We got a wine fridge (for both red and white) and I need to stock it. What are your favorites?
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Assuming affordable weekday sips, these are staples at our house:
Clean Slate Riesling
Dr. Loosen Riesling
Ferrari Caranno Fume Blanc
Any kind of vinho verdeMatchbook Rose
Muldenbosch RoseMark West Pinot Noir
Bogle reds
Tres Ojos Old Vine Garnacha
Farnese Montepulciano d'AbruzzoZardetto prosecco
Domaine Carneros sparkling -
At the moment:
Red: apothic red
White: Kim Crawford sauv blanc -
Rosatello Rosso (sweet red)
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Whites - another vote for Kim Crawford sauv blanc, Nobilo sauv blanc, Clos de Bois Pinot Grigio
Reds - Wild Horse Pinot noir, Franciscan cab sauv
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Banrock Station - it's a moscato and is so deliiccciiooouuusss. I can't wait for my first glass after this little one has popped out!
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Another vote for Apothic Red.
Also love 14 Hands Red Blend.
For white, I love Kirkland Signature Chardonnay and 14 Hands White Blend.
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Great summer white on the cheap is barefoot refresh.
Reds - Justin cab, Joel gott 815, bueller, apothic dark, decoy and silver Palm!
Check Costco - they have great prices!
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If you like rose, Whispering Angel is pretty great and widely available (I've found it at Costco and my local grocery store)! I also like the Charles + Charles rose which I can find at Whole Foods and Target. Besides those, I'm partial to pretty much any French wine, especially Bordeaux (red or white) and Sancerre. If you have a local wine store, they can point you in the right direction!
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Oh I miss wine!!!
My FAVE for whites, esp for summer, are Sauv Blancs from New Zealand ---- WhiteHaven is my absolute fave.
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Reds:
Meiomi Pinot Noir (stellar and luxurious, but needs to air a solid 30 minutes)
Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Costello Cabernet Sauvignon
Nine Mile Road Cabernet Sauvignon
Tisbhi Estate Petite Syrah
Leaping Lizard Cabernet SauvignonWhites:
Barefoot Refresh Crisp WhiteOther:
Digrazia Vineyards Autumn Spice - the most incredible pumpkin wine on the planet. Perfect for Thanksgiving and the holidays. It's from a small winery in CT and I believe they ship. Wine is on the sweeter side, but almost everyone I know who tries it becomes OBsessed! We get cases.
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@Charm54: yes! This is going to be my labour wine (my midwives said to have a small glass of wine when labour starts to relax). I took a picture of the bottle so I would remember to get it.
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This is $5 at trader joes and one of my favorites!
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@Mrs. Oatmeal: ohhhhh labour wine - I like the idea of that!!
The wine bar where my girlfriends and I go is where I discovered it - the waiter was one of the first people to know I was pregnant because he automatically brought me over a glass when I came in and I had to turn it down!
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Thank you all this is fantastic!
I always get the same 2 or 3 bottles and I really want to have a nice variety. -
@SweetiePie: petit verdot! i live in va and the local stuff is fun. try gamay, it's a good grape. always cab sauv and dark chocolate.
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Ahh wine, how I miss you already! I love me any kind of Rioja, or if I'm drinking white then a Chablis or Sancerre.
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I mostly drink reds, this is our go-to Pinot Noir. If I must drink white, I like Sancerre.
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@hotchildinthecity: I have the same favs! Kim Crawfod sauv Blanc and Apothic Red.
I also love Cupcake Red Velvet and Stoneleigh Sauv Blanc.
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@Mrs. Oatmeal: Labor wine!!! I'm so down with this idea.
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I like sweet wines; Cupcake Moscato is my favorite. Rosa Regala is a good sparkling, sweet red wine.
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One of the best I've tried recently was Trumpeter Reserve Blend, by Rutini Wines It's a tempranillo, malbec, cab sav blend. It's from Argentina, which seems to be producing some of my favorite wines lately.
