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Workers secure vines to trellises in Santa Barbara. Vineyard labor is changing as older workers retire and more women join the labor force; wineries must innovate to keep staff.Who Will Pick America's Wine Grapes? Workers secure vines to trellises in Santa Barbara. Vineyard labor is changing as older workers retire and more women join the labor force; wineries must innovate to keep staff.Who Will Pick America's Wine Grapes?
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To celebrate wines that deliver the most bang for the buck, we've selected the Top 10 Values of the year—wines that are 90+ points and $40 or less, topped by the Wine Value of the Year for 2021. See the full list!
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Wine Spectator's Top 10 Wine Values of 2021

This year, Wine Spectator is introducing a new annual feature, our Top 10 Wine Values of the Year. All of the wines on this list rated 90 points or higher on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale, cost $40 or less and are made in large-enough quantities to be widely available. To make these selections, we also kept in mind the diversity of the global wine scene, looking for wines with solid track records that are good representatives of their regions. We hope you’ll find your new go-to among these options, or at least have some fun discovering new wines.

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This year, Wine Spectator is introducing a new annual feature, our Top 10 Wine Values of the Year. All of the wines on this list rated 90 points or higher on Wine Spectator’s 100-point scale, cost $40 or less and are made in large-enough quantities to be widely available. To make these selections, we also kept in mind the diversity of the global wine scene, looking for wines with solid track records that are good representatives of their regions. We hope you’ll find your new go-to among these options, or at least have some fun discovering new wines.

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