Wondering about these wines I found in store?

[Wine2nite]

Hi!
I was wondering if someone could tell me about the following wines that I found in local grocery store.
1.Austin Vale
2.Yellow Tail
3.Walnut Crest
4.Lindemans
5.Banrock station
6.B&G(barton and guestier)
7.Ecco Domani
8.Blue Nun
9.Schmitt-Sohne
10. CK Mondavi Wine
Ok those are the wines I could remember and ones I had time to write down.
Let me know what your thoughts are on these wine brands. Thank you

[stevebody]

2,

All these wines would fall into the category of "bargain" wines, into which you can read whatever you want. They're known more for their small price than relative quality and no one who drinks them expects they're getting a great bottle of wine. In fact, that's the aim of the wineries: to make a serviceable bottle that sells quickly and is meant to be drunk now.

This is not to say that all these are bad wines. Far from it. The Banrock Station Shiraz and Cab-Shiraz are enormously drinkable and priced to be affordable for everyday. They're very good bottles for the $5 or so they cost. Ditto for the B&G. Some of their bottlings, in fact, cause a bit of a stir in the wine trades when they more or less inadvertently issue a bottle that flirts with truly fine quality, which happens more than you might think. The Yellow Tail sells like a bandit in my shop and restaurants and I'm not at all ashamed to carry it. It's solid and priced right. For the rest, well, try 'em and see what you think. For me, I wouldn't touch the Ecco Domani with a pitchfork and have simply found more interesting alternatives to the rest for about the same money. If you'd like some suggestions for bargain wines with a bit more character, please feel free to contact me at stevebody@go.com and I'll send a list.

[Innkeeper]

Have found that CK Mondavi makes nice journeyman cabernet and chardonnay that are suitable for large events in 1.5 liter bottles. Yes, the chardonnay is an oak bomb, and the cabernet lacks varietal character, but when you are in a room or under a tent with one or two hundred people, and a huge variety of finger food, who cares?

[Drew]

Agree, Banrock Station seems to deliver a nice everyday Shiraz and Cab that's rich and satisfying with notes of tar that I find pleasing from vintage to vintage.

Drew

[hotwine]

Schmitt-Sohn and Yellow Tail are OK as bargain quaffers. Have paired the S-S Riesling with roast turkey and chicken with good results.

[Wine2nite]

Just wanted to thank you all for very helpful information. I am really happy to have found this website and to be a member.
Thank you again for the help! [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

[Wine2nite]

Hi! This reply goes to Stevebody,would you please email me the a list of suggestions for bargain wines? thank you [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

[Innkeeper]

Here's his list: http://www.wines.com/ubb2/Forum23/HTML/000177.html