The Wineauxs

Check that out - "not affiliated with Roederer or Cristal." Did some jackass buy this thinking it was a tremendous deal only to g...

This was six bones at Trader Joe's - how bad can a $6 Spanish Rose be? A very nice nose, strong with strawberry, cherry, and even cinna...

This is around six bones at Trader Joe's. Floral notes on the nose. A bit fuzzy, sorta like an oaked Sauvignon Blanc – floral, lavender ...

I just did the ol' stab n' grab with this – I wanted a sparkler at around $15 and pulled this one. Quite dry and fairly toasty – one...

I WANNA DRINK THIS WINE SO BAD I CAN TASTE IT – HUH? – ATTECA! ATTECA! ATTECA! ATTECA! REMEMBER ATTECA? I know, I know, too easy. Right ...

Continuing the pursuit for 100 grape varietals, I browsed a local store looking at blends to see if anything caught my eye – I nearly walked...

Those who read this blog with some degree of frequency know we're on a perpetual hunt for decent, cheap sparkling wine. This was five b...

Six bucks – yep – six dollars. I enjoyed the Brut from this producer so I figured I would give this a chance. You can find the Brut at ma...

This was $10 – the more I think about it, the more I think most cheap Pinot Noir based sparkling wines turn out pretty well, so why not try ...

You know the drill - summer + heat + $10 sparkling wine = good time. Not much on the nose other than just a bit of watermelon. Light, crisp,...

I don't recall why I bought this – it's been on the rack for a while, it either came recommended from the wine shop or we tried at a...

We had planned on having a guest reviewer for this one, here's a photo from the session: Unfortunately, Pudge felt the nose did not remi...

This is the reserve bottle from Segura Viudas – a producer's whose sparkling wines we've been very happy with. This normally goes f...

This cheap Cava is available widely and since we've been on a sparkler kick I figured I'd grab it for $6. Oh no – that metallic scen...

After the plesent surprise of the Brut, I grabbed a Brut Rose for $7 at a local wine shop. This is a blend of 60% Macabeo, 20% Parellada, ...

Another $7 bottle from Trader Joe's. A bit of strawberry on the nose. Tart strawberry and raspberry, a nice amount of acid, quite dr...

It's a recurring theme here – we want something sparkling, but we don't want to spend a lot. I'm just about giving up on the re...

This was in the half price section at World Market – marked down to $6. For that price, I'll try just about anything. Bread on the nose...

W e had this at a restaurant not long ago and I enjoyed it enough to snag a bottle when I found it on sale for a mere $9. A yeasty nose...

I dropped by the local wine shop as I had a hankering for a rose. This one came strongly recommended and was about $12. A bit of strawberry...