Budget wine thread - Page 3

OLS · 05-20-2011, 09:25 AM

Haha, that's right. "There are too many threads where people come in and try to re-ask the questions the
OP asked, to frame them in their own terms." haha. Or something like that.
Like was said, only
the OP knows what he asked and why he asked it. If the thread has no merit, it will die a quick death to the
high-numbered pages. I had this happen to me the other day, someone was bound and determined to tell me
what I meant by what I asked. WTF?

Volusianator · 05-20-2011, 10:06 AM

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LOL

hammondc · 05-20-2011, 08:53 PM

337 Cabernet- Pretty good stuff. A little astringent, but still worth the ~$11.

BigCat · 05-21-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by hammondc

337 Cabernet- Pretty good stuff. A little astringent, but still worth the ~$11.

+1. I like this stuff.

markem · 05-21-2011, 10:36 AM

Okay, I'll admit to a very strange way of picking cheap wines that seems to work for us. For some reason, picking the bottle with the really cool animal seems to work. On rare occasions, it is a spectacular failure, but most of the time, we like the wine we pick with that method.

CigarNut · 05-21-2011, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by markem

Okay, I'll admit to a very strange way of picking cheap wines that seems to work for us. For some reason, picking the bottle with the really cool animal seems to work. On rare occasions, it is a spectacular failure, but most of the time, we like the wine we pick with that method.

That one bottle of "white" wine you picked up with the picture of a dog peeing, was not very good. A little to warm for me...

05-21-2011, 06:54 PM

Woodbridge Lightly oaked Chardonnay white @ $7 @ Shop-N-Save Sale Price only

Mount Pleasant Norton (Missouri winery) @ $20

I usually stock up on anything from Missouri Winery at local mart discounted price
And that's how I drink wine on a budget

OnlyDryReds · 05-26-2011, 11:37 AM

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Hmmmmmmm Yes I see that!

Well Ill think of something while drinking a Mondavi Woodbridge Chard this evening.

vankleekkw · 05-28-2011, 11:15 AM

A couple of cheaper wines that I've been drinking
Bonterra - An organic wine for ~ $12
BV
Penfolds
Chateau st. John

pektel · 06-11-2011, 03:29 AM

Had a bottle of 2007 castle rock napa valley Cabernet sauvignon tonight, and am pleasantly surprised. A little heavy on the tart fruit and less dry and oaky like some others, but still very enjoyable. 12.49 at my local liquor store. May go pick up a case tomorrow to put away and see what happens after some of that fruit dies down.
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jjmitchem · 06-11-2011, 04:05 AM

A few years back my wife and I became really good friends with the owner of our local wine store - she everything from $3 to $500 bottles as well as an incredible selection of great beers

as she got to know our taste (we had been trying the better stuff every once in a while) she suggested a bottle of Crane Lake Cab - at $4 a bottle that became our daily driver so to speak and it is really good

mosesbotbol · 06-11-2011, 06:42 AM

For under $20 and an "honest wine", I would look for wines from:

Alentejano, Dao, Douro - Portugal
Chinnon - France
Rioja - Spain

I most cases, you should be able to find "Reserva" wines from each appellation.

hammondc · 06-16-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

For under $20 and an "honest wine", I would look for wines from:

Alentejano, Dao, Douro - Portugal
Chinnon - France
Rioja - Spain

I most cases, you should be able to find "Reserva" wines from each appellation.

Thanks for the suggestion. I need to do some stocking up. I will look for these.

pektel · 06-16-2011, 08:11 PM

FYI,I may be wrong, but I believe "reserva" has no legal bearing regarding US wines. I know mosesbotl listed foreign wines, just saying in regards to united states wines. Also not saying that US wineries abuse the label.
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hammondc · 06-17-2011, 05:47 PM

Picked up a Rioja and Douro today.

Proximo by Marques de Riscal Riojo
Charamba Douro

mosesbotbol · 06-17-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by hammondc

Picked up a Rioja and Douro today.

Proximo by Marques de Riscal Riojo
Charamba Douro

The Charamba is a good deal for its price. I have had it back to 2000 and is still holding up well. What year did you get? I don't know the Rioja. Please update us with your results!

timj219 · 06-17-2011, 08:53 PM

I don't know about availability out of state but NY wines from the finger lakes are generally inexpensive and some are outstanding. Dr Konstantin Frank, Anthony Road, and Sheldrake Point vineyards are three that come to mind. Most of their bottles come in under $30 with a fair number under $20

hammondc · 06-18-2011, 08:08 AM

The Charamba was a 2007. I agree. Had it last night and I was shocked at how good it was for $8. Seems very similar to a Pinot Noir to me. It is one I definitely will keep on hand.

06-18-2011, 08:37 AM

My wife and I are pretty fond of a local wine called Kick Butt Cab. It's from Texas Hills Vineyard and runs about $18.

