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By Food & Wine

Updated June 16, 2016

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The ultimate guide to bargain wines, from value champagne to the best online wine shops.

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The Box-Wine Bonus

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Box wines last because the bag inside collapses as the wine is poured, so almost no oxygen reaches the liquid. Plus, they offer great value.

White Wine Pairings

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10 Best Online Wine Shops

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Amazing wine deals can often be found online. From mega-Web sites to tiny, quirky specialists, these 10 e-merchants offer excellent bottles of all kinds.

Wine Pairing Tips

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California Top Wines for $15 and Less

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Ray Isle tasted dozens of value-priced whites, rosés and reds, and these emerged as the standouts.

Food and Wine Masters

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10 New American Value Reds

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Faced with a surplus of grapes and wine, more top U.S. vineyards and wineries are selling to négociants, who release wines under their own labels at value prices. Here, 10 new values.

Best Napa Wines

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American Wine Awards: Best American Wines Under $20

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F&W honors eight new American value wines, all under $20.

New York State Wines

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24-Hour Internet Wine Discounts

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Like QVC, these super-discount sites offer bargains for only a limited time—usually either 24 hours or until the wine sells out.

15 Rules for Great Wine and Food Pairings

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Wine Stars' Affordable Bottlings

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High-powered wine consultants occasionally turn their talents to making affordable bottlings. Here, five to look for.

Wine Essentials

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Checking Out Library Wine: Stored Older Vintages

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One new way to find value is with so-called library releases. More wineries are selling these perfectly stored older vintages right from their cellars, through their tasting rooms or online.

Age-Worthy Wines

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Easy-To-Find Value Wines

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The best sommeliers know a lot about rare wines but can also spot a bargain. Here, five terrific wines for $20 or less.

Best Sommeliers of 2013

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Good Wines, Great Values

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These five terrific value wines are some of Lettie Teague's favorites.

Wines To Buy Direct

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10 Ultimate Wines for Dinner Parties

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These 10 versatile wines offer terrific value.

Versatile Wine Pairings

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Value Champagne

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Ray Isle names an excellent basic Champagne, plus four super-value alternatives.

F&W's Champagne Guide

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Ultra-Value California Wines

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Even though California has higher vineyard and labor costs than many bargain wine regions around the world, it still produces good wines at surprisingly low prices. Also, because of economic scale, super-value wines tend to be produced in large amounts, making them easier to find. Here, three of the best California wines under $8.