Can you get GREAT WINE under $20?

[@nuno.peixoto]

Rioja wines will definitely give you the best quality/price ratio. Beautiful wines. Last week I had a bottle of Contino Reserva 2016, and a Marques de Murrieta Reserva 2016, and both were amazing wines. I got the Contino one at £25 and the Marques de Murrieta at £19. Great quality for the prices. Apart from Rioja, I've also been trying Chateneauf du Pape, and I'm quite amazed by these wines! Beautiful wines these are. Unfortunately they are not cheap. Thanks for the video!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks so much. I agree with you on Rioja, what value. And CdP are not cheap, you are right. Thanks for stopping by as always.

[@lynnpowell1601]

Hi Matthew, I recently started exploring Portuguese wines and tried Vinho Verde. For 10.99 I bought a Broadbent bottle and was pleasantly surprised by how good it is! I would recommend it. I'm sure there's probably even better Vinho Verde out there.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhh good for you! Soalheiro is a well distributed brand that is outstanding

[@lynnpowell1601]

@@drmatthewhorkey Thank you. I'll try it

[@daviddyckman]

I have had the Ramirez de la Piscina, Rioja Reserva- and I agree with your assessment. I was pretty stoked when I saw you were tasting it. I love that wine.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niccceee… I want to taste their Gran Reserva

[@hro52518]

One i tried recently Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva 2018 under 20 bux at total wine. So good!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That’s a great QPR wine and it always ages well!

[@martinsimon2538]

Ah the Village Corner! Much gratitude to Dick Scheer for my formative years of wine drinking Making the drive up 23 to the old Village Corner rummaging through the bins for buried treasure Brings back great memories😂

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Did you go to UM?????

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You’ll get more Dick here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWjVkp-cndWYaa8

[@martinsimon2538]

Grew up in Toledo 24 years in the wine trade in northern Ohio and southern Mich Last 8 in SW Fla

[@drmatthewhorkey]

ahhhhh you are a veteran!!!

[@gregwaldron1010]

Great video, more like this please! As a wine educator my biggest thrill is helping people fine really good wines for reasonable prices. Also I've had this morgon and agree completely with your assessment - solid, very good for the price and a good way for people to discover Cru Beaujolais but far from "great"!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhh glad we agree!

[@typhoon2970]

Love your Vino videos. Thanks for being yourself and not pretentious.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you… wine is meant to be fun!

[@daipau]

Thanks! One of my best QPR wine is the Tentation de Dalem (Fronsac), $15-$17 is a great deal.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh Fronsac is just a brilliant AOC

[@whisk-e-y_problems9075]

I love this video; thanks for making it! I think everyone regardless of your station in life can appreciate good value wines. I think you totally nailed it with wines from the Iberian peninsula. Both Spain and Portugal produce some delicious wines at reasonable prices. I would also add Chile and Argentina to that list too, as well as "less popular" regions from France and Italy (ex: Cotes du Rhone blends and Montepulciano D'Abruzzo). One of my go-to value wines lately is actually a Bordeaux -- Chateau Lalaudey, a cru bourgeois superior that my local wine store has for ~$20. I've tried it next to some $50 - 60 second wines from 1855 classified chateaux (ex: Baron de Brane Cantenac and Echo de Lynch Bages), and it compares quite well, especially for the price!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nice and you hit the nail on the head with those value regions and Cru Bourgeois!

[@liamblake937]

I think the best Beaujolais under 25 usd is the clos de la roilette fleurie. Super classic and amazingly well balanced

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh nice

[@derekcontreras7494]

Great video some of my go to wines under 20 Luigi Bosca,Penfold’s Max Cabernet,Catena vista Flores Malbec and Monsanto chianti Classico have to give you kudos on that one all your doing👌

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great examples under 20 and thanks a lot for stopping by as always.

