From: Carinena, Spain
Price: $13
Serve with: Hearty beef or lam stews, chili
Is there any red wine that provides more uninhibited fun in its youth than a Spanish garnacha? This lush, charming red wine is just bursting with flavors of blueberry, blackberry, game, herbs and smoked meat. Behind the chunky fruit is fine complexity and penetration. It's a great value.
--Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun