Food & Wine, Lot 125
10 New American Value Reds
Faced with a surplus of grapes and wine, more top U.S. vineyards and wineries are selling to négociants, who release wines under their own labels at value prices.
2007 Cameron Hughes Lot 125 Napa Carneros Pinot Noir ($18)
Hughes purchased this juicy, strawberry-inflected Pinot Noir from a top Napa winery (he won't name it) that was concerned it wouldn't be able to sell all of its wines at full price.