And Stone Creek was an absolute pioneer in promoting Merlot as a popularly priced wine available in reasonably large quantities. And Stone Creek is one of the few brands not to make major price increases during the wine shortage of the past couple of years. I actually double-checked that all the prices I'm quoting today are the full retail, and not the discount prices that might only be available in a few stores. In fact, most of the prices quoted are on the high side.
Every wine scores high for value.
Stone Creek wines have broad national distribution. If your retailer doesn't stock them, it should be possible to order them. Several other California wineries have been doing the same thing with wines from Chile and France, but tried to hide the origin of the wines by placing that information on the back label. With the specific appellation of Vin de Pays d'Oc, from which much of the best value wine of France is coming these days, this Sauvignon Blanc is fuller bodied than many California versions. Ripe grapefruit and undertones of mild herbaceousness.