WineBites

your guide to the best of wine and food

good wine doesn't have to be expensive

According to the New York Times, there are around 22,000 wines available to drink. That's a different wine every day for 60 years.

Of those 22,000, some are expensive and some are dreadful, but there is a wealth of wonderful and affordable wines to be had -- if you know which ones to buy.

That's where WineBites comes in.

We're wine consumers just like you. We don't drink $30 bottles of wine every night and we don't "sip and spit" dozens of wines at a sitting trying to rank them on a 100-point scale.

Like you, we enjoy well-priced wines that are great by themselves, but even better with food -- which is what wine was made for.

We're constantly looking for the best wines at the best price -- usually under $15 a bottle.

In WineNotes, we tell you about our best finds and the food combinations we think the wine will enhance. WineNotes is a blog with an RSS feed you can subscribe to. Simply visit WineNotes and click on the RSS button to subscribe.

OF NOTE

Barnard Griffin 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. $14.45
From the second you get the glass close to your nose, you know this is an exceptional wine. Bernard Griffin 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is a fantastic treat for the senses and almost too good to pair with food (almost). (Read full review in WineNotes)

Imbibe Magazine
We're always on the lookout for new wine magazines, especially those that take a more interesting direction than Wine Spectator or Wine Advocate. Imbibe Magazine is a little gem published out of Portland, OR. The magazine writes about all kind of drinks (it's "The Ultimate Drinks Magazine") and is beautifully designed. The article of Scotland and Scotch tasting (Jan/Feb 09 issue) was one of the best written pieces we've read in a long time. Definitely worth a look (or a subscription).

Monogamy 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon. $12
This was a very special Valentine's Day gift — a rich, smooth Cab . . . (read full review in WineNotes)

Portello Wine Cafe, Bend OR (in Travel)
Excellent selection of wines by the glass (good selection of beer as well). All wines by the glass are $5 each every day until 3:00pm (more . . .)

Cape Cod Wine
It wasn't that long ago that we finally had a winery in every state in the union, but it's still surprising when you run across a winery in an area you don't associate with wine.

That's how we felt when we discovered Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod on a recent trip there.
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Idaho's burgeoning wine country, situated 45 minutes from Boise, tightly packed along the (more. . .)