Whats the Best bottle of wine/champagne for the 15$-25$ price range?

Question

I dont know too much about wine/champagne, but recently Ive enjoyed several types of sweeter red wines, and some white ones. Im not a fan of dry red wines. Ive found that there are several types I havent tried but would like to but dont want to waste my money on some awful garbage tasting wine.

Answer 1

If I were you, I would definitely try a Gewurztraminer. Yes, it's a mouthful. Ger-vutz-tra-meen-er. It's a white wine, but a very flavorful and unusual one. It's spicy and has a distinct floral smell. It goes great with spicy Asian foods, really flavorful grilled chicken, anything with a lot of flavor. I really like Fetzer Gewurztraminer, from California, which I think is semi-dry, and at the low end of your price range.

Great value wines come from Australia, especially Rieslings. They're really quite inexpensive for their quality. If you can get wines from Canada or the Fingerlake region of New York, they tend to be less aggressive than California wines because they have less heat, so they have less alcohol.

Look for sparking wine "In the methode Champenoise" or traditional method- same process as Champagne, just not made in a tiny area in France and therefor much less expensive. Prosecco is a nice summer Italian sparkling wine.

If you live anywhere near a wine region (And you might be surprised- they're popping up everywhere!), check out local wineries. You can do tastings and figure out which wines you like best before buying them. Plus, that way your money stays in the area and helps your local economy!

Answer 2

la crema pinot noir but its not a sweet red

Answer 3

Italian wines tend to be lighter then french - Valpolicella is light, not sweet to my taste tho.  Soave is a light white wine, so is pinot grigio.  Sancerre is a very dry, fruity white that goes down easy and is a good one to impress with - its a bit more expensive

Californian white wines all tend to be light and fruity, not sweet tho.  German white wines are sweet although I think they are pretty nasty and not easy to drink.  I find anything thats Unoaked is usually quite light and easy to drink.  I also find French and Spanish wines can be pretty sour, and South American wines can taste really strong.  Australian wines tend to be more fruity, but can taste oaky.  Anything over 12% alcohol isnt going to be easy drinking

If you want somethin that will go down like juice go for Rose and chill it well (they might call it blush wine in the US?)  Something like white Zinfandel.  Gallo is cheap if you chill it I think it tastes great - just dont serve it to wine snobs. To be honest cheap Rose is as good as expensive stuff to me!

Champagne is a waste of money unless you are going to go for the good stuff like Tattinger which u wont get for $25 -instead go for Spanish Cava - its made in exactly the same way and some brands are made from the same grape as champagne (pinot noir i think?)  Some Cavas are awful though - go for a mid priced one and you should be ok.  

Apparently there are also some sparkiling reds out that are good.  Basically taste it - if its not great just chill it and no-one will know the difference - if its REALLY bad make Sangria with it

Answer 4

  For the prices you give if you're in the Us you'll not find any champagne from France - 750 ml

  You can have excellent white wines, such as White Bordeaux, not excessively expensive - e.g. Pessac-Leognan or Entre-deux-mers they'll be rich in aromas, with a well balanced acidity, no tannins

( white ), but not too sweet as Gewürztraminer often are .

Answer 5

any wine really as long as the year date of 1996 is on the botttle that was a very good year