Top 25 wines under $25!
Montes Alpha 1998 Special Cuvee Chardonnay= 3Attababys! $12.99 This delicious wine has the fragrance of Pears and Honey. As it flows over your tongue it tastes of Pears, Coconut, Pineapple, and Honeysuckle with a beautiful balance of tannin, acidity and just a kiss of oak on the finish. It has a beautiful round mouth feel and a long finish. It tastes like it's from California, but it's from Chile! This wine does everything well. You will be challenged to find a Chardonnay from California for under $20.00 to even come close to this Chardonnay from Chile! To match it with Grilled Halibut! is stellar! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Chardonnay!
Testarossa 1997 or 1998 Santa Maria Chardonnay = 4Attababys! $25.00 Aromas of butterscotch, apples and coconut rise from the glass. Flavors of tropical fruit, coconut, vanilla, butter and sweet oak. Very long finish. Wonderful chardonnay from Testarossa. I can't believe it's under $25.00! Pair it with Roasted Crab from the Tra Vigne cookbook for a butter orgy! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
Mueller 1998 LB Chardonnay = 4Attababys! $21.00 The nose pumps out tropical fruit and oak. On the pallete this wonderful chardonnay hints of tropical fruits, buttery sweet oak and vanilla. Long finish, too.To pair it with Filet of Sole Almondine is a gift! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
Horton Vineyards 1997 Viognier = 5Attababys! $20.00 Horton Vineyards 6399 Spotswood Trail Gordonsville, VA 22942 Phone: 540-832-7440 1-800-829-4633 This is the best Viognier made in the United States! Wonderful fragrances of melon, lemon, lime, and oak, as it covers my tongue with thick fruit flavors of creamy melon, citrus, coconut, and mango! The finish makes you want more. Delicious! To pair it with Meyer Lemon Fettucine is wonderful! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Viognier!
Thomas Fogarty 1999 Gewurztraminer = 3Attababys! $10.99 The nose hints of grapefruit and sweet figs. The wine is sweet yet dry with wonderful flavors of melon, grapefruit and acidity that will cut through spicy asian foods. The best Gewurztraminer for the money! Magic when matched with Shrimp Stir Fry Thailandaise! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Gewurztraminer!
Foxen 1999 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir = 4Attababys! $19.99 Wow, this wine has it all! The nose is deep aromas of black cherries and spicy cinammon. The mouthfeel on this classy wine is hard to believe. Gourgeus flavors of black cherry, smoke, roses, and soil. Excellent finish! The 1999 vintage is amazing! Match it with Garganelli Pasta with a Sage Brown Butter and grated Parmesan Reggiano and Meyer Lemon to seduce!As featured in WineChief's Favorite Favorite Recipes!
Sanford 1999 Pinot Noir = 3Attababys! $20.00 Wonderful perfume of strawberries and a hint of cinnamon on the nose. Forward fruit flavors with a hint of strawberries and spice on the palate, a round mouth feel. Nice finish. Match it Barbequed Swordfish with Chinese Long Beans, Love, Shitake Mushrooms and Grilled Eggplant for fun! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Pinot Noir!
Vincent Girardin 1999 Maranges 1st Cru = 3Attababys! $21.99 The best 1999 French Pinot Noir form France under $25.00! Wonderful fruity aromas of cherries and soil on the nose. Beautiful flavors that match the nose of cherries and soil on the pallete. Nice finish. To pair this beauty with Oven Roasted Ahi Tuna with Nicoise Olives, Capers and Sundried Tomatoes and Yellow Wax Beans with Pancetta Red Peppers and Italian Parsley is scrumptuos! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
EIEIO 1998 Pinot Noir = 3Attababys! $20.00 Yes, that's right, like the farm...The fragrance of dark fruit and plums flows from the glass. The flavors continue over my tongue of dark plum, soil, and sweet oak. Long finish, too. There is good reason why the bottle is empty...Jay McDonald has done it again! This is the best Oregon Pinot Noir for under $25.00 I have tasted! If you know of another, please send it in... To pair this beauty with Roasted Salmon on a Cedar Plank is sinful! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
Chateau du Trignon 1998 Sablet Cotes du Rhone Villages = 3Attababys! $16.99 The nose is full of strawberries, plums and spice. This beautiful wine is so deliciously fruity that it's hard to believe it is a Syrah. This is the brightest, freshest tasting wine in the group. To pair it with Holiday Dinner Barbequed Turkey, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy and Green Beans is perfect! Imported by Kermit Lynch 1605 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94072 510-524-1524 As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite French Wines!
