$25 Gifts, Sample Sales, Serving Must-Haves, Wines and Thrift Store Finds. Host Lindsey Gladstone goes behind the scenes to find gifts under $25 and to find out about designer sample sales, plus the essential serving pieces, some uncorked secrets of wine and the sparkles found in a Thrift Store. The Shopping Detective : Episode FLSDT-103
How to Buy Distinctive Wines (that you can drink now!):
Budget - Approximately 90% of all wines sold in the US cost $20 or less.
Try something new - like from the emerging wine regions that include India, South Africa, Chile, Israel, Mexico and Tasmania. Prefer to buy local? There are wineries in all 50 US states.
Read the signs
Drink up!
Five Wines Featured on The Shopping Detective:
Joel Gott California Zinfandel 2005, $14.99
Tres Bagos (Three Grapes) from the Douro Region of Northern Portugal, $11.99
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Rioja Reserva 1999, $23.99
Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner Gobelsburger 2005, $9.99
Bergevin Lane Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley 2003, $21.99
Resources:
Mike Baker
Wine Buyer and Manager, The Wine Discount Center
1826 N. Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
http://winediscountcenter.com
Book:
"Wine Spectators Ultimate Guide to Buying Wine, Eighth Edition"
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