20 Best Wine For Engagement Gift (2023 Updated)

My first experience with bourbon barrel wines was filled with suspicion. Was the winemaker trying to disguise the sub-par taste from inferior grapes? Last night a friend shared his bottle of Menage E Trois Bourbon Barrel and I found it quite enjoyable.

The bourbon was not overpowering and I believe mellowed the tannins. Not for everyone but worth a taste for sure. Does it really matter if the barrel is hiding the true flavors if you enjoy every sip?.

Notes are crazy . Tastes like a 40 dollar bottle . Maybe it’s the Bourbon barrel or the 14.5 % . Probably both , who cares it’s just good !!!

I’m a big fan of the Robert Mondavi bourbon barrel Cabernet. This one may be my new favorite! Definitely one of my goto bottles.

The traditional Barefoot Chardonnay white wine has the following character: Aroma: The wine bottle opens with lovely fresh fruit like sweet peach, fresh green apple, nutmeg, and sweet vanilla aroma notes.

Flavor: It has a medium body with the tempting flavors of citrus, peaches, crisp green apples, and honey. This Chardonnay wine also has a creamy mouthfeel and a hint of acidity followed by a long, smooth finish.

Alcohol content: The wine has a 13% ABV and is light and easy to drink. Grapes: The primary grape of this wine is Chardonnay (82%), but it also has small amounts of Riesling, Viognier, and Gewurztraminer grape varietals.

Winemaking: The traditional Barefoot Chardonnay wine is fermented in American and French oak barrels. Some carbon dioxide is added to the final blend to enhance the wine’s fresh and lively texture.

I like Barefoot products. Affordable non special occasion stuff. The Chardonnay is a true California type chardonnay, not light and airy, not super heavy, though it is on the heavier side to me compared to alot of modern chardonnays.

It’s not real buttery, but it is smooth. A little oak, not much. It’s not tangy. At this price point, it’s a good deal for sure. And anybody that likes california chardonnay, should like it fine. It’s nothing special, buy it’s nothing offensive either.

I am pretty picky when it comes to my wine. I’m always excited and motivated to try new wine varieties, but when it comes to giving my opinion, I’ll always be quick to say if I don’t like it. This wine is excellent and especially at such an affordable price point.

It is smooth and not too dry. It has a nice combination of notes that compliment each other. I serve it often when having friends over and they always enjoy it. It is perfect to serve with seafood and chicken dinners too!.

Trying to eat more plant based foods. I’m not even close to being Vegan since I still wear animal products, but trying to change what I eat/drink first. I absolutely love Whispering Angel Rose, so I was hoping this Rose would be comparable.

It tastes slightly different but I definitely enjoyed it! I like dry Rose’s so I was hoping it wouldn’t be too sweet, and it’s not! Definitely happy with my purchase. Excited to try more Vegan Friendly wines! :).

I am a big rosé lover but I was NOT a fan of this wine. Literally had a sour / weird aftertaste that I couldn’t shake. Heard great things about this wine but I am unfortunately disappointed.

I am a rose drinker, typically Hampton Water or Whispering Angel so the Meiomi was too sweet for me. It tasted like a white Zinfandel. Very sweet so not your typical rose.

I have reviewed many wines on this website over the years, but not so many recently. However, I had to chime in on this one. The taste is pleasant enough; if you prefer wines with a high residual sugar content.

If you are a pinot noir drinker this tastes like something else; a sugar bomb. I accepted someone’s recommendation and bought two bottles, serving one at dinner with friends. I was embarrassed and apologized about the Galloesque nose, finish, taste and overall experience.

If you are a pinot person try Rodney Strong Russian River or any of the La Crema or Conscious, or Rock View, or Elouan, in the same price range. Not this over hyped stuff which will appeal, unfortunately, to the inexperienced pinot consumer who is looking for something like Apothic or Menage a Trois.

This wine is overly sweet, syrupy garbage, an abomination to the varietal. Tasted blind, you would never know that this is (allegedly) pinot noir. The wine is so overloaded with fake oak (chips? essence?) and sugar that it reminds me of a $3.

98 “California” zinfandel. To be fair, there are a lot of people who LIKE wines like this. I know this stuff is a big seller. That is one of the reasons I put zero stock into customer reviews from Total Wine.

