It's not too early to start thinking about holiday gifts. Hugh has done some scouting for you in the white wine aisles.

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Meet one of Italy's most reliable producers, Allegrini of the Venetto

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Viognier has become one of our most popular whites, and it is particularly well-suited for autumnal quaffing.

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If you ever doubted that Australia has more than shiraz, Hugh is now offering evidence to the contrary with these three wines.

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Everyone knows the Bordeaux regions of Médoc, St. Emilion and Pomerol. But there are 62 other appellations there, many of which are producing super values.

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There's more to Spanish reds than those two most favored grapes. Hugh picks out some examples.

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Portugal is building an audience, and these reds make the case that it should grow

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Chardonnay isn't the only grape to get the oak treatment. These wines were aged in oak, but handled in a restrained, sensible manner.

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Under-appreciated but extremely well made, they aren't all sweet and they aren't riesling.

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For vacations, you can't beat the South of France; but it's also the home of some serious wine values

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