But here are three reds from the South of France! Tags: Wine under $10 wine picks French wine Everybody always wants a good wine under $10. And that’s never been more true than now. The sad thing is that it’s so hard to find good wines under $10. Montirius , Le Cadet, vin de pays de Vaucluse, 2005 ($9.99; find this wine ). MORE >>

In his article, Mike encouraged Chilean producers to pick up a bottle of it in his article, and, even though I’m not a producer, I did so, buying a bottle at Grapes the Wine Company in White Plains, NY ( about $26). wine picksIn a recent column on Slate.com , Mike Steinberger threw most Chilean carmenere under the oak bus. MORE >>

With the end of the Prohibition profits, de Latour decided to embark on the quality route and went to France to find the best Frenchman for the job. American wine wine picksI always relish the rare opportunity to taste a California wine from the 1970s, the era before rising temperatures and fruit bombs. MORE >>

Fridges across France are stocked with box rosé in the summer; it’s almost a summer rite to come in from a warm day and squeeze off a nice cold one (rosé, that is). Tags: eco wine wine picks A couple of years ago, I had an op-ed in the NYT arguing for wine in a box. But I couldn’t find one. MORE >>

Cabernet franc grown on limestone from a top grower in Chinon. American wine Bordeaux wine picksWith all the hype about the Bordeaux campaign to pre-selling their 2010 wines, it made me think: surely there are more affordable, just as age-worthy alternatives out there. And around $30 a bottle? It sells for under $30. Under $30. Roda I. MORE >>