Best Value
Some deals are just too good to pass up. Our Best Value category digests that rarest of breeds: Top-rated products at prices that are incredibly appealing. We include products across the board in this section.
Top Best Value Posts:
Top 10 Bourbons Under $20
Wines of Lula Cellars, 2018 Releases
Jim Beam Distiller’s Cut
Duckhorn. Decoy. Migration. Paraduxx. Canvasback. Calera. Chances are, if your wine preferences migrate toward west coast of the United States, you’ve crossed paths with one or more from this well-known flock of award-winning wines. Now there’s Featherweight, a low-calorie, low-alcohol entry into the Decoy family, looking to keep taste afloat. Christopher reviewed a few Decoys…
The Loire Valley doesn’t present itself in the same manner as Burgundy or Bordeaux. However, it does offer a wide range of affordable wines with a refreshing lack of pretense. Producers are every bit as obsessed with soil, weather and tradition as other regions, but not as much with scores or which varietal is “having…
Cocktail & Sons makes some amazing artisanal syrups and mixers, and lately it’s put its first foot into the non-alcoholic spirits space with the launch of ZeroNero [red], a bitter amaro designed for solo sipping or for use in cocktails or with simple mixers like seltzer or soda. Listed botanicals include cloves, cassia bark, star…
Returning to Cantoro Market feels less like a sequel and more like checking back in on a place that never stops evolving. The scale is still mildly overwhelming, the shelves still bowing under the weight of Italian specialties you didn’t know existed or needed, and the wine section continues to emanate a low-grade sense of…
We cover the wines of Paso Robles’ Ancient Peaks with regularity, so these 2026 offerings should not come as a surprise. The value present in these bottlings, however, is more of a shock… 2024 Ancient Peaks Sauvignon Blanc Paso Robles – Quite tropical at first, this wine moves into grassier territory, with a slight astringency…
Dow’s has fully revamped its labels with this LBV Port release, opting for a dark label in lieu of the white label we saw in 2016 and prior. As expected, however, those changes mean little for what’s in the bottle, which remains a bold investigation into various flavors of chocolate-covered cherries, plump raisins, and a…
Tullibardine keeps mixing up its lineup, and while you will find its numerically guided Signature Range in the U.S., you will also now discover three expressions exclusive to the country, two with age statements, one without, and all focused on affordability. The distillery site dates back to 1488, but these three offerings are as fresh…
Occasionally, something at the local shop manages to throw a curveball. In this instance, it was a Malbec from Mendoza priced at $20, doing the heavy lifting of wine twice the price. That shouldn’t be surprising at all, but it somehow managed to feel like a personal plot twist in a year already filled with…
Italian white wines are diverse, distinctive, and delicious. But our stress today is on diverse. Italian whites can be strikingly different from each. It saddens me to think that many people limit their experience of Italian white wines to Pinot Grigio. Make no mistake, Pinot Grigio can be lovely, but there are many more adventurous…
What if I told you you could find DOCG-class Chianti Classico for 20 bucks a bottle? Sometimes even as little as $12? Cecchi Storia di Famiglia is a slightly unconventional bottling of the wine — 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon — but the approach works surprisingly well. The bright fruit of a traditional Sangiovese…