Riesling. So beloved by sommeliers and connoisseurs, but the U.S public just doesn’t get it. Perhaps it has to do with confusion about sweetness. Budget
Category: Budget Wines
Budget Wine: Vale Do Bomfim Red Blend Douro, Portugal 2013
In the budget wine category, Portugal is producing some of the best value on the market. This is one example. Rich, ripe blackberry with fresh
Budget Wine: Smoking Loon Merlot “The Original” Central Valle 2013
Where would we be without knock-offs? Without cheap imitations of sunglasses, designer jeans, or handbags, most of us would be forced to scour thrift shops
Budget Wine: Anciano Tempranillo Reserva Valdepeñas 2008
I love the nose on this. The characteristic Tempranillo leather topped by vanilla and cinnamon notes push cherry to the background. Complex with good intensity.
Budget Wine: Alto Real Roble Bullas 2010
Wild, wild Monastrell (Mourvedre if you’re French). If you like structured wines with a bit of toughness (I do) you will like this. There is
Budget Wine: Le Jade Viognier Pays D’OC IGP 2013
French Viognier is not exactly on the average wine consumer’s radar. The good ones from the Northern Rhone are very expensive and the less pricey
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