Thanks for report. I've generally found the Columbia Crest GE wines to
be very well-made, if not always exciting. Don't think I've had the
Edna chard, though it was recommended here(Midlife,Hunt, Dana? someone
west of me).

Did the methods of preservation include smaller bottles?


cwdjrxyz wrote:
> The Dec. 2006 issue of Consumer Reports give results for their latest
> wine tests. Wines considered were in the under US $30 range. Wines had
> to have good national distribution to be considered. Multipile bottles
> of each wine were bought at different locations around the country.
> Also 2 professional tasters were used in addition to the CR staff.
> Tasting was strictly blind. They grouped ratings as excellent, very
> good, and good. The top and best buy for Cabernet Sauvignon was a 2002
> Columbia Crest Grand Estates Columbia Valley 2002 at $11 and rated very
> good. However several other wines had nearly the same rating but were
> considerably more expensive - up to $28. The top rated Chardonnay was
> Edna Valley Paragon San Luis Obispo County 2004 at $14 and rated
> excellent. There were other Chardonnays rated nearly as well.
>
> They also tested 4 preservation devices ranging from $10 to $100, and
> ran several test by storing the treated wines and wines just recorked
> in the refrigerator. They found the recorked did just as well for a
> week or so as the treated wines. One should keep in mind that they were
> testing quite young wines. The story might have been quite different if
> they had tested a very old and delicate wine.