Lammidia and Nestarec is two of my favorites. Great wine for good prices.
shredallthepow
My top value for money pick is Uivo. Renegado and Curtido are my go-to wines for those who’ve not had natural wine before.
Others are Kamptal Kollektiv (UK only I believe but made by Jurtschitsch), Brand Brothers, and Franz Weninger.
Agree with Nestarec as well, but probably limited to his 1L bottles, everything else from him is up their in price I think.
niphaedrus
Domaine Muller-Koeberle, Pittnauer & Selené make some great wines at fair prices. I would also say some of Claus Preisingers stuff, like Puszta libre – unbeatable price/value.
lalochezia1
What country are you asking this question from? without that info, the advice in this q is useless.
IAmHeliosCR
I’d say Matassa tbh, if you manage to buy their cuvees slightly above domain price the value they provide is incredible with a vast range of varieties and styles. The Olla cuvees can be found at 14€ and are usually very good. The top reds, oranges and whites are also good and sometimes mind blowing depending on the vintage. I got the brutal from 2020 at 24€ and it was incredible. I just bought the blossom for 25€ and it’s apparently amazing.
On the 15-22€ range Brand Bros and Marto take the take. Marto’s are very energetic thus a summer favorite for me, especially the new Manna and Weiss. Brand’s have a wide range with some equally mineral and energetic ones like Wilder Satz but have other cuvees like Pinot Noir that really hit the spot for the price 🙂
Lozo39
Stop pumping the prices of cheap wine, Danes !
Uncharted09
Selene
bartlebyandme
La Grange aux Belles from Anjou. Grolleau for no money. And pineau d’aunis with poulsard vibes for 16 euros. Same goes for Jean-Cristophe Garnier and my latest favourite Bertin Delatte; the Rabatière is the best discovery of 2022 for me. Andrea Calek (A toi Nous) and Gilles Azzoni normally bring great value for money as well.
bameynig
Bikicki🔥🔥🔥
Every wine I had from them drank like something well above their price points, which ranged from 23-30 USD
themonkboughtlunch
If I’m looking for bottles around $20 USD or under…
I find CVNE to be really dependable for Rioja. Max Ferd. Richter for Riesling. Fratelli Barale for Nebbiolo. Kuentz-Bas has one of the highest QPR French Pinot Noirs I’ve encountered, as well as solid Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
And while I don’t know enough about them as a producer to fully vouch for them, Caves Messias’ Santola Vinho Verde is such a satisfying summer wine at $10, I can’t not mention it here.
bondopondo
Tradition
Derniere-Volonte
My favorite would be Cyril Fhal, especially his négoce. The guy is a expert in vinification, I’ve had some of his whites from L’Ubac that easily pass for Burgundy whites like Puligny when it’s from Roussillon. Fhal is high maintenance with his grapes and the vinfication takes it even further. La Femme Soleil is his négoce Macabeu, it’s stunning for the price.
In Jura, if you can get your hands on it, definitely Buronfosse. Stunning in terms of structure and complexity and the prices are very reasonable for Jura (around 22-25€ a bottle). I like Gahier too, more classic but great stuff.
Raphaëlle Guyot in Saint Bris, for Burgundy wines without the rocketing prices (she worked with Fhal by the way).
Christian Ducroux in Beaujolais : the guy’s been making wine for years and the prices just don’t go up. His rosés are gorgeous.
In Loire, Christian Venier has very natty wines, very crisp reds and whites that have a great texture.
Bertin Delatte’s Grolleau is a steal too, I prefer those to La Grange aux Belles which often miss a bit of structure and go for the glouglou approach.
Brand Bros and Marto are great for funky and easy to drink bottles, Wolf has very nice bubbles too.
morenaturalwine
Certainly agree with Brand and Marto. I also think Austria (especially Burgenland) is amazing value, with Koppitsch, Schödl, Preisinger especially up there as well as some entry level Schmelzer and of course Meinklang too (Weisser Mulatschak being unbeatable value for an orange wine)
For Italy, kinda-newcomers Sassara are gonna make waves in the next few years for price/quality and i recommend wine biz folks here check them out too.
