20 Wines Under $20: For Hunkering Down in the Winter

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20 Wines Under $20: For Hunkering Down in the Winter

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Veneto Flora Rosato Frizzante NV, 11 percent, $16.99

Some wines, like this gently sparkling rosato, are great both in the summer and in the winter. How so? Because they are so refreshing, and that’s a year-round need. Flora, made from the raboso grape, a local variety, is dry and spicy, with herbal and floral aromas. (Portovino, Buffalo)

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Chianti 2022, 13 percent ,$16.99

If you’ve followed my recommendations over the years, you may have noticed that I love the Sangiovese grape. No wine goes better with

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than those made with Sangiovese. My favorite region, Chianti Classico, has largely left the $20 category behind, but there’s a lot more to the wider Chianti region. Gioventu is owned by Michael Schmelzer, who also runs the excellent Chianti Classico estate

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. This bottle is easy to enjoy with red fruit, lively acidity and dusty tannins. Try with any

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dishes. (T. Edward Wines, New York)

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California Red Wine 2021, 12.5 percent, $17.96

Patrick Cappiello, the New York sommelier turned California winemaker, is the proprietor of

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, the excellent producer, on Skull Wines, which makes a series of moderately priced bottles, all made from organically grown grapes and intended for easy drinking. This red is a blend six grapes, which undergo carbonic maceration, a favorite method for making Beaujolais and other breezy wines. It’s lively, fresh and delicious, and it goes down easily.

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