Posted on 02/23/2020 5:22:35 PM PST by Coleus
Most assuredly so.
If you like inexpensive Riesling, get a bottle of Piesporter Michelsberg Spatlese. It can be found at most wine stores for 8-12 dollars a bottle.
The Michelsberg vineyards are vastly underappreciated, when compared to Goldtropfchen or Urziger Wurzgarten. Unless you're a sommelier, you won't notice the difference...I sure haven't, and I've been drinking Mosel wine for over 40 years.
I was stationed at Hahn AB and Spangdahlem AB during my Army tour in Germany. Once I was allowed to move off base, I got an apartment in Traben-Trarbach, smack dab in the middle of Mosel Country.
I get my reds from Lost Oak Winery in Burleson, TX, about 15 minutes south of Fort Worth. They have a Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve that is a bit pricy, at $35 a bottle, but it's heavenly...and too good for the in-laws...lol.
Everyone’s tastes are different. I used to enjoy a bottle of beerenauslese from the Mosel. I can’t do it anymore, way too sweet for my taste buds. My tastes have turned to red wine as well, though I never turn down a glass of Mosel Spatlese, a staple of my wine consumption.
My go-to favorite the last few years is a not-too-sweet American Red I can get for 7.99 anywhere locally.
Soft Red Wine | Oliver | Best Sweet Red Wines
https://www.oliverwinery.com/wine/soft-sweet-wines/soft-red-sweet-wine
Flatliner’s prime selection or liver cook wines
Root 1.
Nice Chilean cab, $10.
There are lots of good, cheap wines out there that are quite drinkable. I was a guest at an 80th birthday party held at a country club and the wine, (in my case, a burgundy) was noticeably different than what I am accustomed to. It was a few years ago but, as I recall the wine was much more “complex”, with many well pronounced layers of varying flavors. Forgive my attempt to describe its character, I’m not a wine snob. I googled the brand and found that the wine in question was selling for just under $100 a bottle. While I have not bought one in the years proceeding I think I would splurge on something like it to celebrate a special occasion.
The same for Scotch Whisky. I prefer blends and the $150 or so that I spent at duty-free for a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue was quite worth it, especially as it is still a little over half full after 20 years.
Takes me back to ‘79-’80 when I was stationed in Italy - used to get 5-liter jugs for under 2 bucks....
The vino locale ranged anywhere from Welches grape juice to kerosene and most of the stuff in the middle was very drinkable.
No Ripple either.
The Federalist cabernet or honest red wines are fantastic for around $15-$17 per bottle. There is no Italian wine worth $20.
If the wife can’t buy it at Sam’s Club for less than $10...it ain’t coming home with us (her).
It’s less than that here in Houston for the Winking Owl. I think it’s $2.99 (plus tax). Either way, you cannot beat it for the price!
Being a child of 1970, a “Gen X’er”, my mom was a bit loose with serving wine to us children. I was given a bottle of Yago San Gria when I was 7 or 8. I drank the entire bottle, and promised myself to never do such a thing again. I’ve yet to drink that kool-aid again, but I have made the mistake with Rum, Vodak, Tequila, Whiskey, Bourbon, and other assorted spirits.
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