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Question: If you are in a wine store?

(Posted by: Ophelia on 2008-03-11 13:52:57)

And you see a bottle of wine for a ridiculously cheap price do you automatically think it must be crappy wine and pass it up or do you think wow what a great deal and buy it. thanks

Posted by: Champagne on 2008-03-11, 13:56:39

If it has a high alcohol content i don't care whether it tastes like shite or not,but generally yes, i do think it's probably cheap and nasty

Posted by: Sara S on 2008-03-11, 13:56:40

I check to see how many points it is... two buck chuck!!

Posted by: Duk Dong on 2008-03-11, 13:56:48

I am clueless with wine, but Ive asked the wine guys and there are some pretty good cheap wines, so get it

Posted by: mamarat on 2008-03-11, 13:56:54

If I've had it before and remember it fondly I'll snatch it up. I also look at the markdown. It could be overstock. But anything less than about $5 I'll steer away from...unless it's for cooking.

Posted by: comfortable0 on 2008-03-11, 13:57:34

It depends on the where the wine comes from... what part of the country, what brand. You can find some really good wines for $20 or less. You just have to learn about wineries, taste different wines... try to find which one you like!

Posted by: gabriel r on 2008-03-11, 13:57:43

I automatically think that its crappy.

Posted by: RSJ on 2008-03-11, 13:57:49

I'll pick up one or ask a friend if they'd tried it. It can always be used for cooking if it's awful. A good inexpensive one is Barefoot from CA- their Chard is $7 and it's very good- award-winning too. Yellowtail used to be inexpensive, but they've gone up quite a bit over the past 5+ years.

Posted by: Great Gazoo -AM- on 2008-03-11, 13:59:42

Yes...but I give it a shot sometimes anyhow. I've gotten some good ones that way. It's kind of like buying a lottery ticket.

Posted by: Z on 2008-03-11, 14:00:05

Cheap is cheap in the end it all drinks the same n gets ya drunk if ya have enough of it. hahha

Posted by: viniferal crusher on 2008-03-11, 14:00:45

There are a number of Low $ wines out there that are not that bad. One of the most popular of the cheap wines is called two buck chuck vailable at trader joes. Its made by Charles Shaw and has a huge following Your not going to know until you've tried it.. Ive had crappy mid to high $ wines

Posted by: Red Herring Intellectual on 2008-03-11, 14:01:12

Sometimes it's cheap crap, other times it tastes good, I'm a broke alcoholic so i always buy cheap stuff, and sometimes it's not too bad.

Posted by: TE on 2008-03-11, 17:56:28

When I get wine I don't look at price, I have drank a lot of low price wines that were great....

Posted by: penguino8165 on 2008-03-12, 06:36:10

I try not to let price be an indicator of the wine. Some of the less expensive wines are very tasty, indeed. Like Gazoo said, it's a lot like buying a lottery ticket. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I do have my preferences with wines, however. I have gone to a few wineries and found that I like certain ones better than any other. It all comes down to personal tastes. If you think it tastes good, then it's a good wine, no matter what you paid for it. If you think it's vinegar with a fancy label, then you know not to buy it again.