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Entire Current Wine Guide

This is a summary of high to low scores listed alphabetically by wine category/grape varietal. A wine glass next to a wine indicates a KWG (Ken's Wine Guide) review.

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Argentina & Chile (Red Blends)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Santa Julia 2022 "La Vaquita Natural"	$19	91 (2 reviews)
2. Alta Vista 2019 "Atemporal"	$20	92.3 (4 reviews)
3. Amalaya 2020 "Gran Corte"	$22	92.5 (4 reviews)
4. Norton 2021 "Privada Family Blend"	$25	92 (2 reviews)
5. Vina Cobos 2021 "Cocodrilo Corte"	$30	92.3 (3 reviews)
6. Susana Balbo 2020 "BenMarco Expresivo"	$35	92.6 (3 reviews)

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Australian (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Fox Creek NV "Willunga" (1/23)	$17	89.4 (2 reviews)
2. Fox Creek NV "Maslin"	$23	91 (3 reviews)
3. Penley Estate 2020 "Project VIII"	$32	93.5 (4 reviews)
4. John Duval Wines 2019 "Plexus Red"	$40	93.5 (3 reviews)

Barbera (US)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Sebastiani 2019 "Sonoma Valley"	$26	89.5 (1 review)

Cabernet Franc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Renacer 2021 "Punto Final Reserva"	$19	89 (1 review)
2. Cave Spring 2020 "Estate"	$20	89.7 (4 reviews)
3. Red Newt Cellars 2021 "Finger Lakes"	$20	88.5 (1 review)
4. Ravines Wine Cellars 2021 "Finger Lakes"	$23	88.5 (1 review)
5. Suhru 2019 "North Fork"	$30	88.2 (2 reviews)
6. Milea Estate 2020 "Hudson River Region"	$38	89.5 (1 review)

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Cabernet Sauvignon

	Price	KWG Score
1. Wakefield 2019 "Promised Land"	$13	88.5 (2 reviews)
2. Pascual Toso 2020 "Estate"	$14	89 (1 review)
3. Norton 2022 "Select"	$15	88 (1 review)
4. Flat Top Hills 2018	$16	87 (2 reviews)
5. J. Lohr 2021 "Seven Oaks"	$17	90.2 (2 reviews)
6. Susana Balbo 2018 "BenMarco"	$20	91.7 (2 reviews)

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Carignane

	Price	KWG Score
1. Post & Vine 2019 "Old Vine Carignane"	$24	89 (1 review)
2. Post & Vine 2020 "Mule Plane Vineyard Carignane"	$28	92.5 (1 review)
3. Post & Vine 2021 "Mule Plane Vineyard"	$28	92 (1 review)

Carmenere

	Price	KWG Score
1. Los Vascos 2020 "Cromas Gran Reserva"	$20	90.3 (3 reviews)
2. Marques de Casa Concha 2020 "Marques de Casa Concha"	$25	90 (1 review)

Champagne & Sparkling Wine

	Price	KWG Score
1. Bridge Lane 2021 "Bubbles Rose"	$7	87 (1 review)
2. Bohigas NV "Brut Reserva Cava" (12/23)	$14	89 (1 review)
3. Poema NV "Pura Cava" (11/23)	$15	89 (1 review)
4. Valdo NV "Marca Oro Prosecco Brut" (4/24)	$15	89 (3 reviews)
5. Villa Sandi NV "Il Fresco Brut Rosato Prosecco" (9/23)	$16	88.5 (2 reviews)
6. Dr Loosen 2022 "Dr. Lo Alcohol-Removed Riesling with Bubbles" (4/23)	$16	87 (2 reviews)

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Charbono

	Price	KWG Score
1. Robert Foley 2019 "Napa Valley"	$42	93 (1 review)

