The hunt for quality wine is made more challenging when price is taken into account, but finding value adds to every wine lover's pleasure, no matter what the budget may be. To assist you in this search, we have highlighted more than 50 wines that offer great value from among the wines tasted by our editors in 2005. Eleven of these wines impressed us so strongly that we included them in the Top 100; they are indicated in bold type.

Score	Wine	Release Price	Cases Made
93	Buehler Zinfandel Napa Valley 2003	$15	1,200
92	Château Cabezac Minervois Cuvée Arthur 2002	$12	2,083
92	Evans & Tate Chardonnay Margaret River 2003	$15	9,000
91	Argyle Chardonnay Willamette Valley 2002	$13	8,512
91	Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2004	$15	30,000
91	Kenwood Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County 2004	$13	78,000
91	Ledgewood Creek Sauvignon Blanc Suisun Valley 2004	$10	250
91	Château Maris Minervois 2003	$10	5,000
91	Château Maris Syrah Minervois La Livinière La Touge 2002	$14	4,200
91	Palliser Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough Pencarrow 2004	$14	*400
91	Hnos. Sánchez Romate Pedro Ximénez Jerez	$15	1,500
	Cardenal Cisneros NV
91	Quinta de Roriz Douro Prazo 2003	$13	*2,000
91	Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough	$12	*5,000
	Vicar's Choice 2004
91	Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2005	$13	20,000
91	St.-Urbans-Hof Riesling QbA Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2004	$11	15,000
90	Bodegas Agnusdei Albariño Rias Baixas	$13	1,680
	Campus Stella 2003
90	Allandale Sémillon Hunter Valley 2002	$15	800
90	Paul Autard Côtes du Rhône 2003	$14	5,000
90	Babich Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2005	$13	85,000
90	Adega Cooperativa de Borba Touriga Nacional	$10	1,200
	Alentejo 2002
90	Chateau Souverain Sauvignon Blanc Alexander Valley 2004		9,468
90	Clos de los Siete Mendoza 2003	$15	10,000
90	Crossroads Chardonnay Hawkes Bay	$14	1,000
	Destination Series 2003
90	Fairview Goats do Roam In Villages	$13	12,000
	Red Coastal Region 2003
90	Gordon Brothers Merlot Columbia Valley 2002	$15	2,561
90	Bodegas Hidalgo Manzanilla Jerez La Gitana NV	$11/500ml	3,000*
90	Jardin Sauvignon Blanc Stellenbosch 2004	$13	5,500
90	Lake Chalice Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2005	$14	16,500
90	Leacock's Madeira Rainwater Medium Dry NV	$13	NA
90	Leasingham Riesling Clare Valley Bin 7 2004	$15	*950
90	Long Flat Riesling Eden Valley 2004	$13	1,500
90	Lunelli Chardonnay Trentino Villa Gentilotti 2000	$15	12,500
90	Massolino Chardonnay Langhe 2002	$14	300
90	Mount Langi Ghiran Shiraz Victoria Billi Billi 2002	$15	*2,000
90	Marc Ollivier Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie	$13	*550
	Domaine de la Pépière Clos des Briords 2003
90	Château d'Oupia Minervois 2003	$12	3,000
90	Domaine Pélaquié Côtes du Rhône-Villages Laudun 2003	$15	800
90	Château de Perron Madiran 2001	$10	*1,300
90	Pettavel Shiraz Victoria Boolaroo 2003	$14	*1,000
90	Rocky Gully Riesling Frankland River Dry 2004	$13	*750
90	Hnos. Sánchez Romate Cream Jerez Iberia NV	$15	1,500
90	Selaks Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough	$15	*8,000
	Premium Selection 2005
90	Stonehaven Riesling South Australia	$9	3,000
	Winemaker's Selection 2004
90	Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes Cabernet Sauvignon	$15	26,000
	Mendoza Reserva 2003
90	Bodegas Terrazas de los Andes Malbec	$15	32,000
	Mendoza Reserva 2003
90	Three Rivers Gewürztraminer Walla Walla Valley	$12/375ml	536
	Late Harvest Biscuit Ridge Vineyard 2003
90	Tohu Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2004	$15	35,000
90	Quinta de Ventozelo Douro Reserva 2000	$14	7,000
90	Villa Maria Chardonnay Marlborough Private Bin 2003	$13	*2,000
90	Vinum Petite Sirah Clarksburg Pets Wilson Vineyards 2003	$13	5,950
90	Water Wheel Memsie Bendigo 2004	$14	10,000

* Indicates cases imported ; N/A means not available