Barrel to Bottle: 10 Wines for (around) $10

What can you get for around ten dollars? You can get a lot of quality wines for (around) a Hamilton. Barb and Alicia, Binny's Wine Educator, have selected ten wines that you can get for around $10.  They'll also help you identify grape varietes and winegrowing regions that offer quality wines at great prices. Don't throw away your shot at these quality wines for such a great price. 

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When I first got into the wine industry, right? I was reading Wine Spectator for the first time, articles about Rome or whatever, and I remember specifically reading a review. I'm like 22, 21, 18, it doesn't matter. God, that was forever ago. Yeah, and I'm reading a review of a wine, and it's like, excellent value, only $24. I'm like, value! What a load of garbage. Because I didn't make any money back then, and that's a lot of money to spend on what is essentially a luxury, right? Yeah, and what's even worse now is you see those phrases about $50 and $60 wines. Right, incredible value of $50, and sometimes it can be, but when you get in into wine, or when it's like Wednesday, you don't always want to drop an incredible amount of money on a bottle of wine. Fortunately, we live in the modern world, and winemaking practices have never been so good, and that's why we're doing this episode. Holler. Welcome back to another episode of Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast, I'm Greg. In the room with me today? Shannon. Shannon's sidekick. I'm Pat. I'm Barb. Alicia. Alicia, this is your first time on the show. That is correct. Welcome. Thank you. She snuck in that one time you didn't see. Oh really? Yeah. I guess I haven't been on all of them. So what are you doing here? What do you do for Binny's Beverage Depot? Yeah, so I am Binny's Wine Educator right now, and have the lovely task of helping to teach both our wine staff and non-wine staff about the wonderful world of wine. So happy to be here and chat about some of our favorite value picks. That's a big role. That's an important thing. She does okay too. So we're here today to talk about Alicia and my favorites among the $10 price point in all of Binny's stores. She selected five wines, I selected five wines, and we're going to talk about them. Wait, you can get good wine for 10 bucks? Absolutely. I thought you could only get like a six pack of average tasting craft beer for 10 bucks. You can get a lot of very good wines for $10. Very good wines for $10? You're going to taste them, my friend. I don't believe it. That's a good point, Pat, because many people might think you cannot, but identifying particular regions in the world and focusing there is really key. If you want to get a good value for $10, generally you steer away from pretty famous regions like Bordeaux or Burgundy or really most of France. Some other very prestigious wine growing region. So we hope to highlight some other regions of the world where it can guide you to find some good value. Yeah. There's absolutely some better aisles than others on this topic at all of our stores. Unfortunately, only a couple of categories are super well represented in that price point, so that may be what you're thinking of. If you go down any of our California red blend aisles in our stores, there's probably 40 to 50 of those wines in that price point, and that's what a lot of people are familiar with and comfortable with. Yeah, but those suck, don't they? They're just okay. Okay. We're here to establish wines that are in the same value category, but are a little more interesting and maybe harder to seek out, but that's why we want to talk about them and that's why our sales staff in our stores are eager to talk about wines like that. This is the budget we're on too, kids. Yeah. Also, we don't pay our people well, so they got to drink at this price point. Is this structured like a top 10 kind of a thing? Yeah, this is top 10 for 10. Can we do it Letterman style? Yeah. Is it high to low or low to high? They're all $10-ish. Equals hands. So it's not price-wise, like number eight. We didn't do it that way. We are going to take you through a meal and show you the right progression to these wines. What are we starting with? The first wine we picked out here was a sparkling wine actually, and this is for all of you that want to serve your guests on a pair of teeth, or honestly, sparkling is one of the best food pairings as well. So whenever you're confused and don't know what to go with, sparkling is a great and safe choice. But the issue with sparkling is, of course, price points, and so many people come into our stores, they say, I want a champagne, but I don't want to spend $40. And so, well, you probably can't get an actual champagne from the champagne region. So I am transporting you to the southwest of France. This is the only French wine I picked. It is from the Lemieux region. That's L-I-M-O-U-X. Is that an animal, Lemieux? Sounds like it. Something striped. Anyway, so we are in the- It's in that one Dr. Seuss book. We are in the foothills of the Pyrenees here. It's an absolutely fabulous wine that is made in the same method of champagne, which