Simply Wine!

This post first appeared on our travel journal. It was the spark for the creation of this journal! Our goal is to improve on this list with pictures of labels, tasting notes and food pairing. which will help you in choosing what you might like out of the list and help you find the product in the store. Here is the post as it first appeared:

OK, the "under $15 a bottle" comment on the previous post seemed to stir up a few people. I've gotten some e-mails and comments asking, "what are they?"

So, here are some of our discoveries. We'll call this "Rich & Laura's Best under $20" not in any particular order:

-Bogle Petite Syrah, CA ($8.99) great wine at this price

-Kings Estate Pinot Gris, OR ($14.99) great summertime sipper

-Sonoma Cutrer Chard, CA ($16.99) classic CA, buttery/oaky chard

-Las Rocas Garanche, Spain ($11.99) Greatest $11 bottle you will ever have(if you can find it!!)*Note: Be sure to get the 2003 as it's much better than the 2004. We've found it for as cheap as $8 in Salt Lake City.

Kanu Chenin Blanc, South Africa ($8.99) light, crisp amazing white at this price

Dry Creek Chenin blanc, CA ($11.99) a good find while biking in DC valley.

Lolonis Fume' Blanc, ca ($11.99) think smoky Sauv blanc, and you've got it

Arbios Cab, CA (17.99) a good summertime BBQ cabernet, not your typical heavy ca cab

Cline old vine zin, ca ($12.99) the best zin you will ever have at this price

Erath pinot, OR ($16.99) good, fruity entry level Oregon pinot

Golden Botrytis, Australia ($17.99) greatest dessert wine you will ever have (IF you can find it!)

Waterbrook Melange, WA ($12.99) a great meritage from Washington

Castano Solenaro, Spain ($11.99) a great Spanish blend zesty and peppery, like a zin great for making sangria

Cape Mentelle, Australia ($18.99) a good non-oaked chard

Andrew Rich Cuvee Pinot, OR ($17.99) a good entry level smoky pinot (there aren't many of those)

OK, now for the disclaimers. These are the prices we have paid for the above, your price may vary. Taste is an opinion, yours may vary from ours. We have tried each and every one of the wines mentioned above. We have also gone through a bunch of losers in this price group, I like to forget about them, so don't ask which ones we hated (I tend to only remember what the label looks so we don't buy them again) These are the only wines I can think of right now, there are a bunch more.

If any of our dear readers have good wines under $20, by all means share them with us! We have found Cost Plus World Market and Costco are both great places for under $20 discoveries. The best recommendation I can make, take a chance, buy something under $15, take it home and try it, you never know what you might discover!

-Rich-