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Old 05-14-2023, 10:21 PM
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My palette is not even close to being sommelier grade. Plus, I read the occasional story about the wines being inadvertently switched at a restaurant and nobody knows he difference between the $20 bottle and the $200 bottle.

With that being said, my go to brands are available at less than $20 a bottle around here, usually in the mid-teens, and sometimes on sale for around $10. You usually have to buy at least six bottles to get the deep discount.

Chardonnay - Kendall Jackson, J. Lohr, Josh
Pinot Noir - Mark West
Cabernet - J. Lohr, South Coast, Wild Horse

My everyday Scotch is the Glenmorangie 10 at $30 which I cannot tell apart from a MacAllan 12 at $70.
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If your palate is $400 bottle wine then nothing under $100 will measure up. Much less a $20 bottle.

I get my wines via Naked Wines.
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Have been drinking two Reds recently that run around $20:
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Both very good and very good value.
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"My everyday Scotch is the Glenmorangie 10 at $30 which I cannot tell apart from a MacAllan 12 at $70."


That's really good to know, as I just polished off the last of my Macallan 12 a couple nights ago.
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...or Mad Dog 20-20, or Boone's Farm, or Bartles and James...
I remember the older hippie chicks In like 72/73 Drinking Annie Green Springs in daisy duke shorts, halter tops. No idea what kinda hooch that was. but they looked hot!
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The popular one around here is Meomi. The price has gone up to round $20, but often on sale for less. The main one is a Pinot Noir blend.

I agree on two buck chuck (Trader Joes) although I think it's four buck chuck now.
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.....Can you say more about what you like?

It would also be helpful to know your thoughts about your preferred price range....
Exactly right. This info is essential to know. Wines are so varied in taste, and price ranges are just as broad. Also, taste and quality don't always match price levels.
Many good wines can be found for around or under $20. Better ones for more money too, of course.
Just don't go too cheap. Years ago, they printed a list of 100 popular (like Sutter Home) wines to avoid because of very high arsenic content. Awful what these mass producers can get away with.

These days, I tend to buy better quality and tasting wines, but I drink less. It's a good trade-off.
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Well since covid we started getting an organic, low sugar, low alcohol %, delivery service, from International wineries but mostly Europe, and the selection varies from month to month and the price also varies but averages between $20 to $40 a bottle will likely stay with this situation.

That said, prior to that the least expensive decent Red we liked, was Dark Horse
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Old 05-15-2023, 07:20 AM
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…consistently good red wine?…..at around 20 bucks a bottle?….Paso Robles wines are my go to….just google em…
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I've lately discovered Crooked Cellars Cab at under $20. Since then I've consumed 2 more bottles and will be buying a case next time I visit the store.
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I tend to stay in the $50-$100 range for reds. Stag's Leap, Silver Oak, Caymus... I've been known to pay the premium for Opus One (more for sentimental reasons than for quality of the product).

I've recently discovered a fondness for Amarone della Valpolicella Classico wines. Those tend to be in the $50-$60 range on the low end, with some vintages well into the hundreds.

For Pinot there is a vintner named Penner-Ash out of Oregon that makes excellent wines. Those tend to also run in the $50-$60 range.

For anything in the sub-$30 range I'd say just try what's available until you find what you like. There are good affordable wines out there, you just have to find them.
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Exactly right. This info is essential to know. Wines are so varied in taste, and price ranges are just as broad. Also, taste and quality don't always match price levels.
Many good wines can be found for around or under $20. Better ones for more money too, of course.
Just don't go too cheap. Years ago, they printed a list of 100 popular (like Sutter Home) wines to avoid because of very high arsenic content. Awful what these mass producers can get away with.

These days, I tend to buy better quality and tasting wines, but I drink less. It's a good trade-off.
Hey Andre, who are you kidding? I’ve seen that big pile of Bali Hai and Mateus bottles out behind your house…
Just giving you a little nudge, my friend - hope all is well.
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Hey Andre, who are you kidding? I’ve seen that big pile of Bali Hai and Mateus bottles out behind your house…
Just giving you a little nudge, my friend - hope all is well.
Hey Jim!
Mateus Rose, well under $5.00 a bottle, and the Natick Drive In with a cute girl.
Remember those days my friend?
I bet you were there too!
Hanging in there bud, hanging in there.
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These days, I tend to buy better quality and tasting wines, but I drink less. It's a good trade-off.



Yup....just had a fabulous Grenache from Ramazotti Vineyards in Geyserville, Ca.
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