is the traditional method. And this is the- Would that be called Method Champagne? Method Champenoise. Very close, Pat. So this is at a lovely price of- Yeah, it's $9.99. Okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa. We have a actual French sparkler, made Method Champagne style with actual bottle refurmentation and all that, and it's $10. $10. That is correct. Screw you, I don't believe this. Is that with or without a Binny's card? Is it on sale? No, that is the regular price. So, yeah, so again, this is Saint Hilaire Blanquette de la Moue. I've heard of Saint Hilaire. I didn't know it was that cheap. Yes. So this is one that I often recommend, and we'll go ahead and try it. And really what we're looking here is for this light kind of citrus zesty apple note. But alongside, you can pick up some of these little yeasty, biscuity notes to bring in some complexity to the wine. A lot of times what you pay more for, in addition to the prestige of the region of champagne, is also lees aging and bottle aging, right? And this isn't necessarily going through extended time of aging like traditional champagnes would be, or certainly any of the Tete de Cuvées. But the other thing to point out about sparkling wine at $10 or under $10 is, yes, this is extremely rare. Most people are familiar with $10 Cava or $10 Prosecco. And it's vintage dated. This is too good to be true. So we'll send three cases to Pat's house later tonight. No, this is pretty damn good. I'm really shocked that this is only $10. If there's anything that differentiates it from champagne, it's that it's leaner and a little more simple. Yeah. But otherwise delicious. I wouldn't know. This is my first limous, I wouldn't know. We've all had our first limous. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Some at an older age. I've been drinking this with my mom at every single holiday, every birthday party. It's just that's what we've always gotten was the St. Hilarion. I didn't even know any of this. Fancy limous veteran here trying to show me up. You've been making the right choice. Yeah. Shannon was smarter than all of us, well before us. But also one- It's my mom. It's really creamy. This is really pleasant sparkler. Yeah. So you get that creamy mouthfeel. And as we described the mousse, those bubbles, they're really nice. They're not airy, they're not aggressive, but they give a nice creamy mouthfeel. Nice work, fam. That's a nice bottle. Ten bucks. Wow. What's next on the hit parade? So next up, one of my favorite places to recommend for value is the lovely country of Italy. Not only is Italy producing tons of wine, but also they have so many indigenous varietals and they're growing so many grapes that, you know, you're bound to find value somewhere in the country, and especially in some of the kind of broader regional areas. So, you know, maybe you won't go to Barolo or Barbaresco in the Piedmont region and find value, but you will in the Lange region or in the greater Tuscany or Toscana region, which is where we are today. So this is a producer called Villa Graziella Toscana Bianco. This is their white blend, predominantly of Trebbiano. Trebbiano is also called Uniblanque in French, and also has some Malvasia in it, which gives it this perfumey, musky, some nice aromatics to the wine. It's not a high acid wine despite all that Trebbiano. It is a richer, fuller white bodied wine, and spent much of its time in stainless steel. But the other reason why I picked this wine is because it's a wonderful producer. They farm organically and have been doing so before it was cool. I think in the early 90s, they started and it's a small producer, tons of olive groves and just a beautiful piece of land. If you go ahead and taste the wine. On the nose, it seems like it's going to be a Pinot Grigio. It's a Pinot Grigio drinkers wine, but then on the palate, it's a lot brighter than you expect. Lemon citrus, like lemon curd. Then I think there's a touch of something like anise, a little bit of herbal something on the top. I can see the herbal thing. Yeah. I wondered a little bit about something almost like ginger or some pop or white pepper, or some kind of little pop up of something spicy. But I agree, and I'm really glad Alicia chose this wine to highlight, there are so many more white wines from Italy outside of Pinot Grigio. That's one of our philosophies that most of us champion. If you like Pinot Grigio, try something interesting. That's basically the motto. We probably sell 20 to 1 Pinot Grigio to any other white wine from Italy, and there are so many more to try and there's so much more interesting, but they have the universal appeal and palette. Of note, this is Trebbiano, also known as Uni Blanc, as Alicia said. That is what most Cognac is made of. I was going to say that you were going to say that, and part of the reason is that it's not like angular or obtrusive in any way. So the reason they use it is because it's not supposedly a great table wine, and it's high acid and it's lower alcohol, and that's how it turns out in France. But in Italy, this is a pretty nice wine. Yes, so there is a lot of Winnie Blanc grown in the Southwest of France, of