top values

Want high-scoring wines that pack a great price-to-quality punch? Browse the categories below to find the best value wines we've tasted in the past six months, along with complete tasting notes. Create a shopping list or track your purchases by adding selected wines to your Personal Wine List.

All wines less than $15 87 points and up (327 wines)

All wines $15 to $25 90 points and up (381 wines)

All red wines $20 or less 90 points and up (117 wines)

All rosé wines $20 or less 87 points and up (36 wines)

All white wines $20 or less 90 points and up (84 wines)

All sparkling wines $30 or less 87 points and up (23 wines)

Alsace whites $25 or less 87 points and up (39 wines)

Argentinean reds $25 or less 87 points and up (97 wines)

Australian reds $25 or less 87 points and up (123 wines)

Australian whites $25 or less 87 points and up (65 wines)

California Cabernet Sauvignon $35 or less 87 points and up (15 wines)

California Chardonnay $25 or less 87 points and up (68 wines)

California Merlot $30 or less 87 points and up (9 wines)

California Pinot Noir $30 or less 87 points and up (36 wines)

California Sauvignon Blanc $25 or less 87 points and up (47 wines)

California Syrah $35 or less 87 points and up (22 wines)

California Zinfandel $25 or less 87 points and up (29 wines)

Chilean reds $25 or less 87 points and up (51 wines)

Chilean whites $25 or less 87 points and up (26 wines)

Champagne $40 or less 87 points and up (11 wines)

French reds $25 or less 87 points and up (231 wines)

French reds/Burgundy $30 or less 87 points and up (9 wines)

French reds/Rhône $25 or less 87 points and up (147 wines)

French whites $25 or less 87 points and up (124 wines)

French whites/Burgundy $30 or less 87 points and up (23 wines)

French whites/Rhône $25 or less 87 points and up (17 wines)

German Riesling $25 or less 87 points and up (25 wines)

Italian reds $25 or less 87 points and up (171 wines)

Italian whites $25 or less 87 points and up (92 wines)

New Zealand whites $25 or less 87 points and up (15 wines)

Oregon Pinot Noir $30 or less 87 points and up (22 wines)

Oregon whites $25 or less 87 points and up (27 wines)

Portuguese reds $25 or less 87 points and up (28 wines)

South African wines $25 or less 87 points and up (49 wines)

Spanish reds $25 or less 87 points and up (42 wines)

Spanish whites $25 or less 87 points and up (10 wines)

Washington reds $25 or less 87 points and up (51 wines)

Washington whites $25 or less 87 points and up (31 wines)

Daily Wine Picks for 11.20.09

Less than $15 : VINA FALERNIA Pedro Ximénez Elquí Valley Reserva 2008

$15 to $30 : D'ARENBERG Viognier-Marsanne McLaren Vale-Adelaide Hills The Hermit Crab 2008

More than $30 : MICHEL & STEPHANE OGIER Syrah Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes La Rosine 2007

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