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The most expensive bottle of wine ever to be auctioned was a Chateau Lafite, supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson. The cost was more than $156,000.
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But it was rendered undrinkable when its cork slipped in 1986. (Oops.)
Fortunately for much, much less, you can get a very tasty wine to go with just about anything on your menu.
To arrive at our list, we singled out inexpensive wines that have been excellent or very good in our past tests, then asked our experts to conduct blind taste tests of the current vintages.The prices in the chart below are the averages from supermarkets nationwide. Be aware that the vintages might vary among stores. Cheers!
Quick Ratings Inexpensive wines All are excellent or very good overall. Listed by varietal; within varietals, in alphabetical order. Wine (with area of origin) and Price Description/comments vintage tested 750ml CABERNET SAUVIGNON Dry, medium-bodied; good with grilled meat, oily fish, rich sauces. Columbia Crest Grand Estates $9.80 Easy drinking, jammy, with ripe Columbia Valley (WA) 2003 black fruit and wood. Rosemount Estate 7.50 Intense red and black fruit Shiraz-Cabernet (Australia) flavors; hints of spice and 2004 wood. CHARDONNAY Dry, medium-bodied; good with foods with butter, cream, cheese. Alamos The Wines of Catena 9.90 Tasty balance of fruity, woody, ...