Re: Need wine advice: good <$30 bottles
 

Check out: http://www.backroomwines.com

It's my favorite wine shop in Napa and stocks very low production California and Oregon wines as well as some treats from the Rhone valley and other nice areas in Europe. I belong to a quarterly proprieter selection order, where the owner picks wines for my wife and I based on our tastes. It's been a couple years now and I have yet to get a bottle that wasn't really amazing.

If he can still get it the 2001 Burrton Merlot is AMAZING at $18/bottle. Elyse winery is my favorite winery. The made amazing Petite Sirah and a great blend wine called D'Aventura. Oh, and if you like Syrah, Qupe makes some great ones. For Cab, I'd try Livingston Moffet - Stanley's Selection (that runs about $35, but well worth it).

Yummy!

Jason

my sister came to visit from denver. she and her man were raving about "two buck CHUCK!" i was, "WHAT?" she said it was this cheap wine made for the masses sold at traderjoe's. i was "you mean charles shaw wine?" that is it! i use it for cooking, but apparently, the word is out that it is decent stuff. 2buckchuck. haha.

2 buck suck.

I will never drink that stuff again... Headache city.

JCM

State stores? Here in Pa, where Jon and I both are from, we still have a state owned monopoly on wine and spirits sales.

Remember guys, the finest wine in the world? JUST BOOZE! :D :D :D

Almost any Russian River estate Pinot Noir. That must be why the Oregon stuff is good too. Similar weather patterns I suspect.