Wine Deals
Everyone is looking for a deal and wine-drinkers are no exception. So how can you find a good wine for less than $20. Here are a couple rules I use when looking for a good wine that won’t break the bank.
1. Look in unfamiliar areas
As a scientist when analyzing my data I try to be objective as possible. Even though I hope the data looks a certain way (hey I’m human), I am objective even when the data proves my hypothesis is wrong. I say this because everyone has preconceived notions about what to expect. What does this have to do with wine? Well, because wine drinkers expect certain wines from specific areas are supposed to taste good, they are able to charge more for their wines. On the other hand, wineries from areas not as popular can’t charge as much because they won’t sell at the higher price. Why? Because people don’t have the lofty, preconceived ideas as those wines compared to wines produced in the more established areas.
Thus, one way to find deals is to look in places that are not known for making great wines. Some places are:
2. Look for unfamiliar grapes
For the same reason as stated above it is hard to charge high prices for unknown grapes that are not Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and other well known grapes. Some grapes that are less common which I like are carmenere, dolcetto, blaufrankisch and petite syrah for red and verdelho, gruner veltliner and torrontes for whites. Plus, most rose mines are great bargains.
Here are some of my favorite bargain wines
For reds
- Apaltagua carmenere from
- Paul Lehrner zweigelt from
- Pecchenino dolcetto di Dogliani from
- Vinedo de la Vientos tannat from
- La Posta bonarda from
For whites
- Basa rueda from
- Mollydooker verdelho from
- Susanna Balbo torrontes from
- Chateau Grand Traverse riesling from
- Robertson The ruins, a blend of chardonnay, verdelho and viognier from
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