Written by Doug Werner & Kenneth Go
Greenville (864) 297-6353
445 Congaree Rd
Greenville, SC 29607
Ryan O’Hara
(Wine Consultant)
Katie Small
(Sales Associate)
Produced by Green’s Discount Beverages
Myrtle Beach (843) 448-1623
2850 N. Kings Hwy.
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Jim Ginley
(Sales Associate)
Winter 2015
Columbia (803) 744-0570
Columbia (803) 799-9499
400 Assembly St.
4012B Fernandina Rd.
Columbia, SC 29201
Columbia, SC 29212
Kurt Huffstetler (Wine Consultant) Kat Kaster (Wine Consultant)
Kelsey Vickers (Sales Associate)
Lindsay McKay
(Sales Associate)
25-GREAT VALUES
FOR $10 OR LESS!
Green’s has provided relief for the post-holiday “credit card blues” with our “Great Values for $10 or Less” selection
for the past 24 years. We know how important it is, particularly in today’s economic climate, to stretch every dollar.
The trick is to sort through the mediocre, and yes, down-right bad wines, to find those diamonds in the rough that
are, for whatever reason, under price.
The Green’s tasting team spent the past four months sampling through hundreds of wines to find the highest
quality possible. We were able to find several great close-outs this year. By that I mean wholesalers who had too
much inventory and were willing to part with wine at an unusually low price. Green’s was happy to help. We have
passed these amazing values on to you, our customers. All have been taste-tested and meet the Green’s standard
for quality in their price range.
We invite you to come to one of our 4 stores and partake of South Carolina’s best wine values. No other wine store
goes to this much work to save you money.
RED WINES
Canoe Ridge Merlot
Reserve Horse Heaven Hills
2010
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $22.00
“Dark ruby. This reserve Merlot shows a
lovey, perfumed nose of dark red fruit with hints of blueberries
and minerals. The refined palate has a velvet feel to it and good
depth of ripe, dark fruit. This wine is big and full and very nicely
structured.”
Rated 91 Points- International Wine Cellar
Rio Madre Rioja
2012-Spain
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $9.99
“Sexy, high-toned cherry and
blackcurrant aromas are complicated by notes of Indian spices
and fresh rose. Smooth and seamless in texture, offering intense black and blue fruit flavors that
become spicier with air. The floral element repeats on the finish, which shows excellent clarity and persistence. This wine
delivers uncanny value.”
Rated 91 Points-International Wine Cellar
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
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Woodwork Central
Coast Cabernet
Sauvignon 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $13.00
Oak influence delivers chocolate,
coconut and vanilla notes. Balanced
smoothness and sophisticated
structure. Notes of luscious blackberry and sweet cherry.
Green’s Wine Buyer
Chono Carmenere Reserva
2011-Argentina
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $13.00
This wine shows a strong and deep ruby
red color, with intense and outstanding
aromas of red and black fruits, black
spices, and a sweet vanilla complexity
deriving from the oak. The palate
lengthened and strengthened by ripe yet fine tannins showing
a very nice balance with a good volume.
Delas Ventoux
2013-France
Jacob’s Creek Reserve
Shiraz 2012-Australia
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $11.00
“The Reserve Shiraz is a full-bodied wine
with rich fruit flavors of dark berries, plums
and velvety tannins. Lovely acid balance
and integration of flavors linger in your
mouth finishing with spice, chocolate and
mocha tones. A perfect complement to most red meats, game
and cheeses.”
Rated 89 Points-The Wine Spectator
Pietra Santa Route 152
Pinot Noir 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $11.00
Bright ruby red color. The aromatics
feature ripe and vibrant notes of
raspberry with sweet red cherry and wild
strawberries supported by barrel notes
that included allspice, black pepper,
with hints of vanilla. The palate confirms the nose delivering a
lush but crisp mouth-feel dominated by a ripe fruit core with
flanking notes of spice, oak, and subtle earth tones.
Oak Ridge Winery Old Zin
Vines 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
“A racy, juicy version, offering
mouthwatering damson plum,
loganberry and red licorice notes,
studded with hints of pepper and
tobacco. A briary hint adds range on the finish.”
