This Zinfandel-driven blend is called 1924 because it’s suppose to remind us of prohibition when wines were field blends and most were sweet. They were
Category: Budget Wines
Budget Wine Review: Castle Rock Red Wine Blend Reserve Columbia Valley 2013
Castle Rock’s negociant, business model produces value-priced wines with some personality. And this one is no exception. They claim it’s fashioned after the “great wines
Budget Wine Review: Blue Plate Chenin Blanc Clarksburg CA 2012
A crisp, bone dry version of this versatile grape from the Clarksburg AVA near Sacramento. I guess it’s called “blue plate” because it’s a utilitarian
Budget Wine Review: Chateau Brannens Graves 2014
Cheap Bordeaux but from a specific sub-region rather than the generic appellation? That’s unusual but Trader Joe’s sometimes tracks down the unusual. Alas, if it’s
Budget Wine Review: Vignobles Lacheteau Vouvray 2015
Chenin Blanc is too often overlooked having gained a reputation as the base for cheap table wine in the U.S. But in France’s Loire Vouvray
Budget Wine Review: Cecilia Beretta Soraie Veneto IGT 2014
This wine is made with the appassimento method, a specialty of this region of northeast Italy. Grapes are dried for several weeks before pressing thus
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