Affordable red wines

Wine sampling at Trader Joe's Costa Mesa

Trader Joe's Costa Mesa store allows you to sample wines. Not "taste", as in a wine tasting, but sample. Sample, as in several small...

Wines that won't increase your personal debt ceiling

Much has been said recently about raising the nation's debt ceiling and the S&P downgrade. Let's face it, if most American's ran...

Bite into a "Cupcake" in your glass

Close your eyes before you have a sip of Cupcake Vineyards’ 2009 Red Velvet and you would swear a slice of decadent, rich mocha cake fills...

The next great wine frontier: It’s all about Malbec.

Discovering value wines is always popular, in fact some great “discoveries” are coming out of the foothills of Argentina’s Andes...

'Table Wine' not 'Budget Wine:' Casata Monticello Dolcetto d'Asti

In Europe wine is a part of everyday culture and there is little need for a special occasion to bring out a bottle of wine. The American culture is...

Back to the beginning. The Wine: Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallel 45

There was a reference in my last articlefrom the History of California Wine that summed up much of what The Budget Wine Examiner means to me, "...

It's a mission: The search for the ultimate $10 wine -- wine, Banfi Col de Sasso

Perhaps you've heard the story. A fellow and his wife go to the California Coast for their 25th Anniversary. They are teetotalers but, as they...

Got Bordeaux?

We've all heard the names Cabernet and Merlot one time or another even if you don't drink wine. Cab and Merlot are arguably the two most...

Ruby colored irresistible bliss

As an intelligent budget conscious wine lover, you already know that the majority of "bargains" in the wine world are anything but;...

Gnarly Head wine: Budget Zinfandel unique to California

There are a variety of reds out there, and one of the most uniquely Californian is the Zinfandel.As a matter of fact, just over 10 percent of the...

Wine sampling at Trader Joe's Costa Mesa

Wines that won't increase your personal debt ceiling

Bite into a "Cupcake" in your glass

The next great wine frontier: It’s all about Malbec.

'Table Wine' not 'Budget Wine:' Casata Monticello Dolcetto d'Asti

Back to the beginning. The Wine: Paul Jaboulet Aîné Parallel 45

It's a mission: The search for the ultimate $10 wine -- wine, Banfi Col de Sasso

Got Bordeaux?

Ruby colored irresistible bliss

Gnarly Head wine: Budget Zinfandel unique to California

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