Cheap is a Relative Term

Compared to their retail prices these wine list babies are a downright steal.

While every oenophile posits that there’s more to a well-crafted wine list than just price, every cheapskate will say “balls.” Restaurateurs will tell you that you need a minimum 2.5 times markup to make a go of it in this high-tax jurisdiction. But every so often, they throw an outlier on the list for the eagle-eyed sipper (the high-volume chains have the most flexibility here).

Taittinger Comtes De Champagne 2005

Chambar: $380BC Liquor Stores: $245

2014 Secateurs Chenin Blanc

Bao Bei: $62Everything Wine: $32

Il Poggione Brunello 2009

Bufala: $120Everything Wine: $88

Unsworth Rosé

Joey Bentall One: $40Everything Wine: $23.50

Tantalus Rosé

Salt Tasting Room: $50Everything Wine: $26

Synchromesh Riesling

Cactus Club: $36Winery: $19

Poplar Grove Merlot

West Oak: $55Everything Wine: $30