Wapisa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, San Javier, Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina: From San Javier, Río Negro, Patagonia wine region, Wapisa 2020 is a dry, medium-plus-bodied, fresh and fragrant Cabernet Sauvignon with aromas of black currant, blackberry, fir, nutty, sweet dried tobacco leaf and baking spice flavours smooth and velvety with a creamy dark chocolate finish on the palate. So good now and excellent value at $20. Drink: 2023-2028. 10970 14.60% XD 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 93/100. October 7, 2023 Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review

Chakana Finca Los Cedros Malbec 2020, Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina: The grapes for Chakana Finca Los Cedros 2020 Malbec are sourced from a small parcel of land from a vineyard in the northern part of Paraje Altamira. Fresh on the nose with pink and blue florals, the wine is dry, medium-bodied and vibrant on the palate with blueberry, mulberry, plum and minerally flavours with a lingering vanilla and coffee bean finish. Drink or hold. Drink: 2023-2028. 32142 13.50% XD 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 92/100. October 7, 2023 Voluptuous Veal Wine Full Review

Bossy Boots Sauvignon Blanc 2023, King Valley, Victoria, Australia: From the Nugan Estate in Victoria, Bossy Boots 2023 is a vegan-friendly Sauvignon Blanc produced from grapes sourced from a single vineyard. Dry, medium-bodied, fresh and zesty with lime, tropical fruit, gooseberry, citrus and minerally flavours on the palate, chill and enjoy it with green salads, brunch dishes or a goat cheese galette. Grapes are sourced from cool-climate King Valley in the Victoria wine region with the overnight breezes of the Katabatic winds keeping the fruit cool and fresh. The wine is also cool-fermented in stainless-steel tanks... very cool, as is the price at $17. Drink: 2024-2025. 17648 11.50% D 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 90/100. February 17, 2024 Best Value White Wine. Splendid Salad Wine Full Review

Featherstone Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Featherstone 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is fragrant with white florals and is dry, mouth-watering and intense with fresh apple, pear, stone fruit, fresh-cut grass, grapefruit and citrus zest flavours lingering on a mineral note. Produced from stainless-steel-fermented and barrel-fermented fruit. Featherstone winemaker and co-owner David Johnson worked a vintage in New Zealand in 2007 to learn how to make a New Zealand style Sauvignon Blanc. Drink: 2023-2024. 89011 12.50% D 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 89/100. October 7, 2023 Best Value White Wine. Splendid Salad Wine Full Review

Santa Rita Medalla Real Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Maipo Valley, Chile: Santa Rita Medalla Real Gran Reserva 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon-driven red wine from the Maipo Valley has 4% Petite Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc added to it from Alto Jahuel. Fresh and fragrant with blueberry, blackberry, savoury herbs, black olive, toasty oak and pepper spice flavours generous on the palate, this is a beautiful Chilean Gran Reserva with polished tannins. Very nice now, or cellar to 2030. This wine has a long life ahead of it and it's amazing value under $20. Drink: 2023-2034. 460170 14% XD 750 mL  $18.95 Score: 90/100. October 7, 2023 Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review

Domaine de Fabrègues L'orée 2019, Languedoc A.P., France: Domaine de Fabrègues L'orée 2019 is an amazing value dry, medium-plus-bodied, Languedoc red at $16. Produced from 50% Cinsault, 40% Mourvèdre and 10% Carignan, the wine is fragrant with dark cherry, blackberry, red berry and garrigue herb aromas and flavours spicy and lengthy on the palate. Very nicely done, A versatile food wine, enjoy it with grilled game burgers, lamb sausages or a wild mushroom ragu. Drink: 2023-2024. 31689 13% XD 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 89/100. October 7, 2023 Delightful Duck Wine Full Review

Louis Bernard Louis Côtes du Rhône-Villages 2020, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône A.P., France: Louis Bernard Louis 2020 is an excellent value Côtes du Rhône Villages at $17. Produced from mostly Grenache with a portion in Syrah, the wine is elegant with dark berry, cassis, pepper and toasty oak spice flavours lush, juicy with a kiss of minerality on the finish. Easy to love. Drink or hold. Drink: 2023-2024. 561290 14% XD 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 92/100. October 7, 2023 Best Value Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review

Michele Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera D'asti 2020, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: From the Piedmont wine region, Michele Chiarlo Le Orme 2020 Barbera D'asti is fragrant with pink florals, violets, raspberry, cherry and savoury herb flavours vibrant and juicy on the palate. The wine spent 16 months mellowing and ageing in French oak casks prior to bottling and release. Excellent value at $16, on a wine classified at the DOCG level. Vineyards also form part of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. Drink: 2022-2027. 265413 13.50% D 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 89/100. October 7, 2023 Best Value Red Wine. Vital Vegetarian Pizza Wine Full Review

