Category Archives: Latin American

Xplorador Carmenere

Posted on July 11, 2012 by J, just J.

I was standing in The Store perusing the South American shelf, looking for Malbecs that looked like a good deal when a lady with a shopping basket, apparently in a hurry, zoomed to where I was standing and reached … Continue reading →

Posted in Carmenere, FAVES, Latin American | Tagged chilean wine, low priced wine, wine, wine under $10 | 1 Comment

Gato Negro Cabernet Merlot

Posted on April 12, 2012 by J, just J.

Gato Negro is Chilean. It’s the high volume, low priced label of nearly 150 year old Vina San Pedro. Vina San Pedro, in turn, is part of the VSPT Wine Group, assembled in 2008, and is, according to their … Continue reading →

Posted in Blends, Latin American | Tagged chilean wine, low priced wine, wine, wine under $10 | 5 Comments

Cupcake Malbec

Posted on July 15, 2011 by J, just J.

A pleasantly warm summer evening, sitting on the porch with Wife who says, “Let’s do something”….so we loaded our big, curly, normally quite docile dog into the car and headed for the nearby leash-off dog park, or as we call … Continue reading →

Posted in Latin American, Malbec | Tagged Argentina wine, California wine, low priced wine, malbec, wine under $10 | 1 Comment

Copa Del Rey Chardonnay 2008

Posted on May 17, 2011 by J, just J.

If you frequent wine shops, you’ve no doubt seen, and perhaps wondered about, those stacks of deeply discounted, perhaps a bit obscure labels scattered about most stores. “Special Purchases”, “Super Buys”, “Saver Stacks”, “Bulk Buys” or similar euphemisms often describe … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, Latin American | Tagged chardonnay, chilean wine, low priced wine, wine, wine under $10 | 1 Comment

Marcus James Malbec

Posted on May 13, 2011 by J, just J.

It was an awfully nice spring evening to sit on the porch with a glass of….Uh oh! We’re out of wine! Actually, this was 2 evenings ago, and we had a very small amount remaining in a bottle from the … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVES, Latin American, Malbec | Tagged Argentina wine, low priced wine, malbec, wine, wine under $10 | 6 Comments

Don Miguel Gascon Malbec

Posted on April 5, 2011 by J, just J.

I have been absent from these pages for a week or so as my breathing apperrati battled and now recovers from a mega cold. It is hard to isolate, identify, and appreciate the subtleties of a wine when your nose … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVES, Latin American, Malbec | Tagged Argentina wine, low priced wine, malbec, wine, wine under $10 | 3 Comments

Sunrise Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Posted on March 7, 2011 by J, just J.

Sunrise is one of the labels of Chilean wine conglomerate Vina Concha Y Toro, which wholly owns or partners in some way with about two dozen Chilean and Argentinian wine brands. Concha Y Toro recently announced a deal to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, FAVES, Latin American | Tagged cabernet, chilean wine, low priced wine, wine under $10 | 4 Comments

Gato Negro Chardonnay 2010

Posted on February 18, 2011 by J, just J.

I was just glancing through The Store‘s website, and noticed they are offering the Chateau Margaux 2000 Bordeaux Blend on sale for $1999, down $400 from their normal $2499. I wonder if it comes in a 1.5 liter bottle, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chardonnay, Latin American | Tagged chardonnay, chilean wine, low priced wine, wine, wine under $10 | 2 Comments

Frontera Merlot 2009

Posted on February 15, 2011 by J, just J.

Frontera is one of the 18 or so labels either wholly owned by, or partnered in some way with, Chilean wine giant Concha Y Toro. They produce cheapskate friendly labels Frontera and Sunrise, high end brand Carmen de Peumo, and … Continue reading →

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