Top bargain wines of 2007- per the Wall Street Journal

A good buddy of mine sent this to me last night. It’s the Wall Street Journal’s list of top wine bargains of 2007. The article highlights 9 wines in total, of which 3 are under $10. (Note that the other 6 wines cost no more than $10.99, only $1 above the Budget Vino price cap.)

A comment in the article that I really appreciate is this one-

“there have never been as many genuinely good wines available at low prices. The trick, in most cases, is to look beyond the usual suspects. The world right now is awash in wine as country after country, from Austria to Uruguay, improves its winemaking and seeks to compete in the international marketplace”

I liked this comment for a couple reasons.

1. It acknowledges that budget wine can be great wine.
2. It confirms what many of my top choices seem to indicate- that great budget wine is coming from countries other than the US and France.

The article is a quick read, and I recommend giving it a look. The link is here.

Let me know what you think.

Comments

[Tim]

I've been waiting quite a while for your first post to show up on my Google Reader... I think you need to spend less time working and more time writing about inexpensive wine.

I am shocked that you are missing (in my opinion) the best deals in wines:
Argentinian Malbecs from Mendoza. Give Pascual Toso and Alamos a shot before you go drinking Geyser Peak SBs like the WSJ is suggesting...

[Dorian- Budget Vino]

Tim,

I agree. I should work more and drink less! If only I could make a living drinking wine...

I have put your recommendations on my list. I'll search them out this weekend.

Thanks for reading.