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Top Bottles
for $12 or Less

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$

Cramele Recas
2018 Romania
Werewolf Merlot
(88 points)
Clean, plummy,
earthy and
structured-what
more can you ask
for the price?
Tri-Vin Imports,
New Rochelle, NY

10

$

Robertson
Winery
2019 Robertson
Chenin Blanc
(92 points)
Lemony, and
juicy with honeydew flavors, this
is rich enough to
pour with turkey
and stuffing.

11

$

Luis Saenz
2015 Rioja
Crianza
(89 points)
Soft, generous
berry notes with a
pork-broth savor
direct this wine
toward carnitas.
Aidil Wines &
Liquors,
Newark, NJ

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9

$

Chateau Ste.
Michelle
2018 Columbia
Valley Dry
Riesling
(88 points)
Lemon zesty
and brightly
acidic, this offers
plenty of zippy
refreshment.

You can, in fact, get a great bottle of wine for less than the cost of
a craft cocktail in most bars. Here are some of the best we found
from our tastings of 9,208 wines over the past 12 months.

10

$

Kirkland
Signature
2017 Sonoma
County Old Vine
Zinfandel
(90 points)
Supple and satiny, this delivers
fresh, rosy fruit
with a pleasantly
sweet tinge.

11

$

Cupcake
2018 Central
Coast
Chardonnay
(87 points)
This is a terrific
picnic wine,
with a salty tang
to refresh its
plump apple and
peach flavors.

$

12

Alta Vista
2019 Mendoza
Vive Malbec
(90 points)
Both lush and
bright in its
anise-scented
red fruit, this
has enough grip
to take on a
grilled steak.
Kobrand,
Purchase, NY

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$

10

$

J. Lohr
2018 Monterey
Wildflower
Valdiguié
(88 points)
This is full
of character
and nerve,
the red-berry
fruit edged in
peppercorn spice
and tannins.

11

Chateau Ste.
Michelle
2019 Columbia
Valley Rosé
(88 points)
Savory and
bright, with
herbal cherry flavor, this is pitchperfect for chilled
sesame noodles.

12

11

$

Quinta da Lixa
2019 Vinho Verde
Alvarinho/Loureiro/Trajadura
(92 points)
Brisk pear flavor
and a scrub of
acidity keep this
white bone-dry.
Grape2Glass,
Newark, NJ

12

$

$

Santa Carolina
2019 Leyda Valley
Carolina Reserva
Sauvignon Blanc
(92 points)
Savory sauvignon, this has
delicious depth in
its saline, grapefruity flavor.
Carolina Wine
Brands USA,
Charleston, SC

Ktima Voyatzi
2019 Macedonia
Kyklos Xinomavro
Rosé (91 points)
A rosé well suited
for autumn
drinking, this is
earthy and spicy,
with bold wildstrawberry flavor.
Celina Imports,
Old Bethpage, NY



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