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irl
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Username: Irl
Post Number: 170
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 3:40 pm: |     |
My challenge is that I need them to be under $10 (though I think I'm allowed to go up to $12). I'm told they exist.
I need reds specifically.
If you know of any to avoid, let me know them, too. |
Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1383
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:08 pm: | |
Vina Alarba 2004, Old Vines Grenache (around $7 at the Wine Library) |
Charles Yuen
Citizen
Username: Serviceberryfan
Post Number: 154
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 11:27 pm: | |
You can get interesting inky black reds from the Cahors region of France for $6 to $8. Had my first in Paris fifteen years ago and I look for them ever since. A word of caution -- the grape ain't no Pinot Noir, that's for sure. Meaty and fruity -- but recently introduced techniques soften the tannis and make it more drinkable. Definitely one for the spicy chili dishes. -- Charles |
Innisowen
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Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 1060
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 12:23 am: | |
Trader Joe's in Westfield has the famous "2 buck Chuck" red wines and a number of real inky deep reds from Argentina and Chile (you may not be able to get the wine glasses fully clean after some of that ink is poured in), and the wines fit your expressed budget.
However, the combination "Incredible Wines" and "Under $12" is a hard one. Many wines under $12 are very good (for wines under $12) but I would be hard pressed to find anything incredible (I mean, a real kick-arse red) in that price class.
Caveat emptor. Non volo bibere venenum in auro. |
Morrisa da Silva
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Username: Mod
Post Number: 297
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:18 am: | |
Don't know about incredible but...I had a surprisingly good red wine I picked up at A&p. Redwood Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (It's sold in larger bottles) for 13.99 |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 4864
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:28 am: | |
the most consistently good red wine value Ive bought over the past couple of years are Malbecs from Argentina. Also have always been a big fan of Cotes du Rhone as a great value wine...and Spanish reds. Italian Primitivos, the grape that zinfandel has been traced back to, gives you zin varietal characteristics usually at a much better value today. |
redY67
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 4480
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:08 am: | |
Pepperwood Pinot Noir or Syrah.. |
User58
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Username: User58
Post Number: 360
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:53 am: | |
The odds of finding incredible red wine under 10 not possible. The odds of finding a red wine under 10 is possible. Incredible not possible. 2 buck chuck is as good as a cheap wine gets and for the price you can compare it to wines costing much more. |
Spitz
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Username: Doublea
Post Number: 1295
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 1:45 pm: | |
We served Finca Flinchman Malbec 2004 a couple of weeks ago and it got rave reviews. I bought it at Total in Essex Green and it was under $10 as I recall. |
Maplewoody
Citizen
Username: Maplewoody
Post Number: 1086
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:58 am: | |
I like the Pino Noir "Ana Pamu" from CALIF....
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Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 1392
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 2:40 pm: | |
Today a co-worker who is very into wine told me this is really good stuff and under $10. I trust his opinion, he's super knowledgeable and picky. He said he tried it and immediately bought 2 cases!
Ca’del Solo 1999 Big House Red
http://damngoodwine.com/vino_cadelsolo_bighousered.htm |
Hank Zona
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Username: Hankzona
Post Number: 4876
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 2:46 pm: | |
Pippi,
Thats a Bonny Doon wine from CA...Randall Graham makes alot of very good wines at very reasonable prices and he has an incredible wit that is reflected in his wine labels and mailers. And, the wine store in Maplewood Village (on the side street) carries alot of the Bonny Doon wines at a good price. And most of the wines are screwtop now, so you can take a swig on the fly. |
Pippi
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Username: Pippi
Post Number: 1394
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 3:06 pm: | |
Hank - I am so happy I can stop carrying my cork screw around!
cheers to the screwtop!
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xavier67
Citizen
Username: Xavier67
Post Number: 591
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 4:31 pm: | |
ˆrl, what style of wine do you favor? I've had many wines that were recommended to me by other winos, but I ended up not liking them not because they are crappy wines but because 1) they're not made in a style I prefer; 2) they're subpar great rendition of that particular style. Wines are like movies in that you can group them into "genres." You may be into romantic comedies (say, a Beaujolais), but not into Hollywood action adventures (say, a lot of Aussie mass-produced wines like Yellow Tail).
So what kinds of reds are you into, irl? |
irl
Citizen
Username: Irl
Post Number: 172
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 6:07 pm: | |
Actually, I DO like the "Hollywood" wine, I guess. I am a fan of the Yellow Tail lines and blends, specifically the cab/merlot blend and the cab/shiraz (I know, I'm no connoisseur).
I like cabernet, zinfandel and shiraz. Never had a grenache, though the guy in Total Wines told me that if I like cabernets, I won't like grenaches. I took his word for it. |
Charles Yuen
Citizen
Username: Serviceberryfan
Post Number: 156
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 10:53 pm: | |
Actually, the solution to the problem was right under my nose. Banrock Station merlot and cabernet sauvignon, each packed in a box, from Australia are quite good. Boxed wines are getting better generally, and they have the advantage of quantity that will stay good for a while through the spout technology. You have a glass or two per night, but waste nothing because the box lasts a month. I believe the Banrock Station has a quantity of three liters -- equivalent to four 750 ml bottles. The box was on sale at Gary's in Madison for $15 the other day, so that would equate to less than $4 per bottle. It also comes in Shiraz and Chardonnay if those are your styles. I can only vouch for the merlot and cabernet. -- Charles |
Innisowen
Citizen
Username: Innisowen
Post Number: 1068
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 - 11:26 pm: | |
Boxed wines are getting better, especially from the Aussies, who have made a sanitary science of winemaking, turning out a dependable product, bottle after bottle, release after release, box after box.
It does, however, make you want to taste some terroir rather than deep black fruits.
For those who want to be a little adventurous, try the Nero D'Avola, Nerello Del Bastardo 1999, or the Cerasuolo del Vittoria, all Sicilian deep red, and all very good, way more pricey than $10/bottle. |
xavier67
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Username: Xavier67
Post Number: 594
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:03 am: | |
"the guy in Total Wines told me that if I like cabernets, I won't like grenaches."
To prove this guy wrong, I'd suggest you try Chateau Routas Infernet Rouge 2000 ($9 at the Wine Library). It's a Grenache/Syrah blend made in the New World style (fruit forward) with hints of earth and spices. It would make good Thanksgiving pairing.
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