Past Issues:
Bargain Wine, oct/nov 2007 --
Bargain Reds for Holiday Parties
In this regular feature,
we spotlight those wines that offer great
bang for the buck -- $15 and under, 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!
When you're trying to entertain
a crowd, you want tasty but affordable wines
that can see you into the wee hours. Here
are a few Bargain reds we've tasted lately
that can go the distance:
($9). What a nice
surprise this one was! A tasty little number
-- that actually tastes like a Pinot. With
pretty, lithe red berry laced with mineral,
clove and toast. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10).
Juicy red fruit -- strawberry, cherry, raspberry
-- is the star here, with light accents
of baking spices and sweet vanilla. A fun,
easy to slurp wine. Ready to drink now.
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). Silky blackberry and
blueberry flavors are accented with spicy
oak, cocoa and a touch of vanilla. Ready
to drink now and over the next year or two.
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10). Fairly
light, but easily drinkable. A good pizza
wine! Offers dried red fruit, cranberry
and mineral. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($13). Medium-bodied, with more character
than the Chianti (above). Black currant
and berry flavors are laced with pepper
and spicy oak. Ready to drink now. A nice
everyday red that works with a variety of
foods. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10). Spicy bittersweet chocolate aromas
and flavors accent ripe red cherry, plum
and clove flavors that linger on the full
finish. A lot of wine for the money. Ready
to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10).
Tangy red berry and cherry flavors are laced
with touches of vanilla, coffee bean and
toasty oak. Finishes dry. Ready to drink
now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10).
Yummy and at a great price. Slurpable red
fruit, a kick of black pepper, and a spicy,
toasty finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15).
Quite nice -- very good Shiraz at this price
point, with loads of flavor and personality
-- a good cheese party wine. Black cherry,
baking spices and a kick of pepper some
together on a ripe, lipsmacking finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next couple
of years. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15). On the light side, which is particularly
appealing in summer, with pretty red cherry
and raspberry fruit laced with mineral,
vanilla bean and toast notes that linger
on the moderate finish. We like to pop it
in the fridge for about 20 minutes before
opening, just to chill it lightly, and then
serve it with anything from grilled burgers
to barbecue to Cajun-inspired dishes. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine 06/07) Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). A little funky earth on the nose,
but then ripe bing cherry and chocolate
flavors dominate, with a bit of spicy vanilla
on the finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($12). This is just delicious
-- quite possibly the best wine in this
article. With focused red cherry, berry
and blueberry flavors that are laced with
toasty vanilla and nut notes and a dusting
of mocha that fold together on a lush finish.
Ready to drink now and over the next two
or three years. Excellent wine at this price!
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
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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Barton
& Guestier Bistro Wine 2005 Pinot Noir
Vin de Pays d'Oc
Castello
di Gabbiano 2004 Chianti Classico