Wines at local grocery store

[Innkeeper]

Quality pinot is very hard to find in the super market brands. Hope to be able to do a post under our Pinot Thread on quality pinots between $10 & $20 in a week or so. In the meantime look for 1999 Beringer, Founders Estate, California, Pinot Noir. Vintage is very important. The '99 excels over the '98 not only in vintage but in process as well. Major changes were made at the winery.

IMHO you can't find a decent merlot in a super market. There is a whole family of them between $10 & $20 too. Keep on eye on our Italian Thread for current and future posts about Collio & Friuli Merlot from Northeast Italy. If you happen to see one of these in a regular wine store, grab it.