If you like Pinot Noir’s, I recently found some really good deals from New Zeland. It seems like New Zeland’s wine industry is pretty young and they generally don’t have the big names that can command premium prices. I recently bought a case of “Yealands 2008 Pinot Noir, Marlborough” for only $12/bottle. I think that’s a great deal because its been pretty hard finding a pinot I like for under $20. The other one I really enjoyed was the “Palliser 2007 Pinot Noir” for $23/bottle.
Melville Winery (in Santa Barbara) had 2 pinot’s that I liked: “2008 Verna’s Pinot Noir” and the “2008 Estate Pinot Noir”, priced at $20 and $25 respectively. They sell some higher end pinot’s too but I didn’t get to taste those.
BTW, I got all of the wines above at “The Wine Exchange”, http://www.winex.com, located in Orange County. For those who live in the area, I highly recommend it. Great selection at very good prices.
One more recommendation is the “Frescobaldi 2006 Chianti Nipozzano Riserva”. I think I’ve seen it at Costco for about $18. I tried it last year and wasn’t too sure about it. But I drank 2 more bottles recently and it seems like its been getting better and better.
