With the economy in the state of panic that is is, and my wine budget being usurped by silly things like groceries, I have been spending a lot of time recently seeing out budget friendly wines that are tasty alternatives to their North American counterparts. Chile is one such place. With a plethora of not [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Chile’
It’s a well kept secret!
Recently, the good PR folks from The Wines of Chile (@RobBralow) sent me a surprise box of wine samples. In this box, held a treat for the sense, and an 89 pointer. Ok fine, really it was 88 points by the Spectator but it was voted a Best Buy. The 2006 Viu Secreto Malbec hails [...]
Red Hot Chilean Wine!
Last month, Wine Blogging Wednesday focused on value red wines from Chile ofr under $20. You can read all about my picks over here. Given the current economic climate, we are all looking for value wines, and I thought it would be a fun project to explore more affordable libations from the New World. As [...]
Is it Chile in here, or is it just me?
This month, Wine Blogging Wednesday‘s host, Tim of Cheap Wine Ratings challenged us to find a Chilean Red under $20. Not having had many Chilean wines period, I was curious so I headed over to good old Cost Plus (World Market to you crazy people on the East Coast) and picked up two red blends. [...]
