Monthly Archives: April 2011

Flash Wine Sales – Buyers Beware!

If you are a wine bargain shopper you likely to know about the “Flash” Wine Websites” like Wine Woot, WTSO, Lot18, Wine Spies, Last Call Wines, etc. These sites have an online sale on a wine for a short period of time or until they are sold out. These “Flash” sale sites began during recession time and they have caught on with many a wine consumer. Image how this works. Continue reading

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Bargain Wine Picks of the Week – April 25

This week we are doing something a little different for our weekly picks. Mike and I, along with our wives, took a tour of wineries in the Lake County region. Continue reading

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Bargain Wine Alert 8 – BevMo Days

This is not the BevMo 5-Cent Sale, this one is called BevMo Days and lasts only seven days, ending on April 25. I just got the mailer yesterday and picked out some I think are winners. I am placing these in the order I think are the best wines at the sale price. Continue reading

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Bargain Wine Picks of the Week – April 18, Tax Day

You may need at extra glass or two of wine after just getting your taxes done under the wire. Perhaps you have to pay or are not getting as much back as you thought. Hey, switch to more bargain wines to make up the difference. Continue reading

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Albariño Wines from Spain – Great Bargain Patio & Deck Wine

Albariño wine is one of the most underrated and off the radar white wine bargains around. If you have been to Spain you surely know about this favorite white wine that the Spanish serve and drink with a variety of their scrumptious seafood tapas. Continue reading

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Our Bargain Wine Picks of the Week – April 11

Last September I posted about the 2008 vintage of this wine and now the 2009 is out and it is delicious as ever. This is one of those wines that goes so well with outdoor living. I love standing by the BBQ with a glass of this chilled wine in hand from the Tapiz winery in Argentina Continue reading

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Bottle Your Own Wine on the Cheap

There are two wineries located on the San Francisco Peninsula that have “bottle your own” events. This is where you can fill 750 ml wine bottles and cork the wine. The price at both wineries is $5 if you bring your own 750 ml bottles, and $7 if you want to use the wineries’ bottles. Continue reading

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Bargain wine picks for the week of April 4

I love Albariño wines and I think this might be the best of any I have tried. It is at some Costco stores and K&L Wines. The Wine Advocate gives this wine 91 points.
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