Cattiglone Falletto 1998 Terre del Barolo = 3Attababys! $16.99 This wonderful Italian red explodes with fruit! The nose smells exactly how it tastes, a rare virtue! Match it with Salad of White Truffle Infused Asparagus with Red Onions, Love, Organic Heirloom Tomatoes, Oranges and Garlic Roasted Fingerling Potatoes for vegetarian a treat! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
Vino Noceto 1997 Sangiovese Reserva = 3Attababys! $21.99 Wonderful nose of strwberries and spice. The pallete reveals many flavors of supple strawberry and roses, spice, oak, and I don't know what! The best Sangiovese made in California! To match it with Chantrelle Mushrooms with a Vegetable Reduction, Braised Bitter Greens, Love and White Asparagus is outrageous! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Sangiovese!
Allegrini 1997 Pallazo Della Torre = 3Attababys! $17.99 The nose reveals dark plums and spicy oak. This classy Italian wine has flavors of dark plums, cedar, oak and spice on the pallete. Great wine for the money! Match it with a Wild Mushroom Fettucine for an aural fixation! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
le Clos de Caillou Vieilles Vignes 1998 Cote de Rhone Unfiltered Cuvee Unique = 3Attababys! $12.00 WineChief says, buy this wine! It is a light red wine with wonderful flavor! This wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre grapes. The nose hints of cranberries, strawberries and spice. As I sipped this delicious wine the flavors I smelled continued over my tongue with a round ripe mid mouth feel. The sandalwood, oak and nice balance of acid and tannin come up on the finish. To pair it with a Rice Cake with Organic Peas and a Spinach Salad is Off the Hook! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite French Wines!
Seghesio 1999 Home Ranch Zinfandel = 3Attababys! $21.99 Don't even think about it! Great nose of ripe fruit, on the pallete, rasberries and spicy earthy erupt. Smooth finish! A fool could make great wine in '99! To match it with Oven Roasted Baby Back Ribs is Baaaaaaaaaaad to the bone! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Zinfandel!
Walla Walla Vintners 1998 Colunmbia Valley Merlot = 4Attababys! $25.00 Wow! Washington Merlot is King! The nose of dark spicy plums and soil soar out of the glass. Supple flavors of plummy, creamy smoky fruit with a hint of vanilla and oak are wonderful. This wine is round and full with depth and body. The mid mouth feel is just what you are looking for. The finish is perfect. To match it with Walla Walla Onion Soup is remarkable! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Best Wines on the Market! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Merlot!
Beaulieu Vineyards 1997 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon = 3Attababys! $19.99 This Cabernet Sauvignon is the best value I have found! Great fruit, balance and a hint of Rutherford Dust and a great finish! Matched with Belgium Chocolate = 5Attababys! is sensual! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Cabernet Sauvignon!
Bogle 2001 Petite Syrah = 3Attababys! $10.00 Dark Black waves of fruit and a hint of pepper on the nose. Blackberries and pepper on the pallette with a smack of tannin and new oak! Good finish! Delicious! Drink with barbequed meats! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Petite Syrah!
