Comments on: Luxe Picks – Best Value Wines Between $4 & $20

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By: delicatetbone

delicatetbone — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:14:33 +0000

Have you tried anything by Mollydooker yet? I fell in love with their Boxer Shiraz after having it at a law school party I went to last year. Little did I know it’s right around $20 a bottle and has like a 90+ rating. It’s also a bit hard to find because of the huge cult following it seems to have.

By: Blondegrlz

Blondegrlz — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:15:04 +0000

I second (third?) the suggestion to check out any local wine makers or vineyards in your area! A friend owns a vineyard here in Connecticut and I’m a member at another winery that makes wine from both local grapes and imports grapes from California. Both places make at least two kinds that I keep in constant supply, but visiting and tasting and seeing how it’s made is by far the best part. One trip we even got to try the wine right from the barrels a few months before it was released. We often order by the case, because you get a nice discount, and they let you fill the case with several different varieties. The same stuff at a restaurant would be $40+ but buying direct it’s usually around $20.

By: Britni (VadgeWig)

Britni (VadgeWig) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:50:53 +0000

I bought an $8 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc from The Fresh Market recently, and it was one of the best best Sauvignon Blancs that I have ever had. I will have to find out the name of it so I can pass the recommendation on!

I drink white wine if I’m planning on drinking multiple glasses because after a while, reds turn your lips and teeth a greyish/purple color. I prefer Sauvignon Blanc if I’m drinking white and Pinot Noir if I’m drinking red. Both are mild and easy to drink for me, neither has too much of a bite nor are they too sweet usually (though Sauvignon Blanc can be, depending on which one you are drinking).

I’ve also found that cheap white wines have a better chance of tasting bitter and awful but you can usually get pretty decent cheap red wines.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:23:12 +0000

great post. I love wine but know nothing about it. I prefer white as well, I’ve been really into rieslings lately. I live in MI and northern michigan has some really great rieslings at about 12.00 per bottle.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:27:36 +0000

I always feel completely uncultured when I say this but Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay is some of my favorite wine.

I think I favor Pinot Noirs over Merlots. The Wild Horse Pinot Noir is pretty good but its not the cheapest of wines I believe it can cost about $20. When I met my ex’s parents his dad offered me some wine. I wish I could remember the name because it was great (It also turned my lips black because it was so dark)

I’m currently living in Central Cali for school (on the coast not inland thankfully) and there are some pretty decent wineries up here. I have a friend who works at one near Lompoc that I need to visit since she can hook me up

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:12:25 +0000

I would add one other tip: go to your local wine trails and taste! A localish winery near my parents holds a “Wine Tasting for Dummies” seminar and for $30 you would get a plate of food and a guided tour, and it was super-helpful in understanding how wine interacted with food, etc. and then I was able to support a local winery by purchasing some of their better bottles.

I am a huge fan of cheaper bottles from outside the U.S. as well: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is my favorite Italian value wine varietal, often going for less than $8 a bottle and under $17 for a 1.5L bottle, and Temparanillos and Jumillas are fab value wines from Spain.

By: Linnyt

Linnyt — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:57:35 +0000

Charles Smith Wine’s KungFu Girl is my favorite wine right now. It’s kind of sweet but not as watery tasting as other Rieslings.

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:32:51 +0000

Jess, don’t, it’s actually a pretty decent cheap-o wine. The central valley has some great wineries, that’s actually where they filmed Sideways. It’s also where the wine I am drinking now (one of my favorites) is from, Edna Valley!