Wine pricing

[stockstradr]

I have to stick with budget priced wines. I wish we could afford a couple of $30 bottles of wine each week, but cannot.

So my current favorite budget red is the Blackstone Merlot for $7/bottle. How can you beat THAT value!

Admittedly the Blackstone is a blended Merlot, yet quite good (at that price) especially when bought after it has aged 5-7 years.

It sure is better tasting than the Yellowtail that Australia churns out by the bizillions of bottles. And even I will drink Yellowtail from time to time.

QUESTION: what do you think is the most drink-able, best tasting variety from Yellowtail?

I’m asking because I really do want your opinion, as I’m unsure on this point.

And don’t flame me. Believe me, I know I’m using the term “best tasting” very loosely when applying it to Yellowtail. I acknowledge we are talking here about dredging the bottom tier of wines for something that is at least tolerable as a dinner red.

[PCinSD]

I’m a budget wine kind of guy too. For a good everyday red wine I like “Menage a trois”. It’s a blend of Zin, Merlot and Cab. Costco usually sells it for about $8.00. It probably won’t impress any connoisseurs, but I enjoy it by itself or with food. And it has a cool name.

[PCinSD]

I’m a budget wine kind of guy too. For a good everyday red wine I like “Menage a trois”. It’s a blend of Zin, Merlot and Cab. Costco usually sells it for about $8.00. It probably won’t impress any connoisseurs, but I enjoy it by itself or with food. And it has a cool name.

[PCinSD]

I’m a budget wine kind of guy too. For a good everyday red wine I like “Menage a trois”. It’s a blend of Zin, Merlot and Cab. Costco usually sells it for about $8.00. It probably won’t impress any connoisseurs, but I enjoy it by itself or with food. And it has a cool name.

[PCinSD]

I’m a budget wine kind of guy too. For a good everyday red wine I like “Menage a trois”. It’s a blend of Zin, Merlot and Cab. Costco usually sells it for about $8.00. It probably won’t impress any connoisseurs, but I enjoy it by itself or with food. And it has a cool name.

[PCinSD]

I’m a budget wine kind of guy too. For a good everyday red wine I like “Menage a trois”. It’s a blend of Zin, Merlot and Cab. Costco usually sells it for about $8.00. It probably won’t impress any connoisseurs, but I enjoy it by itself or with food. And it has a cool name.

[stockstradr]

I’ll give that Menage a trois a try.

I have noticed it on the shelves at Costco, but I never bought it because I figured it a gimmick with the sleazy name for such an odd blend of wines….but if you say it is drinkable, I’ll give it a try!

[stockstradr]

I’ll give that Menage a trois a try.

I have noticed it on the shelves at Costco, but I never bought it because I figured it a gimmick with the sleazy name for such an odd blend of wines….but if you say it is drinkable, I’ll give it a try!

[stockstradr]

I’ll give that Menage a trois a try.

I have noticed it on the shelves at Costco, but I never bought it because I figured it a gimmick with the sleazy name for such an odd blend of wines….but if you say it is drinkable, I’ll give it a try!

[stockstradr]

I’ll give that Menage a trois a try.

I have noticed it on the shelves at Costco, but I never bought it because I figured it a gimmick with the sleazy name for such an odd blend of wines….but if you say it is drinkable, I’ll give it a try!

[stockstradr]

I’ll give that Menage a trois a try.

I have noticed it on the shelves at Costco, but I never bought it because I figured it a gimmick with the sleazy name for such an odd blend of wines….but if you say it is drinkable, I’ll give it a try!

[sdrealtor]

Josh,
if you want to drink good limited production wines you need to have a good relationship with a good store. Meritage actually has good prices and even better ones for regular customers. Dont mistake selling higher priced wines at fair prices (which is what they do) with simply selling lower priced wines. They were selling the Almvs& for $30 which was an absolute steal for the quality it is.

As a frequent shopper, I get 10 to 15% off everything in the store and they have weekly emails for great wines some of which are great buys under $10. Last weekend for $20, I was able to drink as much as I wanted of about 30 different wines at one of their invitation only store specials. Many of these wines were over $40/bottle and they even fed me to boot.

[sdrealtor]

Josh,
if you want to drink good limited production wines you need to have a good relationship with a good store. Meritage actually has good prices and even better ones for regular customers. Dont mistake selling higher priced wines at fair prices (which is what they do) with simply selling lower priced wines. They were selling the Almvs& for $30 which was an absolute steal for the quality it is.

As a frequent shopper, I get 10 to 15% off everything in the store and they have weekly emails for great wines some of which are great buys under $10. Last weekend for $20, I was able to drink as much as I wanted of about 30 different wines at one of their invitation only store specials. Many of these wines were over $40/bottle and they even fed me to boot.

[sdrealtor]

Josh,
if you want to drink good limited production wines you need to have a good relationship with a good store. Meritage actually has good prices and even better ones for regular customers. Dont mistake selling higher priced wines at fair prices (which is what they do) with simply selling lower priced wines. They were selling the Almvs& for $30 which was an absolute steal for the quality it is.

As a frequent shopper, I get 10 to 15% off everything in the store and they have weekly emails for great wines some of which are great buys under $10. Last weekend for $20, I was able to drink as much as I wanted of about 30 different wines at one of their invitation only store specials. Many of these wines were over $40/bottle and they even fed me to boot.

[sdrealtor]

Josh,
if you want to drink good limited production wines you need to have a good relationship with a good store. Meritage actually has good prices and even better ones for regular customers. Dont mistake selling higher priced wines at fair prices (which is what they do) with simply selling lower priced wines. They were selling the Almvs& for $30 which was an absolute steal for the quality it is.

As a frequent shopper, I get 10 to 15% off everything in the store and they have weekly emails for great wines some of which are great buys under $10. Last weekend for $20, I was able to drink as much as I wanted of about 30 different wines at one of their invitation only store specials. Many of these wines were over $40/bottle and they even fed me to boot.

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