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Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 11:04 AM Sep 2017

$7.59 Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay gets high marks from Wash Post columnist

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/what-tasters-said-about-29-cheap-popular-wines/2017/09/01/926fa77c-8e7b-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html?tid=a_inl&utm_term=.a776cc2d0b5e

"Mass-market wines such as Barefoot, Yellow Tail and Cupcake can be found just about anywhere in the United States. They’re also affordable, which explains — at least in part — why they’re some of the best-selling wines in the country. But when taste is added to the price equation, how many of them are really bargains?

I assembled a group of tasters to sample 29 chardonnays, cabernets and sweet red blends that are among the nation’s most popular, plus a few of my favorite and widely available Chilean reds. In each category, wines are listed in descending order of preference.

THE CHARDONNAYS


Recommended

1. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi 2016 ($7.59): Clean and minerally, crisp and light, with peach and pear flavors and a good balance of acid and sweetness. Rather tasty!"
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$7.59 Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay gets high marks from Wash Post columnist (Original Post) Tanuki Sep 2017 OP
YAY. Wonder if Hillary drank it on her "prayer, yoga and chardonnay" recovery from Nov. 8 elfin Sep 2017 #1
All the recommended Cabernets are Chilean... hlthe2b Sep 2017 #2
No surprise with the Robert Mondavi. Lochloosa Sep 2017 #3
white wine is only good as a mixer w/ fruit juice or during the dreaded colonoscopy cleansing samnsara Sep 2017 #4
I had a bottle of Barefoot Malbec the other day OriginalGeek Sep 2017 #5
Consumer Report magazine ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #6
April Ludgate speaks for us all: Orrex Sep 2017 #7
My wife and I are big fans of Woodbridge. robertpaulsen Sep 2017 #8

elfin

(6,262 posts)
1. YAY. Wonder if Hillary drank it on her "prayer, yoga and chardonnay" recovery from Nov. 8
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 11:08 AM
Sep 2017

Thanks for this post! I know I will try it.

hlthe2b

(101,699 posts)
2. All the recommended Cabernets are Chilean...
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 11:13 AM
Sep 2017

Better get 'em soon before Trump further pisses off the Southern Hemisphere...

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
5. I had a bottle of Barefoot Malbec the other day
Sat Sep 9, 2017, 12:59 PM
Sep 2017

It wasn't too bad. I drank all but the glass I spilled. Not coincidentally, that was the last glass.

I'd like to explore better wine but I'm too wine-dumb to risk spending too much.

robertpaulsen

(8,632 posts)
8. My wife and I are big fans of Woodbridge.
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 01:40 PM
Sep 2017

I believe they have a tasting room near Lodi that we visited. I'm going to have to pick up a bottle of that Chardonnay!

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