So what is a cellar defender? Let’s say you have a couple of bottles (or a cellar full) of really good wine that you don’t want to share with someone that’s not going to appreciate it. Or maybe you’re just wine selfish, like me. In that case whip out a cellar defender. You’re gonna like it and they are gonna think that you are a great and generous host.
In our case the wines that we have in our cellar are typically $30-$60 a bottle. Not a lot of money by some standards, but I don’t want to open a $50 bottle for someone that would be just as happy with a 2 Buck Chuck. To be truthful I don’t pay the $30-$60 because I get them on-line on sale or direct from the winery with a wine club discount at typically $20-$30 a bottle, but that’s a different discussion for a different day.
IMHO a great cellar defender is almost anything bottled by Bogle. If you poured a Bogle and disguised the label most people, even wine knowledgeable people, would think they were drinking a much more expensive wine. Bogle makes zin, syrah and several different wines including some red blends. You can get them at most places that sell wine for $8-$12 per bottle. For a few bucks more you can get Bogle Phantom. The Phantom is a nice red blend that is almost a cult wine and is still under $20 a bottle. I don’t know how many cases we have had of the Phantom but it is several.
BTW I am writing this while the government is shut down, trying to destroy the economy, so I may have to defend the cellar from myself – better go get some Bogle.
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