OPINION | UNCORKED: Some wines for your adult Halloween treats

Illustration by Kelly Brant
Illustration by Kelly Brant

This year's Halloween may look very different from the past. Our get-togethers may be intimate and our candy dishes smaller for the annual trick-or-treating rituals. But one thing that will not change is drinking a glass of wine on the celebrated ghostly day because as you know, wine is adult candy.

Dear Readers, it seems many of you are looking to hunker down, stay in and forgo the Halloween soiree for a night and enjoy a glass of wine. So, back by popular demand here is your buying list.

I scoured our market to find some of the best labels and brand names to make the evening's bottle ideal with the theme of Halloween. Of course, dressing up in costume is optional.

THE VALUES

2018 Charles Smith The Velvet Devil Merlot, California (about $10)

2018 Ghostrunner Ungrafted Red, California (about $14)

NV Troublemaker Red Blend by Austin Hope, California (about $16)

2017 Apothic Inferno Red, California (about $14)

2017 Lapis Luna Red Blend, California (about $12)

2017 Phantom Red by Bogle, California (about $11)

2018 Ravenswood Vintner's Blend Merlot, California (about $9)

2018 Gnarly Head 1924 Cabernet Sauvignon, California (about $10)

Cupcake Black Forest Red Blend, California (about $11)

2018 Casillero Del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile (about $11)

THE SPLURGES

2018 Ghost Pines Winemaker's Blend Chardonnay, California (about $17)

2018 Cline Cashmere Black Magic Red Blend, California (about $16)

2018 Owen Roe Sinister Hand Red Blend, Washington (about $28)

2018 Black Stallion Sauvignon Blanc, California (about $17)

Lorri Hambuchen is a member of London's Institute of Wines and Spirits. Email: [email protected]

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