[@AlejandroPDX]

Under $25, Planet Oregon. Great pinot from Willamette Valley. I believe it’s produced by Soter. Def recommend

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee

[@jackhinkley6162]

I have been buying wines at Village Corner for years. It was great being able to walk to the corner of South U and Church to the old store after work at UofM two or three times a week to pick up a couple bottles of good wine. The store was interesting but the wine selection was fabulous. The new store is a lot smaller but the quality of the wine selection is still high.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I wasn’t in wine back then hahaha but I heard about the old store. I love going in to chat with Dick.

[@nikolaj-si1so]

I have found several bottles of great wines under 20$. Especially from Chile. Argentina. Spain. Chianti. Southern Rhone. On offer you can get great deals.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceeee

[@Stanvansandt]

What do you think of Mencia? I'm on my third bottle of Matilda Nieves from Ribeira Sacra and every time I've shared it with friends and compared it to other wines, it has come out on top. I'm anxious to try some Bierzo Mencia, which I understand is quite different. It will probably be a bit simple for your tastes, but I love it.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I loooovee the grape. Spent some time in Galacias a few years ago and can’t wait to get back

[@marciobukowski9836]

Last wine at this price point that blew my mind was Guelbenzu Lombana, from Ribera del Queiles. Around 25USD. I tried 2006 and 2009. I had to buy a case of the 2009.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Oooo thanks for the hot tip!

[@kahuna2]

La Segreta (Sicily) - esp the 2017 vintage, under $20. Oh how I love that wine.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It is a delicious red

[@duncansalmon5718]

Fun video, thanks for sharing. Regarding the beaujo; two lessons I have learned through the years. 1. avoid TW 2. don´t listen to Suckling.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

TW?

[@duncansalmon5718]

@@drmatthewhorkey Total Wine.

[@JamesEriksen]

Riesling is inconstantly underestimated, in my opinion.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Riesling may be the greatest wine grape in the world…

[@BigBobDookie]

Cote Bonneville Riesling from the Yakima Valley. Palencia Albariño from Washington. Both great and under $20.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhhh thanks for those suggestions

[@liamblake937]

Also around that price is kaufmann's entry level rheingau spatburgunder, awesome biodynamic wine

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee and I agree. Last time I was in the Rheinhessen I visited Grohl and his old vines Spatburgunder was 9 euros - fantastic stuff

[@solomonmengeu1003]

I think what you and others have said is true, if you are looking to get a good/great bottle of wine for under 20-25 U.S.$/euros Europe should be your go to region. Gran Reserva Rioja, Reserva/Gran Reserva Cava, Chianti Classico Riserva from less famous producers, lesser appellations of the northern & southern Rhone, vintage Cremant, the Loire, Beaujolais Crus, the premium regions of Hungary, (Eger, Tokaj, Somlo, Szekszard, Villany, Balaton sub regions), German Ortswein from the VDP across Germany, Austria, Campania, Puglia, Alto Adige, Trentino. I could name individual bottles/wineries, but I think regions gives people a better idea. The southern hemisphere also produces amazing wine, ( I think we are past the whole Old World vs. New World labels/handles, imho), but you often have to pay more for it or have to try more wines/wineries to find something that you like. I myself seldom spend more than 20/25 euros or dollars for a bottle of wine, so I could probably write a book about it if I had the time, ha!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Alll good choices! Yes feel free to chime in anytime people hVe questions. Hungarian wines offer ridiculous vLue for money but they are hard to get outside the country - once you visit though, you’re spoiled for choice.

[@matiascukovt5822]

Matthew, you have to try one of the if not the best red wine under 16€ in Istria (Slovenia) - Epulon from Steras Wine, it is also a gold medal at Decanter.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I’ve tasted it!

[@Blair338RUM]

Here in Australia, you are stuck with shiraz and savvy blanc. Gotta go to $30 really.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Esp in Aussie Dollars…

[@CreativeFabien]

Plenty great value for money in France and Portugal if you know where to look ! :) Beaujolais is great and got way better in the past 20 years... but the price went also a little higher

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It’s too bad the price isnt as friendly when they get exported

[@drmatthewhorkey]

And you know I looovvveee Portugal

[@john_duncan]

If you really dig that earthy flavor that is reminiscent of being on the farm, do yourself a favor and try some pu-erh tea. Get a pack that comes in a wrapper that you have to break off to brew, you will not be disappointed. They say to do a pre brew and set aside the first little bit and drink the next brew, but don't do that, and you will be hit with flavors of the pasture that are very intense. Reminded me of when I was a child and lived on a farm with cows, horses, chickens and buffalo.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohh wow, it doesn’t surprise me as tea is technically the second most complex beverage in the world behind wine… I also grew up on a farm!

