Winebits 475: Once more into the Valentine’s Day wine breach

Our annual Valentine’s Day wine roundup from around the cyber-ether, since the WC doesn’t acknowledge the holiday that must not be named

• Affordable wine: The Anniston Star in the Alabama city of that name offers a variety of wines for the holiday that must not be named, with some sweet but also affordable. Maybe we’re making progress on the price front, despite all the other hullabaloo in the wine business. And I was impressed to see a wine column in an Alabama newspaper, given how unfriendly the state’s liquor laws are to wine and other booze.

• Wine clubs? I mention this post from Business Insider, about a wine club called Winc, because the PR person for Winc is unhappy with me after I told her how I felt about these sorts of efforts. I’m glad to see she got someone else to try it, and the review is positive. Still, when one has to mention in the review that you can also buy chocolates, it does give pause about the wine.

• Of course, sexy: This post, from something called Great Wine News, isn’t new, but it sums up Google’s feelings about the holiday (since it shows up at the top of the search rankings). “Below we have gathered a list of 10 sexy, sultry wines that will heat up the night or put that spice back into your relationship.” Now you understand why I don’t acknowledge the holiday.