Let’s go, day 9! We cracked halfway!
We’re back, you know the rules, and if you don’t here they are:
- One box is voted on per day. The current box is bolded
- Please don’t be a fool and comment for a different box or future box, will not count
- Winner is top comment after 24 hours
- We then advance to the next!
Top 2 runner ups will be posted in the next post!
Runner ups:
Most Underrated Wine Region
– Greece
– Loire Valley, France
Most Overrated Wine Region
– Burgundy
– Provence
Most Underrated Wine
– Barbera d’Alba
– Txakoli
Most Overrated Wine
– Meiomi
– Prisoner
Best Grape Variety
– Riesling
– Nebbiolo
Worst Grape Variety
– Muscadine
– Pinotage
Best Wine Label
– Mouton Rothschild
– Emmerich Knoll: Riesling Ried Loibenberg Smaragd
Best Newbie Friendly Wine
– Beaujolais
– Vinho Verde
by AustraliaWineDude
32 Comments
Cotes du Rhone
G.D. Vajra (Langhe Nebbiolo/Barbera D’Alba)
Such great value it’s almost counterintuitive mentioning!
I’ve found a lot of the Kirkland signature wines to be great QPR entry points into different varietals. They’re never the “best” of, but for me they’ve been well priced examples of what the regions have to offer.
I buy a Montepulciano D’Abruzzo that is amazing for the price. It’s perfect if we have people over and start mowing through bottles.
Juan Gil Silver
Trimbach Alsace Riesling
Vinho Verde!
In Australia, big shout out to Wynns Black Label Cab Sav, maybe the best Aussie sub $40 cab Sav out there
Gruet!
Bodegas Forcada Flor De Baco. Rioja
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This specific wine has definitely been doing the rounds in London circles. At £13.00 a pop, it’s such good value and it is a pretty banging wine. It was my go to wine for dinners parties and gatherings for a while.
Llopart Reserva Brut Rose Corpinnat
Guigal Cotes du Rhone.
German Spätburgunder.
The better ones can compete with Bourgogne for about a quarter of the price.
Vinho verde
Gamay/Beaujolais
easily, you will get the biggest names with 30-40 bucks and have a huge variety of soils and styles depending on the cru you buy from. Also its having a great advance in quality with producers extending the limits of this wine every year.
Vinho Verde by miles
Envínate Albahra. Fabulous wine for less than 15€.
Vinho Verde & CdR
Anything from Portugal
2021 Barbaresco Produttori del Barbaresco, Wine Spectator ranked as # 7 Wine of 2025 96-point rating and $45-50/bttl. Spectacular value that drinks now and will be better in a few years.
La Rioja Alta 904. Consistently stands up to wines many times more expensive, and I’ve never had a bottle that wasn’t excellent. Ageworthy as anything, too.
Schramsburg Blanc de Blanc or anything most anything Kirkland label.
Anything of quality from Argentina, honestly. Catena, Kaiken, Zuccardi, there’s plenty if you like Malbec.
Juan Gil / Jumilla
Dalamara Xinomavro from Naoussa. Can get at a supermarket for under 18 euros
I would say beaujolais morgon or finger lakes, new york riesling. Recently tried a riesling from new york with some age for $20 and it was wonderful great QPR.
Viña Ardanza and Viña Alberdi from La Rioja Alta.
La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza
Or Vina Alberdi for lower cost
Rioja, can find some excellent, but affordable, age worthy wines
Vina Ardanza/Alberdi
Ontario Gamays are world class and so cheap.