It’s Inauguration Day in the US, so here’s a politician’s answer: yes & no; it depends.

It kinda depends on the wine. In general, no, do not get your hopes up for that $2 cab from Trader Joe’s knocking your socks off. And, it’s ok to have a REALLY nice bottle and not actually like it.

PSA: There are really good cheap wines.

But Erin… where is this magical, inexpensive wine?

It’s probably not at your local grocery store (but expect a couple posts coming soon on best wines from there!). But more often than not, it is from a local, smaller producer.

We are so lucky to live in Texas, a region that is really up and coming in the world of wine. Texas has long been home to vineyards — good ones at that — but wineries and labels have taken off in the past 10-ish years. In an industry that’s literally as old as civilization… that’s pretty young.

Cost is a simple measure of