90 Minute Thread: White Wine?

[Drew]

Headed to the store at 6 to scoop some vino. Looking for a solid bottle of white wine under $30. Anyone got any suggestions? Preferably Sav B, Chard, or Pinot Grigio.

 

[Waquoit]

For 30 bucks you can get a nice white burgundy from France.

 

[Drew]

For 30 bucks you can get a nice white burgundy from France.

Was chatting with @Exit 4 about Chablis and he suggested Jean Marc Broccard.. any suggestions on a white burgundy?

 

[8893]

For 30 bucks you can get a nice white burgundy from France.

Yeah, $30 is a healthy budget for a nice bottle of white and you should be able score a nice white Burgundy or Chablis for that price.

You could also spend a good deal less and get a banging bottle of Sancerre (the best Sauvignon Blanc imo), or a nice Cortese di Gavi from Italy. Great summer wines.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Headed to the store at 6 to scoop some vino. Looking for a solid bottle of white wine under $30. Anyone got any suggestions? Preferably Sav B, Chard, or Pinot Grigio.

Try a Muscadet fron France(Loire Valley). Should get a decent one at that price.
Edit; Actually $20-25

 

[UConnfan4ever]

Yeah, $30 is a healthy budget for a nice bottle of white and you should be able score a nice white Burgundy or Chablis for that price.

You could also spend a good deal less and get a banging bottle of Sancerre (the best Sauvignon Blanc imo), or a nice Cortese di Gavi from Italy. Great summer wines.

Agree on the Sancerre.

 

[Waquoit]

any suggestions on a white burgundy?

I get the one with the most serious looking label that contains the words "Pouilly-Fuissé"

 

[8893]

or a nice Cortese di Gavi from Italy. Great summer wines.

Here is one I have bought in CT and liked; I have seen it in a few different package stores:

 

[Conndog]

If you want more inexpensive, the New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs are usually good

 

[Zissou]

Rkatsiteli from Dr Frank (Finger Lakes NY) for under $20

 

[Mr. French]

Ever try Boone's Farm?

 

[formerlurker]

Ever try Boone's Farm?

Rushed here to say the same thing, French. That's as far as my wine knowledge goes but it sure did the trick back in the day on a limited budget. And the ladies loved it!

 

[Ewekon]

Headed to the store at 6 to scoop some vino. Looking for a solid bottle of white wine under $30. Anyone got any suggestions? Preferably Sav B, Chard, or Pinot Grigio.

A vastly underrated white is the Puilly Fume' from the Loire. It is Sauvignon unlike anything from the US .. Not a US bash
The terrior is unique. A flinty take on the grape. La Doucette comes to mind. Should be right at $30 at a good shop

 

[8893]

Was chatting with @Exit 4 about Chablis and he suggested Jean Marc Broccard.. any suggestions on a white burgundy?

Just to be clear, because a lot of people got confused when the name "Chablis" got hijacked by California in the 70s and 80s and they used it as a designation for crappy, cheap, medium dry white wine.

Chablis is a region in France that is actually in northern Burgundy, so it is technically a white Burgundy and, like other white Burgundies, is made primarily from chardonnay grapes. But Chablis doesn't taste like other chardonnays. It is un-oaked and has more acid, tastes more crisp and tart and has less fruit flavors than other white Burgundies.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Headed to the store at 6 to scoop some vino. Looking for a solid bottle of white wine under $30. Anyone got any suggestions? Preferably Sav B, Chard, or Pinot Grigio.

If you are going Char spend $15 and get two bottles

 

[Edward Sargent]

If you are going Char spend $15 and get two bottles

Sorry forgot or get a case of 2 buck Chuck!

 

[husky99]

Not a huge white guy but
Tesoro della Regina Pinot Grigio ($22
and
La Scolca Black Label Gavi dei Gavi Cortese($38 to 40)

 

[8893]

Not a huge white guy

Rick Majerus was.

 

[Mr. French]

Rick Majerus was.

Steve Lavin wasn't a big gay guy either, but things always seem to work out in the end.

 

[August_West]

Yeah, $30 is a healthy budget for a nice bottle of white and you should be able score a nice white Burgundy or Chablis for that price.

You could also spend a good deal less and get a banging bottle of Sancerre (the best Sauvignon Blanc imo), or a nice Cortese di Gavi from Italy. Great summer wines.

macon

that’s how we met 25-30 years ago, remember?

 

[Deepster]

For 99% of the wine drinking population, there's no difference from a 10.00 and a 150.00 bottle.

If you prefer dry over fruity? Tart flavors? Sweet? Ask a manager at a decent wine shop and try four or five 10.00 bottles.

If they taste good and you like them? They're good wines.

 

[8893]

macon

Is that the bottle you brought to my apartment around 27 years ago?

 

[August_West]

Is that the bottle you brought to my apartment around 27 years ago?

probably. Or a pouilly.
I agree with you on white burgundies . But I’m a Macon or good pouilly fan before chablis

 

[8893]

probably. Or a pouilly.
I agree with you on white burgundies . But I’m a Macon or good pouilly fan before chablis

Mersault for me.

 

[August_West]

I’m going to go outside the box here.

the best summer white are the Alsace wines.
A great Pinot Gris or Gewurztraminer chilled is delightfully refreshing.