Stacie and I have been drinking a lot more wine since we moved to Bloomington. I think I’ve said this before, but it’s (still) true. What happens is, when we’re picking up ingredients for that night’s dinner, we’ll pick up a bottle of wine that (we hope) goes with dinner.
Last night, the dinner was chicken and caesar salad. Plain ol’ chicken. I, off-handedly, said we should pick up a bottle of wine. I was joking. Sort of. So we settled on a pinot grigio–but, we were at the grocery store, not a big party store–and there wasn’t anything there over $20. Honestly, I’m not big on really expensive wines, anyway.
I think I’d heard or read something about 3 Blind Moose before, that it was a decent brand for the price. So, that’s how we settled. It certainly did not disappoint. It was light and crisp–and I just realized that if I were going to write about the wine, I should probably have paid more attention! But, the point–it was tasty, and for $7, it was priced right. We certainly enjoyed it.
Do you have any inexpensive wines you enjoy? Have any experience with 3 Blind Moose you want to share?
You’re the second one to endorse 3 Blind Moose. Good thing, too, because I’ve already got a bottle of their Cab in my wine rack waiting on a reason to drink it.
Another INCREDIBLE value you need to try (if you can find it): Pillar Box Red.
Oliver Winery’s Camelot - the ladies like it, ’nuff said
Cheers!
Once upon a time, my wife and I were invited to a party with the stipulation that we bring a bottle of wine. Now this was the first time either of us had ever encountered this situation (usually it was more of “Bring a case of Bud Light”).
Having no idea what would be a good, yet inexpensive, bottle of wine I called a man who is not only a member of the Beer Drinkers of America but also a connoisseur of all things alcohol, my father. I explained the situation and he simply replied:
“Fat Bastard chardonnay”
I said “What?”. He repeated:
“Fat Bastard chardonnay” and then he hung up.
Dumbfounded, I headed to the local liquor store and sure enough there it was, Fat Bastard chardonnay, sitting on the shelf. We arrived at the party late, but our bottle of wine was the first one gone.
@ Scott–
I’ll have to keep an eye out for it. The problem with living in this small city–they have liquor stores, but they don’t really have the kind of places you can go that offer a huge selection of wines. The grocery stores have a decent selection, but it’s the big-named vintners and maybe some smaller (but not too small!) or local ones.
@ dtjunkie–
What a name! I’ll have to check that out.
@ Niraj–
Hah! But do the ladies like it because it’s a good wine, or because it’s an easy drink?