Chardonnay

	Price	KWG Score
1. Bridge Lane 2021 "New York"	$7	87 (1 review)
2. Pascual Toso 2021 "Estate"	$14	90 (1 review)
3. Pascual Toso 2020 "Estate"	$14	88.5 (2 reviews)
4. Flat Top Hills 2020 "California"	$14	88 (1 review)
5. The Simple Grape 2020	$15	88.7 (2 reviews)
6. Line 39 2022 "Organic"	$15	87 (1 review)

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Chenin Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Indaba 2023	$12	88 (1 review)
2. Raats Family 2022 "Original Unwooded"	$15	91.4 (5 reviews)
3. Tania Vincent Careme 2021 "Terre Brulee Le Blanc"	$16	90 (3 reviews)
4. Dry Creek Vineyard 2021 "Dry"	$16	89 (1 review)
5. L'Ecole #41 2021 "Old Vines"	$19	91 (2 reviews)
6. Bellingham 2020 "Bernard Series Old Vine"	$28	92 (3 reviews)

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Dessert & Ice Wine

	Price	KWG Score
1. Jam Jar NV "Sweet Blush"	$12	86.5 (2 reviews)
2. Pindar 2015 "Cabernet Port"	$17	92.5 (1 review)
3. Croft NV "Reserve Tawny Porto" (9/22)	$19	89.5 (3 reviews)
4. Fonseca 2016 "Late Bottled Port Unfiltered"	$25	90 (2 reviews)
5. Eroica 2019 "Gold Riesling"	$28	94 (2 reviews)
6. J Dusi Wines 2016 "Zinfandel Port"	$32	93.5 (1 review)

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French - Beaujolais

	Price	KWG Score
1. Georges Duboeuf 2020 "Beaujolais Villages Flower Label"	$14	87 (2 reviews)
2. Maison L'Envoye 2020 "Moulin-a-Vent Terre de The"	$15	90 (1 review)
3. Laurent Perrachon 2021 "Roche Bleue Julienas"	$20	90 (1 review)
4. Maison L'Envoye 2020 "Fleurie Chateau Vivier Monopole"	$20	90 (2 reviews)
5. Domaine du Clos du Fief 2020 "Tradition"	$21	92.3 (3 reviews)
6. Maison L'Envoye 2021 "Morgon Cote du Py"	$21	91.5 (2 reviews)

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French - Bordeaux

	Price	KWG Score
1. Chateau Le Clairiot 2018	$16	89.5 (1 review)
2. Chateau Couhins 2019 "Grand Vin de Graves"	$34	93.6 (6 reviews)
3. Poesia 2018 "Saint Emilion Grand Cru"	$35	94.5 (6 reviews)
4. Chateau de Sales 2019 "Pomerol"	$35	93 (6 reviews)
5. Chateau de Pez 2019 "2nd Pez"	$35	90.7 (4 reviews)
6. Château Labégorce 2018	$36	95.2 (7 reviews)

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French - Other (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. By Jeff Carrel 2021 "Les Darons"	$14	88 (2 reviews)
2. Plaisance Penevayre 2020 "Le Rouge"	$19	89 (1 review)
3. Bel Air Gauthier 2020 "Jour de Soif"	$20	91 (1 review)

French - Rhone (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Domaine de Piaugier 2019 "La Grange de Piaugier"	$14	89 (1 review)
2. Famille Perrin 2019 "Nature"	$15	90 (3 reviews)
3. Famille Perrin 2019 "Cotes du Rhone Villages"	$15	89 (2 reviews)
4. Pierre Dupond 2022 "La Renjardiere Red"	$16	87.5 (2 reviews)
5. M. Chapoutier 2020 "Belleruche"	$18	90 (1 review)
6. Domaine de Piaugier 2020 "Sablet"	$18	89 (1 review)

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Gewurztraminer

	Price	KWG Score
1. Villa Wolf 2021	$14	87.5 (1 review)
2. Red Newt Cellars 2019 "Classic Label"	$18	90.7 (2 reviews)
3. Ravines Wine Cellars 2021 "Finger Lakes"	$23	89 (1 review)
4. Navarro Vineyards 2020 "Dry Estate Bottled"	$24	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. Pellegrini Vineyards 2019 "Estate Grown"	$25	90.5 (1 review)
6. Gundlach Bundschu 2020 "Estate Vineyard"	$25	90 (1 review)

