We did think that most of the ‘value wines’ we brought this season were terrific value. But for the absolute cream of the crop, here are our top three value wines.

3rd place was the Zema Estate, Coonawarra 2018 Shiraz $22.00 with a score of 35/40. https://www.zema.com.au/product/2018-Shiraz?srsltid=AfmBOopJ7ZAFr_jXIpQlViOiWB0v54prtQHoOvir0qeKGKc1Lw-ZX0Zz

There were two wines at joint 2nd position with a score of 28/30. The $28 2023 Filius Chardonnay from Vasse Felix in Margaret River, Western Australia.https://www.vassefelix.com.au/product/2023-Filius-Chardonnay

And the 2019 Dopff Au Moulin, Alsace Pinot Noir from Alsace in France for $35. https://www.dopff-au-moulin.fr/en/home/

The number one W&VC best value wine for season 4 (scoring 30/30) is the COSTCO $7.99 2017 Faustino Rivero Ulecia, Reserva from Rioja in Spain. https://www.bodegasfaustino.com/en/

Best wine match to the album

Equal 3rd place (scoring 22/30) was the Konpira Maru Pan Opticon from the Merkell Vinyard in King Valley, Victoria, Australia. https://vsimports.com/australia/konpira-maru/pan-opticon/ Which Christian brought to match The Beat “I Just Can’t Stop It”

And to match “Cosmic Thing” by the B52s Christian brought an 2021 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara California for $70. https://aubonclimat.com/

Coming in second with a score of 23/30 to match “The Stranger” by Billy Joel, Christian brought a $70 bottle of 2016 Levrier by Jo Irvine Anubis Cabernet Sauvignon, from Eden Valley in the Barossa, South Australia. https://levrierwines.com.au/products/anubis-cabernet-sauvignon-magnum

We had two drinks taking out the top position of best match with a score of 25/30. The first was the Athens Ice-Tea which David brought to match “Cosmic Thing” by the B52s.

And equaling the high score of 25/30 was the $28 bottle of 2020 Bodega Garzon Tannat Reserva, from Uruguay. https://bodegagarzon.com/en/wine/tannat-2020/ Which Chris brought to match “The Queen is Dead” by The Smiths.

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