Whats a really good wine I can get from the grocery store?

I prefer a red or white wine...





Mostly on the dry side and definately not a dessert wine. I like a really smooth taste as opposed to something too heavy or pungent.





My wine vocabularly is not there so I hope someone can help me out.





Im willing to spend up to $50 bucks but not more.|||Good wine from the grocery store? Isn't that an oxymoron? Well, I'd say if you are willing to spend up to 50 bucks at the grocery store, than look for anything priced that high. I doubt they'll have much to choose from. Go to a winery and try a shiraz, sample away, and then buy.


Wine word of the day: oenophile ---pronounced E-NO-FILE - means lover of fine wines.|||It really just depends on what you like;


If you are just getting into it, stay away from big wines like Zinfandel's (the red ones, white Zinfandel is not really a wine at all, in fact it is made from the left-overs of other wines) or Cabernet's. I would start with a Pinot Noir, Erath is a great Pinot Noir for around $20 and Safeway carries it. Don't be afraid of the screw cap wither, many wineries are going to the screw cap because cork is harder to come by these days and unless stored properly, corks will dry out over time and spoil the wine. If you like whites, St. Suprey makes a very nice, light, fruity sauvengon blanc, and it is cheaper then the Erath.


If you have an hour or so, go to your local higher end food store and ask the wine sales people, don't be intimidated to ask questions. Or better yet, many steakhouses or nicer restaurants sell flights of wine where you can get 3 or 4 small glasses of wine and try them all. In college I was a waiter for a steak house which sold a lot of wine, I would love to talk to people about it. Plus we were required to take wine classes, so go out to dinner and talk to your waiter.


Good luck, and have fun.|||i dont drink but maybe boonsfarm|||At trader Joe you can buy Charles Shaw for about $2/bottle (two-buck chuck). It's drinkable, and inexpensive. Try it before you blow $50 on something fancy.|||Taste is highly subjective. What I like might not be what you like. Try this instead:


Have a wine tasting party. Each of your guests will bring a bottle of their favorite wine. Have some snacks to acompany the wines and then taste the wines. When you find one you like..take note of it. Since most grocery store wines are less than $20...put a limit on how much your guest spend on their boittle. Enjoy!|||Good starter wines at the grocery store are everywhere. Kendall Jackson makes all varietals and they are very consistent from year to year.


Robert Mondavi would be a step up from that (not the coastal crap)


If I am picking up something at the grocery store it would probably be Simi or Clos Du Bois red or white.|||Anything Clo De Buis is usually good- Cabarnets are my favorite. Also, Deloach is very good- if you're going to spend 50 dollars though, then don't go to the grocery store, go to a place like Wild Oats or Trader Joes or even a BevMo type store. Lastly, if you can't find the above, look for Napa Valley or Sonoma County wines - those locations are known for their red wines since the region has great weather conditions for red-wine grapes. For reds, stay away from places that are hot climates, their grapes are not as good for red wines.|||ban rock station.its from ozzy land .the red is good aswell.i worm mine up.good with steam comeing off it.put the bottell on a radiator for a couple of hours.and let it blow your head off.also good for cooking........|||forest glen is a good wine and so is barenger.|||Charles Shaw at Trader Joe's.





It's only $3 and is very good.





Don't equate a high price with great taste. In Paris, you can buy a gr8 bottle of wine for 3 Euros and it's delicious. Wine so fine, you'll never find it in the US.





So, be open and try Charles Shaw