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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. Susana Balbo 2020 "BenMarco Expresivo"	$35	92.6 (3 reviews)
2. Alta Vista 2019 "Atemporal"	$20	92.3 (4 reviews)
3. Caro 2018 "Amancaya Reserve Red Blend"	$21	91.7 (4 reviews)
4. Vina Cobos 2018 "Cocodrilo"	$30	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. Pascual Toso 2020 "Barrancas Red Wine"	$20	88 (1 review)

Australian (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Penley Estate 2020 "Project VIII"	$32	93.5 (4 reviews)
2. John Duval Wines 2019 "Plexus Red"	$40	93.5 (3 reviews)
3. d'Arenberg 2017 "d'Arry's Original"	$20	92.1 (4 reviews)
4. Fox Creek NV "Maslin"	$23	90 (2 reviews)
5. Fox Creek NV "Willunga" (1/23)	$17	89.4 (2 reviews)

Barbera (US)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Scott Harvey 2018 "Mountain Selection"	$29	91.5 (2 reviews)
2. Sebastiani 2019 "Sonoma Valley"	$26	89.5 (1 review)

Cabernet Franc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Zuccardi 2018 "Q"	$20	92 (4 reviews)
2. Saget La Perriere 2018 "Marie de Beauregard"	$23	91.3 (3 reviews)
3. Andrew Murray 2018 "E11even"	$36	91 (1 review)
4. Corley 2017 "Monticello Vineyards"	$48	91 (1 review)
5. Meeker 2018	$48	91 (1 review)
6. Paul Buisse 2018 "Chinon"	$14	90.6 (3 reviews)

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Cabernet Sauvignon

	Price	KWG Score
1. Mac and Billy 2021 "M"	$35	93.6 (3 reviews)
2. Mount Veeder Winery 2018 "Napa Valley"	$44	93.5 (4 reviews)
3. Turley 2018 "Turley Estate"	$48	93.5 (3 reviews)
4. Marietta Cellars 2019 "Arme"	$28	93.3 (3 reviews)
5. Marques de Casa Concha 2018 "Marques de Casa Concha"	$22	93 (6 reviews)
6. Terra Valentine 2018 "Napa Valley"	$40	93 (3 reviews)

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Carmenere

	Price	KWG Score
1. Montes 2018 "Alpha"	$22	91.2 (5 reviews)
2. Los Vascos 2019 "Cromas Gran Reserva"	$21	90.5 (4 reviews)
3. Viu Manent 2018 "Gran Reserva"	$13	90.2 (2 reviews)
4. Marques de Casa Concha 2020 "Marques de Casa Concha"	$25	90 (1 review)

Champagne & Sparkling Wine

	Price	KWG Score
1. Domaine Carneros 2016 "Brut"	$33	93.6 (3 reviews)
2. Schramsberg 2018 "Brut Rose"	$47	93.3 (3 reviews)
3. Schramsberg 2019 "Blanc de Noirs"	$44	93 (1 review)
4. J Vineyards NV "Cuvee 20" (11/22)	$38	92.3 (3 reviews)
5. Domaine Carneros 2017 "Brut"	$33	91.7 (2 reviews)
6. Schramsberg 2019 "Blanc de Blancs Brut"	$42	91.7 (2 reviews)

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Charbono

	Price	KWG Score
1. Robert Foley 2018 "Napa Valley"	$38	90 (1 review)

Chardonnay

	Price	KWG Score
1. RoseRock 2019 "Eola-Amity"	$35	96.1 (4 reviews)
2. Domaine Drouhin 2019 "Arthur"	$35	95.2 (5 reviews)
3. Au Bon Climat 2020 "Sanford & Benedict Vineyard"	$40	95 (1 review)
4. Brewer-Clifton 2018 "Sta. Rita Hills"	$40	94.6 (6 reviews)
5. Stonestreet 2018 "Estate"	$45	94.6 (7 reviews)
6. Walter Scott 2021 "La Combe Verte"	$34	94.5 (2 reviews)

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Chenin Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Domaine Huet 2020 "Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu"	$42	96.7 (4 reviews)
2. Bellingham 2020 "Bernard Series Old Vine"	$28	92 (3 reviews)
3. Lussier 2021 "Jurassic Park"	$32	92 (1 review)
4. Calera 2021 "Santa Ynez Valley"	$40	92 (1 review)
5. Thacher 2021 "Own-Rooted Shell Creek Vineyard"	$36	91.7 (2 reviews)
6. Arnaud Lambert 2018 "Clos David"	$35	91.5 (2 reviews)

