A theme for awhile now has been to find some inexpensive wines ($10 Cdn or less) that are of good enough quality to want to drink more than once.
We have come across several that are beautiful summer sippers and given the state of this hot, prairie summer, i thought i would throw three of them out there for anyone looking for white, light and refreshing (maybe sweetness of 1 on the scale of 6):

1) Melini- Orvieto Classico amabile doc (umbria)
Italy
$8.95 Cdn

2)Gustav Adolf Schmitt- Niersteiner Kabinett
Germany
$8.25 Cdn

3) Sutter Home- white zinfandel
California
$8.45 Cdn

Those in S.Ont. may also want to try the vintage country white and red from Joseph Estate. $10.95 /bottle and semi sweet, but lovely flavours, simple and refreshing.
http://www.josephsestatewines.com/wine.html

Good quality, inexpensive reds are a bit harder to come by.

Not what what what...white
Sutter Home white zinfandel

White zinfandel -- any maker -- is the Budweiser of wines. And that's an authoritative statement.

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the Budweiser of wines

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So you are saying your tastes are too snooty to drink Budweisier?
You too good for a white zinfandel now??
Take it to the beer thread Mr. Van der Bilt.

Mine are.

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Mine are.

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That goes for you too Mr. Trump.
Take it to the beer thread!

I plan on trying out a Wallaby Creek cab sav offering tonight. Only $10 a bottle.

I've a special filter on my door that causes White Sin to explore if it cross the threshold. Sorry, that's just plain crap. They should make them put the word wine in quotes on the bottle.

Peter, I assume then that if you visited and I brought out the Ripple that you wouldn't be pleased.