Posted on 09/17/2024 6:20:06 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
If you live in certain states, wine can be found at the supermarket, which helps trim a stop off your run of errands on a busy day. I mean, we're certainly not skipping the wine, are we? Grocery store wine gets a bad rap for being generic, boring and altogether a bit basic, but that doesn't mean there aren't some goof bottles to be found among the hard iced teas and boozy seltzer.
To get the skinny on good grocery store vino, we turned to an expert in the field. "You can find good wine at the grocery store," says Jade Palmer, wine manager at Hop City Craft Beer and Wine in Atlanta. "There are plenty of producers who have large production," the kind that makes consumer-friendly pricing possible, "but their production is well done," she says.
The key here is knowing what to look for in "over-delivery," that is, wines that punch above their price class in terms of quality. Palmer offers several tips and tricks for finding wines at the grocery store that are more than worthy of your dinner table.
(Oh, and if you're wondering if you should pop that open red wine in the fridge to keep it fresh, we asked an expert to weigh in.)
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Lol, Mad Dog!
“some goof bottles” ?
Article left out a great line of Italian reds that are at our grocery store. Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo, from various vintners. $13-$16. They win a lot of tasting contests. We were excited when City Market started carrying them. There are quite a few vintners using the grape, Frontiere (has a piece of vine tied to the bottle) is a favorite. Quercio is tops but hard to find, he only produces 1200 cases a year.
I onlyI support several brick and mortar nonchain liquor stores for wine and spirits,(scotch and bourbon).
Colorado recently changed availability of wine/ beer and it may cause the death of non grocery sources.
I look for the prettiest box.
I like all box wines myself. Price is good and after you get the first glass down it tastes like high end wine.
Fred G. Sanford:
Listen, I went through a lot of expense to make this a romantic evening. I even got some pink Champagne chilling in the refrigerator.
Lamont Sanford:
You bought Champagne?
Fred G. Sanford:
Well, not really. It’s really ginger ale and Ripple. See, I call it Champipple.
haha
Meiomi pino noir at Walmart, $20. It has a screw top, but don’t let that fool you.
You’re welcome.
"Would you like to smell the bottle cap?"
I look for the biggest box.
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TJ Swann and Boone’s Farm for me, although how can you argue with “the wine of the century?” /s
Idaho has some decent wineries.
And, it fits snugly on a convenient shelf in the pantry. No wine cellar needed!
I’ve puked my guts out on BF.................
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