Wine Club Insider back with you!

I hope everyone had a very nice “Daylight Savings TIme Day” today, and weren’t late for anything this morning. Can you imagine if it was Monday morning to switch over? Millions would be late for work!

It will be nice to get that extra hour of daylight in the evening as Spring gets closer… just to get a first taste of Spring, we got almost 8 inches of snow last night and this morning… Ah, golf is just around the corner!

At a recent event we hosted, Master Sommellier Sam Lange suggested a couple of inexpensive wines as gifts for attendees, not because they were cheap, but because they were tasty, and great deals for the dollar.

The first goes by the “interesting” name of “Screwed.” It’s actually a great little Aussie blend from McLaren Vale Premium Wines that is surprisingly smooth. McLaren Vale Premium is also the maker of Hardy’s, Shingleback, and the very highly recommended D’Arenberg Old Vines.

As is becoming the trend in many of the newer wines, this one (fittingly) comes with a screw cap, and a great label.

The second “discount” choice was the Riverside Cab by Foppiano, – www.riversidefabiano.com- one of the Russian River’s premier vintners. The 6000 case 2005 vintage is affordably elegant, with a lot of cherry on the nose. it’s an 80% Cab, 12% Merlot, 8% Cab France blend.

Okay, you ask, so?

The best thing about these two eminently drinkable wines is that they sell for around $7/bottle! Yes, you heard me correctly… $7.

These are wines that compare very favorably with wines two, three or even four times the price.

These are the kind of wine values that are truly recession busters – you can afford to drink a bottle of these beauties everyday if you desire, and wouldn’t regret it for a second!

Until next time,

Cheers,

Wine Club Insider out!