Good wines for under $10 are not that hard to find. Under $20? Super easy.

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We’ve always said there are way too many great, cheap wines out there to simply overlook because your pretentious work colleague told you to go grab a list of $100 California reds he regularly purchases from his personal wine salesman.  There’s a time and a place for wines of all price ranges, however, truly enjoying wine while renewing your palette and your understanding of what makes a great bottle in every class of grape or blend requires a dramatically different amount of money based on your path.

For example, Riesling, Malbec or Syrah are your favorites you should be able to walk away with several wonderful selections for less than that C note we were just discussing.  And for everyday consumers and wine lovers like us there are way too many options just like these.  Compound this great accessibility with the unique treatments grapes are given based on terroir, regional guidelines, or individual winemaker preferences and guidance and you wind up with way too much fun for just a little cash.

From time to time Slate does a good job of covering some highly accessible juice, and we think this article on good wines under $10 is just such an example.

Take a look, even head down this road for a few months if you haven’t already.  We think you’ll be surprised with what you find if you’ve only kept to the pricier selections to this point.