It's Not Always the Most Expensive Wines...

In Bentonville, Arkansas last night I perused the wine menu at The River Grille, a nice steak place with a Wine Spectator recognized list. The usual suspects were all there, Jordan, Silver Oak, Opus etc, but the Chilean part of the list caught my eye as a real price value. Concha y Toro makes what some might call "grocery store" wines. As a matter of fact, one of my favs when I first started drinking red wine was the 1.5 L version of their Cab/Merlot blend pricing out at about 9 bucks. My tastes these days enjoy the Marques de Casa Cabernet, one of their higher end wines. Higher end being relative, it priced out on this menu at $29. It's lush and gentle, a softer cab more in the old world style. I paired it with a nicely marbled Rib Eye and was happy to be on the value track for once. I don't usually review wines on here, but this is a wine you might want to hook into next time you see it. You don't have to fly to Bentonville to find it. I've seen it at Total and Kroger, and I'm betting your retailer can order it too.