The Search for an Inexpensive Dinner Wine-Part 2
As a follow up to last week’s entry, The Search for an Inexpensive Dinner Wine at Trader Joe’s, http://mferraro73.tumblr.com/post/134068325491/the-search-for-an-inexpensive-dinner-wine-at, here is the next segment. Instead of being wines from all the same store, this entry includes wines under $15 from all different local stores.
Neil and I have been traveling in the USA since September 2015 and are continuing our Search for an Inexpensive Dinner Wine. Since we are no longer in California, the selection hasn’t been as plentiful. We visited the local liquor store in MA and a few of the grocery stores in FL but really didn’t know which wines to try. We recognized a few of the budget brands from California but weren’t too excited about trying them, so we tried some of the lesser known brands. We also thought we should try some international brand wines because they would be new to us.
This entry is set up similarly to last week’s entry so you can browse through it to see price, origin and our tasting notes. We’ve also included some of the liquor store names and which state it is located in. We hope you are enjoying this series of entries and maybe you will find a new favorite wine!
Here are the wines we’ve tried:
2012 The Buccaneer Zinfandel
BevMo 5cent Sale, CA
price: $19.95 (buy one, get one for 5cents)
origin: California
Dark fruit, dried fruit, a little sweet, overripe? burnt?
Really easy to drink
2012 Cocobon Vineyards
Red blend
Fettes Liquor store, MA
price: $8.99
origin: California
Blackberry, oak, reminds Maria of merlot
Sweeter table red
2013 Luna Nuda Pinot Grigio
Fettes Liquor store, MA
price: $14.99
origin: Italy
Definite mineral aroma, kind of cat pee, apples, tart, tastes softer and crisp too
Light for a Pinot Grigio
2012 Casillero del Diablo Devil’s Collection
White blend
Fettes Liquor store, MA
price: $12.99
origin: Chile
Crisp, mineral, citrus, honeysuckle
Used with fried pork chop and apple recipe
A little too mineral
2013 Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin
Winn Dixie, FL
price: $9.99
origin: Lodi, CA
Grapes, spice, smoky, vanilla, blackberry or plum
Smooth texture
2013 Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling
Walgreen’s, FL
price: $9.99
origin: Columbia Valley, WA
Slightly effervescent, cantaloupe melon, minerals, apple finish
Pretty good
2015 Charles Shaw Nouveau
Trader Joe’s, FL
price: $2.99
origin: California
Light, smooth, berry!, spice, slightly tart, jammy
Good
2014 The Wolftrap
48% Viognier, 41% Chenin Blanc, 11% Grenache Blanc
Rollin’ Oats Market, FL
price: $5.99
origin: South Africa
Crisp, peach, melon, fruity
Good