Skip to content

Raise Your Glass of Wine, Affordable Wines by Warren Johnston

Warren Johnston finds well-made, available wines in the $10 range.

  • The Column
  • Wine Finder
  • About

Category: Summer

Pinot Gris Survives Its Identity Crisis

August 28, 2019August 29, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Firesteed Pinot Gris is full of melon and citrus flavors that make it an excellent choice for sipping on cooler summer and fall evenings or to accompany grilled vegetables, lobster or other seafood.

» Read more

A Winery that Got Its Mojo Back

August 14, 2019August 16, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

After decades of corporate neglect and a slide in quality, Sterling Vineyards has returned to its roots and is making excellent wines that are garnering awards and high ratings from wine critics.

» Read more

Serve Chilled to Beat the Heat

July 31, 2019August 4, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

During the summer of 2002, I discovered Vinho Verde and found it to be the quintessential white wine for hot, muggy weather.

» Read more

A Wine Marketed to Women Tastes Fine to Men Too

July 10, 2019July 16, 2019 Categories: Rose · SummerTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Chloe Rosé is a crisp, well-balanced wine with flavors and aromas of fresh red berries and watermelon. It’s great for drinking while dining al fresco on a sunny afternoon or a cool summer evening.

» Read more

A Sauvignon Blanc of Many Facets

June 26, 2019June 30, 2019 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Prisma, which is Spanish for “prism,” is a good representative of Chilean coastal Sauvignon Blanc, wine that has been getting excellent reviews, yet seems almost undiscovered because of its bargain prices. I find Prisma regularly on sale for less than $10.

» Read more

A Red Wine Meant for Millennials

June 12, 2019June 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SummerTags: Raise Your Glass1 Comment

Apothic Red is not some small-batch, hand-crafted boutique wine. It’s a grocery store wine, available almost anyplace that sells alcohol, and it’s one of the best selling red blends in the country.

» Read more

Winery Perfects Chardonnay in Pinot Noir Country

February 20, 2019February 24, 2019 Categories: Summer · Whites · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

The 2016 A to Z Oregon Chardonnay is a well-balanced unoaked, versatile white wine that’s good to drink by the fire in winter and on the porch on summer evenings.

» Read more

California Wine Royalty Makes a Great Chardonnay

September 19, 2018October 3, 2018 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Gavilan Chardonnay is a distinctive golden-colored Burgundy-style wine, made from grapes grown in one of California’s oldest and most storied vineyards.

» Read more

Boxed Wines Offer Great Bargains

September 5, 2018September 8, 2018 Categories: Reds · Rose · Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

I used to think of wine sold in boxes as a byproduct of oversupply, cheap plonk that at best would give you a headache after the first sip.

» Read more

A New Zealand Chardonnay That Tastes Against Type

August 22, 2018October 15, 2018 Categories: Summer · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Oyster Bay Chardonnay, a light wine with delicate fruit flavors, is better suited for warmer weather drinking than the familiar full-bodied, oaky and buttery Chardonnays from other parts of the world.

» Read more

Posts navigation

← Older posts

RECENT COLUMNS

  • A Smooth Red with a Rough and Tumble Name
  • An Argentine Red That’s Fit for a Feast
  • Bread and Butter by the Bottle

ABOUT THIS SITE

Warren Johnston’s column, which appears in newspapers and on-line, is designed to help readers cut through the sea of wine offerings that crowd the shelves of stores and find well-made, available wines that sell in $10 range.
Powered by WordPress. QUA theme by Graph Paper Press.
Scroll Up