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OK, I'm lazy, I admit it.

Bevmo's got a great wine sale going on right now, but my wife and I have no idea what to buy. Any quick recommendations that fit these parameters? (I'll do the looking at bevmo to see what's available, of course!)

a) no reds (she's allergic/intolerant to sulfites)
b) no chardonnay
c) tending towards the sweeter for her, I could go dry or sweet.

Hit me!

A) What the hell is a Bevmo?
B) All wine bottles may contain sulfites. It is typically used for sanitizing before bottling.
C) no chardonnay? eee oucch, that blows hardcore
D) dry or sweet whites? try a German riesling, typically lighter, often sweeter, interesting and different and often not very expensive

Beverages and More. Huge liquor supermarket, basically.

Reds give her headaches, so there we are.

Me? Can't stand chardonnay. I tend to prefer Pinot Grigios or Sauvignon Blancs. She likes the rieslings and gewurztraminers.

I was hoping for years/brands, actually.

Tannins. They killed me for years. I am still getting used to the world of reds now that I no longer get headaches.

If its Rieslings from Germany, anything with a Kabinett rating will be good.

Years?
Brands?
Holy specifics Batman.

Trimbach is generally a safe bet for Alsatian whites - Rieslings and Gewurztraminer being my favorite whites. Their regular bottles run under $20 and their reserves run under $100. I prefer under $20. Trimbach

Also, Wine Spectator had a good list of bargain whites from around the world. Might be worth buying the magazine to avoid the random choice shopping so often part of wine buying.

Gewurztraminers are usually light body and sweet.
New Zealand Sav Blancs are usually good. Not quite as sweet at the Gewrtz.
Napa Roussane’s are somewhere between Sav Blanc and Viognier.
Muscat’s can be sweet to very sweet. It’s hard to know how sweet they are by looking at the bottle.
Semillon’s are another good choice for sweet wine that’s not too sweet.
Rieussec, Grand Cru Bordeaux Sauternes is an ausum bottle. On the spendy side though… about $80. Costco has them now.

Some Chards are very nice. I don’t in general like them myself, but I have a couple that I can garentee you’d like. They’re just that good. Any that Peter Michael makes and Hartford Court. The H/C start at $40 and the P/M start at $80.

With the exception of Chards and Sauternes, buy 06 or newer.

Good to know. Thanks!

I need to start paying attention to this thread now! My parents gave me their old wine rack (my dad repainted it and they gave it to me for my birthday) and I need to fill the thing up! I've got 14 spots and only 4 bottles so far.

Yesterday I tried to buy a case of my current favorite affordable solid red - Montoya Cab - only to find the vintage had changed. So my dealer gave me a bottle of 2005 Ten Lakes Cab from Sonoma, to try, same price range of $175 a case. It was very good, I recommend it. If the 2006 Montoya is a solid as the 2005 I'll recommend it as well. If you can find the 2005 it is a great buy.

Happy sipping.