Basilbeesweetie3
The oszcar Mauer stuff. Slovenia/Slovakia wine is so underrated especially bc a lot of it is ready to drink now.
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Lammidia and Nestarec is two of my favorites. Great wine for good prices.
My top value for money pick is Uivo. Renegado and Curtido are my go-to wines for those who’ve not had natural wine before.
Others are Kamptal Kollektiv (UK only I believe but made by Jurtschitsch), Brand Brothers, and Franz Weninger.
Agree with Nestarec as well, but probably limited to his 1L bottles, everything else from him is up their in price I think.
Domaine Muller-Koeberle, Pittnauer & Selené make some great wines at fair prices. I would also say some of Claus Preisingers stuff, like Puszta libre – unbeatable price/value.
What country are you asking this question from? without that info, the advice in this q is useless.
I’d say Matassa tbh, if you manage to buy their cuvees slightly above domain price the value they provide is incredible with a vast range of varieties and styles. The Olla cuvees can be found at 14€ and are usually very good. The top reds, oranges and whites are also good and sometimes mind blowing depending on the vintage. I got the brutal from 2020 at 24€ and it was incredible. I just bought the blossom for 25€ and it’s apparently amazing.
On the 15-22€ range Brand Bros and Marto take the take. Marto’s are very energetic thus a summer favorite for me, especially the new Manna and Weiss. Brand’s have a wide range with some equally mineral and energetic ones like Wilder Satz but have other cuvees like Pinot Noir that really hit the spot for the price 🙂
Stop pumping the prices of cheap wine, Danes !
Selene
La Grange aux Belles from Anjou. Grolleau for no money. And pineau d’aunis with poulsard vibes for 16 euros. Same goes for Jean-Cristophe Garnier and my latest favourite Bertin Delatte; the Rabatière is the best discovery of 2022 for me. Andrea Calek (A toi Nous) and Gilles Azzoni normally bring great value for money as well.
Bikicki🔥🔥🔥
Every wine I had from them drank like something well above their price points, which ranged from 23-30 USD
If I’m looking for bottles around $20 USD or under…
I find CVNE to be really dependable for Rioja. Max Ferd. Richter for Riesling. Fratelli Barale for Nebbiolo. Kuentz-Bas has one of the highest QPR French Pinot Noirs I’ve encountered, as well as solid Riesling and Gewurztraminer.
And while I don’t know enough about them as a producer to fully vouch for them, Caves Messias’ Santola Vinho Verde is such a satisfying summer wine at $10, I can’t not mention it here.
Tradition
My favorite would be Cyril Fhal, especially his négoce. The guy is a expert in vinification, I’ve had some of his whites from L’Ubac that easily pass for Burgundy whites like Puligny when it’s from Roussillon. Fhal is high maintenance with his grapes and the vinfication takes it even further. La Femme Soleil is his négoce Macabeu, it’s stunning for the price.
In Jura, if you can get your hands on it, definitely Buronfosse. Stunning in terms of structure and complexity and the prices are very reasonable for Jura (around 22-25€ a bottle). I like Gahier too, more classic but great stuff.
Raphaëlle Guyot in Saint Bris, for Burgundy wines without the rocketing prices (she worked with Fhal by the way).
Christian Ducroux in Beaujolais : the guy’s been making wine for years and the prices just don’t go up. His rosés are gorgeous.
In Loire, Christian Venier has very natty wines, very crisp reds and whites that have a great texture.
Bertin Delatte’s Grolleau is a steal too, I prefer those to La Grange aux Belles which often miss a bit of structure and go for the glouglou approach.
Brand Bros and Marto are great for funky and easy to drink bottles, Wolf has very nice bubbles too.
Certainly agree with Brand and Marto. I also think Austria (especially Burgenland) is amazing value, with Koppitsch, Schödl, Preisinger especially up there as well as some entry level Schmelzer and of course Meinklang too (Weisser Mulatschak being unbeatable value for an orange wine)
For Italy, kinda-newcomers Sassara are gonna make waves in the next few years for price/quality and i recommend wine biz folks here check them out too.
The oszcar Mauer stuff. Slovenia/Slovakia wine is so underrated especially bc a lot of it is ready to drink now.