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Greek (Red)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Troupis 2021 "Fteri Agiorgitiko"	$19	88.5 (1 review)

Grenache

	Price	KWG Score
1. Epiphany 2018 "Rodney's Vineyard"	$32	93.5 (4 reviews)
2. Olivia Brion 2019 "Mon Amour Interdit"	$36	90.5 (2 reviews)

Gruner Veltliner

	Price	KWG Score
1. Winzer Krems 2021 "Sandgrube 13"	$14	86 (2 reviews)
2. Dr Konstantin Frank 2019	$15	89 (3 reviews)
3. Gobelsburg 2022 "Kamptal"	$17	88.7 (2 reviews)
4. Domane Wachau 2021 "Federspiel Terrassen"	$19	89.2 (2 reviews)
5. Domane Wachau 2020 "Smaragd Terrassen"	$25	92.4 (5 reviews)
6. Migration 2021 "Edna Valley"	$32	92 (2 reviews)

Italian (Piedmont) Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. Riva Leone 2021 "Barbera"	$12	86 (1 review)
2. G.D. Vajra 2020 "Rosso"	$16	88 (1 review)
3. Castello di Castellengo 2020 "Rosso Della Motta"	$19	89 (1 review)
4. Renato Ratti 2020 "Barbera d'Asti Battaglione"	$25	92 (4 reviews)
5. M.A. Monticelli 2019 "Nebbiolo"	$25	89 (2 reviews)
6. Massolino 2020 "Barbera d'Alba"	$27	90.3 (4 reviews)

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Italian (Tuscany) Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. Fattoria di Basciano 2021 "Chianti Rufina"	$16	88.5 (2 reviews)
2. Mazzei 2018 "Poggio Badiola"	$17	90.3 (4 reviews)
3. Renzo Masi 2020 "Chianti Riserva"	$17	88.5 (2 reviews)
4. San Felice 2020 "Chianti Classico"	$20	93 (6 reviews)
5. Ceralti 2020 "Rosso Scire"	$22	90 (3 reviews)
6. Ceralti 2021 "Rosso Scire"	$23	90.3 (3 reviews)

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Italian White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Stemmari 2021 "Grillo"	$11	86.5 (2 reviews)
2. Pighin 2021 "Friuli Pinot Grigio"	$15	89.5 (1 review)
3. Riva Leone 2021 "Gavi"	$15	89 (1 review)
4. Benvolio 2020 "Pinot Grigio"	$15	87 (1 review)
5. Cantina del Taburno 2020 "Amineo Coda di Volpe"	$17	90 (2 reviews)
6. Torre Zambra 2021 "Poggio Salaia Pecorino"	$17	89 (1 review)

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Italy (Other Regional Reds)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Planeta 2020 "La Segreta Il Rosso"	$16	90.5 (2 reviews)
2. Peter Zemmer 2021 "Vernatsch Schiava"	$16	90.3 (3 reviews)
3. Atzei 2020 "Saragat Cannonau"	$16	88.5 (2 reviews)
4. Pasqua 2020 "Passione Sentimento Romeo & Juliet Rosso"	$16	88 (1 review)
5. Cantina Zaccagnini 2021 "Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Tralcetto"	$17	89.1 (3 reviews)
6. Boccadigabbia 2017 "Rosso Piceno"	$17	86.5 (2 reviews)

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Malbec

	Price	KWG Score
1. Trivento 2021 "Reserve"	$11	89.5 (3 reviews)
2. Trivento 2021 "Maximum Red Blend"	$14	88 (2 reviews)
3. Norton 2022 "Select"	$15	87.5 (1 review)
4. Amalaya 2021 "Estate Grown"	$16	90.2 (4 reviews)
5. Bodegas Bianchi 2021 "Oasis Sur"	$16	90.1 (3 reviews)
6. Norton 2021 "Reserva"	$18	92 (3 reviews)

