Mark Lipton wrote:
> A friend of mine recently honored me (I think) with the request that I
> choose the wines to be served at her wedding reception. She wants to
> have a sparkling wine, a Sauvignon Blanc, a Chardonnay and an Aussie
> Shiraz. The constraint is the $10/bottle budget for them and their
> availability in Indiana. So far, I've got the sparkler (Gruet Brut) and
> the SB (Monkey Bay) but I'm really not very knowledgable about lower end
> Chardonnays* and Shiraz. Can anyone point me to examples they've liked
> recently?
>
> TIA,
> Mark Lipton
>
> *I'm actually tempted to try and get either the '04 Brun Bourgogne Blanc
> or the '04 Brocard "Jurassique" 3L box (!!), but I dunno if local
> distributors can get either of them...

I like Wyndym Estate Bin 555 for Shiraz, but I don't remember whether a
bottle of it would be *quite* under $10. They also make a very nice
Cab-Merlot (Bin 888), but I realize that wasn't the question.

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