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another vote for mark west pinot noir. It's sooooooo delicious and affordable! My absolute favorite though is Coto de hayas garnacha centenaria (2012). I can't find it anywhere lately!
I also like redrock malbec, and grayson cellars cabernet if i want a cheap and delicious bottle.
what can I say, I love my reds
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If you like bubbles try Cupcake Prosecco
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I can't drink red because it gives me migraines.
We love to drink albarinos (a type of spanish white - I have a handful of different bottles that are all good).And the hands down BEST summer wine when it is 100 degrees outside is $5 at Trader Joes: LaGrotte Lambrusco Dell'Emilia Bianco. Light, refreshing, easy to drink. Supposedly, the red version of this is even better, but I haven't tried it.
@Charm54 : @Mrs.Oatmeal: @MsLine: Laughing about the idea of labor wine! I never had early labor - my contractions came on hard and fast. (and then annoyingly slowed down once I was at the hospital). My doula suggested drinking a glass of wine in the bathtub to try and relax/slow things down so I could get some sleep overnight. Halfway through, I looked at my husband and said "this is the LEAST relaxing glass of wine I've ever had!"
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@SweetiePie: Sokol Blosser sparkling Evolution. It's the best sparkling I have ever had- about $25 a bottle. The winery is just a few miles away.
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I'm loving the trader joes suggestions. I've heard about their wines but never tried. I'll have to make the trip now that I have specific recommendations.
I think My goal will be to try every wine on this thread at some point over the next year! (If I can find them). I really want to branch out, this is awesome.
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@rosegold: Love the Petit Verdot from King Family or Pollak! It can be really hard to find VA wines out of state though.
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@Pancakes: the winemaker is a good guy! he's buddies with dh. very few make it out, you're right.
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Well if we are doing Trader Joes recos:
- The 3.99 vinho verde there and it's rose cousin is wonderful - I can't remember the name but it's a long skinny green bottle and it's the only one they carry. They are semi fizzy and light white/Rose wines perfect for now.
- Albero Albariño is cheap and delicioous
- The Muldenbosch and Dr. Loosen I recommended is at TJs. Relax Riesling is also pretty good for the price.
- Black Mountain Fat Cat Cabernet is really good for $5.99 or whatever it is. Perfect pizza wine.
- The $6 Prosecco they sell is good! We served it at our wedding!
- I don't typically do Chardonnays BUT if I do the go-to is Rex Goliath 47lb Rooster Chardonnay. It's cheap and not a huge oaky bomb - it's lighter and a perfect autumn wine with soup and all the butternut squash pumpkin type things. The best with a salad with goat cheese and nuts.
- Castle Rock Pinot Noir is always solid.
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@gingerbebe: I HATE super oaky Chardonnays so I'm glad you gave a recommendation for that.
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For what we like to call "candy wine" at a cheap price, Yellowtail Moscato is delicious and only $6.99 at my liquor store!
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@gingerbebe: I couldn't find either of the vinho verdes that you recommended but I just tried another. I love it! I'd never heard of it till you mentioned it here.
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@SweetiePie: Yay! ESPIRAL is the brand I was thinking of but yes vinho verde is so refreshing in the summer - it's like a white wine spritzer!
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Catena zapata for malbecs.
I also like whitehaven and kim crawford for sauv blancs.
Molly dooker for cabs.
Seghesio for zinfandels.
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The Espiral Vinho Verde at Trader Joe's is my favorite.
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@SleepyMonkey: Oooh I forgot about Molly Dooker. I tried that a few years ago and used to always have a bottle on hand but somewhere along the way forgot.
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cryptic red blend, but that is hard to find.
ravenswood red zinTJs reisling is pretty damn good for a ridiculously cheap wine.
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Kim Crawford Sauv Blanc has been my summer go-to! It's always $15 at WF and $18 at Publix, but my friend just told me it's at Costco right now for $12 and you don't have to have a Costco card to buy from the liquor store there.
I also always love Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio. Sometimes I find it on sale for $20 a bottle and I definitely buy it then.
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@PrincessBaby: yum to both!
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