Gimmicky labels shouldn’t chase you away from some surprising wine bargains, said Kara Newman in Slate.com. You don’t have to be a Duck Dynasty fan to appreciate the “creamy butterscotch notes” of the chardonnay sold under the show’s banner, for instance. I recently tried 13 such wines, and, to my surprise, “none of them sucked.”
2010 Fifty Shades of Grey ‘Red Satin’ ($18). This nicely balanced California blend tops my list. It offers “lots of rich raspberry and black cherry notes” and “an elongated finish.”
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