Not just any wine, Just Wine Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile has been voted one of the best value for quality wines my household has ever had. Just Wine, established in 2017, has been bringing in select quality wines from Australia and Chile. The selections are led by wine consultant Ch’ng Poh Tiong.
I’m no wine expert by any means, but both my wife and I have tried several different brands of wine from NTUC FairPrice’s selection. Ever since the pandemic started, our consumption of wine actually went up!
Looking at the trend of wine consumption worldwide, I can tell we’re not alone. Stuck at home with not much to do but Netflix, wine is a pretty good escape. Especially if you have 2 kids breathing down your necks asking you what they can do, every 20 minutes.
And so, our criteria for our wine search is now value for money!
If you’re not familiar with Chilean wine, I highly recommend you give it a try.
Chile as a wine region
When you think of wine regions, you think of Bordeaux in France, Tuscany in Italy, Napa Valley in the US and Marlborough region in New Zealand.
Chile is a relatively new entrant to quality wines, but has been fast gaining traction and recognition as one of the best kept secrets for quality, affordable wines.
In fact, they have also ramped up on exports, becoming the world’s 4th largest exporter of wine in the world in 2020.
Just Wine Cabernet Sauvignon
Just Wine Cabernet Sauvignon typically retails for $28 per bottle, but you can sometimes find it on offer at just $18.50. On top of that, if you join the NTUC Just Wine Club member (annual membership of $20), you’ll get an additional 8% off!
One of our weekly grocery runs include perusing the wine section at our usual FairPrice haunt to look for bargain wines.
As I mentioned above, we’ve tried quite a lot of different brands, but for our criteria of affordable but good quality wines, I think nothing beats Just Wine in terms of fair value.
Try it and let me know in the comments if you like it!