Rated 88 Points-The Wine Spectator
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $13.00
“A robust Zin from Lodi’s signature 50-100
year-old vines. The Old Vine Zinfandel
offers a robust and delicious expression of
Lodi’s unique terroir. Jammy with raspberry,
milk chocolate and mocha flavors, soft
tannins and a supple mouth-feel.”
Winemaker’s Notes
Farnese Fantini
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
2012-Italy
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $11.00
“This is all about red fruit: vibrant, fresh and
expressive with elegant, soft tannins. It’s not
the most complex wine but it’s not trying to
be either. Very easy drinking and enjoyable a perfect match for mid-week pasta. “
Rated 90 Points-Decanter Magazine
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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La Tancia Chianti 2013-Italy
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
*National Average Retail Price: $10.00
“The 500 acres estate, set in the heart of
Chianti area, was established in 1743. The
wine, a blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5%
Canaiolo, exhibits a bright ruby color, aromas
and flavors of violets, dried cranberries and
bing cherry, nicely structured and harmonious.
Pair with your favorite pasta dish.”
A Wine & Spirit Guild Selection
Bogle Essential Red 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$11.00
“Made from old-vine Zin, with Syrah,
Cabernet and Petite Sirah as well, it
has a deep, exotic aroma of dark fruit
plus cedar and cardamom. The flavor
is richly fruity, the mouth-feel is firmly
textured and the finish lingers nicely.
It’s medium bodied and full-flavored.”
Rated 91 Points
#3 of Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2014
Columbia Crest Grand
Estates Cabernet
Sauvignon 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $7.49
*National Average Retail Price:
$9.00
“Polished, plush and vibrant, with a
core of plum and black currant fruit
welling up seductively against hints of sweet spices and cream.
The finish lingers beautifully.”
Rated 90 Points-The Wine Spectator
Villa Maria Merlot/
Cabernet Sauvignon
Private Bin-2009
Green’s Cash Price: $5.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$14.00
“A crisp, fruit-forward red to pair
with a variety of dishes, Villa Maria’s 2009 Private Bin is a
mouthwatering introduction to what looks to be a top-notch
Hawke’s Bay vintage. Cherry fruit and subtle baking spices
combine easily on the palate...”
Rated 87 Points-Wine Enthusiast
Wente Vineyards
“Charles Wetmore”
Cabernet Sauvignon
2011
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$22.00
“Rich aromas of black cherry, mocha and a subtle hint of vanilla
from the oak join lush flavors of cherry, chocolate and oak on
the palate. With balanced acidity and a full-bodied mouth-feel,
this wine delivers a bold, long-lasting finish.”
Winemaker’s Notes
Ma Fleur Pinot Noir 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
“This fragrant Pinot Noir Vin de Pays
De Méditerranée is produced from
French vineyards located next to
the Languedoc Rousillon region of
France. Harvested at full maturity this
Pinot Noir is full of fruit and long on
the palate. It has been vinified to be
enjoyed young and does not require
any additional aging.”
A Wine & Spirit Guild Selection
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10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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Casillero Del Diablo
Winemakers Red
Blend Reserva 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $5.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$11.00
The Winemaker’s Red Blend
consist of 60% Syrah, 25%
Carmenere and 15% Cabernet
Sauvignon. Color is a very dark, with nice aromas of black
cherry, blackberry, blueberry and some plum and currant. The
mouth filled with lots of black fruit, a little hint of espresso and
was very smooth.
Green’s Wine Buyer
Finca Lopez Noceti 1919 Malbec 2011
Green’s Cash Sale Price: $5.99
*National Average Retail Price: $11.00
Red-purple color, aromas of crushed berries, followed by jammy
blue and blackberry fruit flavors, a medium-bodied texture, and
low acidity and soft tannins on the finish.
Green’s Wine Buyer
WHITE WINES
Woodwork Central
Coast Chardonnay 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$13.00
A blend of grapes from Edna Valley
and Monterey County, it possesses
pear-like nuances, vanilla, and notes
of tropical fruits in the bouquet. A touch of butterscotch
accompanies its broad fruit palate. There’s a lot here for $9.99.
