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WATERBROOK
Walla Walla's Waterbrook has
been value-conscious since its
founding in 1984, and has only
gotten more so since 2009,
when it planted a 187-acre
vineyard in Spring Valley's
rolling hills. Winemaker John
Freeman uses that youngvine fruit to craft some
impressive wines at $13, like
a generous, purple-fruited
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
and the 2014 Mélange, a
merlot-dominant blend of ten
varieties that awaits uncorking at your next barbecue.

GEORGES VIGOUROUX
If you like dark, tannic reds, Cahors is full
of bargain-priced options. Malbec stays
lean and firm in this southwestern part
of France-all the better to go with the
duck, goose and cassoulet the region is
famed for. Look to Georges Vigouroux's
four estates for a range of reds at $15 or
less. Atrium is gentle and easy, Cahors
for a picnic; Pigmentum is sleeker, darker
and more modern, ready for a steakhouse; Château Leret is for traditionalists, tannic enough to take on cassoulet.
Saranty Imports, Harrison, NY

VINI
A $9 pinot noir that
tastes like pinot noir,
and a $9 pinot grigio
that's clean, floral
and peachy, ready
for beachside barbecues: Is there really
anything more to
say? They come from
Bulgaria's Thracian
Valley, which Homer
praised for its wines.
It's time we get hip to
it. Bulgarian Master
Vintners, Sonoma, CA

TSELEPOS
George Tselepos is the master
of moschofilero, a rose-scented
white grown on a high, cool
plateau in Greece's Peloponnese, so it's remarkable that
his basic cuvée is just $17.
And while his dark, chocolatey agiorgitiko from Driopi
Estate asks more than most
people would consider an
everyday price, his deeplycolored rosé version captures the grape's juicy, spicy
flavor in picnic-ready form
for $14. Stellar Importing Co.,
Whitestone, NY

ZACHARIAS VINEYARDS
For one-stop shopping for
affordable wines, Greece's
Peloponnese is hard to beat.
There's the light, crisp roditis
and the floral moschofilero
for whites, and the juicy, soft
agiorgitiko for reds and rosés.
For textbook examples of all
three, look to the Zacharias
family, who have been growing grapes here for decades.
The 2015 Agiorgitiko Rosé
($13) is a particular standout,
bright and dry with spiced
cherry fruit, thirst-quenching
in its acidity. Stellar Importing
Co., Whitestone, NY

ZUCCARDI
Sebastián Zuccardi is leading the
charge for brighter, fresher wines
from the Argentine Andes, especially
with wines from the cool heights of
the Uco Valley. What's most remarkable is how affordable some of
them are, like the 2015 Serie A
Malbec, a violet-scented red with
a fresh cherry center for $15, or
the clean, bright malbec bottled
under Santa Julia, their valuepriced label. At $10, it's an easy
intro to new-wave Argentine
malbec. Winesellers, Niles, IL

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