Cheap thrills Making a case for affordable summer winesDouglas Bailey, Globe Staff
First, continental Europe south of Germany is ideal for growing the grapes that are easiest to turn into the best quality wines — vitis vinifera, for those who are inclined toward Latin and which most people know as the genus and species of the best-known grape varieties like chardonnay, ca...
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It was dark plum in color and lots of fruit, the “dry Shiraz” fans that sampled this wine with me loved it. I enjoyed it at a perfect 54 degrees F, so that may have enhanced my enjoyment of this cheap wine. Now, when I usually write a post I research it on the internet. Asid...
Trader Joe’s is the exclusive retailer of Charles Shaw Wines, better known to most as “Two-buck Chuck”. In California these wines sell for $1.99, which is just amazing. Here in Michigan, though, the price was $2.99. Did we like it? Was it worth the trip?
Written by Madeline Puckette Drink wine on a regular basis? It doesn’t matter if your weekly wine budget is ten dollars or fifty dollars, everyone wants to find wines that over perform for the price. In fact, the English use an acronym for this, they call it a great ‘QPR’ wine (...
They have your basic wines and beers and some picnic style food featuring luscious tomatoes and fresh herbs. You can go to the little drink hut (photo from Yelp until I can go back and include one I’ve taken) or sit on one of the tables on the patio and get waited on. You can ...
Host A Wine Tasting– You can either do this with other couples, or do on your own, but buy a bunch of different wines, a bunch of cheeses and appetizers and try as many different wines as you can. This also works for beer if wine isn’t your thing. ...
Besides being an amazing wine maker, he is a steward of the pristine natural environment of Mendocino county and the air, water and soil that make these fantastic wines possible.I was particularly enamored with their “Gew” which has been grown for the past 30 years in the foggy Central ...
This is the only hotel I have EVER stayed at that offered the items in the fridge for free including 5 beers and a multitude of beverages (the champagne and wines are not free so be aware). The swimming pool had an amazing view and was beautiful in itself. Service was helpful, ...