Recommended Wines

There are many sources of wine recommendations and tasting notes available, and it is worth trying a number of different reviewers until you find one that reflects your own tastes.

Each recommended wine on the following pages has a clickable link to help you locate the stores that stock the wine.

A list of wines that some of the wine writers, critics and wine dedicated websites have scored highly. Please note that these scores should only be regarded as a general guideline and not the only reference to determine the quality of the wines.

Please see our wine scores page to find out how the different scoring systems work.

• Wines awarded 100 points by Robert Parker as at July 2009. Parker's top-rated wines come with top prices.
• Wines which have been awarded '20 out of 20' by Jancis Robinson.
• Robin Garr picks his Top Value wines. The wines for 2008 range in price from under $8 to $50 (USD).
• The wines that CellarTracker users rate the best for the year 2008.
• The Wine Spectator's 100 point wines as at July 2006 and the top 100 wines for 2008, 2007 and 2006. A wide range of wines and price points, from well known classic wines to new finds for the year.
• Wine and Spirits Magazine's top 100 wineries for 2008 and 2007.

A collection of award winning wines from all the major wine competitions held around the world with historical searchable content for each.

Other Recommendations:

• Recommendations for wine gifts based on anniversary years.
• Organic wines from a number of reviewers.
• Selected kosher wines.
• Low carb wines.
• List of 'The new cult wines - 10 wineries to watch' from a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.
• An interesting list of 'celebrity wines'.