Summary: The Wine Diva: Top 100 Wines <br> ($25 or under – 88 points or better)<br> <br> THE SHOW <br> <br> The end of any year always brings “best of” lists:<br> Films, Music, Books, Food and many artistic events!<br> This year end list from Daenna van Mulligen/The Wine Diva brings the very best budget wines of 2023. All $25.00 or under and 88 Points or better!!<br> For all those wine fans who ask the yearly question – “Where are the $25.00 wines that taste like $35 dollar wines?”<br> Those wines are right here. Budget bottles good enough to be happily offered as gift bottles.<br> Daenna van Mulligen/The Wine Diva tastes a staggering amount of wines over the weeks and months of a wine year and these are the ones that stood out. Affordable all stars.<br> The complete printable list can be found at<br> winediva.ca<br> winescores.ca<br> <br> Merry Christmas – Happy Hanukah – Best of the Season – Happy New year<br> CHEERS!!<br> <br> HIgh Note Estate Winery ‘Capriccio’ Riesling, Naramata Bench, BC N/A<br> Hester Creek ‘Selected Barrels’ Merlot, Okanagan Valley, BC $21.99<br> Gerard Bertrand ‘An 806’, Corbieres, Sud de France $21.99<br> Nicosia Grillo, Sicily, Italy $21.99<br> LaFleur Chevalier Bordeaux, France $22.00<br> Araldica Barbera, Piedmont, Italy $22.00<br> Wild Goose Winery Riesling, Okanagan BC $25.00<br> Oops ‘Spicy Splendor’ Carmenere, Central Valley Chile $14.99<br> Falernia Carmenere Gran Reserva, Elqui Valley Chile $19.99<br> El Petit Bonhomme Blanco, Rueda Spain $17.99<br> Meyer Family Vineyards ‘Meyer’ Chardonnay, Okanagan Valley, BC $21.00<br> HIgh Note Estate Winery ‘Soubrette’ Pinot Grigio, Naramata Bench, BC N/A<br> HIgh Note Estate Winery ‘Continuo’ Rosado, Naramata Bench, BC N/A<br> Township 7 Vineyards and Winery ‘Provenance Series’ Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley,<br> El Petit Bonhomme, Jumilla Spain $17. N/A<br> Terra Ventoux ‘Les 5 Terroirs’ Vieilles Vignes, Ventoux, Rhone Valley $18.50<br> Selbach Riesling ‘Fish Label’, Germany $22.. Mayhem Wines Sauvignon Blanc Okanagan Valley N/A<br> Mayhem Wines Cabernet~Merlot, Okanagan Valley N/A<br> Mayhem Wines Rose, Okanagan Valley N/A<br> Meyer Family Vineyards ‘Meyer’ Gewurztraminer, Okanagan Falls, BC N/A<br> Castello di Gabbiano ‘Cavaliere d’Oro’ Chianti Classico, Tuscany Italy $20.00<br> Da Vero Nero d’Avola Vino Rosso, Sicily, Italy $15.00<br> Familia Zingarelli ‘Rocca della Macie’ Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy $20.99<br> Araldica ‘Il Meridone’ Catarratto, Sicily, Italy $15.00<br> Fort Berens Estate Winery Pinot Gris, British Columbia $25.00<br> Lunessence Winery & Vineyard Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC N/<br> Clos du Soleil ‘Winemaker’s Series’ Whispered Secret Vineyard Pinot Gris, Similkameen Valley, BC N/A<br> Clos du Soleil Fume Blanc, Okanagan Valley $25.00<br> Bartier Bros. Rose, Okanagan Valley, BC $18.99<br> Spearhead Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley BC $22.00<br> Wild Goose Winery Gewurztraminer, Okanagan BC $25.00<br> Covert Farms Family Estate Semillon~Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley, BC $26.00<br> CedarCreek Estate Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley $25.00<br> CedarCreek Estate Winery Pinot Gris, Okanagan Valley BC $25.00<br> La Bonhomme Monastrell Rose, Valencia Spain $20.00<br> <br> <br> STORIES WE’RE WORKING ON:<br> Canadian Whisky Awards<br> Fort Berens – New Wines<br> Remembering Mike Grgich and the<br> shot heard round the World.<br> Highlights of 2023<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
