Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant D'alsace, Alsace A.C., France: Superb quality and taste for the price of this French rosé sparkling wine! Toasty with some field raspberry notes. Bone-dry and refreshing. Here's your summer party rosé bubbly. Bring it on! A terrific producer and well-known in Alsace and around the world. Pair with grilled fish. Drink: 2022-2024. 39016 12% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. September 10, 2022 Top Rated Sparkling Wine. Complete Cheese Pizza Wine Full Review

Chateau Moncontour Tete de Cuvée Brut Vouvray Sparkling, Loire A.C., France: The French writer Honoré de Balzac featured this winery in his novel, La Femme de Trente Ans. What a bargain for such a crisp, toasty bubbly! Lovely bright green fruit and lemon lift on the finish. A toasty, nutty French sparkling wine from the Loire Valley. These bubblies are rare finds, and this one represents tremendous value. Perfect as an aperitif or companion to seafood and great novels. Drink: 2016-2020. 207936 12% D 750 mL  $19.95 Score: 90/100. October 15, 2021 Best Value Sparkling Wine. Scrumptious Seafood Wine Full Review

Cascina Castlèt Litina Barbera D'asti 2012, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy Drink: 2017-2019. 938109 13.80% XD 750 mL  $21.95. September 2, 2017 Full Review

Cantine Due Palme Primitivo 2014, Salento, Puglia I.G.P., Italy: Dark chocolate and mocha aromas on the nose with fleshy ripe blackberry notes. Lovely toasty oak on the finish. Medium- to full-bodied. Supple and smooth but packed with flavour, just as a Primitivo (aka Zinfandel) grape-based wine should be. Try this with a variety of pizzas, from meat lovers' to four cheeses. Drink: 2016-2019. 658351 13.50% D 750 mL  $15.95 Score: 88/100. August 20, 2016 Venerated Vegetarian Wine Full Review