In the video, Bob Paulinski, Master of Wine selects and tastes the top wine values of the year price under $30 per bottle. This year, he’s tasted more than 4000 through work projects and travel. The five selected wines come from five different countries. The wines are available in multiple countries to some degree. Prices may vary.
2022 Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough, New Zealand, $25, purchased at Costco for $16.99
2022 Vietti Trevie Barbera d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy $17.99, bought at Total Wine
2022 Jonathan Pey “Bellevue” Morgon, Beaujolais, France, contact Jon directly at
https://www.domainejonathanpey.com/landing.php
2020 Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero, Spain, purchased at Total Wine for $26.99
2021 Wente Vineyards Wetmore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore, CA. Typically sells at $24, I bought a bottle at Costco for $19.89.
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Chapter Markers
00:00 – 00:44 Intro
00:45 – 03:50 2022 Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc
03:51 – 06:10 2022 Vietti Barbera d’Asti
06:11 – 09:20 2022 Jonathan Pey “Bellevue” Morgon
09:21 – 11:39 2020 Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero
11:40 – 14:20 2021 Wente “Wetmore” Cabernet Sauvignon
22 Comments
"First ones here."
Clark w. griswald
Merry Christmas and happy new year Bob!
Is it me or is the audio gain really low
I love the Morgon!!! I think I purchased 6 bottles of it and have 3-4 left. I’m hoping to keep one around for 3-4 more years and see how it turns out.
Hi Bob, Happy Holiday! Love your channel. Craggy Range Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc is one of my favorite. Tried 2021 last year, it was good. Picked few bottles 2022 last month at Costco, it's even better. Thank you for preparing wonderful contents.
Great video…now I gotta go shopping! To me, if anyone is interested in how different red wines can taste, try a Morgon Cru Beaujolais. Deliciously different from any other red wines.
Happy Holidays Bob! Great top list. Thank you for all your information and posts! Cheers.
Fantastic effort and video, have a blessed holidays and even better new year!
Spot on selections with the Wente CS a bit of a surprise but worth trying. Craggy Range SB is a never miss no brainer.
Have had Cru Beaujolais at 15 years old with little if any fade just more pinote. Love the grapevine tattoo on your arm.
Talk about identity. Need a little more sound volume?
Thanks for the video, and all the great content this year Bob. Can't always find every wine here in the UK, but the insights are appreciated all the same. (One minor techy point, it would be good if you could turn up the audio levels on your videos. Coming to you from a Konstantin Baum vid I had to really strain to hear (too lazy to turn up my volume 🙂 ). Interestingly the audio levels improved at around the 12 minute mark.)
Have you tried the Wente Southern Hills Cab? It's about $10 cheaper than the Wetmore version and still pretty darn good for the price.
Bob, I love your content because you recommend outstanding wines that the average consumer can buy so that they can drink at table. Before watching this video, I suffered through 2 of your competitors videos showcasing the best wines of 2024. What pretense , these wines are for the elite , none of those wines could be enjoyed by the average consumer. The wines featured were all over $100. Kudos to you for offering great values that punch north of mediocrity.
4,000 tastings, you're lucky to be vertical. LOL, J/K. Another great video, nice camera work and great info. I'll be stretching my normal price point a bit and be on the look out for the Barbera d'Asti and Cabernet Sauvignon, thanks for pointing them out. Thanks for all you share with YT, I hope the holiday season is great for you.
Omg thats so funny. I had two barberas the other night. The vietti and a reva (d’alba) the vietti was outstanding i had to go get 4 more
On the hunt for Emilio Moro! Merry Christmas!
I like your selections
I really do think you made excellent choices!
🤙🤙🤙but what‘s missing?
– german Riesling
– Gewürztraminer d‘Alsace
– Grüner Veltliner, Austria
– Sangiivese, Tuscany
– Cotes-du-Rhone
– a Merlot
– a red Bordeaux
– a white Bordeaux
I'll have to add the Craggy Range SB and Emilio Moro to my shopping list as I have tried (and enjoyed both Marlborough and Sancerre-styles) and am looking for a comparative counterpart for my 2015 La Rioja Alta Ardanza Reserva.
My favorite 5 wines in 2024 that I paid <$30 were:
2019 Luca Old Vines Malbec
2021 Zuccardi Concreto Malbec
2022 Donnhoff Tonschiefer Dry Slate Riesling
2022 Chateau Minuty "M" Rose
2022 Brundlmayer Riesling Terrassen Kamptal
Damn. Maybe we are kindred spirits because whenever anyone asks me for my favorite value wines that are not from America I point them to the Vietti and Emilio Moro as part of my go to’s for value. Great pics !
Great video Bob! Vietti Barbera has been my go to for a while. Can usually find in at TW at a decent price. I will be searching out some of the other recommendations, especially the Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero. Thanks for all you do! Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
That Vietti is an amazing value – had it in a meal ahead of a younger Barolo and that Barolo had some work cut out for it to rise above the barbera
I wish you a Happy Christmas Bob, and thank you for all the videos and quizzes during the year.🎉🎅