Question for the corks
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 17:55 last edited by
Got any good wines to recommend in the under $20 range?
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:04 last edited by
We've been on a chianti kick recently. This one is our current fave:
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:09 last edited by
We love the reds. Thanks!
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:13 last edited by Mik
Southern French, Spanish and Italian reds. Great with food, lots and lots of very good $10-15 wine. Avoids the jammy excess of California and the Southern Hemisphere.
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Southern French, Spanish and Italian reds. Great with food, lots and lots of very good $10-15 wine. Avoids the jammy excess of California and the Southern Hemisphere.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:41 last edited by
Right now my average bottle price at home is around $7.50, but that is because i have found some really spectacular closeout deals over the last couple years and I buy quantity. Helps to know the wine folks.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:45 last edited by Loki
Pinot? Burgundy? Rioja? Shiraz? What style do you like- light, medium or full bodied? Lots of “sugar”? Sweet or dry? An interesting taste or smooth? I am no expert but I have found that people consistently like either smooth or “interesting” wines.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 18:54 last edited by Mik
I don't know about Brenda, but my favorites are:
Pinot noirs - Oregon especially, Burgundy (I wish - such a crapshoot but incredible when you hit), some Californias. South America shows promise but not there yet.
Rhones and other Southern France - the perfect food wine
Great cheap Bordeaux - it;s out there, you just have to find it. Chateau Sabatey is a good pick.
Italian reds of all sorts - such variety of styles and grapes!! Montepulciano di Abruzzo, Chianti, Piedmontese Nebbiolos (wish i could afford Barolos), Barberas
Zinfandel when I can find it in the old style I like - spicy, dense, but not so jammy
Spanish reds of all sorts, like Italians - so much great $10 wine.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 20:07 last edited by
I was going to recommend montepulciano d’abruzzo but mik beat me to it
Also good veneto wines, like valpolicella.
For us it’s usually either Italian or local for reds.
Whites for us are mostly French.
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wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 20:32 last edited by
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I was going to recommend montepulciano d’abruzzo but mik beat me to it
Also good veneto wines, like valpolicella.
For us it’s usually either Italian or local for reds.
Whites for us are mostly French.
wrote on 28 Nov 2020, 21:08 last edited by@bachophile That's a great chart! Italian wines can be intimidating until you get used to the regions and styles. The used to be the world's largest producer. Not sure if they are still or not.