Just in time for the weekend, I’m starting a new feature called Wine Finds, which is where I tell you about a delicious wine for under $10.
First off, I know the pictures are a little lame. I’m not a photographer, obviously. But I’ll work on the presentation. That still life with daffodils wasn’t quite what I’d envisioned.
I’ve also never taken a wine class, and I don’t have a wine vocabulary, you can get all that from a real wine blog (with a lot nicer photos!)
My purpose is to tell you how to get a great bottle of wine on a budget. THAT’S why I’ve been trying out almost every bottle of wine available at Trader Joe’s, World Market, Costco, and BevMo for the past several years. To pass along my knowledge to you, my readers. NOT because I’m a wino.
But I AM a frugalista, because here’s the Oxford University Press definition:”a person who leads a frugal lifestyle, but stays fashionable and healthy by swapping clothes, buying second-hand, growing own produce, etc.”
Well, maybe not that part about the produce, but anyway, I love this post by The Frugalista herself, Natalie McNeal, when she says, “The only thing I would have added to the definition was that frugalistas enjoy good AND cheap wine! I kid! I kid!”
Well, I’m not kidding- good, cheap wine is one of my favorite things (cue soundtrack to either “The Sound of Music” or John Coltrane’s “My Favorite Things” depending on your taste and mood) and it beats brown paper packages tied up in string. Well, those are good too, but you get my point.
This Castoro Cellars 2006 Syrah wins the honor of my first Wine Find because it’s consistently delicious, appeals to all tastes, and comes in right under the limit at $9.99. It’s available at Trader Joes, which I hope you have in your neighborhood.
Please share your favorite under $10 wines or let me know if you try this one in the Comments section.
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