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Category Archives: Wine News
Screw Top Wine – The wine bargain hunter’s curse
Although some may argue with this, I do not believe that a bottle of wine with a screw top is going to improve sitting in your wine cellar for a of couple years. It will taste the same as the day you stuck it in the cellar or perhaps worse, but never better. Continue reading
Win A Pair of Tickets to the Zinfandel Festival in San Francisco
We are giving away a pair of tickets to two of the Zinfandel Festival events. We have two tickets for the Epicuria Food & Zin Pairings event on Thursday, January 26, from 6 to 9 pm and two tickets to the ZAP Grand Tasting on Saturday, January 28, from 2 to 5 pm.
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Posted in Wine News, Zinfandel
Tagged Goodcheapvino.com, ZAP, Zinfandel Festival, Zinfandel tasting
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Mumm Napa: Three Sparkling Wines to Cheer the Holidays
The best part, these three delicious and wonderful Mumm sparkling wines can found at many stores in the San Francisco area for much less than the suggested retail price. You should be able to find them for no more than $15 a bottle. Continue reading
Best Sparkling Wines at Bargain Prices for the Holidays 2011
These are our favorite sparkling wines we have tasted in 2011, and the best part is that these bubbly wines are widely available. Don’t limit your consumption of sparkling wine to just the Holiday Season; keep some on hand to pop open for a special occasion or for any reason at all. We always enjoy a glass of sparkling wine as an aperitif throughout the year. Continue reading
Tramin Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige – Bargain Wine of the Week
This wine has been very popular and highly rated over the past few years and it is well deserved. There is a good amount of this wine available at various stores but Costco in Redwood City seems to have the best deal at $9.99. At BevMo it is $11.99, at Wine.com it is $12.99. Continue reading
A Bible for Bargain Wine Hunters – New Book by George M. Taber
George writes: “Good $10 bottles are available from all over the world. Critics and consultants, who recommend what wines people should drink, rarely talk or write about them. It’s the greatest story never told.” Continue reading
Cameron Hughes – Wine Reviews
In our post “Cameron Hughes – Man on a Wine Mission,” we promised to get back to you with a review of the wines he gave as samples and a few that Vintage Wine Taster Mike and I purchased on our own. Most of these wines can be found at various Costco stores and Safeway. Continue reading
Cameron Hughes – Man on a wine mission
One thing that is easy to conclude about the man, he is a ball of energy and certainly fired up about the 400,000 cases of wine he will bottle this year. Yes, 400,000 cases and 100 different wines. So many Lot Numbers that even Cameron says he has trouble keeping up with them. Continue reading
Posted in Wine Bargains, Wine News
Tagged Cameron Hughes, Cameron Hughes wines, Goodcheapvino.com
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Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations – Bargains & Values
You cannot go wrong with our list of wines, all at bargain prices. We think that, because of the variety of foods being served and the vast differences in wine drinking experience among guests, a combination of wines is the best choice for your Thanksgiving dinner. Continue reading
Safeway Wine Sale – Bargain Wine Alert
The discount applies to not only reds and whites, but all sparkling wines also. Sample savings: a $40 bottle of Mumm’s sells for $28; a magnum of Veuve Clicquot regularly $150 is now $100. This would be an excellent time to stock up on that favorite wine of yours. Don’t forget, Thanksgiving festivities are near. Continue reading
Posted in Safeway, Wine Bargains, Wine News
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