But if you know anything about wine, and if you prefer a pinot noir that actually looks, smells, and tastes like pinot noir, this wine is not for you. Save your money. There are plenty of $15 to $20 pinots and Burgundies out there that actually taste like pinot noir.

I am not someone who spends any time reviewing anything! I am the one who never returns anything but instead gives it away. But I am so disgusted with this product I can’t express enough in words! Let’s start off with you can’t get the label off to open it without injuring yourself! And I used to open bottles of wine for a living so no novice! I used multiple wine tools and finally a knife to try to get the cap off cutting myself in the process then handed it over to my husband who experienced the same difficulty and was only successful when the top of the bottle came off like a bottle of champagne! Red wine everywhere! Then the taste minus the glass chards was equally disappointing.

Don’t waste your money!! If I could give zero stars I would!.

Bought this on Sunday. Opened on Monday after it chilled overnight in the fridge. Tastes great! But by Monday evening the bottom of the box was soggy and my fridge shelf was damp. I put a glass dish underneath, thinking it must have just spilled a bit while getting a glass? However, Tuesday I woke up to the container filled with wine and half the bag drained.

Somehow this leaked almost the entire contents, despite being unable to find a hole in the bag and the faucet-like spout showed no signs of leaking either. So disappointing. A box can’t last the same time as 4 bottles of wine if it dumps out 2 of those bottles all over your fridge with no rhyme or reason.

The Rosé bota box that I tried before this did not leak. Perhaps a manufacturing flaw with this variety. Either way, super bummed. Would not recommend buying it unless you’re ok with losing most of the contents to your fridge shelves/looking for an excuse to deep clean your fridge.

The thing I tasted first was the pear. The rest of the drink was perfect. It tasted like tropical fruit and citrus. But, the main thing I tasted was the pear. I’m not a really big fan of pears so this is not necessarily a drink that I’m gonna continue to drink.

It is a good drink. If you like pears it’s great for you. I have not had this issue with other brands. I do recommend this to anyone who likes Pinot Grigio and pears. I however will be sticking to other brands of Pinot Grigio that are not quite so pear heavy.

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I HAVE DRANK PINOT GRIGIO FOR YEARS. WHAT IS HAPPINING? I RETURNED 3 BOX’S TO TOTAL WINES, ONE TO PUBLIX AND ONE TO WHOLE FOODS. PINOT GRIGIO IS ALWAYS ALMOST CLEAR! ALL BOXES WERE GOLD AND HAD TURNED TO GOD AWFUL TASTE AND SMELL! EITHER YOU CHANGED YOUR PINOT GRIGIO OR THESE ARE WAY PAST THEIR SHELF LIFE DUE TO COVID.

I HOPE TO ENJOY YOUR PINOT GRIGIO AGAIN ONE DAY.

The irony about good champagne is that it seems, the more genuine and popular it is, the nastier it is. Good champagnes tent to be strong and very dry with more bread flavor than sweetness. And because of this, I have come to accept that I am NOT a fan of good champagne.

Although Belair is among the cheaper varieties of wine, it has the very, strong dry taste of the better champagnes like Veuve and even Dom. And because of this, I will say that it is very good wine and worth the money if you want the dry, bready champagne taste.

But if like me, you prefer sweeter Rose, do NOT buy this version of Belair. I purchased it because it is described as being sweeter than Moet Imperial Nectar and having a “deep red color. ” Nope. It’s pale pink just like every other Rose but it substantially drier and has no sweetness whatsoever.

There is NOTHING sweet about this wine. So, if you like the taste of strong, bread champagnes, this is a good cheaper alternative. If you like sweet Rose, don’t buy this.

I love this champagne! It tastes amazing and the packing is nice. It’s very light, so it’s easy to drink and very refreshing and crisp. My favorite one is the bottle but I have tried every single one of them and they are delicious.

I add my own little twist to it sometimes, not that it’s needed but to be cute.

Did not enjoy it. Very strong in flavor. Maybe the more expensive champagnes are just not for me. I keep trying them and get disappointed every time. I’ll stick to the cheap stuff like Andre.

Smooth, not too sweet & not too dry. Perfect balance with a very slight champagne-ish finish. That’s the best way to explain it. Lol. Definitely will purchase again!

I love Sea Glass wine. We served sea glass Cabernet at our wedding, so I wax excited to try their Pinot Noir. Very smooth and slightly dry but not harsh. Nice warm feeling after it goes down. I’d recommend this brand.