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Dessert & Ice Wine

	Price	KWG Score
1. Fritz Haag 2019 "Brauneberger Juffer Auslese Goldkapsel"	$42	94.6 (3 reviews)
2. Kracher 2017 "Cuvee Beerenauslese"	$35	94.5 (4 reviews)
3. Eroica 2019 "Gold Riesling"	$28	94 (2 reviews)
4. J Dusi Wines 2016 "Zinfandel Port"	$32	93.5 (1 review)
5. Pindar 2015 "Cabernet Port"	$17	92.5 (1 review)
6. d'Arenberg 2017 "The Noble Mud Pie"	$20	92.5 (3 reviews)

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French - Beaujolais

	Price	KWG Score
1. Jean Marc Burgaud 2020 "Morgon Cote du Py"	$25	94.8 (3 reviews)
2. Chateau de La Chaize 2018 "Cote de Brouilly Brulhier"	$39	93.5 (4 reviews)
3. Pierre Marie Chermette 2020 "Fleurie Poncie"	$29	93 (2 reviews)
4. Clos du Vieux Bourg 2020 "Chenas Au Bois Retour"	$32	93 (1 review)
5. Chateau des Bachelards 2018 "Comtesse de Vazeilles Moulin-a-Vent"	$39	93 (2 reviews)
6. Yohan Lardy 2020 "Moulin-a-Vent Vieilles Vignes de 1903"	$40	93 (3 reviews)

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French - Bordeaux

	Price	KWG Score
1. Chateau Barde-Haut 2018	$42	96.1 (5 reviews)
2. Chateau Gloria 2018	$46	95.4 (7 reviews)
3. Château Labégorce 2018	$36	95.2 (7 reviews)
4. Chateau Marojallia 2018	$45	95.1 (5 reviews)
5. Chateau Siran 2018	$35	95 (6 reviews)
6. Château Montrose 2018 "La Dame de Montrose"	$49	94.8 (7 reviews)

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French - Other (Red Blend)

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

French - Rhone (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Domaine Saint Damien 2020 "Les Souteyrades"	$38	96.3 (3 reviews)
2. Yann Chave 2019 "Le Rouvre"	$40	94.6 (4 reviews)
3. Yann Chave 2019 "Crozes-Hermitage Rouge"	$30	94.5 (4 reviews)
4. Clos du Mont Olivet 2020 "Chateauneuf du Pape"	$53	94.5 (3 reviews)
5. Domaine Les Alexandrins 2018 "Crozes-Hermitage"	$44	94.4 (5 reviews)
6. Domaine Combier 2018 "Crozes-Hermitage"	$42	93.8 (5 reviews)

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Gewurztraminer

	Price	KWG Score
1. Trimbach 2017	$32	91.5 (4 reviews)
2. Goldeneye 2020 "Confluence Vineyard"	$40	91.5 (2 reviews)
3. Red Newt Cellars 2019 "Classic Label"	$18	90.7 (2 reviews)
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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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)
3. Limerick Lane 2019 "Winemaker's Folly Grenache Ch 1"	$38	90 (2 reviews)

Gruner Veltliner

	Price	KWG Score
1. Domane Wachau 2020 "Smaragd Terrassen"	$25	92.4 (5 reviews)
2. Migration 2021 "Edna Valley"	$32	92 (2 reviews)
3. RD Winery 2019 "Fifth Moon"	$25	90.6 (3 reviews)
4. Domane Wachau 2021 "Federspiel Terrassen"	$19	89.2 (2 reviews)
5. Dr Konstantin Frank 2019	$15	89 (3 reviews)
6. Winzer Krems 2021 "Sandgrube 13"	$14	86 (2 reviews)

Italian (Piedmont) Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. Michele Chiarlo 2019 "Cipressi Nizza"	$29	93 (5 reviews)
2. Renato Ratti 2020 "Barbera d'Asti Battaglione"	$25	92 (4 reviews)
3. Pio Cesare 2019 "Nebbiolo"	$40	91 (4 reviews)
4. Enrico Serafino 2018 "Picotener"	$25	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. M.A. Monticelli 2017 "Barolo"	$45	90.5 (2 reviews)
6. Massolino 2020 "Barbera d'Alba"	$27	90.3 (4 reviews)

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Italian (Tuscany) Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. San Felice 2016 "IL Grigio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione"	$49	95 (6 reviews)
2. Caparzo 2016 "Brunello di Montalcino"	$49	94.8 (6 reviews)
3. Frescobaldi 2016 "Tenuta Perano Chianti Classico Riserva"	$35	94 (4 reviews)
4. Mazzei 2017 "Chianti Classico Riserva Ser Lapo"	$34	93.7 (4 reviews)
5. Tenuta di Ghizzano 2017 "Nambrot"	$45	93.7 (4 reviews)
6. Ceralti 2019 "Alfeo Superiore"	$42	93.7 (5 reviews)

