for, with its pretty floral and crisp nectarine
character and long, juicy finish. A heck
of a deal. Ready to drink now.
($14).
Dry and crisp, with sleek red berry fruit
laced with mineral and a touch of tropical
citrus. Practically begs for barbecue! Ready
to drink now.
($13). Clean and juicy, with loads of citrus
and mineral plus touches of ripe nectarine
and kiwi that fill out the finish. Ready
to drink now.
($15). Racy, tropical passion fruit and
citrus aromas and flavors stay focused and
fruit through the long finish. Ready to
drink now.
($10). An easy, everyday
bubbly, with nectarine and fig flavors that
mingle with refreshing citrus. Ready to
drink now.
($13). A nice deal on a totally drinkable
white -- with aromatic apricot and citrus
flavors, mineral and peach accents, and
a fruity finish. Ready to drink now.
($16). Okay, it's one dollar over the Budget
Wine cutoff, but maybe you'll find it for
sale at $15 -- it's worth looking for! Appealing
for its apricot preserves and juicy peach
flavors and aromas, silky texture, and juicy
finish. A sexy little wine with a spicy
kick on the long finish. Ready to drink
now.
This now-fabulously-named column used to
be called Easy To Find One Figure Wines,
for reasons that we cannot currently remember
but were surely enthusiastic about at the
time. Anyhoo, check out our Past
Issue Index for more great value-priced
wine selections!
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