This is one of my mother’s favorite ‘second shelf” wines. She appreciates the Pinot without musky chocolate undertones that still maintains a full flavor profile. 89 points on WineEnthusiast 2017 and its still ranking in 2021.

The quality of printing my design and how everything turned out was just perfect! Couldn’t ask for more.

TranslateShow in original languageIch habe das Geschenk für einen Kollegen zum Abschied gekauft. Er wird es erst im November bekommen. Für meinen Teil bin ich sehr zufrieden. Die Bestellung hat super geklappt und das Geschenk sieht aus, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe.

Vielen Dank.

TranslateShow in original languageSieht toll aus. Hoffentlich schmeckt der Wein auch und hat eine genauso gute Qualität wie die anderen Artikel

TranslateShow in original languageMe lo recomendó una chica del Gourmet experta en vinos / champagne. GRACIAS chica del Gourmet!!! por huir de los más conocidos (no siempre ricos). Este es fantástico

TranslateShow in original languageUn champagne raffiné et fruité. Chaque gorgée est un enchantement. Chaque évènement est un prétexte pour ouvrir une bouteille. Champagne dégusté au restaurant et immédiatement commandé sur le site !.

TranslateShow in original languageFino y delicado. Con el queso Gorgonzola de Gourmet hace un maridaje perfecto. Inmejorable elección para momentos inolvidables.

Finally tried the Caymus Special Selection after enjoying several bottles of the “regular” Caymus recently. I had to see if it was worth the premium. and it was! Upon opening the bottle, the aroma coming out was amazing.

The wine is remarkably smooth with a very long velvety finish.

Overripe fruit, aggressive tannins, heavy extraction, and high alcohol. Too much oak!!!! There is nothing interesting or surprising about this wine. Reminded of drinking sugary grape juice after school as a boy.

I got this as an anniversary gift for some good friends. They loved it. And the delivery service by Total Wine was great as well, including a same day redo when the first attempt could not be completed.

Chilean wine production dates back more than 400 years. Spanish colonists, quick to recognize the terrain as ideal for viticulture, were the first to plant vines in the valleys that would come to define Chilean wine regions.

They started with País, which would be the primary grape for Chilean wine for the next 300 years, until globetrotting Chileans, flush from the country’s agricultural and mining riches, brought home French vines to grow their favorite Bordeaux varieties.

Sweet is right especially for sweet palates. Initial taste impression is prune juice comes to mind. Does not leave your aftertaste dry like a typical cabernet. It’s OK but I have to pass. Was a 2020 year.

I am retired and try to get a good bang for my buck, and this wine is a good value. It is, of course, not a great wine but is not harsh or bitter like most inexpensive wines, rather a bit sweet, and another good point is that it has been consistent through the last three vintages.

This is a sleek rosé Champagne with nice acidity and juicy star fruit and raspberry flavors with what seems to be a little mousse. There are hints of pastry, orange peel, smoke and dried herb. It has a really nice, lingering finish.

Certainly worth it!.

Very helpful professional staff. Wine was my choice & known to be excellent.

Ruinart Blanc de Blanc is my go to French Champagne; for New Year’s Eve, for my birthday, for Thursday. It is light and effervescent, with millions of the tiniest bubbles. Citrus, bright fruit with a crisp toast finish.

Divine.

Excellent

TranslateShow in original languageTrès belle présentation très bon produit

This is beyond horrible. I would liken this to a Chardonnay… which is not what I want in a dry rose. Very butter? I love a nice dry, crisp, sparkling but they missed the mark. It ruined my night. I’m writing this the day after and still wildly disappointed.

Love love love this. It come in single serve cans as well as bottle’s. Light refreshing and perfect for a hot afternoon or during cocktail hour. Dry, flavorful and just the right amount of bubbles.

A lovely, light champagne, very drinkable on special occasions and for no other reason but a sunny afternoon. Ordered a case for our daughter’s backyard wedding celebration.

Really impressed with Bourbon Central! Website is very user friendly. Selection is amazing as is pricing. Delivery is quick. Love Bourbon Central! Going to make my next order today!

Received this beauty for my 40th Birthday and what an amazing treat, smooth, fruity, soft and the most bubbles that last forever. Buttery notes with melon and peach, my fav forever!

Absolutely the best tasting Champagne I’ve ever had and that’s saying a lot because I’m usually not a big Champagne fan! I love to drink it with a fresh strawberry in the glass.