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Italian White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Peter Zemmer 2019 "Pinot Grigio Riserva Giatl"	$45	94.2 (4 reviews)
2. Pieropan 2018 "Calvarino Soave Classico"	$35	93.8 (4 reviews)
3. Pieropan 2020 "Soave Classico"	$23	93 (3 reviews)
4. Planeta 2019 "Eruzione 1614 Carricante"	$35	93 (2 reviews)
5. Feudi di San Gregorio 2018 "Greco di Tufo"	$27	92.5 (4 reviews)
6. Planeta 2019 "Etna Bianco"	$31	92.5 (4 reviews)

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Italy (Other Regional Reds)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Allegrini 2018 "La Grola"	$35	93.5 (6 reviews)
2. Tornatore 2018 "Etna Rosso"	$35	92.7 (4 reviews)
3. Planeta 2020 "Cerasuolo di Vittoria"	$29	92.5 (4 reviews)
4. Peter Zemmer 2018 "Lagrein Riserva Furggl"	$38	92.1 (3 reviews)
5. Planeta 2019 "Etna Rosso"	$31	92 (2 reviews)
6. Cavallo di Battaglia 2018 "Montepulciano"	$18	91.5 (2 reviews)

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Malbec

	Price	KWG Score
1. Zuccardi 2018 "Poligonos Tupungato Alto"	$30	94.2 (4 reviews)
2. Vina Cobos 2018 "Bramare Uco Valley"	$42	94 (3 reviews)
3. Susana Balbo 2019 "Signature"	$24	93 (4 reviews)
4. Zuccardi 2018 "Poligonos Paraje Altamira"	$35	92.3 (3 reviews)
5. Pulenta Estate 2016 "Gran X"	$45	92.3 (3 reviews)
6. Colome 2019 "Estate"	$25	92 (4 reviews)

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Merlot

	Price	KWG Score
1. St. Francis Winery 2019 "Reserve"	$40	93.7 (2 reviews)
2. Luna 2018 "Reserve"	$48	92 (1 review)
3. L'Ecole #41 2019 "Walla Walla Valley"	$40	91.5 (2 reviews)
4. Merriam Vineyards 2018 "Windacre Vineyard"	$54	91 (1 review)
5. No Brainer 2019 "Dry Creek Valley"	$24	90.8 (3 reviews)
6. L'Ecole #41 2018 "Columbia Valley"	$25	90.7 (4 reviews)

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Mourvedre or Mataro

	Price	KWG Score
1. Three Wine 2018 "Old Vines Mataro"	$34	90 (1 review)

Petit Verdot

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

Petite Sirah

	Price	KWG Score
1. V Sattui 2019 "Napa Valley"	$47	96 (1 review)
2. Robert Biale 2019 "Royal Punishers"	$49	93.2 (2 reviews)
3. Dry Creek Vineyard 2019 "Spencer's Hill Vineyard"	$41	93 (2 reviews)
4. Stags Leap Winery 2018 "Napa Valley"	$47	93 (1 review)
5. Once and Future 2019 "Palisades Vineyard"	$65	93 (2 reviews)
6. Stags Leap Winery 2019 "Napa Valley"	$47	92 (4 reviews)

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Pinot Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Three Sticks 2019 "Durell Vineyard"	$50	92.2 (5 reviews)
2. Wittmann 2020 "Weisser Burgunder Trocken"	$24	91.5 (1 review)
3. Elk Cove Vineyards 2021 "Estate"	$25	91.5 (2 reviews)
4. Maximin Grunhaus 2019	$24	91.3 (3 reviews)
5. Wittmann 2020 "100 Hills"	$16	91 (1 review)
6. Wittmann 2021 "100 Hills"	$16	90 (1 review)

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Pinot Grigio & Pinot Gris (Other than Italy)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Elk Cove Vineyards 2021 "Estate"	$22	91.5 (4 reviews)
2. J Vineyards 2019 "Estate"	$36	91.3 (3 reviews)
3. Navarro Vineyards 2020 "Anderson Valley"	$22	91 (2 reviews)
4. Acrobat 2021	$15	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. Hugel 2018 "Classic"	$23	90.2 (2 reviews)
6. J Dusi Wines 2021	$20	90 (1 review)

