90+ Bargains: 2010 Domaine la Garrigue Vacqueyras (RP91, $17.95)
You’re going to start noticing a theme on this blog. Rhone varietals, specifically Grenache and Syrah, are where it’s at when it comes to value. I enjoy a fine Napa Cabernet, French Bordeaux, or...
View ArticleUnder $12 Deals – Guigal Cotes du Rhone is Great EVERY Year (RP89, $11.95)
Occasionally I find myself in two separate circumstances where I am in need of reasonably-priced, good wine (vs. reasonably-priced bad wine). 1.) I’m traveling and need to pick up a go-to wine at an...
View ArticleUnder $12 Deals – A Crisp White Burgundy (RP91, $11.95)
White Burgundys are some of the most sought after and expensive white wines in the world with well rated, and even marginally rated examples selling for well over $100 per bottle. So when I saw this...
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90 Point Rhone under $12 – Chateau Bizard Grignan les Adhemar Montagne de...
From the Southern Rhone appellation of Grignan-les Adhemar (new to me), comes this killer Syrah-based blend from Chateau Bizard. As the years go by, my daily drinker wines have experienced some “price...
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92 Point Rhone Red for $11.95 – Domaine Cabirau Cotes du Roussillon
Value seekers need to discover the Roussillon appellation of the southern Rhone Valley fast! Where else in the world can you find highly rated reds for less than $15? Today’s wine is from a winery...
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Better than (Most) Champagne and Half the Price (RP92, $18.95)
In the infamous words of golf commentator Gary Koch, this wine is “better than most” – most Champagne that is. I found a little wine shop in Chicago that had this sparkler for $22. Every time we had...
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Beaucastel’s Gigondas la Gille- A Pegau Lookalike ($25.95)
Perrin et Fils is best known for their Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape ($80), but they have extensive holdings throughout the Rhone valley. In fact, their “reserve” Cotes du Rhone , at around $13, is a...
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A 1er Cru Red Burgundy Under $50
Let’s get this out of the way early. Burgundy is overpriced. Forget Napa, Bordeaux or any other of the top winemaking regions. Burgundy is where the world’s most expensive wine is made. To make...
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Stunning Chablis from Louis Michel (Under $30)
This weekend we held a blind tasting of three Premier Cru Chablis from Louis Michel. I expected the wines to be good (they were), but what really surprised me was just how different they were. Each...
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A Killer Single Vineyard Red Burgundy for $26
Burgundy is the most expensive wine region in the world, and it frankly has a spotty track record – when the wines are on, they are breathtaking, but when they are off, they are expensive...
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