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These are the wines that delivered the best Bang for the Buck so far this year. Not neccesarily the wines with the highest ratings, but ones that made me wish I had bought two bottles. If you can find them, buy them even if it's not the same vintage. At this level the quality is generally pretty consistent from year to year. The fact that there are very few US wines on the list should not be a surprise. Like most other products, it's just cheaper to produce wine elsewhere.
WHITE WINES
2006 Crios de Susana Balbo Torrontes, Salta, Argentina – $16
2006 Inama Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy – $12
2007 Kono Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand – $8
2006 Laugel Cuveé Michel Leon, Alsace, France – $7
2006 Marco Porello Roero Arneis, Piedmonte, Italy – $14
2006 Marques de Caceres Rioja Blanco, Rioja, Spain – $6
2006 Martin Codax Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain – $11
2006 Mauritson Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, CA – $16
2007 Chateau Mourgues du Gres Les Galets Dorés, Costières-de-Nimes, France – $16
2006 Nova Serra Greco di Tufo, Campania, Italy – $16
2004 Pra Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy – $12
2006 Salneval Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain – $11
2007 Telmo Rodriguez Basa Blanco, Rueda, Spain – $12
2007 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand – $15
2006 Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand – $17
2006 Wild Rock Winery "The Infamous Goose" Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand – $13
ROSE
2007 Blair Fox Cellars Grenache Rosé, Santa Barbara, CA – $16
2007 Cave de Tavel "Lauzeraies" Rosé, Tavel, France – $14
2007 Domaine de la Petite Cassagne Rosé, Costières-de-Nimes, France – $10
2007 Domaine La Genestière Cuvée Raphael, Tavel, France – $14
2007 Halter Ranch GSM Rosé, Paso Robles, CA – $14
2007 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Rosado, Calatayud, Spain – $9
2007 Mas Carlot Vin de Pays d'Oc Rosé, Southern France
2006 Chateau Mourgues du Gres Les Galets Rosés, Costières-de-Nimes, France – $15
2006 Vina Robles Roseum, Paso Robles, CA – $13
RED WINES
2005 Artazuri Garnacha, Navarra, Spain – $10
2006 Atteca Old Vines Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain – $18
2006 Barahonda Monastrell Tinto, Yecla, Spain – $11
2005 Bodegas Arrocal, Ribera del Duero, Spain – $15
2005 Bodegas Castano Solanera, Yecla, Spain – $15
2005 Bodegas Juan Gil, Jumilla, Spain – $16
2006 Bodegas Leceranas Evohé Garnacha, Aragon, Spain – $11
2005 Bodegas Merum Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain – $10
2005 Cameron Hughes Lot 40 Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale, Australia – $12
2005 Cameron Hughes Lot 41 Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia – $12
2005 Carmel Road Pinot Noir, Monterey, CA – $16
2005 Colosi Rosso IGT Nero d'Avola, Sicily, Italy – $8
2005 Domaine des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse, Rhone Valley, France – $18
2005 Domaine Laffont Erigone, Madiran, France – $17
2005 Dona Paula Los Cardos Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina – $8
2005 Finca Luzon Altos de Luzon, Jumilla, Spain – $16
2005 Henry's Drive Dead Letter Office Shiraz, Padthaway, South Australia – $20
2005 Justin Vineyards The Orphan, Paso Robles, CA – $15
2005 Las Rocas Garnacha, Calatayud, Spain – $10
2005 Mano a Mano Tempranillo, La Mancha, Spain – $12
2005 Minassian-Young Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, CA – $18
2005 Opine Cellars "The Offering", Central Coast, CA – $20
2006 Queen of Hearts Pinot Noir, Central Coast, CA – $12
2006 Rochford Pinot Noir Latitude, Victoria, Australia – $15
2006 Tenuta Caparzo Sangiovese Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy – $12
2006 Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier, Victoria, Australia – $18
2006 Tobin James "Ballistic" Zinfandel, Paso Robles, CA – $18
2004 Veramonte Primus, Casablanca Valley, Chile – $18
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