Green’s Wine Buyer
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Dry Riesling 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
“This beautifully aromatic take on
a dry style of Riesling opens with
detailed scents of citrus rind and
pulp. It moves into a concentrated
palate with a spectrum of tart
fruits—lime and grapefruit, pineapple and more. The bracing
acidity carries a refreshing minerality into the back of the
mouth.”
Rated 91 Points
#6 of Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2014
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Pinot Gris 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$11.00
“A return to 100% varietal Pinot
Gris, this is done in a vivid, leesy
style, with excellent texture and
depth of flavor. Clean and fresh
herb, celery, jicama and melon flavors abound, just hinting at
white peach at the far end of its gentle ripeness. The flavor
penetration and overall crisp definition are very fine.”
Rated 89 Points-Wine Enthusiast
Los Vascos Sauvignon
Blanc 2013-Chile
Green’s Cash Price: $8.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$11.00
“A fresh and bright white with sliced
apple, lemon and hints of fennel. Full
body, crisp acidity and a long finish.
The fruit comes from the cool region
of Casablanca. Crisp and enticing.”
Rated 90 Points- James Suckling
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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PA G E 4
Castle Rock
Mendocino County
Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $7.99
*National Average Retail Price:
$9.00
“A flavor spectrum emphasizing
grapefruit and kiwi makes this lively and original. Assertive
aromas of grapefruit and new-mown grass leap out of the glass,
the flavors are vivid, tangy and lingering. A crisp texture and just
enough richness in the body complete the package.”
Rated 88 Points
#27 of Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2014
Louis Armond Vouvray
2013
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
“Louis Armond Vouvray is produced
exclusively from the Chenin grape
grown on hillside vineyards in the
Loire Valley surrounding the villages
of Vouvray and Mont-Louis. This
white wine is rather soft, full-bodied and will be perfect alone
or and be served with all many chicken and fish dishes.”
A Wine & Spirit Guild Selection
Columbia Crest Grand
Estates Chardonnay 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $7.49
*National Average Retail Price:
$9.00
“Silky and seductive, with pear and
spicy grapefruit flavors on a taut,
polished frame, lingering with intensity and brightness on the
glowing finish. Impressive for the price.”
Rated 90 Points-The Wine Spectator
Angelo Bufani Pinot
Grigio 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $7.99
“This Pinot Grigio has the
quality and fruit reserved
for wines at twice this price!
Flavors of pears, apples,
almonds and figs rounded by a core of nutmeg and vanilla. Well
made, well balanced and well-priced!”
A Wine & Spirit Guild Selection
*National average price computed from Wine-Searcher.com, the world’s number one
search engine of wine stores, winery and wine auctions from the price list of over
15,000 wine merchants.
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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PA G E 5
Close-Out Winter Wines 2015
It happens every year like clock-work. Wholesalers come out with their end of the year closeouts list chock full of goodies at unbelievably low price’s.
Embedded in these lists are wines that one wouldn’t buy at ANY price, so we have to be very
careful. We taste everything before we buy. You are the winner. Look at the incredible values
and respected names listed below!
A word of warning, many of these wines are available in small quantities, so hurry down to your
closest Green’s store.
South Carolina Wine Director-Doug Werner
Perrier Jouet Brut Fleur de
Champagne Cuvee Belle
Epoque 2002
Antinori Pian delle Vigne
(Brunello di Montalcino) 2009
Green’s Cash Price: $39.99
*National Average Retail Price: $59.00
Green’s Cash Price: $229.99
*National Average Retail Price: $335.00
“The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Pian delle
Vigne presents a plump, fruit-forward style with
bold cherry notes that are laced with balsam herb,
licorice, sweet almond, dried ginger and tobacco
leaf. The wine’s acidity appears on the palate but the
overall ripeness of the fruit suggests this will be an
early-maturing wine.’
“This elegant wine shows beautiful
precision to the texture, with
harmonious notes of lemon blossom,
patisserie apple, vanilla-tinged brioche
and savory mineral. Lovely for its
subtlety and overall grace. Drink now
through 2025.”
