Last week, we gave you some techniques and tools to help you add "sommelier" to your culinary resume. Now, here are the bottles--affordable ones!--for stocking up:
Bisol Brut Prosecco "Jeio" NV (Italy), $15
A clean, lightweight sparkler for non-Champagne occasions.
Avinyo Cava Brut NV (Spain), $19
Another sparkler that drinks way above its price category.
Marco Felluga Collio Pinot Grigio "Mongris" 2011 (Italy), $18 Golden white from Friuli-Benezia Giulia.
Selbach Dry Riesling 2011 (fish label) (Germany), $14 One of the biggest names in the famed Mosel region.
Elk Cove Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc 2011 (Oregon), $19 A classy Chardonnay substitute.
La Mozza "I Perazzi" Morellino di Scansano 2010 (Italy), $16 A spicy, Sangiovese-driven blend.
D'Arenberg "The Stump Jump" Shiraz 2010 (Australia), $13 A big, bold, balanced Shiraz.
Chateau Pesquie Cotes du Ventoux "Terrasses" 2011 (France), $15 A gutsy southern French red.
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