BevMo 5¢ sale: 2003 Les Mines Priorat - 24.99 + 5¢ for two. One of the best reds at this price point or any other. Made from mixture of Grenache and Carignane grapes, this Spanish red has all the elements of a great wine.
Attended the chardonnay only tasting at my Bevmo last Saturday, Feb 20, 2010= one taste of each of four chards. Gnarly Head and Louis Martini were both terrible. The best one was a french one @ 2 bottles for $20--I felt fortunate to taste it, but wa…
Tried a bottle of Montevina Chardonnay and it was not worth the price. Don't buy. It is on the 5 cent special. The Michael Pozzan Chardonnay is drinkable at $7.50/bottle. Wilfred Wong gives it an 89 and I found him to be all over the wall on his rat…
While actively pursuing the perfect chardonnay deal, I often go to my fave stanby chardonnay which is the 2007 Chalone Chardonnay-(Montery) for $8.99 at BevMo...It's not on the 5cent sale, to the best of my knowlege. BTW, it's nice to see some chat…
Let us know what you learn from the Chardonnay tasting on Saturday. My wine tasting group is blind tasting Chardonnay at our next meeting in March. By the way, anyone try the Tapiz Chardonnay@ $10.99?
@Honest Jim--I've tried the Challis Lane and agree with you--it's about a C+. And if ratethe the Main Street is a B-, well then, that would qualify as a pass for me. I', really looking for a wow.chard bargain. My best bet may be the "all white" wine…
Went to Bev Mo last night and bought Challis Lane Chardonnay at $7.99 a bottle plus the second bottle at $.05. For the price this is very drinkable wine. I bought it last time and it was bargain. I would give this a C+.
I also bought Main Street Ch…
Miss Lim! My favorite teacher of all BIS. I will say hi to the family. I hope we can meet sometime for a glass of wine. It would be wonderful to catch up with you.
Dave