Synopsis, Our Opinion: Nice Vinho Verde at a GREAT price.
Producer/Winery: Arios; Felgueiras, Portugal.
Grape Variety: Loureiro.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Vinho Verde, Portugal.
Vintage: 2016
Price: $10.80 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: An unusual grape that was VERY delicious and worth some extra effort to find.
Producer/Winery: Franck Peillot; Famille Peilot, Montagnieu, France.
Grape Variety: Altesse.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Roussette du Bugey; Savoie, France.
Vintage: 2014
Price: $19.80 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: A FANTASTIC Aligoté.
Producer/Winery: Pierre de Benoist; Domaine A. & P. de Villaine; Bouzeron, France.
Grape Variety: Aligoté.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Bouzeron; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2014
Price: $27.90 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: A rich and elegant Chardonnay that was a FANTASTIC value.
Producer/Winery: Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot; Chassagne-Montrachet, France.
Grape Variety: Chardonnay.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Les Grands Champs; Burgundy, France.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $27.00 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: A delicious wine with lots of character.
Producer/Winery: Bruno Laboucarié; Domaine de Fontsainte; Boutenac, France.
Grape Variety: Carignan blend – 60% Carignan, 30% Grenache Noir and 10% Mourvèdre.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Corbieres; Languedoc Roussillon, France.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $15.30 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Because of the interest in our posts: The BEST cheap Chardonnay purchased from Walmart and The Best Chardonnay Under $3.00: A Comparison Tasting we couldn’t resist doing a comparison tasting of Walmart’s cheap Merlot varietal. We purchased the five cheapest bottles of Merlot that our local Kernersville, North Carolina Walmart had on their shelves…and we assume these same brands would be found on the shelves of most Walmart stores across the country. These included Belle $4.76 (from France), Beringer $4.98, Rex-Goliath $4.98 and Barefoot $5.98 (from California) and Yellow Tail $5.48 (from Australia). [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: Simply OUTSTANDING wine that’s a GREAT value.
Producer/Winery: Pierre Jéquier; Mas Foulaquier; Claret, France.
Grape Variety: Blend – 50% Grenache and 50% Syrah.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Pic Saint-Loup; Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
Vintage: 2014
Price: $16.20 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: Delicious food-friendly wine from Northern Italy
Producer/Winery: Kellerei Schreckbichl; Cantina Colterenzio; Appiano, Italy.
Grape Variety: Lagrein.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Alto Adige, Italy.
Vintage: 2016
Price: $14.40 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: GREAT Italian red that’s an EXCELLENT value.
Producer/Winery: Anna Maria Della Porta (Winemaker); Cantina Morone; Guardia Sanframondi, Italy.
Grape Variety: Piedirosso.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Campania, Italy.
Vintage: 2015.
Price: $14.40 (with a 10% mixed case discount) [click to continue…]
Synopsis, Our Opinion: A fun, delicious and lightly alcoholic alternative to “porch wines”.
Producer/Winery: Molly Chomper; Lansing, North Carolina.
Grape Variety: Late season apples and Cascade hops.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Watauga County, North Carolina.
Vintage: NV
Price: Unknown [click to continue…]
