Marietta OVR
Shebang! Red Blend
Columbia Winery H3 Cheval/Merlot/Cab
Chateau Mont Redon CdR Red
Famille Iché Les Hérétiques Pays d’Hérault
Concha y Toro Cellar of the Devil Cabernet Sauv
Snoqualmie Cabernet or Syrah
(For over $20 - Carlisle Sonoma County Zin, Bedrock OVZ)
Snoqualmie once made a “Rosebud Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon for $12 but, after two years or so, they blended it into a few other vineyard sources and bucked the price up to $25. Broke my heart.
2012 Bodegas Castaño “Solanera Viñas Viejas” Yecla
Parker 94 pts.
$13-14 online.
I’m always a bit wary about these low cost/high point Parker wines, but this one is quite tasty. A very good bargain. Bought half a case.
Textbook ($22)
Sebastiani Alexander Valley ($24)
H3 Horse Heaven Hills ($10)
Columbia Crest ($11)
…and according to the Cabluminati here, apparently Hardin ($25) but I have yet to try it.
Just tried a 2013 Chateau Graville-Lacoste Blanc that was really citrus driven with grapefruit and lemon. At $11 per 375ml and around $17 per 750, this is a no brainer if you want a drier white than the Rieslings suggested above.
I love Rioja, but must be careful with producer. La 2008 Rioja Alta Alberdi Riserva is $19 and Lopez de Haro 2005 is $13 both at Bassins.
If you can get your hands on 2014 Clos Briords ( Muscadet) it’s phenomenal and a great daily drinker.
Also, the base Baudry bottlings, Roches Neuves base Saumur, and several other good Loire CF’s are all under $20 and Raffault Picasses is $25.
The basic Gillaume Gilles VdP is essentially Cornas for under $25 and of phenomenal quality.
Just depends on your tastes. Lots of good Beaujolais options too, and I recommend Weygandt Wines for both BoJo and Loire finds, not to mention great German/Austrian/ Alsatians…
I feel the best QPR’s are in the Rhone Valley… Cote du Rhones can be some really great daily drinkers… Some examples that I regularly buy are:
Domaine La Manarine - CDR
Saint Cosme (favorite winery) - CDR / little james basket press/Les Deux Albion
just had the basket press white wine (blend of viognier/sauv-blanc) at a restaurant here in Hillsboro… was awesome!
Coudalet de Beaucastel - CDR (found 2010 for 14.99 at trader joes once, bought a case)
Domaine Pegau - CDR (make a few under $20 red/whites)
Guigal - CDR
Jean-Marie Royer -Le petite royer - love this one
Domestic - Andrew Murray - tour les jour (obviously riper but always a killer value, santa ynez syrah)
Tablas Creek - Patelin de Tablas… always awesome QPR’s
those are some I buy regularly and drink often… Especially the Saint Cosme Cote du Rhones…