The Monterrei appellation is the smallest D.O in Galicia located on the border of Spain and Portugal. It is one of the lesser known regions
Category: Budget Wines
Budget Wine Review: Clos Siguier Cahors 2015
The original home for Malbec, Cahors in Southwestern France has a reputation for dark tannic wines that need bottle age before drinking. This wine is
Budget Wine Review: Nero Grande Appassimento Italy 2017
This is an odd duck, so I couldn’t resist buying a bottle. It’s unusual to see a wine made in the appassimento style for $7.
Budget Wine Review: Pasqua Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2016
In my judgment the ripasso style of winemaking is a treasure. They take grapes from a very ordinary varietal—mostly Corvina—and make an ordinary Valpolicella wine,
Budget Wine Review: Chateau Rodier Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2015
Chateau Rodier is owned by Vignobles Capdemourlin, a large and highly regarded Saint-Émilion wine company. These grapes are from Montagne-Saint-Émilion, the largest satellite of the
Budget Wine Review: La Garenne Blaye-Cote de Bordeaux Red Blend 2016
When you can find no information about a wine online that tells you it is probably a private label wine, made specifically for a retail
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