Wine with Meg + Mel
Wine with Meg + Mel
Mel Gilcrist, Meg Brodtmann
$50 Small Town Supermarket Wine Survival Guide for a Weekend Away!
27 minutes Posted Mar 25, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
Welcome To Wine With Meg And Mal
The $50 Airbnb Wine Challenge
Sparkling Picks And A Reality Check
The Hidden Lot Number Sparkling Trick
Aperitif Spritz That Splits Opinions
Riesling As A Cheap White Winner
Pinot Grigio Tagline Versus Taste
Soave Surprise Plus Cork Drama
Cheap Chardonnay And Big Brand Logic
French Mystery Red And Holiday Buying
Sangiovese Debate And Final Rankings
Takeaways From The Wall Of Wine
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Send us Fan Mail You know that moment on a weekend away when you’re standing in a local supermarket with bananas in one hand and a basket in the other, staring at a random wall of wine and thinking, “How am I meant to pick something good from this?” That’s the problem we set out to solve with a simple challenge: we’re heading to an Airbnb with mates, we each get $50, and we have to buy wine that delivers on both value and drinkability. No swapping bottles back onto the shelf, no overthinking,...