Bargain Hunt – Searching for Good Cheap Affordable White Wines

Wine Appraiser

Dennis and Denise have a budget-friendly show tonight, with each wine costing less than $10. We randomly selected and tasted three white wines. Also, see if you can catch ten references to different songs.

See if Dennis and Denise can figure out what wines they are drinking tonight.

Tonight, our three wines include:

1. 2022 Bouchard Aine & Fils, Chardonnay, purchased at Costco for $9.99. Wine Enthusiast scored it a 92. It has between 11% - 14% alcohol. Floral notes on the nose, Palate is rich with vanilla, lemon, and peach notes.
2. 2023 Famille Perrin, Cotes Du Rhone Reserve, from Costco for $9.99. 13.5% alcohol. Made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viogneir. Nose – floral, apple, and peach. Clean and balanced with minerality. Serve with Mediterranean food, white fish, white meat, and Asian food. Serve at 50 degrees.
3. 2023 Vignobles Lacheteau. We purchased this 100% Sauvignon Blanc wine at Trader Joe’s for $6.99. It is fermented in stainless steel tanks with 11.5% alcohol. According to Blonde Voyage Nashville https://www.blondevoyagenashville.com, it has a pale/medium straw color, lemon, peach, green apple. It has slight grassiness on the nose with moderate acidity. Serve chilled. Perfect with cheddar, Gouda, or Havarti cheese. Also pairs with seafood.

Next week we will have something a little different. The Episode is called “What is Your Perfect Wine?” The two wines we will taste include:

1. 2022 Gerard Bertrand Rose. We purchased this wine at Costco for $12.99.

2. 2016 Rivallana Rioja Reserva that was purchased at Costco for $9.99.