US recommendations

As I am here in the States, I would like to try some american wines, what would you recommend me for a price arround 15$? Thank you.

Well, I’m a little bit far from the core of the States however I’ll recommend you some nice chardonnay & cabernets from California and meay some Pinot Noir from Oregon... sorry but I don’t remember any trade marks... hope that our North American friends add some more useful information....

Cheers!!!

I’d be very surprised if you find anything at all good from the US under €15. You could always buy some Beryna tho :-)

Suiko, do you find in UK Beryna?

It’s true, it seems that it’s difficult to find good american wines under 15 US$. But luckily I did a friend from California, and he has recommended me some interesting wines, but all closer to 20 than 15 bucks.

No, no Beryna here. I think our ";big brothers"; bought it all! I find that the US offers unquestionably the worst QPR of any wine producing country. The cheaper stuff is just awful, and the good stuff waaaaay too expensive.

Then I have good news for you. I will take a Beryna bottle to Oxford, with greetings from Bosco, who gave it to me and I told him that I would share it with you in Oxford.

I also didn’t found it here en the States, not in the shops I visited. And here I think the price is arround 16 $ and in Spain is just 6 €.

You should not expect a great bottle of wine for $15 or less, of course, but you can find many perfectly serviceable wines. The best thing to do is find a store that you can trust that selects its wines with care. For red wine in this price range the following labels are worth trying: J Lohr, Cline, Benziger, Burgess, Rabbit Ridge, Cooper Mountain, Ravenswood, Sobon

Yes, I increased the price, now I’m trying around $20. Last week I tasted a Zinfandel, Sausal family, 2001, not bad for $17.
It was a recommendation of a friend from California, he gave me a list:
-Chateau Potelle Sauv. Blanc
-Hess select Cab-Sauv.
-Ravenswood Zin
-Charles Krug
-Ridge Zinfandel
-Rochioli
-Groth Sauvignon Blanc
-Grgich fume blanc

¿Do you know anything about this wines? Thanks