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Two Great Organic Value Wines from Art of Earth

Art of Earth produces a range of wines from some of the greatest winemaking regions of the world. Their line includes wines from Sicily, Veneto and Abruzzi in Italy, Mendoza in Argentina, La Mancha in Spain and others. They are very reasonably priced, and generally provide exceptional value. If you search for Art of Earth

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Consistent Cabernet Value from Substance

If you’re looking for a sure thing in a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, grabbing a bottle of Substance Cabernet Sauvignon is a great option. You’re going to get a really solid wine at a great price, made by iconic winemaker Charles Smith. We reviewed the 2018 version a while back, and you can read about

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Crazy Cabernet Value from Bogle

We recently reviewed the California Merlot from Bogle Vineyards (you can read about that here). They’re headquartered in Clarksburg, CA, and make a range of wines. They are the type if producer that you can always rely on to deliver great value at whatever price point you’re looking for. The Merlot was indeed a great

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A Wonderful Barbera From One of Our Favorite Barolo Producers

Some years ago we toured the Piemonte region of northwest Italy. It was a dream trip, full of lakes and mountains, wonderful people and amazing food and wine. As part of the adventure, we spent a few nights in Alba, using it as a base to visit Barolo and Barbaresco and taste classic wines from

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Two Value Italian Wines from Masciarelli

Let’s take a look at two wines from the Abruzzo region of Italy, located towards the middle of the country on the Adriatic Sea. Masciarelli, or Tenute Agricole Masciarelli to be exact, started in 1981 and has continuously grown in size. Today the company produces 2.2 million bottles of wine a year, all from estate

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Solid $10 Bottle of Merlot from a Go To Winery

In the never ending pursuit of a good $10 bottle of red, here is a worthy entry. It might take a sale price to get it there, but this is a solid bottle in the $10 range. Over the years we’ve had many wines from this family owned producer, and they are always good.

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Flavorful, Organic Wines from Domaine Bouquet’s Virgen Label

Domaine Bousquet makes a wide variety of wines from it vineyards in the high terroir of the foothills of the Andes, in the Mendoza Region of Argentina. At over 4000 feet above sea level, the vineyards in the Uco Valley benefit from lots of sunshine, little rain, sandy soil and a huge diurnal temperature swing

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Two Ridiculously Inexpensive Quaffers from Whole Foods

You can get some pretty amazing values in low priced wine, which are really produced almost as bulk wine, sold for under $5 and something that most wine lovers would not give a second glance. Two Buck Chuck at Trader Joe’s was like that. Started in 2002, made by Charles Shaw, this bottle gave you

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Superb Italian Red From the Valley of Many Cellars

Valpolicella, the “valley of many cellars”, is located in northeast Italy, just north of Verona. This is likely where the wine Romeo and Juliet drank came from, at least until their fabled, untimely end. The majority of the reds here are lighter due to the grape varieties, dominated by Corvina, Corvinone and Rhondinella, which tend

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An Alternative Summer White

There are so many delicious white wines from around the world, so why not expand our horizons and try more of them? I can’t think of a good reason not to. We all have favorites, but it might just be your new favorite that is waiting out there. Here’s one to consider.

Wine: 2022 Ostatu

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