{"id":161,"date":"2006-11-13T07:09:37","date_gmt":"2006-11-13T14:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danthewineguy.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2006-11-20T07:11:53","modified_gmt":"2006-11-20T14:11:53","slug":"two-more-choices-for-good-everyday-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Two More Choices for Good, Everyday Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One more word on everyday wines and then I\u2019ll put the subject to rest \u2013 at least for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>Everyday wines, if you\u2019ll recall from last week\u2019s column, are those that I consider to have a consistent level of good quality and are affordable enough to enjoy every day. For most people, this generally means anything in the $7 to $15 a bottle price range.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Peterson, owner of The Vines wine shop in Bellingham recently recommended a couple of selections that make great everyday wines. First up is the <strong>Campo de Borga 2005 Vi\u00f1a Borgia<\/strong>. This super Spanish red wine is made from 100 percent Grenache. If you\u2019re not familiar with this varietal, take note that it\u2019s the same grape that\u2019s used in many world-class blends from France such as Chateneuf du Pape.<\/p>\n<p>The Vi\u00f1a Borgia has lovely berry aromas, spicy cherry fruit flavors, good structure and a smooth finish. It\u2019s a natural to pair with duck, lamb, and grilled beef and it\u2019s also versatile enough to be a great pizza wine. The Vines currently features it at the incredibly low price of $4.95 a bottle. This wine really blew me away and arguably compares with others costing two to three times the price.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bridlewoodwinery.com\/OurWines\/Images\/CentralCoast_icon.gif\" alt=\"null\" \/>Another affordable red wine worth checking out is the <strong>Bridlewood Winery 2003 Syrah<\/strong>. This absolutely delicious wine from Central California is loaded with black cherry and blueberry flavors that are so forward, I could almost envision biting into a juicy slice of fruit pie ala mode. At the current price of about $11, it\u2019s a terrific value for a Syrah and something you can enjoy every day without spending a small fortune.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One more word on everyday wines and then I\u2019ll put the subject to rest \u2013 at least for the time being. Everyday wines, if you\u2019ll recall from last week\u2019s column, are those that I consider to have a consistent level of good quality and are affordable enough to enjoy every day. For most people, this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}