RATED 94 POINTS-THE WINE ADVOCATE
RATED 94 POINTS-THE WINE SPECTATOR
Goldeneye Gowan Creek Vineyard
Pinot Noir 2009
Mollydooker “Enchanted Path” 2006
Green’s Cash Price: $49.99
*National Average Retail Price: $84.00
Green’s Cash Price: $39.99
*National Average Retail Price: $80.00
“The 2006 Shiraz (66%) – Cabernet Sauvignon (34%)
“Enchanted Path” was made entirely from McLaren
Vale fruit. Opaque purple-colored, the wine has a
fragrant bouquet of pain grille, leather, smoked meat,
game, blueberry, and blackberry. This is followed by a
structured wine with intense, spicy black fruit flavors,
full-body, and superb balance. It is still tightly wound
and will benefit from 6-8 years of cellaring. This
promising effort should drink well through 2030. “
“The richness and quality of this Pinot Noir are
instantly striking. It’s like a medieval tapestry,
intricately woven and velvety, with interlocking
flavors of berry, cherry, cola, mushroom, buttered
toast and spice. As powerful as it is, it retains a
subtlety that’s captivating and elusive. Still, the acids
and tannins are strong and unresolved.”
RATED 94 POINTS-WINE ENTHUSIAST (CELLAR SELECTION)
RATED 94 POINTS-ROBERT PARKER
greensbeverages.com
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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PA G E 6
Antinori Chianti Classico Peppoli 2011
Beringer Howell Mountain Bancroft
Ranch Merlot 2006
Green’s Cash Price: $14.99
*National Average Retail Price: $21.00
Green’s Cash Price: $29.99
*National Average Retail Price: $69.00
“Bright red-ruby. Redcurrant, dusty herbs and flowers
on the nose, complemented by sweet spices. Supple
and vinous, showing easy sweetness and plenty of
bright fruit…Finishes with good grip and moderately
long sweet fruit flavors.” Makes a great pizza wine, but
can also match up to more complex dishes as well this
vintage. Very good, solid entry-level wine, and an even
better value than usual.”
“Good deep red-ruby. Inviting nose offers plum,
chocolate, graphite and nutty oak. Concentrated,
sweet and deep; a step up in texture from the
foregoing samples. Lush flavors of plum, minerals,
tobacco, leather and earth. A big, rich, soil-inflected
merlot that finishes with serious tannic clout.”
RATED 91 POINTS STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL
WINE CELLAR
RATED 89 POINTS- STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL
WINE CELLAR
Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet
Sauvignon 2010
Wente Vineyards “Charles Wetmore”
Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Green’s Cash Price: $29.99
*National Average Retail Price: $41.00
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail
Price: $22.00
“Velvety, round and dense, with licorice accents
to the smoky black currant and dried plum flavors,
picking up floral notes as the finish pushes against a
light veil of firm tannins.”
“Rich aromas of black cherry, mocha and a subtle
hint of vanilla from the oak join lush flavors of cherry,
chocolate and oak on the palate. With balanced
acidity and a full-bodied mouth-feel, this wine
delivers a bold, long-lasting finish.”
RATED 91 POINTS-THE WINE SPECTATOR
WINEMAKER’S NOTES
Columbia Crest “Walter Clore”
Private Reserve Red 2011
Canoe Ridge Merlot Reserve Horse
Heaven Hills 2010
Green’s Cash Price: $29.99
*National Average Retail Price: $35.00
Green’s Cash Price: $9.99
*National Average Retail Price: $22.00
“Bright medium red-ruby. Tight nose hints at currant,
plum, licorice and sexy oak. Firmly built and intense,
conveying excellent energy to the dark berry, violet
and bitter chocolate flavors. Nicely integrated oak.
The longest and firmest of these 2011 releases from
Columbia Crest, finishing with harmonious noble
tannins and excellent grip and length. Still a baby and
structured to evolve gracefully in bottle.”
