From: rand@skydiver.Eng.Sun.COM (Avant-Garde-A-Clue)
Newsgroups: rec.food.drink
Subject: Re: Drinkable mass market wines?
Date: 14 Dec 1992 18:38:32 GMT
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Here are most of the California wines rating 85 or above in the WS
this year with a retail price below $10:

rank  Winery & Appellation     year     Varietal        cost     issue

91 Wente Bros   Central Cst Est 91      Chardonnay      $ 8     Jul 15, 92
89 Louis M. Martini N&S Cntys   90      Chardonnay      $ 9     Mar 15, 92
88 Estancia     Monterey        90      Chardonnay      $ 9     Feb 15, 92
87 Meridian     Santa Barbara   90      Chardonnay      $ 9.75  Jan 31, 92
86 Stephen Zellerbach  Sonoma C 90      Chardonnay      $ 9     Mar 15, 92
86 Lockwood     Monterey        90      Chardonnay      $ 8     Jul 15, 92
85 Zaca Mesa    Santa Barbara   90      Chardonnay      $ 9.75  Jun 15, 92
85 Bouchaine    QC Fly          91      Chardonnay      $ 8     Sep 30, 92
86 Laurel Glen  Terra Rosa      89      Cabernet        $ 9     Jul 15, 92
85 Villa Mt. Eden  Cellar Sel   88      Cabernet        $ 8     Jul 15, 92
85 Fetzer       Valley Oaks     89      Cabernet        $ 8     Aug 31, 92
86 Chte Julien  Monterey County 89      Merlot          $ 9     May 31, 92
85 J. Lohr      Cypress         89      Merlot          $ 8.50  Feb 29, 92
85 Sebastiani   Sonoma County   89      Merlot          $ 9     May 31, 92
85 Parducci     Mendocino       90      Pinot Noir      $ 7     Sep 30, 92
88 Navarro      Anderson Val Cve90      Sauvignon B.    $ 9.75  Jun 15, 92
88 Chalk Hill   Sonoma County   90      Sauvignon B.    $ 8.50  Apr 15, 92
88 Hidden Cellars  Mendocino    90      Sauvignon B.    $ 9     Apr 15, 92
87 Konocti      Lake County Fume90      Sauvignon B.    $ 7.50  Feb 15, 92
86 Beringer     Knights PropGrw 90      Sauvignon B.    $ 9     Jun 15, 92
86 R.H. Phillips  Cal. NightHrvt91      Sauvignon B.    $ 3.50/2Jun 15, 92
86 Buena Vista  Lake County     91      Sauvignon B.    $ 7.50  Sep 30, 92
85 William Wheeler  Dry Creek   90      Sauvignon B.    $ 8.50  Sep 30, 92
85 Honig        Napa Valley     90      Sauvignon B.    $ 9.25  Jun 15, 92
85 Geyser Peak  Sonoma County   90      Sauvignon B.    $ 6.50  Apr 15, 92
85 Preston      Cuvee deFume    91      Sauvignon B.    $ 9.50  Jul 31, 92
85 Concannon    Livermore Vally 90      Sauvignon B.    $ 8     Feb 15, 92
89 Manzanita Ridge  Alex Valley 88      Zinfandel       $ 8     Jul 15, 92
87 Gundlach Bundschu   Rhinefrm 90      Zinfandel       $ 9     Sep 30, 92
87 Creston      Paso Robles     90      Zinfandel       $ 9.75  Oct 15, 92
87 Fenestra     Livermore Valey 89      Zinfandel       $ 8.50  Oct 15, 92`
87 Rosenblum    Contra Costa    90      Zinfandel       $ 9.50  Oct 15, 92
86 Organic Wine Works  Califrna 91      Zinfandel       $ 8.50  Oct 15, 92
86 Villa Mt. Eden  Cellar Select89      Zinfandel       $ 8     Sep 15, 92
86 Montevina    Amador C Brioso 90      Zinfandel       $ 7.50  Jul 15, 92
85 Wildhurst    Clear Lake      90      Zinfandel       $ 7     Jul 15, 92
85 Belvedere    Dry Creek       89      Zinfandel       $ 9     May 15, 92
85 Bel Arbors   Founders Sel    90      Zinfandel       $ 6     Sep 30, 92
85 Guenoc       California      89      Zinfandel       $ 9.50  May 15, 92
85 Beringer     North Coast     88      Zinfandel       $ 8.50  Feb 29, 92
85 Beringer     Napa County     89      Zinfandel       $ 8.50  Oct 15, 92
85 Meridian     Paso Robles     89      Zinfandel       $ 9.50  Oct 15, 92
85 Round Hill   Napa Valley     90      Zinfandel       $ 6     Oct 15, 92
85 Seghesio     Sonoma County   90      Zinfandel       $ 7.50  Oct 15, 92

In article 1093@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu, pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek) writes:
> Are there any?
> 
> I'm looking for tolerable wines that one can find in most liquor stores
> (in the U.S.) for under $7 a bottle.  I thought I'd give Gallo a chance,
> just to be fair, but there was a seam in the cork and the stuff tasted
> like wine that has been opened for quite a while.  I have found some
> good Ste. Michelle and Charles Krug for under $7, but they are not always
> available in unenlightened booze marts.
> 
> 
> Paul Ciszek                      No nation was ever drunk when wine was
> pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu            cheap.         --Thomas Jefferson




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