Found: Good, Cheap US Wines

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff
Posted May 19, 2009 2:17 PM CDT
Found: Good, Cheap US Wines
In this photo taken April 27, 2009, Barb Clark stands behind the bar of her Walla Walla Village Winery wine tasting room, in Walla Walla, Wash.   (AP Photo)

It’s not easy, but it is possible to find inexpensive American wine that “will fascinate and intrigue,” Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times. Whereas European vintners grow a diverse range of regional grapes, Americans generally stick to classics like cabernet sauvignon, resulting in “a small amount of top-flight wine along with an ocean of generic.” Still, there are notable exceptions.

Asimov recommends wines like A to Z’s 2007 pinot noir, Lieb Family Cellars’ 2007 pinot blanc, and Roederer Estate’s sparkling wine—all under $20. Most of the wine he found was drinkable but dull, “assembled according to formula to achieve a predetermined flavor,” he writes. “But by spending a few more dollars, and picking very carefully, the pleasure increases exponentially.” (More wine stories.)

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