You Should Have Your Own House Wine; Here Are 10 Great Options
These 10 bottles in the $20 range are perfect to stock up on so you'll always have a versatile accompaniment for food or just a visit from friends.
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I know, your image of “house wine” is based on some cheap, anonymous vino served in a carafe and short tumblers at a pizza joint. That’s why you need an update.
At a new generation of restaurants, top wine directors offer more aspirational house wines, working with famed producers to create high-quality cuvées designed especially to go with the restaurant’s food. The French Laundry's wine team collaborates with Napa's Schramsberg Vineyards to create the restaurant's house sparkler, Modicum Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, while Au Bon Climat makes special pinot noir and chardonnay cuvees for Daniel Boulud.