Hollis Johnson/Business Insider We asked sommelier Sara Lehman to rank a selection of budget bottles of red, white, and rosé wine.
- We asked a sommelier to taste-test a selection of budget wines from $4, $4, $4, $4, and $4
- These wines were all priced below $10, with one bottle costing as little as $3.99.
- Here's how sommelier Sara Lehman ranked each brand overall.
Costco and Trader Joe's might not spring to mind when you're thinking about where to shop for good wines, but plenty of shoppers swear by these stores when it comes to finding a good-quality budget bottle.
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We asked sommelier $4 to rank her favorite bottle of red, white, and rosé wines from a selection that we picked from Costco, Target, Trader Joe's, BJ's, and Lidl. We then asked her to pick her favorite brands overall.
We planned to compare a cabernet sauvignon, pinot grigio, and rosé from each brand, but in some cases these wines were not available.
Here's how the brands stacked up: