30 Great Bargain Wines of 2025, $30 and Under

All rate Excellent.

Whew, this is more like it. Wines we can all afford. Prices range from $15 to $30, with most falling within that $18 to $25 QPR sweet spot. In terms of genre, there are 15 red wines, 11 whites, three rosés and one sparkling. Geographically, we’re all over the map — seven wines from California and seven from Italy; four from Oregon; three each from France and Portugal; two from New York; and one each from Washington state, Argentina, Bulgaria and Greece.

Most of these wines are eminently drinkable, quaffable, yet they also surprise with their level of character and complexity. You could take a bottle to a picnic or serve at a backyard cookout — depending on the weather where you live; parts of the country are snowed in — take a few sips and say, “Hey, that’s really good.” As in “even better than I expected.”

These are the wines you buy six bottles of or even a case to consume over the next year or two.

Enjoy! In moderation, of course.

Twelve of these wines were samples for review; the rest were purchases.

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Marchese Antinori Pèppoli 2023, Chianti Classico, Toscana, Italy. Sangiovese, with merlot and syrah. Excellent. About $25.

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Bio Viognier + Traminer 2022, Thracian Valley, Bulgaria. From Edoardo Miroglio. A 50/50 blend of white grapes viognier and gewurztraminer. Excellent. About $16.

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Bortolomiol “70th Anniversary” Valdobbiadene Rive di Col San Martino 2023, Prosecco Superiore, Italy. Excellent. About $20.

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Cadre Wines Queen of the Sea Albariño 2023, San Luis Obispo Coast, California. Excellent. About $30.

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Cantine Povero “Il Canapo” Roero Arneis 2024, Piedmont, Italy. 100% varietal. Excellent. About $16.

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Common Thread Wines Three Strands Red Wine 2022, Central Coast, California. 57% pinot noir, 28% pinot gris, 15% pinot meunier. 148 cases. Excellent. About $28.

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Cora Rosé 2024, Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo, Italy. 100% montepulciano grapes. Excellent. About $15.

The winery also makes a smashing pinot grigio at the same price.

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Domaine du Dragon Grand Cuvée Rosé 2024, Côtes de Provence, France. 1/3 each grenache, cinsault and mourvèdre. Excellent. About $25.

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Elizabeth Spencer Special Cuvée Sauvignon Blanc 2024, North Coast, California. Excellent. About $21.

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Esporão Monte Velho 2023, Alentejano, Portugal. A blend of aragonez, trincadeira, touroga nacional, alicante bouschet, syrah and smidgeons of other red grapes. Excellent. About $18.

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Evesham Wood Pinot Noir 2023, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Excellent. About $27.

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Field Recordings Wonderwall Pinot Noir 2023, Santa Barbara County, California. Excellent. About $26.

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Freire Lobo Vigno Branco 2023, Dão, Portugal. 50% encrazado, 35% bical, 15% cerceal. Excellent. About $17.

I had this exciting white wine three times last year and look forward to the 2024 release.

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G.D. Vajra Langhe Rosso 2023, Piedmont, Italy. A blend of nebbiolo, barbera and dolcetto, with rare heirloom grapes freise, albarosso, chatus and slarina. Excellent. About $21.

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Gramercy Cellars Picpoul 2023, Walla Walla Valley, Washington. Excellent. About $25.

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Dr. Konstantin Frank Blaufränkisch 2022, Finger Lakes, New York. Excellent. About $28.

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Lamoreaux Landing Cabernet Franc Dry Rosé 2024, Finger Lakes, New York. Excellent. About $18.

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Laurent Perrachon et Fils “Terre de Loyse” 2023, Beaujolais-Villages, Burgundy, France. Excellent. About $17.

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Limited Addition “Constant Crush” Pinot Noir/Pinot Gris Co-Ferment 2023, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Excellent. About $27.

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Lost 2023, Peloponnese, Greece. 80% moschofilero, 20% malagousia. Excellent. About $21.

A highly aromatic white wine.

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Lucy Pico Blanco 2024, Monterey County, California. 65% pinot gris, 35% pinot blanc. Excellent. About $26.

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Chateau Pesquié Terrasses Blanc 2023, Ventoux, France. 40% viognier, 20% each clairette, grenache blanc and roussanne. Excellent. About $18.

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Quinta do Vesuvio Comboio do Vesuvio 2023, Douro, Portugal. 45% touriga nacional, 35% touriga franca, 10% each tinto roriz and tinta barroco. Excellent. About $25.

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Sabroso!!! 2024, Central Coast. From Vinos Finos de California. 43% grenache, 36% cabernet Pfeffer, 21% zinfandel. Excellent. About $30.

About as fun as a red wine can be.

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Domaine St. Laurent Pinot Noir 2023, Rogue Valley, Oregon. Excellent. About $20.

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Surrau “Naracu” 2023, Cannonau di Sardegna, Italy. 100% cannonau grapes. Excellent. About $17.

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Tatomer Wines Hinter der Mauer 2023, Central Coast, California. 50/50 blend of riesling and grüner veltliner. Excellent. About $18.

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Terra Alpina Pinot Grigio 2024, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italy. From Alois Lageder. Excellent. About $20.

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Terrazas de Los Andes Reserva Malbec 2022, Mendoza, Argentina. Excellent. About $20.

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Troon Vineyards Druid’s Red 2024, Applegate Valley, Oregon. 25% syrah, 21% cinsault, 20% mourvèdre, 19% carignan, 15% grenache. Biodynamic and regenerative agriculture. Excellent. About $30.