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Originally posted by wineismylife:

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Originally posted by ppierce:
Just curious what you guys like for $15 in US. I'm sure there aren't a ton of options. At least drinkable ones.

None.

What he said.

I can list a whole bunch that I paid under $15 for:

2004 Cinq Cepages
2005 St. Clement Oroppas
2005 Stags' Leap Winery Cabernet
2006 Taz Cuyama River Pinot Noir
2006 Taz Fiddlestix Pinot Noir
2006 Beringer Stanly Ranch Pinot Noir
2004 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet

I could go on and on, but it might start to seem like I was gloating....

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by BRR:


I completely and wholeheartedly disagree. I find much of the cheap stuff (and, yes, under $15 is pretty cheap) from France, Italy, Spain, etc. etc. to be crap, just like the US. There are some excellent values that are every bit as good if not better here in the US for that price point than their Euro counterparts. Are there some in every major country? Sure! But does that mean that sub-$15 US reds are inferior to non-US sub-$15 reds? No way!

Oh MY!

BRR, I truly respect your opinion. That said, there are 500+ wines from 2000 - 2005 vintage only just from France, Argentina, Australia, Italy and Spain that would rate 90+... IN MY OPINION.

Very few I would rate a 90+ from the U.S. in the same time frame under $15-$20.

I'm glad you find some to your liking.

wine+art

I guess I need to expand my horizons, so to speak!

I wouldn't disagree that there are more options outside of the US at sub-$15, but I don't think the quality is necessarily better.

Again, I agree with BRR. Perhaps not so many coming from CA these days, but there are still quite a few in WA. They probably just don't get the nationwide distribution that many of the larger wines do.
And I have yet to taste a sub-$15 wine from France that didn't taste like sour grape stems.

Bogle petite Sirah is pretty good for the 10 dollar price tag.

If you’re referring to list price; yes the options are limited. However, for me, living in California the best option is usually from CA. There are always decent but overpriced wines heavily discounted to under $15. At their original price points these wines were no bargain but at the discounts… Check Trader Joes, Grocery Outlet and WineEx. If out of state, check the locals or look to Spain, Australia & the south of France.

M. Cosentino - "Ol' Red"
Gustavo Thrace - The Third Bottle Red
Bogle - Petit Syrah
Mockingbird Hill - Merlot

I had an 05 Waterbrook Melange the other night. It was very good for $15. I've had $30-$40 bottles that were far worse.

Try Carmel Road Pinot Noir, from Monterey. Not bad for about $15.

Just last night I enjoyed the 2006 A to Z Pinot Noir. It's out of Oregon, and it cost me $15. Very nice.

A friend brought over a Red Truck Pinot Noir the other night. It was better than just drinkable. Quit enjoyable with burgers and the like if you don't expect every wine drinking experience to be memorable.

Plenty of under $15 Washington reds fall into that category.
Saviah "The Jack", Three Rivers "River Blend", Hogue Genesis, the above mentioned Waterbrook, and the new Columbia Crest Horse Heaven Hills line are examples. Barnard Griffin is usually a good bet, and Chateau Ste. Michelle comes up with an occasional superb bargain.
Those of us lucky enough to live in Washington and near competitive wine stores can do better than that. For the six months the Latitude 46 "Vindication" has been at half price for under $15. There is always something comparable on the racks.

I had the four vines 2005 Zinfandel cuvee for $10 and thought it was decent. I'm not as down on the columbia crest grand estates 2005 merlot as others. I thought it was nice. For $7 bones Iv'e been drinking the 2006 Garnacha de Fuego old vines from Calatayud from Spain. Really great Qpr.

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columbia crest
bogle old vine zin
cline zin or cashmere

Those listed above are some of the few US wines in this price range I will try. To be honest I have no problem finding nice wines from France, Australia, Chile and Argentina in this price range.

Chile, Argentina, & Spain produce many drinkable wines for $15 n under, but was curious what drinkable wines (red especially) from france do people find here in the states for under $15 consistently (I do love when shops need to free up their inventory however these do not count).
Not asking to prod just curious

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Originally posted by vin:
Chile, Argentina, & Spain produce many drinkable wines for $15 n under, but was curious what drinkable wines (red especially) from france do people find here in the states for under $15 consistently (I do love when shops need to free up their inventory however these do not count).
Not asking to prod just curious

IMO, Jaboulet Parallel "45" is a nice QPR drinker for cheap, and is found everywhere.

Edit: Doh, not from the U.S., nevermind.

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One of Mrs. K's tennis teammates brought a bottle of '05 'The Show' Cab over to the house a week or so back for a little noshing before they left for dinner. We opened it up last Friday, and it was actually quite tasty. Napa Valley (winery is in St. Helena), 13.9% EtoH, had the body of a much heavier wine w/good fruit, toast, caramel, and chocolate flavors. I'm guessing it's in the $12-15 range.

Vin-vacced and into the fridge to be finished the next evening - and after 45 mins. aeration/warming it was still very tasty. I wouldn't stock the cellar w/it, but I wouldn't mind serving it to a bunch of non-red wine drinking wine drinkers.

For under 15, I have enjoyed:

Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel
Milliare (sp?) Cabernet
Shiloh Road Cabernet

Just my 2 cents.

For $1.50 I drink a red gatorade twice a week. I can get 10 of those for $15. I'm pretty sure it's bottled in the US.