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Merlot

	Price	KWG Score
1. J. Lohr 2021 "Los Osos"	$15	90 (2 reviews)
2. St. Francis Winery 2019 "Anniversary Edition"	$22	91.6 (3 reviews)
3. No Brainer 2019 "Dry Creek Valley"	$24	90.8 (3 reviews)
4. Seven Hills 2021 "Walla Walla Valley"	$25	92.2 (4 reviews)
5. Luke 2020 "Wahluke Slope"	$25	90.4 (5 reviews)
6. Rodney Strong 2021 "Sonoma County"	$25	88.5 (1 review)

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Mourvedre or Mataro

	Price	KWG Score
1. Olivares 2021 "Altos de la Hoya"	$13	90 (1 review)
2. Cline Cellars 2021 "Ancient Vines"	$28	89 (1 review)
3. Three Wine 2018 "Old Vines Mataro"	$34	90 (1 review)
4. Once and Future 2021 "Oakley Road Vineyard"	$40	91 (2 reviews)

Petit Verdot

	Price	KWG Score
1. Muse Vineyards 2020 "Shenandoah Valley"	$34	91 (1 review)
2. Barren Ridge Vineyards 2019 "Shenandoah Valley"	$35	90 (1 review)
3. Pellegrini Vineyards 2015 "Estate Grown"	$40	89 (1 review)
4. Mountain Run Winery 2021	$45	90.5 (1 review)
5. Williamsburg Winery 2019 "Reserve"	$49	90.7 (2 reviews)

Petite Sirah

	Price	KWG Score
1. Dry Creek Vineyard 2019 "Spencer's Hill Vineyard"	$41	93 (2 reviews)
2. Robert Biale 2019 "Royal Punishers"	$49	93.2 (2 reviews)
3. V Sattui 2021 "Napa Valley"	$49	93 (1 review)

Pinot Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Villa Wolf 2020	$12	87.6 (3 reviews)
2. Wittmann 2020 "100 Hills"	$16	91 (1 review)
3. Wittmann 2021 "100 Hills"	$16	90 (1 review)
4. Wittmann 2020 "Weisser Burgunder Trocken"	$24	91.5 (1 review)
5. Elk Cove Vineyards 2021 "Estate"	$25	91.5 (2 reviews)
6. Lieb Cellars 2021 "Estate"	$26	89.8 (3 reviews)

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Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris (Other than Italy)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Villa Wolf 2020	$12	88.3 (3 reviews)
2. The Simple Grape 2021	$15	88.5 (1 review)
3. Pike Road 2022 "Willamette Valley"	$16	91.3 (3 reviews)
4. Acrobat 2022 "Oregon"	$16	89 (1 review)
5. J Dusi Wines 2022	$20	91 (1 review)
6. Elk Cove Vineyards 2021 "Estate"	$22	91.5 (4 reviews)

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Pinot Noir

	Price	KWG Score
1. Georges Duboeuf 2019 "Pays d'Oc"	$14	88.5 (1 review)
2. Knotty Vines 2019	$15	87.8 (3 reviews)
3. Villa Wolf 2020	$16	88.6 (3 reviews)
4. Greg Norman Estates 2019 "Santa Barbara County"	$17	90.3 (3 reviews)
5. Villa Maria 2020 "Private Bin"	$19	88.3 (3 reviews)
6. Kendall Jackson 2019 "Vintner's Reserve"	$20	90.2 (4 reviews)

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Pinotage

	Price	KWG Score
1. Kanonkop 2019 "Kadette"	$18	90.7 (4 reviews)
2. Bellingham 2017 "Bernard Series Bush Vine"	$40	90 (2 reviews)
3. Kanonkop 2021 "Estate Wine"	$48	93.2 (5 reviews)

