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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums$7.59 Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay gets high marks from Wash Post columnist
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/what-tasters-said-about-29-cheap-popular-wines/2017/09/01/926fa77c-8e7b-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.a776cc2d0b5e"Mass-market wines such as Barefoot, Yellow Tail and Cupcake can be found just about anywhere in the United States. Theyre also affordable, which explains at least in part why theyre some of the best-selling wines in the country. But when taste is added to the price equation, how many of them are really bargains?
I assembled a group of tasters to sample 29 chardonnays, cabernets and sweet red blends that are among the nations most popular, plus a few of my favorite and widely available Chilean reds. In each category, wines are listed in descending order of preference.
THE CHARDONNAYS
Recommended
1. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi 2016 ($7.59): Clean and minerally, crisp and light, with peach and pear flavors and a good balance of acid and sweetness. Rather tasty!"
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$7.59 Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay gets high marks from Wash Post columnist (Original Post)
Tanuki
Sep 2017
OP
YAY. Wonder if Hillary drank it on her "prayer, yoga and chardonnay" recovery from Nov. 8
elfin
Sep 2017
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elfin
(6,262 posts)1. YAY. Wonder if Hillary drank it on her "prayer, yoga and chardonnay" recovery from Nov. 8
Thanks for this post! I know I will try it.
hlthe2b
(102,231 posts)2. All the recommended Cabernets are Chilean...
Better get 'em soon before Trump further pisses off the Southern Hemisphere...
Lochloosa
(16,063 posts)3. No surprise with the Robert Mondavi.
Rarely disappointed
samnsara
(17,622 posts)4. white wine is only good as a mixer w/ fruit juice or during the dreaded colonoscopy cleansing
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)5. I had a bottle of Barefoot Malbec the other day
It wasn't too bad. I drank all but the glass I spilled. Not coincidentally, that was the last glass.
I'd like to explore better wine but I'm too wine-dumb to risk spending too much.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)6. Consumer Report magazine ...
... often highly rates inexpensive Trader Joe's wines.
Orrex
(63,203 posts)7. April Ludgate speaks for us all:
And this terrific clip is always worth rewatching:
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)8. My wife and I are big fans of Woodbridge.
I believe they have a tasting room near Lodi that we visited. I'm going to have to pick up a bottle of that Chardonnay!