Llano Estacado Winery, another local winery, has a really good "cheap" Pino Grigio for about $9.

06-18-2011, 09:50 AM

Great suggestions fellas. I have tried quite a few of the ones mentioned and have found them great as well.

A few more to add (I am on my phone so I hope these have not been mentioned already):

Menage a Trois California Red
Clos Du Bois Chardonnay 2009
Alamos Malbec

05-20-2011, 09:25 AM	#41
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Budget wine thread Haha, that's right. "There are too many threads where people come in and try to re-ask the questions the OP asked, to frame them in their own terms." haha. Or something like that. Like was said, only the OP knows what he asked and why he asked it. If the thread has no merit, it will die a quick death to the high-numbered pages. I had this happen to me the other day, someone was bound and determined to tell me what I meant by what I asked. WTF?

05-20-2011, 08:53 PM	#43
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,625 Trading: (17)	Re: Budget wine thread 337 Cabernet- Pretty good stuff. A little astringent, but still worth the ~$11.

05-21-2011, 10:36 AM	#45
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,621 Trading: (47)	Re: Budget wine thread Okay, I'll admit to a very strange way of picking cheap wines that seems to work for us. For some reason, picking the bottle with the really cool animal seems to work. On rare occasions, it is a spectacular failure, but most of the time, we like the wine we pick with that method. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

05-21-2011, 06:54 PM	#47
smokepuff Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Budget wine thread Woodbridge Lightly oaked Chardonnay white @ $7 @ Shop-N-Save Sale Price only Mount Pleasant Norton (Missouri winery) @ $20 I usually stock up on anything from Missouri Winery at local mart discounted price And that's how I drink wine on a budget

05-28-2011, 11:15 AM	#49
vankleekkw Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Kris Location: Round Lake, IL Posts: 136 Trading: (3)	Re: Budget wine thread A couple of cheaper wines that I've been drinking Bonterra - An organic wine for ~ $12 BV Penfolds Chateau st. John

06-11-2011, 03:29 AM	#50
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Budget wine thread Had a bottle of 2007 castle rock napa valley Cabernet sauvignon tonight, and am pleasantly surprised. A little heavy on the tart fruit and less dry and oaky like some others, but still very enjoyable. 12.49 at my local liquor store. May go pick up a case tomorrow to put away and see what happens after some of that fruit dies down. Posted via Mobile Device

06-11-2011, 04:05 AM	#51
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: Budget wine thread A few years back my wife and I became really good friends with the owner of our local wine store - she everything from $3 to $500 bottles as well as an incredible selection of great beers as she got to know our taste (we had been trying the better stuff every once in a while) she suggested a bottle of Crane Lake Cab - at $4 a bottle that became our daily driver so to speak and it is really good __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

06-11-2011, 06:42 AM	#52
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Budget wine thread For under $20 and an "honest wine", I would look for wines from: Alentejano, Dao, Douro - Portugal Chinnon - France Rioja - Spain I most cases, you should be able to find "Reserva" wines from each appellation. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

06-16-2011, 08:11 PM	#54
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Budget wine thread FYI,I may be wrong, but I believe "reserva" has no legal bearing regarding US wines. I know mosesbotl listed foreign wines, just saying in regards to united states wines. Also not saying that US wineries abuse the label. Posted via Mobile Device

06-17-2011, 05:47 PM	#55
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,625 Trading: (17)	Re: Budget wine thread Picked up a Rioja and Douro today. Proximo by Marques de Riscal Riojo Charamba Douro

06-17-2011, 08:53 PM	#57
timj219 Feeling at Home Join Date: Jun 2010 First Name: Tim Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 699 Trading: (15)	Re: Budget wine thread I don't know about availability out of state but NY wines from the finger lakes are generally inexpensive and some are outstanding. Dr Konstantin Frank, Anthony Road, and Sheldrake Point vineyards are three that come to mind. Most of their bottles come in under $30 with a fair number under $20 __________________ "All this of Pot and Potter - Tell me then, Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?" Omar Khayyam

06-18-2011, 08:08 AM	#58
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,625 Trading: (17)	Re: Budget wine thread The Charamba was a 2007. I agree. Had it last night and I was shocked at how good it was for $8. Seems very similar to a Pinot Noir to me. It is one I definitely will keep on hand.

06-18-2011, 08:37 AM	#59
ronzorelli Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Budget wine thread My wife and I are pretty fond of a local wine called Kick Butt Cab. It's from Texas Hills Vineyard and runs about $18. Llano Estacado Winery, another local winery, has a really good "cheap" Pino Grigio for about $9.

06-18-2011, 09:50 AM	#60
Tyler Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Budget wine thread Great suggestions fellas. I have tried quite a few of the ones mentioned and have found them great as well. A few more to add (I am on my phone so I hope these have not been mentioned already): Menage a Trois California Red Clos Du Bois Chardonnay 2009 Alamos Malbec