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Pinot Noir

	Price	KWG Score
1. Raen 2021 "Royal St. Robert"	$70	96 (4 reviews)
2. Domaine Drouhin 2019 "Roserock Eola-Amity Hills"	$35	95.6 (5 reviews)
3. Brewer-Clifton 2018 "Sta. Rita Hills"	$40	95 (6 reviews)
4. Au Bon Climat 2019 "Bien Nacido Vineyard"	$40	94.3 (3 reviews)
5. Cristom Vineyards 2019 "Mt. Jefferson Cuvee"	$35	94 (5 reviews)
6. Hartford Court 2019 "Russian River Valley"	$40	93.7 (7 reviews)

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Pinotage

	Price	KWG Score
1. Kanonkop 2019 "Estate Wine"	$48	91.6 (5 reviews)
2. Kanonkop 2019 "Kadette"	$18	90.7 (4 reviews)
3. Bellingham 2017 "Bernard Series Bush Vine"	$40	90 (2 reviews)

Portugal Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. Quinta do Crasto 2016 "Touriga Nacional"	$78	95.6 (4 reviews)
2. Quinta do Crasto 2016 "Superior Red"	$29	92 (3 reviews)
3. Fonte do Ouro 2016 "Reserva Especial"	$40	91.8 (3 reviews)
4. Rui Roboredo Madeira 2017 "Beyra Reserva"	$17	91.7 (4 reviews)
5. Quinta do Vallado 2018 "Vinho Tinto"	$23	91 (4 reviews)
6. Quinta de Fafide 2017 "Reserva Tinto"	$25	90.2 (2 reviews)

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Portugal White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Quinta do Vallado 2021 "Prima White"	$25	91 (4 reviews)
2. Quinta do Regueiro 2019 "Foral de Melgaco Old Vines Alvarinho"	$16	90.2 (2 reviews)
3. Fonte do Ouro 2018 "Reserva Especial"	$19	90 (1 review)
4. Quinta do Vallado 2021 "White"	$23	90 (4 reviews)
5. Quinta do Crasto 2018 "White"	$20	89.5 (4 reviews)
6. Rui Roboredo Madeira 2019 "Beyra Reserva Quartz White"	$16	89 (2 reviews)

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Red Blends or Varietals

	Price	KWG Score
1. Parabellum 2019 "Coulee"	$45	95.8 (5 reviews)
2. Tablas Creek 2018 "Cotes de Tablas"	$35	94 (5 reviews)
3. J Dusi Wines 2019 "The Other Brother"	$44	94 (1 review)
4. McPrice Myers 2020 "Beautiful Earth Red"	$45	93.6 (3 reviews)
5. DAOU 2020 "Cuvee Lizzy"	$85	93.6 (3 reviews)
6. Blackbird Vineyards 2018 "Arise"	$40	93.4 (5 reviews)

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Riesling

	Price	KWG Score
1. Maximin Grunhaus 2019 "Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Spatlese"	$46	95.6 (5 reviews)
2. Julien Schaal 2019 "Grand Cru Rangen"	$45	95.5 (2 reviews)
3. Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard 2018 "Dry Reserve"	$29	94.7 (4 reviews)
4. Fritz Haag 2019 "Brauneberger Juffer Spatlese"	$34	94.6 (3 reviews)
5. Fritz Haag 2019 "Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spatlese"	$42	94.6 (3 reviews)
6. Fritz Haag 2019 "Brauneberger Juffer feinherb"	$40	94.3 (3 reviews)

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Rose

	Price	KWG Score
1. Chateau La Nerthe 2021 "Prieure de Montezargues"	$23	92.6 (3 reviews)
2. Domaine de la Mordoree 2020 "La Dame Rousse Tavel"	$35	92.6 (3 reviews)
3. Red Newt Cellars 2020 "Kelby James Russell Dry Rose"	$18	92.2 (4 reviews)
4. Etude 2019 "Grace Benoist Ranch"	$34	92.2 (4 reviews)
5. Malene 2021	$22	92 (2 reviews)
6. Gran Moraine 2020 "Rose of Pinot Noir"	$28	92 (1 review)

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Sauvignon Blanc

	Price	KWG Score
1. Spottswoode 2021 "Sonoma-Napa Counties"	$45	95.3 (6 reviews)
2. Claude Riffault 2019 "Les Denisottes"	$46	95 (3 reviews)
3. Knights Bridge 2020 "Pont de Chevalier"	$40	94 (3 reviews)
4. Greywacke 2021 "Marlborough"	$23	93.6 (3 reviews)
5. Ehlers Estate 2020 "St. Helena"	$36	93.3 (3 reviews)
6. Craggy Range 2022 "Te Muna"	$20	93 (2 reviews)

