Once friends and neighbors find out we work at Wine Enthusiast, the first question they ask is almost invariably, “So, what’s a great $10 wine?” These wines represent some of the best inexpensive offerings we’ve tasted for the June issue, selected for price and quality, and balanced to give a selection of wine styles. Remember, you can always visit our Ratings on www.winemag.com to search more than 8,000 wines we’ve named Best Buys.
Colter’s Creek 2010 Riesling (Idaho). —P.G.
abv: 12.8% Price: $10
Alente 2009 Tinto (Alentejo). Value Vines LLC. —R.V.
abv: 14.1% Price: $10
Cooperativa Reguengos de Monsaraz 2010 Monsaraz Tinto (Alentejo). Tri-Vin Imports. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $10
Oak Knoll NV Toasted Cow Vintners Blend White (Willamette Valley). Oak Knoll. —P.G
abv: 11% Price: $10
Château Saint-Sernin 2009 Domaine Saint-Sernin Rouge Segalin (Lot). Bird Rock Imports. —R.V.
abv: 12.5% Price: $10
oops 2010 Carmenère (Central Valley). Schwartz Olcott Imports. —M.S.
abv: 13.5% Price: $10
Quintay 2011 Clava Coastal Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca Valley). Montecastelli Selections. —M.S.
abv: 12.5% Price: $10
Talamonti 2009 Modà (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo). Panebianco. —M.L.
abv: 13% Price: $10
Adega Cooperativa Ponte de Barca 2011 Hera Grande Escolha (Vinho Verde). M Imports, LLC. —R.V.
abv: 11% Price: $9
Cantine Galasso 2010 Tanto (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo). Indigo Wine Group. —M.L.
abv: 12.5% Price: $9