How much are you willing to spend on a gift of a bottle of wine?

What do you consider to be a good reasonably priced wine? A couple of years ago, I was at a grocery store and saw Yellow Tail on sale for $4.99 a bottle. Many consumers consider Yellow Tail to be a good wine. Yesterday, my daughter called and said she found an Icewine for $20. My immediate response was, “Oh, that must be an ice wine style wine.” But it turned out that it was a true Icewine imported from Canada. Twenty dollars for a bottle of Icewine from a renowned winery is a good deal. However, in most cases, consumers are not able to taste imported wines in advance of purchase.

As we have traveled from one winery to another in the past several years, we’ve noticed that many domestic wines tend to be a bit more expensive than many imported wines. However, consumers will discover many domestic wines that are in the $10 and $20 range. Visit your local wineries and taste the wines before you buy. We visited with Roy Cecchetti from the Cecchetti Wine Company and he is producing domestic wines with a price average of $10 each. We had the opportunity to taste his Line 39 wines and enjoyed them.

The overriding advantage of purchasing a wine at a winery is that most likely you will have the opportunity to taste the wine before purchasing a bottle of it.

Enjoy your search for a good, but reasonably priced wine. Wine is the perfect gift and can be purchased economically.

Cheers! Kathy