The Porch Party Wine Panel Picks Wines That Won’t Kill Your Budget & They’re Also Great For Parties!!

Now I know a lot of us spend a more than that…ok some of us spend a great deal more, but usually we’re drinking wines that are better than your average “everyday” wine!

All the wines were covered so we wouldn’t know what we were drinking or what wineries made the wines. There were seven wines tasted, two whites and five reds.
And Surprisingly they were all good wines that would be great as every day or party wines.
The White Wines

The Chardonnay we tried was in the classic style using 100% varietals. It’s a well-balanced, medium bodied wine that was off dry. It had a nice nose and was very flavorful with melons, pears and apples coming through as well as a hint of apricot.
The wine panel also thought the Los Vascos Chardonnay would stand up well with food.
You can find the Los Vascos Chardonnay at Specs and at the cash price of $9.67, it’s a real find.

The Cupcake 2012 Sauvignon Blanc was $8.99 at Target, but can be found everywhere and should be added to your party and everyday wine list.
Our Red Wines
Now red wines under $10 that are good enough to drink are harder to find. But our wine panel found five that were not only very drinkable but also nice wines.
So here, in no particular order, are five wines that will easily meet your everyday wine fix and not break your budget.
So here, in no particular order, are five wines that will easily meet your everyday wine fix and not break your budget.

And at World Market’s $9.99 member price it’s a hard wine to beat.
Alamos 2012 Red Blend is a blend of grapes from vineyards in Mendoza Argentina. It includes Malbec, Argentina’s main grape and the Bonarda which is its second most planted grape. Throw in some Tempranillo and you have a really nice dry wine with flavors of blackberry, plum and spice.
Alamos is easily found in stores everywhere, ours came from Target and cost $9.99.

BV is found everywhere and ours had a Trader Joe’s price of $8.99.

HandCraft 2011 Pinot Noir is at Specsand with a cash price of $9.99 you should try it out!

This just proves that you should watch wine sales to pick up some great everyday wines, especially at Jimmy’s!
So the wine panel has spoken and gave us some really good wines for our everyday enjoyment. But these wines are also good party wines. Your guests will really like them and so will your wallet. I know because our neighborhood Christmas party served them and by the end of the party the bottles were all empty. But then, thinking about that, I’m not sure that counts as a true test.

You’re just going to have to trust me on this one; you’ll like the wines and be much richer for it!
Harold