Popular Wines
As magical and enigmatic as the world of wine can be, it’s not always easy to find your way around. Every day, inexperienced wine enthusiasts try to explore new blends and end up with a shopping list that their budget simply cannot support. Every high-quality wine is a unique, important experience, one that opens a person’s taste palate to a whole new world of flavor and pleasure. Something primal awakens within, urging you to find new and more compelling aromas and textures. But with so much to choose from, where do you begin?
When it comes to wine, popular blends are relatively common for a reason. They serve as an excellent entry point into the world of fine wine, and studying them lets you understand more obscure, complicated wines out there. A collection has to start somewhere, and these blends are often easier to get and help you develop your taste. Imagine bonding with your friends and family over a brand you’re all familiar with and able to appreciate to its fullest. Good wine offers something new, yet vaguely familiar with each glass, as your mouth picks up on subtleties in the liquid that tempt you further and inspire thought and introspection, uncorking new conversation topics and improving the mood no matter the situation.
If you’re looking for safe picks, you want to set your sights on quality brands from Italy, France, and Spain. A glass of sultry Sangiovese or Trebbiano Toscano can liven up a family meal and impress even the stuffiest guests while being a perfect partner to any traditional Italian dish you can think of. One taste of a Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay is enough to let France stand out as a breeding ground of divine, elegant elixirs that can fit the taste of any enthusiast. Meanwhile, Spain offers powerful blends such as Garnacha, Bobal, or Tempranillo, helping you create memorable moments out of even the most ordinary evening. And this is only scratching the surface.
Our goal is to introduce you to popular, tested brands the same way we would introduce you to a potential soulmate. With the right mood and some good timing, you can develop a healthy, pleasurable relationship with wine that lasts a lifetime.
When it comes to wine, popular blends are relatively common for a reason. They serve as an excellent entry point into the world of fine wine, and studying them lets you understand more obscure, complicated wines out there. A collection has to start somewhere, and these blends are often easier to get and help you develop your taste. Imagine bonding with your friends and family over a brand you’re all familiar with and able to appreciate to its fullest. Good wine offers something new, yet vaguely familiar with each glass, as your mouth picks up on subtleties in the liquid that tempt you further and inspire thought and introspection, uncorking new conversation topics and improving the mood no matter the situation.
If you’re looking for safe picks, you want to set your sights on quality brands from Italy, France, and Spain. A glass of sultry Sangiovese or Trebbiano Toscano can liven up a family meal and impress even the stuffiest guests while being a perfect partner to any traditional Italian dish you can think of. One taste of a Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay is enough to let France stand out as a breeding ground of divine, elegant elixirs that can fit the taste of any enthusiast. Meanwhile, Spain offers powerful blends such as Garnacha, Bobal, or Tempranillo, helping you create memorable moments out of even the most ordinary evening. And this is only scratching the surface.
Our goal is to introduce you to popular, tested brands the same way we would introduce you to a potential soulmate. With the right mood and some good timing, you can develop a healthy, pleasurable relationship with wine that lasts a lifetime.
