By building their wine industries around grapes well-suited to their regions' climates, countries in the Southern Hemisphere have been able to increase production capacity to impressive levels without sacrificing quality. In this roundup of values, Wine Spectator staff offer a selection of highly rated bottlings priced at $25 or less—a perfect jumping-off point to explore the wine world's vast southern frontier.
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