[@mickeylee2624]

Would you consider 92+ (under your scoring system) to be a "great" wine? Because my favorite wine under $20 (actually under $10 at Total Wine) is one that you blind-tasted and gave 92+ points: Chateau Ste. Michelle Dry Riesling!😋👏🙏 Perhaps not quite "great" but certainly very good is the 2019 Catena Malbec (under $15 at Total Wine). I think the 2020 Donnachiara "Empatia" Fiano di Avellino (under $20 after a special deal at Total Wine) was terrific, albeit quite the chameleon depending on what we ate it with--sometimes okay but other times marvelous!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh good choices. To me more important than scores, is if the wine moves me... Which this top wine didn't. It was VERY good but it didn't MOVE me.

[@kcb5150]

I have found excellent Georgian wines under $20 even in NY

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Nicee to hear. That is where my wine career started

[@xtan9879]

some good Argentina malbec are below $20

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agreed! For this video though, I was looking for really moving... GREAT wine.

[@hottuna2006]

There are countless number of wines in France and Italy that you could get for around 15-20 euros that would feel luxurious to drink as a daily wine. Unfortunately, they're just not available in the USA or Canada. The selection available in North America for $20 or less is pretty much cooking wine quality, IMHO. I'll be interested in hearing what other commenters recommend.

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

It's for sure a lot harder to find good stuff under $20 that's better than cooking wine but it's doable. I think part of it is the American Palate and the consumers they're targeting. I have pretty good luck finding those tiny wineries that no one really knows about but with still enough of a presence to make it onto store shelves even if it's only locally.

[@hottuna2006]

@@VektrumSimulacrum Ah, locally! Quite analogous to the great craft beers that are available locally compared to the swill they stock nationally.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I do think there are some good values to be had if you fight hard and find it. Easier to get good QPR in Europe for sure

[@toastyyt4336]

If you take a 2017 crianza so 5 years old and wait a couple more years before drinking it, will it be a quality of reserve? And what bottle age would you say it best for riojas? Also with chiantis in regards to when they should be enjoyed?

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Usually they won’t as Reservas have higher quality grapes in them. Most Rioja Reservas and Gran Reservas can be enjoyed on release. Chiantis depend on their quality, appellation, vintage, and your personal tastes 😃

[@john_duncan]

we do not have a very local wine shop around here, we do have a publix and their wine selection is ok, but limited.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Sometimes there are gems to be had there. Whole Foods usually has a good selection if one is near you

[@john_duncan]

@@drmatthewhorkey I got a bottle of Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019 that is pretty tasty for 20 bucks.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

It is a good wine

[@piratesmurf4251]

Am new to Wine. My Doctor recommend well not a recommendation. But he like quit beer i use to down 15 cans of beer. So this is a hard switch. Plus the doctor is like 1 or 2 glasses only. I can down a whole bottle of wine like its nothing So what wine drinkers recommend like how many u guys drink. Per week

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I like to sip on 2 to 3 glasses about 4-5 days per week with meals. But listen to your Doctor!

[@piratesmurf4251]

@@drmatthewhorkey Ok. Thank you. For a quick response 🙂

[@TonyS-cm9xk]

Very Nice

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks

[@joshualieder7524]

Cat pee? I almost unsubscribed.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

LOL 😂🤣

[@simply417guy]

new to your videos, love them 😊 . . . can I make a suggestion? I noticed you’re always saying you score these wines a couple points lower than the big names peeps, James Suckling, WS. WE, etc., ~ I’d like to hear your # rating first based on your tasting in the video, then compare it to the other source, just an idea 😊 #keepdrinkingwine 🍷

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhhh ok good idea for a future video!