Peter Lehmann 1998 Barossa Shiraz = 3Attababys! $16.99 Try this Syrah from Australia! It's better than most syrah from California in this price range. Darl black aromas come out of the glass. On the palette, thsi wine flows with dark black fruit, soil, and spice. Long finish. Great paired with Whole Mustard Garlic Rosemary crusted Colorado Lamb with Pureed Root Vegetables and Steamed Asparagus! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Syrah!
Edmunds St. John 1998 Syrah Wylie-Fanaughty Vineyard = 3Attababys! $18.99 The best California Syrah I have tasted from the 1998 vintage. The nose screams black fruit and soil. The flvors continue across my tongue, dark plums, inky jammy spice, soil and a wonderful finish and aftertaste. Wonderful with Roasted corn, roasted yellow fingerling potatoes and baked procuito, provolone wrapped asparagus! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes!
Bonny Doon Vin de Glacier Muscat = 5Attababys! $15.00 WineChief says, this is the best dessert wine for the money on the planet! Paired with Glazed Pears, Meyer Lemon and Robiola cheese is other worldly! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Recipes! As featured in WineChief's Favorite Dessert Wines!
Acme Fine Wines 707-963-0440 1104 Adams Street Suite 104 St. Helena, California 94574
All Seasons Wine Shop and Cafe 1400 Lincoln Ave. Calistoga, CA 94515 800-804-9463
Beltramo's 1540 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-325-2806
Brown Derby 2023 S. Glenstone Springfield, MO. 65804 800-491-3438 417-883-4066
California Wine Merchant 3237 Pierce St. San Francisco, CA 94123 415-567-0646
DeeVine Wines Pier 19, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 1-877-DVW-WINE (1-877-389-9463)
Draeger's 222 E. 4th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 650-685-3725 1010 University Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-688-0682 342 First Street Los Altos, CA 94022 650-948-4425
Golden West 2443 Fillmore St. #376, San Francisco, CA 94115 415- 931-2300 800- 722-7020 e-mail: goldwest@wco.com
Grapevine 1389 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, Ca 408-293-7874
Hi-Time Wine Cellar 250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 800-331-3005 949-650-8463
Joseph George 1559 Meridian Ave. San Jose, CA 408-448-WINE
K&L Wines 3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 650-364-8544 766 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 415-896-1734
Nielsen Brothers Wine Shop 7th & San Carlos St. Box H Carmel, CA 93921 831-624-9463
North Berkeley Imports 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, CA 94709 510-848-8910 - 800-266-6585
Oakville Grocery Various Locations
Premier Cru 5890 Christie Avenue Emeryville, CA 94608 510-655-6691
Prima Wines 1522 N. Main Street Walnut Creek, CA 94596 925-945-1800 or 800-70-Prima Premier Cru 5890 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608 510-566-6691
Rancho Cellars 23640 Carmel Rancho Blvd. Carmel, CA 93923 831-625-5646 Ask for Jacques Melac
Robert's Market 3015 Woodside Road Woodside, CA 94062 Store 650-851-1511 / Wine Dept. 650-851-2640 ask for John Akeley john@robertsmarket.com
Ruby Wine 1419 18th St. San Francisco, California 94107 415-401-7708
The Cheese Shop downstairs in the Carmel Plaza P.O. Box 109 Carmel, CA 93921 800-828-WINE 831-625-2272
The Wine Exchange of Sonoma, CA 452 First St. East Sonoma, CA. 95476 1-800-938-1794
The Wine Club 953 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 800-966-7835 or 415-512-9086 1200 Coleman Santa Clara, CA 800-678-5044 or 408-567-0900 2110 McFadden #E Santa Ana, CA 92705 800-966-5432 or 714-835-6485
Vintage Wine Merchants 377 Santana Row Suite 1135 San Jose, CA 408-260-1115
Vin Vino Wine 437 California St. Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-324-4903
Weimax Wines & Spirits 1178 Broadway Burlingame, CA 94010 650-343-0182
Wine Cask 813 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-966-9463 800-436-9463
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