These are the Vintage Wine Tasters‘ selections for Best Buy Wines of 2019. These wines should still be available in stores in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. We have provided a link for those wines we reviewed during the year 2019. The big wine magazines always have a top 100 in the bargain wine category. I don’t seem to have much luck finding most of their bargain selections at local wine shops or markets.
These wines are not in any particular order. They are all delicious and worthy of being labeled “Best Buy Wines of 2019.” How many of these wines have you tried? Any other suggestions for Best Buy Wines of 2019? We want your thoughts!
Our Best Buy Wines of 2019
White Wines and Rosé
- Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc 2018 – Costco and Trader Joe’s – $8 to $10. Terrific crowd-pleasing wine
- Dry Creek Vineyard Fumé Blanc 2018 – Cost Plus World Market – $10 to $12. Wine Enthusiast rates it at 90 Points. Always an excellent value.
- Kali Hart Chardonnay 2017 – Costco, Safeway, Total Wines $14 to $17, always a reliable and mid-range Chardonnay. Costco has the best price.
- Blue Quail Chardonnay – Mollie Stone’s $15. One of the best-tasting, no-oak Chardonnay wines. Organic
- Pedroncelli Chardonnay P Johnson Vineyard – Weimax Wines $14, from the Dry Creek Valley
- La Cana Albariño 2017 – Costco $13
- Carol Shelton Wild Thing Rendezvous Rosé 2018 – $12 at Safeway and $15 at Mollie Stone’s
Red Wines
- Boom Boom Syrah – Costco for $11, Total Wines for $11.97
- Carol Shelton Wild Thing Zinfandel – Safeway and Mollie Stone’s $15 – $17
- Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel 2016 – Weimax Wines* $16
- Evodia Old Vine Garnacha 2016 – Total Wines $8
- Tapiz Alta Collection Malbec 2015 – KL Wines** $15
- Sobon Old Vine Zinfandel 2017 – Weimax Wines and Total Wines $14
- Louis Martini Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 – Trader Joe’s, Safeway, and Total Wines, K&L Wines, $13 to $16. T.J.’s has the best price.
- Gallino Nebbiolo 2017 – Wiemax Wines $13. This Nebbiolo is always good, no matter the vintage. Filippo Gallino and his son are the growers and winemakers.
- Hot to Trot Red Blend 2016 – Trader Joe’s $8
- Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 – Trader Joe’s and Costco – $10 to $11.
- Canoe Ridge Explorer 2015 Horse Haven Hills – Costco $15
- Frieda Kahlo Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Chile – Costco and Cost Plus World Market
- Substance Cabernet Sauvignon – Costco and Total Wines, ranked highly by many wine critics and wine mags. $13 at Costco
- Columbia Crest Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 – Trader Joe’s $8, Forbes Magazine tabs it as the best under-$10 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sparkling Wines
- Gruet Brut or Rose – Weimax Wines, Cost Plus World Market, and Safeway – $14 – $15 – A standout sparkling wine from New Mexico that is like a Champagne
- Segura Viudas Brut Reserva – Cost Plus World Market $9 – Best under $10 sparkling wine around. It is a Cava
- Kirkland Signature Champagne $19.99 – why pay $39 for the Veuve Clicquot when this one is just as good?
* Weimax Wines is in Burlingame, CA. ** K&L Wines is in San Francisco, Redwood City, and Hollywood.
Joe,
Great list. Really fun to review, especially if you drink some of the wines.
Looking forward to the Bonterra CS. I tried it years back but forgot about it.
Anxious to try others as well.
Thanks
Bob, Did you see the post on the Cab at TJ’s? Guess who the tip came from. Joe