Bargain
Wine -- Crisp Whites for Spring
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 Spring finally arrives,
it seems we cannot get enough of the fresh,
bright flavors that wines like Sauvignon
Blanc, Riesling and Albariño can
offer. Even on, or perhaps especially on,
those rainy April days, a bottle of crisp,
happy white wine can create a little sunshine!
Every year we're on the lookout for bottles
under $15 that can easily serve as daily
quaffs - with no wondering about how they
might have aged, or remorse at how quickly
we're going through them! Here are a few
we've been slurping so far:
($8). Could seriously drink this wine every
single day through the end of summer, for
its happy, slightly fizzy nectarine, honeydew
and light citrus zest notes. Ready to drink
now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($13). Fresh and aromatic, with pretty nectarine,
citrus and toasty notes that mingle on the
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($15). Appealing
for its delicate dried apple, peach and
fresh citrus flavors that stay pretty and
pick up touches of fresh herbs and mineral
through the finish. Lovely as an aperitif
or paired with shellfish starters or antipasti.
Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine 02/08)
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($11).
Concentrated grapefruit aromas and flavors
are accented with grassy and herbal notes
that stay direct through the finish. Ready
to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10).
A great value out of South Africa, offering
an array of pretty citrus notes laced with
a touch of wildflower honey. Ready to drink
now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($11). Juicy apple and citrus mingle with
a fresh grassy note. It's nothing overly
complex, but tasty and good with spicy Chinese
food! Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($9). Just a heck
of a deal, with complex lemon and lime curd
character laced with mineral. A nice combination
of freshness with just a touch of richness.
Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($13). Quite nice, especially at this price.
With appealing floral and citrus aromas
and flavors, along with crisp apple, nectarine
and mineral notes that linger on the finish.
Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($9). Easy South
African quaff, offering juicy peach and
citrus that stay fresh through the moderate
finish. Ready to drink now. Locate
this wine online or in your area.
($10). So easy to like, with bright, aromatic
citrus and herbal notes that pick up lush
melon through the fresh finish. Ready to
drink now. (Robyn's Picks 02/08) 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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Aveleda
2006 Vinho Verde Quinta da Aveleda
Moon
Mountain 2006 Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County
Veramonte
2007 Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley Reserva