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Around the

World

in 40
wines
2021

Value Brands
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or most of 2020, we learned how exhausting it is
to stay in one place; how lonely it can be to connect
online for the thirteenth month in a row. Now, as
we send this issue to print, we can see the light at the end
of the tunnel, and our imaginations are alive with the possibilities of small spring gatherings. Because, whether it's
Gulf shrimp eaten at a sidewalk café in the French Quarter, chowder out of a bread bowl in the Bay Area, a New
York slice on the street or Maine lobster on a chilly evening,
everything tastes better at a table with family and friends.
To make impromptu al fresco gatherings easier, we've
gathered a list of 40 brands you can count on for good
drinking at $20 or less. Each of them has outperformed the
competition in our focus tastings over the last 12 months,
with affordable wines gaining high accolades. In the pages
that follow, you'll find our top selections, matched with a
day-trip idea that we've been dreaming about.
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WINE & SPIRITS

JUNE 2021

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Mt. Etna, Sicily
Etna is a magnet for amateur
photographers, whose eruption
shots filled Instagram feeds
during a particularly active spring
2021. The volcano's mineralrich slopes are also the source
of some of Italy's most exciting
wines from distinctive local
varieties. Pack your camera
and take a guided hike through
some of Etna's dormant craters,
then enjoy pansotti in pistachio
sauce at San Giorgio e il Drago in
Randazzo, washed down with a
refreshing Etna Bianco.
-STEPHANIE JOHNSON



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