“Dark ruby. This reserve Merlot shows a lovely,
perfumed nose of dark red fruit with hints of
blueberries and minerals. The refined palate has a
velvet feel to it and good depth of ripe, dark fruit. This
wine is big and full and very nicely structured.”
RATED 91 POINTS-STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL
WINE CELLAR
RATED 91 POINTS-STEPHEN TANZER’S INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR
*National average price computed from Wine-Searcher.com, the world’s number one
search engine of wine stores, winery and wine auctions from the price list of over
15,000 wine merchants.
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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Green’s Proudly Features the Highly
Rated Wines from:
Penfolds Grange 2010
Green’s Cash Price: $699.99
“Very deep purple-black in color, this is classic
Grange - amongst the finest produced - replete
with fresh, vibrant and youthful black fruit notes
showing some blueberry aromas and accents of
camphor, anise and the slightest floral hint plus
a whiff of oak in the background to lend a cedarlaced lift to this textbook Shiraz nose. Medium to
full-bodied in the mouth, it is very taut and finely
constructed showing typically firm, grainy, uniform tannins,
great concentration and wonderful persistence on the
finish.”
Penfolds Bin 169
Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Green’s Cash Price: $199.99
*National Average Retail Price: $264.00
“Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 Bin 169
Cabernet Sauvignon presents an intensely minty
nose with undertones of ripe cassis, eucalyptus,
cedar and a touch of herbs. Ripe and expressive in
the mouth it has bright acid and medium levels of
very fine tannins, it finishes concentrated and long.”
RATED 91 POINTS-THE WINE ADVOCATE
Penfolds Bin 407
Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
RATED 99 POINTS-ROBERT PARKER’S WINE ADVOCATE
Penfolds Bin 707
Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Green’s Cash Price: $49.99
*National Average Retail Price: $60.00
“Tight and vibrant, with currant, cherry and floral
flavors, this pushes through a layer of firm tannins,
glowing alluringly on the expressive finish.”
Green’s Cash Price: $199.99
*National Average Retail Price: $307.00
“A towering Cabernet, tightly wrapping its supple,
expressive core of currant and boysenberry with
subtle hints of cream, espresso and dried herbs,
flowing seamlessly into the long and vivid finish.
Offers depth and power without apparent weight.
A knockout.”
RATED 90 POINTS-THE WINE SPECTATOR
RATED 97 POINTS-THE WINE SPECTATOR
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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Penfolds Eden Valley Bin 51
Reserve Riesling 2013
Green’s Cash Price: $29.99
*National Average Retail Price: $34.00
“The 2013 Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling has very pretty
scents of orange blossom and jasmine adorning an
attractive core of limes and acacia honey. Dry, lightbodied and very clean on the palate, it has a long,
citrus finish.”
There’s a little dark olive and plenty of dark fruit flavors
on the palate, great depth and well-judged ripeness. This is
succulent and rich, quite silky and even, showing plums and
spice, deep red and purple fruit flavors, some gentle mocha
oak and smooth, approachable layered tannins.”
RATED 92 POINTS- JAMES SUCKLING
Penfolds Bin 9
Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $17.99
*National Average Retail Price: $20.00
“Focused savory flavors surround a lean, lithe core
of black fruit and cocoa in this firm red, finishing
with harmony and powdery tannins.”
RATED 91 POINTS-THE WINE ADVOCATE
Penfolds Bin 8
Cabernet-Shiraz 2012
Green’s Cash Price: $18.99
*National Average Retail Price: $22.00
“A newer wine that is composed of 57% Cabernet
Sauvignon and 43% Shiraz... The nose is quite
striking, there’s a nicely crafted oak element layered
into the mix, the Shiraz comes across flambouyant
and chocolatey, the Cabernet adds leafy notes.
RATED 89 POINTS-THE WINE SPECTATOR
“A word of warning, many of these wines are
available in small quantities, so hurry down to
your closest Green’s store.”
South Carolina Wine Director-Doug Werner
*National average price computed from Wine-Searcher.com, the world’s number one
search engine of wine stores, winery and wine auctions from the price list of over
15,000 wine merchants.
10% discount with the purchase of 6 bottles or more (Mixed or Solid)
WINTER 2015
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