course. But as I mentioned, the Malvasia here really tempers that acidity and we get citrus fruits, we get stone fruits, and yes, this bitter herbal finish that's used bitter and intractive way on the wine. So this is really nice for all of your poultry dishes. Also though, it has enough fruit to combat any kind of spicy Indian or Thai dishes. I think that would be a nice pairing too. Oh, I agree with that. That'd be awesome. It's got a little more way to it than I expected too. It's got this nice structured sort of almost waxy mouthfeel. Banana and bread. Yeah. So this is on the shelf for $11.99, so I did take a little bit of liberty here. Oh, already breaking the rules. It's number two. $10 ish. Point of order. Nobody in this room thinks that bitter is a bad word. Yeah. No. We have a bottle of Florida Malortan. That's a sticking point word for some people though. Ew, it's too bitter. They're afraid of it. This is Domain Square Us Zoe White Wine. So I've seen this wine on the shelf, and I've been curious about it myself because I love trees. And honestly, the label attracted me. The label attracts a lot of people, so it is not lost on producers. Zoe? Did you know we had Ted Diamantes on the podcast like a year ago? Yeah, it's one of his. I don't think he tasted this one out to us, but he did not. One of the takeaways we had from the episode was just how value-focused Greek wine is and such a heritage. Yes. That's not the punchline, is it? I didn't just step on the punchline, did I? No, I can give you this. Is this slightly carbonated? It's just going to be from the closure and see the steel. That gives it a little bit of, yeah. And then people sometimes, especially those that maybe were drinking wine, and especially in the 80s and maybe in the early 90s and seeing a ton of cheap, poorly made Greek wine hit the export markets, that is totally different now. And so whatever you thought about Greek wine, set that aside and do try some new things because they are producing excellent wine at great prices. So from the Peloponnese, which is really the most prestigious region that... It's like half of Greece is the Peloponnese. Yeah. The most prestigious half. Well, that bigger region contains a couple of the more prestigious wine regions. But this one is fruit sourced from all over there, and it's a blend of Moscovillero, which is very common indigenous grape in that region anyway, but not for us and hard to say. Once again, that's Moscovillero. Not to be confused with Moscato. Exactly. Very different. And then 60% Roditis, which you find commonly in the Greek Isles as well. But I selected this wine because I think it's another one of those very pleasant, palatable white wines. It has universal curb appeal, but a little bit more interesting than the common Pinot Grigio or Ano Chardonnay or Light Riesling. And it's something different, and especially throughout stores, I've worked in engaging a lot of customers. There's a lot of Greek-centered holidays, and people are always looking for interesting Greek wines, albeit Easter, Christmas. So does this pair with lamb? Shellfish. Shellfish. And I would say some cheeses. This would be a good cheese wine. This is lightly fruity. It's delicate, but without being too soft. I like this. And I think this would be really nice with some soft cheeses. Yeah. Yes. Any salad too with some nice vinaigrette dressings. There's enough acidity here to match up. And some feta cheese maybe? Yes. Yes. And it's beautifully floral. The aromas are just gorgeous. Yeah. This is one that you may put in a glass and put in front of someone, and there's a bit of a warning aromatic that is going to be a sweet wine because it does smell so fruity. But I'd say very little, if any, residual sugar in this and super pleasant. You can find this on the Binny's shelf occasionally for $9.99. Regular price is $11.99. Wanna talk for a second about a couple other white wines that are on our favorites list that we're not necessarily tasting today, but deserve honorable mention. And for me, it's the Kung Fu Girl Riesling made by Charles Smith in Washington. We have a lot of Riesling drinkers, those who like sweet wines, and those who think they don't like sweet wines, but we give them something off dry for certain food pairings. And the Kung Fu Girl is my go-to every day, slightly sweet Riesling. It has bursting acidity, but it goes really well with takeout Thai, Chinese, anything and everything. It goes great with turkey for sure. I recommend it often for Thanksgiving. For being such an affordable wine, consistently makes it onto the top 100 list every year. Well, not every year, but very often. Charles Smith is one of the leading winemakers in all of Washington, and should be noted, he makes everything from this to $100 to $200 single vineyard syrahs. So great pedigree there, and it's usually on our shelves for $9.99 or $10.99, and it's such a good bargain. Better than the average $4 or $5 Riesling, and not as sweet or cloying as most that people have had. Yeah, just emphasize, it is just off dry, so don't be scared when people say that there's a little bit of residual sugar in the wine. Oftentimes, especially with high acid