Portugal Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. Quinta Nova 2019 "Pomares"	$15	88.3 (3 reviews)
2. Quinta Monteiro de Matos 2021 "Reserva do Paul Selection Red"	$18	89.7 (4 reviews)
3. Quinta Monteiro de Matos 2021 "Reserva do Paul Touriga Nacional"	$18	88.5 (3 reviews)

Portugal White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Casa de Vila Nova 2021 "Vila Nova Vinho Verde"	$12	87 (1 review)
2. Quinta do Vallado 2021 "White"	$23	90 (4 reviews)
3. Soalheiro 2021 "Granit Alvarinho"	$25	92 (3 reviews)
4. Quinta do Vallado 2021 "Prima White"	$25	91 (4 reviews)

Red Blends or Varietals

	Price	KWG Score
1. Shebang NV "Fourteenth Cuvee"	$15	89 (1 review)
2. Knotty Vines 2019 "Red Blend"	$15	87.5 (1 review)
3. Marietta Cellars NV "OVR Lot Number 74"	$19	92.5 (2 reviews)
4. Cave Spring 2021 "Estate Grown Gamay"	$20	89.7 (2 reviews)
5. Komarna 7 2016 "Plavac Mali"	$20	88 (1 review)
6. Tapestry 2021 "Red Blend"	$21	91 (2 reviews)

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Riesling

	Price	KWG Score
1. Shades of Blue NV "QbA"	$10	88 (1 review)
2. Villa Wolf 2021 "Dry"	$12	89 (1 review)
3. Frisk 2022 "Prickly"	$12	88.6 (3 reviews)
4. Villa Wolf 2020 "Dry"	$12	87 (2 reviews)
5. Dr Loosen 2021 "Dr. L"	$13	87.5 (2 reviews)
6. S.A. Prum 2020 "Essence"	$14	91 (4 reviews)

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Rose

	Price	KWG Score
1. Truro Vineyards 2021 "Rose Can"	$7	89 (1 review)
2. Robert Foley 2021 "Hawksbill"	$10	90 (1 review)
3. The Beachhouse 2021	$10	87 (2 reviews)
4. Fattoria di Basciano 2022 "Rosato di Toscana"	$11	88 (1 review)
5. Amalaya 2022	$12	90.5 (1 review)
6. Sacha Lichine 2021 "Le Poussin"	$12	89 (1 review)

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Sauvignon Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Bridge Lane 2022 "New York"	$7	88 (1 review)
2. Los Vascos 2021	$12	89.5 (2 reviews)
3. Sacha Lichine 2022 "La Poule Blanche"	$12	89 (1 review)
4. Stoneburn 2022 "Marlborough"	$12	89 (1 review)
5. Babich 2022 "Marlborough"	$13	89.8 (4 reviews)
6. Paul Buisse 2021 "Touraine"	$13	88 (2 reviews)

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Semillon

	Price	KWG Score
1. L'Ecole #41 2022 "Columbia Valley"	$18	90.5 (1 review)
2. Riley's Rows 2020 "North Coast"	$25	92 (1 review)
3. Riley's Rows 2021 "North Coast"	$25	91 (1 review)
4. V Sattui 2021 "North Coast"	$34	90.2 (2 reviews)

South African (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Tania Vincent Careme 2019 "Terre Brulee Le Rouge"	$16	90.3 (3 reviews)
2. Kanonkop 2019 "Kadette Cape Blend"	$18	89 (3 reviews)
3. Raats Family 2021 "Red Jasper"	$22	90.5 (1 review)
4. Taaibosch 2019 "Crescendo"	$40	92.6 (6 reviews)
5. Boekenhoutskloof 2020 "The Chocolate Block"	$40	92 (3 reviews)
6. Boschendal 2019 "Black Angus"	$40	90.5 (2 reviews)

