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They’re not going anywhere, no matter what you may read elsewhere. Some higher-end wines, like Napa reds, red and white Burgundy, and classified Bordeaux, may be able to take increases. Though, interestingly, Champagne is in a quandary over cutting prices.
But the cost of the wine that most of us drink will stay more or less the same.
Details are after the jump:
• "I sound like a gushing school girl. …”
• “Riccardo Cotarella is a genius.”
Needless to say, I like the wines.
The 2009 Rosso ($10, purchased) is yet another triumph – a red blend of sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot that is not too fruity, not too alcoholic, not too tannic, and not too acidic. In other words, balanced, as all great wine should be, whether costing $10 or $100.
The 2009 is more rustic than previous vintages, with some heft and a leathery feel, but this variation is one of its charms. Most cheap wine is made to taste the same from year to year, but Cotarella’s wines are better than that.
Drink this with any red sauce or any combination of beef or chicken with red sauce. It will be back in the $10 Hall of Fame when it appears next week, a testament to the concept that cheap wine does not have to taste cheap.
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