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Semillon

	Price	KWG Score
1. Riley's Rows 2020 "North Coast"	$25	92 (1 review)
2. Riley's Rows 2021 "North Coast"	$25	91 (1 review)
3. L'Ecole #41 2021 "Columbia Valley"	$16	89.5 (2 reviews)

South African (Red Blend)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Taaibosch 2018 "Crescendo"	$40	92.5 (1 review)
2. Boekenhoutskloof 2020 "The Chocolate Block"	$40	92 (3 reviews)
3. Raats Family 2019 "Red Jasper"	$29	90.5 (2 reviews)
4. Boschendal 2019 "Black Angus"	$40	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. Tania Vincent Careme 2019 "Terre Brulee Le Rouge"	$16	90.3 (3 reviews)
6. Topiary 2017 "Innocence"	$15	89 (2 reviews)

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Spanish Red

	Price	KWG Score
1. CVNE 2015 "Imperial Reserva"	$45	94.7 (5 reviews)
2. Losada 2019 "Altos de Losada"	$38	91.5 (2 reviews)
3. CVNE 2020 "Cune Organic"	$15	91 (5 reviews)
4. Muriel 2012 "Vina Viejas Gran Reserva"	$30	90.5 (2 reviews)
5. Losada 2019 "Losada"	$25	89.7 (2 reviews)
6. Alejandro Fernandez 2018 "Condado de Haza 20 Aldeas"	$30	89.7 (2 reviews)

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Spanish White

	Price	KWG Score
1. Reboreda 2020 "A Telleira Godello"	$20	92.5 (2 reviews)
2. K5 2019 "K55 Hondarrabi Zuri Sobre Lias"	$35	92.5 (1 review)
3. Virgen del Galir 2020 "Pagos de Galir Godello"	$21	92.2 (4 reviews)
4. Adegas Morgadio 2020 "Albarino"	$22	92 (1 review)
5. Adega Eidos 2021 "Eidos de Padrinan Albarino"	$25	92 (1 review)
6. K5 2021 "Pilota Hondarrabi Zuri"	$22	91.5 (1 review)

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Syrah & Shiraz (Other than French)

	Price	KWG Score
1. Penfolds 2020 "Bin 28"	$40	94.3 (3 reviews)
2. Robert Foley 2018 "Kelly's Cuvee"	$45	94 (2 reviews)
3. Penfolds 2019 "Bin 28"	$40	93.7 (4 reviews)
4. John Duval Wines 2019 "Entity"	$40	93.5 (2 reviews)
5. Meyer Family 2017 "High Ground"	$44	93.5 (2 reviews)
6. McPrice Myers 2021 "Right Hand Man"	$25	93 (2 reviews)

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Tempranillo

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

Viognier

	Price	KWG Score
1. Andrew Murray 2019 "Santa Barbara County"	$30	92.5 (2 reviews)
2. Calera 2018 "Mt Harlan"	$38	92.3 (3 reviews)
3. Yalumba 2021 "Y Series"	$15	91.1 (5 reviews)
4. Carol Shelton 2020 "Wild Thing"	$20	91 (2 reviews)
5. Stags Leap Winery 2020 "Napa Valley"	$32	89 (1 review)

White Blends or Varietals

	Price	KWG Score
1. Au Bon Climat 2020 "Hildegard"	$40	94.7 (4 reviews)
2. Au Bon Climat 2019 "Hildegard"	$35	94.5 (2 reviews)
3. McPrice Myers 2021 "Beautiful Earth White"	$35	94 (4 reviews)
4. Chateau Carbonnieux 2019 "White"	$49	93.4 (6 reviews)
5. Tablas Creek 2019 "Cotes de Tablas Blanc"	$30	92.2 (4 reviews)
6. Priest Ranch 2019 "Estate Grown Grenache Blanc"	$22	92 (3 reviews)

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Zinfandel

	Price	KWG Score
1. Ridge 2018 "Geyserville"	$45	95.5 (7 reviews)
2. Hartford 2019 "Old Vine"	$40	94.9 (5 reviews)
3. Once and Future 2020 "Bedrock Vineyard"	$49	94.5 (1 review)
4. Mauritson 2019 "Rockpile Jack's Cabin Vineyard"	$49	94.3 (3 reviews)
5. Benovia 2017 "Sonoma County"	$42	94.2 (4 reviews)
6. Turley 2017 "Dragon Vineyard"	$45	94 (4 reviews)