Spanish Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. CVNE 2020 "Cune Organic"	$15	91 (5 reviews)
2. Vina Zorzal 2021 "Garnacha"	$15	89.5 (1 review)
3. Senorio de P. Pecina 2020 "Red Coseche"	$16	88 (1 review)
4. Muriel 2018 "Fincas de la Villa Crianza"	$16	87.7 (2 reviews)
5. Sierra Norte 2021 "Pasion de Bobal"	$17	89 (1 review)
6. Josep Grau 2020 "L'Efecte Volador"	$19	88 (1 review)

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Spanish White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Benaza 2020 "Godello"	$16	90 (1 review)
2. Reboreda 2022 "A Telleira Godello"	$18	91 (1 review)
3. La Val 2022 "Albarino"	$18	90 (1 review)
4. Can Feixes 2020 "Blanc Seleccio"	$19	88 (1 review)
5. Pazo Cilleiro 2021 "Albarino"	$20	89.5 (1 review)
6. Virgen del Galir 2020 "Pagos de Galir Godello"	$21	92.2 (4 reviews)

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Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Wakefield 2019 "Promised Land"	$13	90 (2 reviews)
2. J. Lohr 2021 "South Ridge"	$15	91.5 (3 reviews)
3. Quinta Monteiro de Matos 2019 "Reserva do Paul"	$18	89.3 (3 reviews)
4. Pindar 2019 "North Fork"	$22	87.2 (2 reviews)
5. McPrice Myers 2021 "Right Hand Man"	$25	93 (2 reviews)
6. The Paring 2019	$25	90.6 (3 reviews)

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Tempranillo

	Price	KWG Score
1. Vina Eguia 2020 "Tempranillo"	$15	88 (1 review)
2. Olivia Brion 2019 "Les Vagabondes"	$40	92 (2 reviews)
3. Cantadora 2019 "The Protector"	$50	91.5 (2 reviews)

Torrontes

	Price	KWG Score
1. Kaiken 2022 "Terroir Series"	$11	89 (1 review)
2. Colome 2022 "Estate"	$14	92.8 (5 reviews)
3. Colome 2023 Estate"	$14	90 (1 review)
4. Susana Balbo 2022 "Crios Torrontes"	$15	89 (1 review)
5. Susana Balbo 2022 "Signature"	$24	92.3 (3 reviews)

Vidal Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Greenvale Vineyards 2022	$32	90.5 (1 review)

Viognier

	Price	KWG Score
1. Yalumba 2021 "Y Series"	$15	91.1 (5 reviews)
2. Carol Shelton 2020 "Wild Thing"	$20	91 (2 reviews)
3. Roland Grangier 2021 "Condrieu"	$26	90.2 (2 reviews)
4. Stags Leap Winery 2020 "Napa Valley"	$32	88 (2 reviews)
5. Calera 2020 "Mt Harlan"	$38	92.3 (3 reviews)

White Blends or Varietals

	Price	KWG Score
1. Truro Vineyards 2021 "Summer White"	$6	89 (1 review)
2. Amalaya 2022 "Blanco"	$12	90 (1 review)
3. Chateau Pilet 2022 "Bordeaux Blanc"	$14	89 (2 reviews)
4. Famille Perrin 2020 "Cotes du Rhone White Nature"	$15	89.5 (2 reviews)
5. Argento 2022 "Artesano White Malbec"	$15	89 (2 reviews)
6. Quinta do Regueiro 2022 "Foral de Melgaço Old Vines Alvarinho"	$16	90.5 (2 reviews)

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Zinfandel

	Price	KWG Score
1. Cline Cellars 2020 "Ancient Vines"	$16	90 (1 review)
2. Three Wine 2019 "Red Label"	$18	89 (1 review)
3. St. Francis Winery 2020 "Old Vines"	$22	90.3 (3 reviews)
4. McPrice Myers 2021 "Pound for Pound"	$25	93.7 (4 reviews)
5. Once and Future 2021 "Napa Valley"	$25	92 (1 review)
6. Decoy 2021 "California"	$25	90.5 (2 reviews)