grapes like Riesling, that residual sugar is needed to balance that wine out. With the right food or just the occasion, it's a great patio wine as well. That's a great pick. The other one to mention here on the white front is out of Hungary. Again, we're going to Eastern Europe here. Hungary obviously was under communism, and fortunately for the country, unlike some of the other Eastern Bloc countries, they were able to maintain some wineries in private hands, and so they've been able to rebound a little bit more quickly, and they are making excellent wine. The grape that I selected from Hungary is called Ferment, and you might know it because it's in a wine called Tokaj, which is a very sweet dessert wine. However, that same grape can be used to make gorgeously refreshing high acid white wines. So the wine I brought today, the producer is Ivo He, and it's called Evolúcio Ferment. So again, in the Eastern part of Hungary, 30-year-old vines, largely volcanic soils, just tons of complexity, stainless steel fermented, really clean, beautiful wine. So anytime you see ferment, go ahead and give it a shot. It's great value, super food-friendly, tons of minerality, and goes with a ton of food. Going back though, I am glad Alicia selected that wine because Eastern European countries are really worth seeking out. There is a reputation there for some sweet red wines in offensive sort of bubblegummy styles, but they're doing some really interesting wines in Hungary, in Slovenia, for sure. Croatia is knocking it out of the park. Croatia is doing some great red and white wines, and they tend to provide excellent value, and those are the kind of wines that our staff in stores will absolutely jump out of their skin to recommend for you. It's fun. Last year, I went to a Macedonian wine tasting, and so they're even getting on the map here. All right, so... Sorry. Do you not like Macedonia, Pat? No, no, I'm fine with Macedonia. I'm trying to remember where Macedonia is. Directly north of Greece. Isn't that the region where Alicia is from? That's the region between the Danube and the... Or the Tigris and the Euphrates. That's in the middle of Iraq. That's Mesopotamia. The cradle of civilization. All right, I'm not the only idiot in this conversation. I'm so geographically stupid. I tried to make that joke the other day, but I said Danube, and somebody was like, Barb, it's the Tigris and Euphrates, you idiot. Yeah, that would be Poland, Turkey, Germany. So let's go to a country that Barb might know where it's located, and that's Spain. So we're on the Iberian Peninsula here, long history of wine growing and consumption here. Most people when they think of Spain, think of Rioja and think of Priorat. I though have chosen a wine called Amarques de Toro Mencia. This is from the northwest part of the country, so very, very different climate from the rest of it. It's not arid, it's instead quite lush, sees a lot of it, a lot of rainfall, huge influence from the Atlantic. And it's from a region called Bieresot and this borders Castilla y León and Galicia. And Mencia is a wonderful grape, tons of red and black fruits, really bright acidity to it, and again, very food friendly, but it's of course just great value from this part of the region. So many people had left this region, but a ton of EU funding came through for investment and brought a bit back up from extinction, but certainly we're not producing to their potential. So they are now doing wonderful things. Rias Baixos, where Alborrino is from, we are just southeast of that in Bieresot. So this is Mencia, and again, tons of fruit, vibrant acidity, but like a nice earthy note to it as well. What do you think, Pat? You like it? Yeah, I like it. It's a bit dry for me. It's interesting though. This is a nice wine. I mean, I wouldn't scoff at this if this was served to me. Craig, what do you think? I like softer reds usually, I think. Yeah, my brain immediately tries to find an analog and more familiar grapes, and that's tough. It seems really ripe and like being cherry ripe, but then it has this herbal twist or a chicory or gamey twist that you don't get on domestic reds. Yes, there's even a touch of like a cedar note to it as well, and just a mild tannin structure too. They're definitely there. I definitely got that. I mean, I'm kind of sensitive to that, and it was like, okay, it's cool. I mean, it's a nice wine. And versatile too with food probably, right? Very versatile, and a lot of that tannin is coming from a little bit of time in oak, and you don't often see that at this price point. So it is giving you a little bit more complexity than just kind of fruit juice and stainless steel. Shann, what do you think of this? Well, I immediately when I was smelling it, I was thinking, oh, like cherries. And then when I tasted it, tart cherries, like I just get lots and lots of cherries, dryness. For me, I wish there was just a tiny touch bit more of body. It's kind of, it's well balanced. This is like a lunch red wine. Yeah, it's very lush, very lush. Well, let's note too, the temperature at which Alicia served us this wine, which I think is perfect, a sort of slight chill on it. And I think that makes