The Food & Wino Guy (that would still be me....) is already being pressured by his hordes of readers to reveal what he knows about yummy cheap drinkable wine. See the letter from a reader in Atlanta (in Blue) below.....
Food and Wino guy
Food and Wino guy
You mention in your article you have some 'preferred cheap wines' that inevitably become hard to find or expensive... Give us a nugget. We promise not to buy so much we impact your supply.
Thanks
Dave in Atlanta
Well, let me just tell you Dave in Atlanta..... The Food and Wino Guy has heard the old "Give us a nugget" line before. It's actually not too far below the old "It's only a cold sore" lie... Shame shame on you.... I don't care if you are my brother or if you sent me that big American Express Gift Card for Christmas (thanks for that, by the way!) but you are going to have to wait for the wine tips like everyone else. It'll be when I get tipsy and "spill the wine" so to speak.
The fact of the matter is that sharing wine tips isn't nearly as much fun as just sharing a bottle of wine. Maybe I'll do that now. But first I'll offer a tiny tiny nugget.
Went to dinner last night at Collina's. (online at www.collinas.com ) It's a nothing fancy Italian restaurant/pizzeria here in Houston with one of my favorite restaurant features -- It's BYOB!
Their food is also fresh and fairly consistent and very VERY well priced for what you get.
Anyhoo.... We stopped off at Whole Foods and picked up a bottle of Spanish White. It was a delicious Albarino from the Rias Baixas D.O. (D.O. stands for Denominacion de Origen and has to do with legally recognized growing areas, but we'll discuss that later or you can look it up online.)
Our very expensively priced bottle ($9.99) was made by Pazo Serantellos and had a vintage of 2006. It was light, crisp and really handled the variety of food we ordered very well. I'm doubting this wine is on Robert Parker's radar, but for the price I would certainly buy it again and recommend you try doing the same.
You can also visit a great website at www.winesfromspain.com for more information about Spanish wine than you ever EVER wanted to know.
I'm out.....
Well, let me just tell you Dave in Atlanta..... The Food and Wino Guy has heard the old "Give us a nugget" line before. It's actually not too far below the old "It's only a cold sore" lie... Shame shame on you.... I don't care if you are my brother or if you sent me that big American Express Gift Card for Christmas (thanks for that, by the way!) but you are going to have to wait for the wine tips like everyone else. It'll be when I get tipsy and "spill the wine" so to speak.
The fact of the matter is that sharing wine tips isn't nearly as much fun as just sharing a bottle of wine. Maybe I'll do that now. But first I'll offer a tiny tiny nugget.
Went to dinner last night at Collina's. (online at www.collinas.com ) It's a nothing fancy Italian restaurant/pizzeria here in Houston with one of my favorite restaurant features -- It's BYOB!
Their food is also fresh and fairly consistent and very VERY well priced for what you get.
Anyhoo.... We stopped off at Whole Foods and picked up a bottle of Spanish White. It was a delicious Albarino from the Rias Baixas D.O. (D.O. stands for Denominacion de Origen and has to do with legally recognized growing areas, but we'll discuss that later or you can look it up online.)
Our very expensively priced bottle ($9.99) was made by Pazo Serantellos and had a vintage of 2006. It was light, crisp and really handled the variety of food we ordered very well. I'm doubting this wine is on Robert Parker's radar, but for the price I would certainly buy it again and recommend you try doing the same.
You can also visit a great website at www.winesfromspain.com for more information about Spanish wine than you ever EVER wanted to know.
I'm out.....
2 comments:
I am always on the search for a cheap but fine wine. I started at Wittenberg in 1984 with "Boone's" Farm "Strawberry Hill." As my income has increased so has my tast in wines although Boone's will always hold a special place in my heart.
My wife and I however have discovered a wonderful California Merlot from Redrock. I would be interested in what others think.
Does Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill Count?
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