Corte Majoli Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore 2020, Veneto D.O.C, Italy: From Tezza, Corte Majoli 2020 Ripasso Valpolicella Superiore is excellent value at $19. Dry, spicy, fresh and mouthcoating with ripe blackberry, crushed raspberry, plum, sweet baking spice and dried sweet tobacco leaf flavours long and savoury on the palate. Very enticing and moreish, the wine is beginning to show its best now. Drink or hold. Enjoy with slow-braised beef short ribs. Drink: 2023-2027. 84061 14% D 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 88/100. October 7, 2023 Delightful Duck Wine Full Review

Tagaro Mancinello Nero di Troia 2021, Puglia I.G.T., Italy: Tagaro Mancinello 2021 Nero Di Troia is a great value Puglia red at $19. Smoky and enticing with aromas of dark berry, plum, sweet baking spice and vanilla flavours with a long dark berry finish on the palate, this medium-plus-bodied red is ready to drink now. Delish with grilled games sausages or a cassoulet. Drink or hold. Drink: 2024-2028. 22130 15% D 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 91/100. February 17, 2024 Best Value Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Caruso & Minini Naturalmente Nero D'avola 2020, Sicily D.O.C., Italy: Caruso & Minini Naturalmente 2020 Nero D'avola is produced from organically grown grapes from the Sicily wine region. Dry, full-bodied and zesty with dark plum, blood orange zest and umami flavours with a spicy finish, this rustic red would be great with a lamb ragu or lentil and black bean burgers from the grill. An excellent value Nero D'avola at $20 to drink through to 2025. Drink: 2023-2025. 33462 12.50% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. October 7, 2023 Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review

Matahiwi Estate Me Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Wairarapa, North Island, New Zealand: Matahiwi Estate Me 2022 Sauvignon Blanc is produced from sustainably grown grapes from New Zealand's Wairarapa, North Island wine region. So juicy, this SB is dry, mouth-watering and fragrant with lemon-lime zest, passionfruit, gooseberry and briny mineral aromas and flavours with a clean, crisp lime leaf finish. Drink through 2025. Drink: 2023-2025. 32550 13.50% XD 750 mL  $18.95 Score: 92/100. October 7, 2023 Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Vilarnau Barcelona Reserva Brut Organic Cava, Penedès D.O., Spain: A zesty, vibrant Spanish sparkling wine with notes of lemon meringue and white peach. Drink: 2024-2026. 515254 11.20% D 750 mL  $16.95 Score: 89/100. September 20, 2024 Best Value Sparkling Wine. Sensational Shellfish Wine Full Review

Drumheller Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Columbia Valley, Washington, United States: From the Columbia Valley wine region, Drumheller 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is great value at $20. A full-bodied Cab with vibrant acidity food, ripe dark currant, raspberry, mocha, fine herbs, smoky and spicy on the finish. Enjoy with grilled meats. Grapes for this vintage were sourced from the Wahluke Slopes where grapes enjoy warm sunny days and cool nights giving vibrancy and concentration of flavours in this wine. Pour with a beef brisket. Drink: 2023-2028. 551473 13.70% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 91/100. October 21, 2023 Best Value Red Wine. Remarkable Roast Chicken Wine Full Review

Buried Cane Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Columbia Valley, Washington, United States: Buried Cane 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is great value at $20. A dry, full-bodied and zesty Cab produced by the Middleton family who have been making wine since 1898, the name for this wine refers to a technique employed in cold-climate, wine-growing regions whereby vines are covered in earth to protect and hibernate them over the winter. Look for ripe dark berry, cassis, savoury herbs, spicy flavours vibrant and plushy on the palate. Drink: 2023-2028. 402081 13.80% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 88/100. September 9, 2023 Best Value Red Wine. Magnificent Meat Pizza Wine Full Review

The Velvet Devil Merlot 2021, Washington, United States: The Velvet Devil 2021 is a great value Washington Merlot at $20. From Charles Smith Wines, the wine is dry, full-bodied, plushy and zesty with dark plum, savoury herbs, cedar brush and toasty oak spice flavours tasty and satisfying on the palate. A crowd-pleaser Merlot, try it with mushroom burgers, or lamb lollipops from the grill. Drink: 2023-2027. 394742 13.50% D 750 mL  $18.95 Score: 90/100. March 12, 2024 Best Value Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review