all the difference, especially in terms of the acidity coming out in that brighter Bing cherry fruit. But I do get a special kind of drying sensation off this, but that's pretty much menthea in a nutshell. It's like the ripest game you've ever had. So the best comparison I can make is to, yeah, Croubo Gelee, but it has a little bit more tannin than that, and it's not as overtly floral. And a lot of people I hear compare this grape to Cabernet Franc, which I can understand in terms of acidity and some of that kind of bitter or basis. Menthea is the grape here? Menthea is the grape. Biirtso is the region. And to confuse people further, the name of this one is Marques de Toro. Wait, and it's not from Toro. But it's not from Toro, which is a different region in Spain. But I like the wine. And yeah, I think that with certain foods especially, this would really come to life even more. I bet this is what, like nine bucks? This is $11.99. It's another cheater, $10. Is that too high for Pat? Yeah, I think it's got the $9 taste with the $11 price tag. That's harsh. No, this is nice. This is fine. Again, this is a red wine I would drink with lunch. I don't think it's doing dinner justice. I would agree. But this is a nice wine though. I think if we took this one down to Holy Frijoles, it would do just fine. Lincolnwood residents will get the reference to the local Mexican cuisine restaurant BYO. Not that we ever go there for lunch and drink wine. Anybody south of Howard Avenue, I'm sorry. Howard Street. All right, we'll cut that bit. I think this is a really good pick because it appeals to a lot of different wine drinkers. It could substitute for Pinot Noir in certain circles because it has that light fruitiness, but I think this is a great $10-ish wine. Also, if you are serving orders to your guests and you have everything from cheese to salmon, to crudités, to some type of chicken on a stick or something, this will cover all food groups. Are there other regions we can talk about real quick that we're not tasting that you? Yeah, so I'll throw one into honorable mention on the red front, to give a little more structure, a little more body, which is Cabernet Sauvignon, and the particular one that I love is La Pastole, Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile. And South America definitely deserves to be on this list. There is more influence from the old world, that's Europe, as well as from the United States, influence, expertise and money flooding South America right now. So they have been making wine for a very long time, but now have some investment behind it. And so please visit this isle. There is also more to South America than just Malbec. So Malbec is amazing and we offer tons of Malbec. So, you know, they're there. But this Cabernet from Chile is absolutely fantastic. And Chile is this prime place to grow wine. We have the Humboldt Current that's cooling the vineyards off of the Pacific Ocean. And then we have the Andes to their east. And we get some nice cool there coming down the Andes as well. So all of this means slow, complex ripening while maintaining acidity. And the result is beautiful wine. So, yeah, La Postole Cabernet Sauvignon is my recommendation here. And it's actually a French couple who founded this winery after they visited Chile and fell in love with it in 1994. Very cool. That's a cool story. They know what they're doing, then. What about what does that cost? This is $9.99. Nice. Yeah. And worth mentioning, Casa La Postole hits it out of the park at every price point. Their flagship wine, Clo A Polta is a blend of Carminier, Chile's real signature grape and Cabernet. And it competes with the best top-notch wines from Napa Valley, some maybe second growth Bordeaux. But the value is extraordinary and everything I've ever had from that winery is very, very good for the price. Their Sauvignon Blanc is worth a mention as well. And speaking of South America and how much Melbeck they have, one of my honorable mentions is Guggenheim Melbeck from- I always get made fun of by serious wine people because I like Melbeck. It's like, I don't know, it seems like something I'm supposed to be ashamed of because it's not taken seriously as a grape. Those serious wine people must be assholes. There's nothing wrong with Melbeck and there's nothing wrong with liking. Okay, firstly, there's nothing wrong with liking what you like and talking about it with enthusiasm. And anyone that tries to temper that is a jerk. You hear that, jerks? You can put that on the board. But secondly, I think there is a lot of mediocrity in Melbeck from Argentina these days. It's the same direction that Shiraz from Australia went about 10 years ago. Oh, okay. Because it's the hot thing and everybody is doing it and putting it out there and they're doing it without too much oak treatment and they're maybe not putting the time and effort into it because people are going to buy it anyway at $8 a bottle. But there are folks who are making really great, outstanding even Melbeck from Mendoza and especially higher altitude vineyards there and they should be considered. But at this value price point, my pick is Guggenheim from Mendoza. I think