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2015 Albert Boxler Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand95RPThe citrus-colorerd 2015 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand offers a rich and intense, but precise and fresh, truly exciting nose. Tight and intense, this is a full-bodied, pure and mi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $69.95 -
2015 Antinori Solaia100JSThe nose to this Solaia is truly phenomenal with currants, blackberries, roses and violets. So perfumed. Full-bodied and everything is in check and harmony with polished tannins th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,155.00 -
2015 Ausone100JDAn utterly perfect wine from Alain Vauthier, the 2015 Château Ausone offers off the hook notes of crème de cassis, black raspberries, toasted spice and dried flowers, ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,490.00 -
2015 Barde Haut96JDAn awesome Saint Emilion, the 2015 Château Barde-Haut showed even better on this occasion than on release. A huge nose of sweet crème de cassis, jammy blackberries, vi..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $44.99 -
2015 Beaumont92DECRusticity on the nose, sour cherries, sweet strawberries and red plums. The texture stands out, smooth but succulent and quietly powerful. This is all in balance, not as mouthwater..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $30.00 -
2015 Bevan Cellars Proprietary Red EE Tench Vineyard100JDPure perfection is the 2015 Tench Vineyard EE and it’s a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot brought up all in French oak. This tour de force bo..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $429.00 -
2015 Beychevelle95JDMade in a more flamboyant, lifted style than the 2016, the 2015 Château Beychevelle offers a beautiful, medium to full-bodied, sexy yet elegant style as well as perfumed note..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $165.00 -
2015 Bond Vecina Proprietary Red Wine100JDAlso pure perfection in a glass, the 2015 Vecina comes from an east-facing site located not far from the Harlan Estate. It was previously a terraced vineyard but was replanted when..." Learn MoreAs low as $489.00 -
2015 Bond Vineyards Melbury99JDAnother gem in the lineup, the 2015 Melbury has a more feminine, elegant, seamless profile that certainly doesn’t lack for fruit. Loaded with notions of cassis, blueberries, ..." Learn MoreAs low as $579.00 -
2015 Bond Vineyards Pluribus100RPBottled in early 2018, the 2015 Pluribus is deep purple-black colored with minted cassis, pencil shavings and tobacco over a core of black plums, black berry preserves and mulberri..." Learn MoreAs low as $599.00 -
2015 Bond Vineyards Quella97AGThe Quella is somber and brooding in 2015. Dark cherry, plum smoke, tobacco, leather, spice and scorched earth give the 2015 distinctive baritone inflections. There is quite a bit ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $565.00 -
2015 Bond Vineyards St Eden100JDMoving to the 2015s tasted from bottle, this is an incredible vintage for this estate and there are two perfect wines in the lineup. First up, the 2015 St. Eden, from a hillside of..." Learn MoreAs low as $589.00 -
2015 Brane Cantenac96AGThe 2015 Brane-Cantenac is powerful, structured and explosive in feel. A deep, resonant wine, the 2015 boasts off the charts ripeness allied to formidable structure and tannic heft..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $94.95 -
2015 Brillette92JSVery attractive rich dark berries and plum aromas are nicely focused amid gently floral and fresh leafy aromas. The palate has an approachable, open-knit core of ripe, fleshy fruit..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $35.00 -
2015 Calon Segur96WEThis dense, rich wine is firm with solid tannins. Its texture and structure give it an opulent character that brings out tannins as much as the ripe black fruits. Powerful and conc..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $195.00 -
2015 Camensac93JSPlenty of spicy and toasty oak on offer here with underlying plum aromas and flavors. A very fresh palate with great depth and detail. Drink or hold.James Suckling | 93 JSI like th..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $50.00 -
2015 Canon100AGFrom the very beginning, the 2015 Canon has made an eloquent case for itself as one of the wines of the vintage. Multiple tastings from bottle only confirm what several early tasti..." Learn MoreAs low as $305.00 -
2015 Cantemerle95JSImpressive richness and clarity of red and dark berries. Lightly spiced-pastry aromas, too. The palate has a very crisp, polished and groomed tannin texture, as well as super fresh..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $50.00 -
2015 Carter Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The G.T.O99RPVery deep inky-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon The G T O gives up pronounced red and black currants notes, black cherries and wild blueberries wit..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $4,279.00 -
2015 Carter Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The G.T.O99RPVery deep inky-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon The G T O gives up pronounced red and black currants notes, black cherries and wild blueberries wit..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $4,279.00 -
2015 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco98JSI love the meatiness to this wine, but also the purity of fruit; think charcuterie, prosciutto, bay leaf, capsicum, blueberries, blackcurrants and crushed stones. You just can&rsqu..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $199.00 -
2015 Charmail92JDA Jeffrey Davies Selection and a blockbuster that should be snatched up is the 2015 Château Charmail, which comes from a 28.5-hectare vineyard planted in clay and gravel soil..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $30.00 -
2015 Chateau Carignan Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux 'Prima'93JSBlackcurrants, chocolate and violets follow through to a full body, round and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Beautiful merlot from old vines. Needs two or three years to sof..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $22.99 -
2015 Chateau Clarke Baron Edmond de Rothschild93WEThis estate has belonged to the Edmond de Rothschild family since 1973. From one of the top performing properties in Listrac, this wine is well proportioned, rich and dense. It has..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $47.95 -
2015 Chateau Ferran94JSVivid and bright fruits, such as plums and strawberries, on the nose. Full-bodied, very dense and complete on the palate. Has a beautiful ripe tannin structure and a flavorful fini..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $49.99