Ep 604: Six Alternatives to Expensive Wines

About this episode

Elizabeth Schneider discusses six wine regions known for expensive wines and suggests affordable alternatives.

This time I give you six wine regions that make very expensive wines and then provide ideas of less expensive bottles that you could sub in when you don't want to splurge. From Champagne to Barolo, I give you some ideas that hopefully you hadn't considered! The wines I find alternatives for (you'll have to listen to hear the wines I recommend as "dupes"): Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Champagne Pomerol (Bordeaux) Barolo/Barbaresco (Piedmont, Italy) Red Bourgogne/Burgundy (Pinot Noir) Chablis I promise -- I came up with some unusual and cool wines for this! Enjoy it! And go to Grapes the Wine Company to shop for all of these! Full show notes and all back episodes are on Patreon. Become a member today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople _______________________________________________________________ Check out my exclusive sponsor, Wine Access. They have an amazing selection -- once you get hooked on their wines, they will be your go-to! To register for an AWESOME, LIVE WFNP class with Elizabeth or get a class gift certificate for the wine lover in your life go to: www.winefornormalpeople.com/classes

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth Schneider

Topics covered

• wine alternatives
• expensive wines
• wine regions
• budget wines
• wine recommendations

Keywords

• expensive wines
• wine regions
• affordable wines
• wine recommendations
• Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
• Champagne
• Barolo
• Burgundy
• Chablis

Sponsors

Wine Access

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grapes the Wine Company

Places: Napa, Champagne, Pomerol, Barolo, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, Bourgogne, Burgundy, Chablis

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