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National French reds

Try before you buy these great value wines

Regular readers of this column know what big fans we are of the Perrin family from France’s southern Rhone Valley, makers of both the iconic...
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Try before you buy this spectacular red wine value

Lately we’ve been wandering outside our sub-$10-a-bottle comfort zone to recommend wines that cost a few dollars more, yet are worth every...
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Just a few hours left to snag this French wine deal

Just when we thought we were totally burned out on daily deals, a LivingSocial deal landed in our inbox that was too good to pass up. Six bottles...
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Top 5 French red wine values

Okay. So it didn’t snow on Sunday in Washington, and tomorrow’s forecast calls for 60 degrees. But if you took our advice and bought a...
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This delicious French cabernet franc won't last long

  • Domaine Gouron Chinon
  • December 18, 2011
Recently we’ve been focusing on great value wines that are widely available throughout the Washington area. But occasionally (like here and...
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Snag this $16, 90-point Rhone red for $12

  • St Cosme Côtes du Rhône
  • December 16, 2011
In recent years, Chateau de Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône, has been nothing if not consistent. And by that, we mean consistently good.The rich red...
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Splurge on this rich Rhone red for less than a song

  • Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Reserve
  • December 10, 2011
Last week we highlighted some $20 wines that are selling locally for less. That doesn’t mean we’re walking back our stance that you don...
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Return of the $5 ‘chicken wine’

Okay, maybe we were asleep at the switch when we let last week’s sale on one of our favorite French value wines come and go without alerting...
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The lowest price ever on this 90-pt bistro red

  • Mas de Guiot
  • August 5, 2011
As if we needed more evidence of the lingering economic malaise than yesterday’s market crash, Calvert Woodley’s Wine of the Week is...
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This go-to summer red on sale again!

When we recommended the 2009 vintage of Beaujolais (NOT Beaujolais Nouveau) in November as affordable, easy-to-drink food-friendly wine to serve at...
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