As gas prices continue to rise, and the season of credit card debt is upon us, I thought it would be helpful to start a list of inexpensive wine that I taste and find enjoyable. This will be a running list, so please check back anytime you are looking for something yummy and inexpensive to bring to a party or just enjoy at home with dinner. If you have a particular inexpensive wine that you like, please post a comment. I'd love to try it!
One falsehood about wine is that is if its expensive, its better. Plenty of people that I talk to about wine think that just because what they like isn't what is demanding high prices, that they like wine that is not good. This is a terrible thing to believe. First of all, if you like an inexpensive wine, then good for you. You won't have to spend this weeks gas money to impress yourself or your friends. Good wine is what you like, not what some critic has determined is good. Wine critics are just there to tell you what wines they like. If you like to refer to wine critics for recommendations, and find that you agree with some of a particular critic's tastes then you should try others that she recommends, otherwise find someone else to follow. Remember to always listen to your own tastebuds.
Here's the list*
2006 Kenwood Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc (Bevmo $8.79)- This is a bright and zippy wine with lots of citrus flavors (mostly grapefruit which is typical of Sauv Blanc). It is good with just about any fish, chicken or pasta dish.
Non-vintage (NV) Piper Sonoma Blanc de Noir Sparkling wine (Bevmo $9.99)- Blanc de Noir means that one or both of the red grapes Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier (which is not a very common grape, but is used in champagne and sparkling wine) is used in addition to Chardonnay (Blanc de Blanc would mean that only Chardonnay was used). The addition of red grapes give this wine a fuller body and hints of black cherry and spice, but add very little color (the skin is not used in the process). This wine is great on its own or with just about any non-red meat dish. Its even great with dessert.
* Keep in wine that wines will vary with vintage year. Also, inexpensive wine sometimes has more bottle variation than expensive wine. The famous "Two Buck Chuck" is a wine that has particularly high bottle variation because they don't follow the normal cycle of bottling once per year. Instead they bottle based on demand (at least this is what I've been told), so some bottles of that wine have been stored longer before they were bottled than other bottles. This will mean that not all of the bottles will taste as similar as they would if the wine was all bottled at the same time.
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