That means spending less money and staying close to home, but it doesn't mean that we have to stop drinking wine, says CBC's wine columnist Barbara Philip. "You're going to get a simpler wine, sometimes you're going to get a little bit more rustic wine, but you certainly can… get a wine that has some character," Philip told On The Coast guest host Laura Lynch. "Another thing that adds expense to wine is aging it in oak [barrels], this wine doesn't see any oak." $8.49The Grão Vasco has over delivered for years and is still one of the best values for winter reds. "It's a wine that sort of makes you think about the old world.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2018 18:56 UTC