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Raise Your Glass of Wine, Affordable Wines by Warren Johnston

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A Wine that Transcends its Famous Name

May 29, 2019June 6, 2019 Categories: Spring · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Fess Parker Marcella’s is a bright, fresh white-wine blend with flavors and aromas of peach and green apple that’s perfect for drinking during the warmer months.

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Desert Yields a Wonderful Dry Chardonnay

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Categories: Spring · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Domaine Bousquet Chardonnay is a refreshing wine that is well suited for sipping with appetizers or with a meal of grilled fish or chicken on a warm evening.

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Josh Cellars Rosé Provides the Perfect Gateway to Summer

May 1, 2019May 3, 2019 Categories: Rose · SpringTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Josh Rosé is a gateway wine, perfect for breaking away from cold-weather reds on the way to the lighter wines of summer.

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This Winemaker’s First Step was Soil

April 17, 2019April 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SpringTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Red, a soft, delicate wine with flavors and aromas of berries and spice, is produced by one of the most celebrated family-owned wineries in France.

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A Chardonnay of Mass Appeal

April 3, 2019April 7, 2019 Categories: Spring · WhitesTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Chardonnay has stayed on the top of the U.S. sales charts every year since it was introduced in 1983, but it’s not the same white wine that hit the market 36 years ago.

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A Delicious and Organic California Red

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Categories: Reds · SpringTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon is not only a very fine, complex red wine with nuanced flavors and aromas, but it’s also made from grapes that are grown organically, a true bonus.

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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.
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