that's right at $9.99 and it's delicious. So what people like about Melbeck is it's very accessible. There's a lot of fruit. It's super juicy, not too acidic, not too tannic. But when it's done well, everything is in balance and it just hits its stride on every level. But my pick is definitely Guggenheim. They're doing some cool stuff. They have an un-oaked version of Melbeck. They have a lightly-oaked version that's on some of our shelves. And there's some kind of interesting hippie stuff they're trying down there with concrete eggs and playing music to their wines. I thought you meant putting weed in the wine, no? I think they're smoking it. Sweet. Yeah. And- Can I just echo that and do not be ashamed of what you enjoy and continue to drink it. But with that, continue to explore new things. So if you like the $10 Malbec, ask your wine consultant what else you might enjoy. Not to say don't buy the Malbec anymore, but just continue to push it because the more you expose yourself to different grapevirtuals, the more you will appreciate many more than you might think initially that you enjoy, so. Agreed. Absolutely. My other pick for value red wine, this is a surprise to no one in the room, nor anyone who listened to our Portuguese episode, is the Salmogel do Sol red wine from Alenteix, that I spoke about a few episodes ago. That is my go-to red wine these days at any price point, but I'm really glad it's less than $10. That's made with Alicante Bichet and Syrah, and I believe a Scosche of Aragonache, aka Tempranillo. Your pronunciation is fabulous. Thank you very much. That's my other honorable mention for value reds, Sal Miguel Dosol from Amantejano. I feel like that whole area in the Iberian Peninsula generally delivers some pretty outstanding value. Yeah, killer value. Are there some Spanish reds we might need to be looking at too? Generally, the Iberian Peninsula is the place to go for value. I think most wine enthusiasts will agree, there are a lot of places, Alicia already mentioned Northwestern Spain, as well as Rioja and Priorad and Monsant, that area. Central Spain, Southeastern Spain and Jumilla, there's great value wines all over that country. Jumilla is pronounced Jumilla? Jumilla. Si. The bottle I'm passing around now, however, is from the Calatayud. This is 100% Garnacha, and it's another grape we've spoken about previously. Jason wax poetic about it for about three hours once. He didn't pronounce it as well as you did though. Oh, muchas gracias. He didn't roll his Rs. Garnacha. And this is my go to Spanish wine. I like wines made from Tempranillo especially, but this one checks all the boxes for me. It's bold, it's spicy, it's fruity. It is $7.99 on our shelves every day. This is what I'm talking about. This one, I feel, just has a little more complexity with that because there is this ripe, fresh fruit. There's that spiciness, there's some tannin. This is a really well-layered wine, and especially at that price. Thank you. I love it with pizza and burgers and pasta and with nothing at all. This is a great Tuesday night wine. So this is Onoravera from Calatayud Garnacha, $7.99 every day on our shelves. And it should be your new red wine from Spain if it isn't already. And that being said, there's a slew of other great Spanish garnachas in that price point you can try. This one's the s*** though. I love it. Love it. Yeah, this is absolutely one of my favorites. And again, a very attractive label. It is very pretty label with this dude's face on it. I think it's a guy wearing makeup. It looks like he's like getting dusted by Thanos, but turning into butterflies instead of dust or something. Being reborn. And for those of you listening, you'll know what we mean when you see it. So to sum up my and Alicia's top 10 for 10, our honorable mentions are five, and they are Evoje Evolúcio Ferment from Hungary. I have Charles Smith, Kung Fu Girl Riesling. And Guggenheim Malbach from Argentina. Daposto Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile. São Miguel do Sol from Portugal. And of the five we tasted today, number five is the Marques de Toro Mencia from Spain. Number four, Villa Graziella, Toscana Bianco. Number three, we had Dome and Scores Zoe White from Greece. Number two was very close, Honora Vera Garnacha from Calatayud in Spain. And number one, Binny's Top 10 for 10. The Saint-Hilaire Blanc de Blanc Brut from Lemieux. All awesome picks. Thanks for sharing those, Alicia. This Lemieux is for you. The Lemieux in a shoe. Going back to the Dr. Seuss. I will drink my Lemieux in a shoe. I will drink my Lemieux with you. I will drink my Lemieux. While taking a poo. I'll drink my Lemieux till I am blue. He rides his new while drinking Lemieux on his way to the shoe who big boogaloo. Goes great with stew. Jimmy's just like, I'm going to **** you guys. I'm going to check all this **** out. Sorry. Look, we're making him drink. That wraps up another episode of Barrel to Bottle, The Binny's Podcast. Thanks for joining us, Alicia. Thank you for having me. Until next time then, I'm Barb. I'm Pat. I'm Shannon. I'm Greg. I'm Alicia. Keep tasting. This LEMU is for you.

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