| How
To Buy Good Wines Cheaply
By: Louise Truswell
No matter what you may have heard elsewhere, buying good wines cheaply
is easy. Simply follow these useful tips and you’ll be well
on the way to finding great value wines without compromising quality.
Firstly, always “back the little guy”. By this, we
mean hunting down small, boutique wineries, which don’t have
large advertising budgets to convince you to buy their wines, or
cash to buy space on supermarket shelves. Instead, the only way
that they can get their wines noticed is to ensure that the quality
is of a very high standard. Wines of this type can be bought from
retailers who support small producers.
When looking for a decent, cheap wine, a good tip is to seek out
less fashionable regions. The wine trade is obsessed with fashion
and the result of this can be a compromise in quality. Wine estates
in Bordeaux and California for example, are often more known for
their investments by millionaires, rather than the wine itself.
So to enjoy good wines without the fashion tag, you should search
out the retailers who source their wines from places that make similar
wines. Chilean Cabernet Merlot is a good alternative to Bordeaux,
while Grenache/Syrah blends are a perfect substitute to Chateauneuf
du Pape and Chilean Chardonnay is to Chablis. And don’t forget
New World fizz if you are looking for a cheaper alternative to Champagne.
Another useful hint is to avoid wine brands and heavily advertised
wines. Why? Well, large brand wines are produced in significant
volumes, using mass production techniques, and as winemakers look
to achieve consistency, they compromise quality by using artificial
processes such as adding sugars and adding citric acid to their
wines. In addition, they heavily promote and market their wines,
meaning that significant mark ups are likely.
Similarly, big name bargains are a definite no no. Although, through
their buying power, supermarkets and large wine retailers can force
producers to sell wines at incredibly low prices, they can only
do this at the expense of the quality of the wine. To make ends
meet, producers will be forced to plant on land that isn’t
good enough to bear the region’s name or worse, they will
increase yields and dilute the wines. So while a bottle of Chablis
for a fiver may sound great, we guarantee that it will leave you
feeling disappointed!
Finally, make sure that you buy your wine from an online wine retailer.
Online wine retailers will offer you far better value for money
compared to supermarkets and ordinary merchants, as they don’t
incur many of the building costs, which are then passed on to you,
the customer. Also, as online retailers aren’t restricted
by shelf space, they can offer an unlimited range of wines that
ordinary merchants don’t necessarily have space for.
About the Author:
Louise Truswell has been working in and writing about the wine business
for years. Buying good wines cheaply is that simple. To choose from
Virgin Wine’s new Cheap Wines range, visit www.virginwines.com
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