Top 20 Under $20: Steals too Good to Pass Up

OUR TOP 20 UNDER $20
August 2026

Here's the math on summer: more bottles opened, more people showing up, same budget you had in June. So this week we kept things mostly under $20, added a few wines Keith Mabry can't stop drinking, plus the chillable reds on rotation at Chez Ryan Woodhouse. (There's also one splurge at the bottom, because rules are made to be broken...at least once.)

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

20 UNDER $20: Our customers keep coming back to these over-delivering values.
KEITH'S BUYER'S CORNER: Loire Sauvignon Blancs and a Provence Rosé for summer.
CHILLABLE RED ROUNDUP: Cool California picks from Buyer Ryan Woodhouse.
…AND ONE SPLURGE: A sensational Insider's Advantage steal too good to resist.

20 UNDER $20
Our Finest Over-Delivering Values

No theme here, no occasion, just the numbers. These are the 20 best-selling wines under $20 at K&L — ranked, real, and reorderable. If a wine's on this list, it's because enough of you already bought it and came back for more.

Caves Messias Santola "Crab Wine" Vinho Verde $9.99 View
Mas Codina Brut Reserva Cava Penedès $13.99 View
2024 Rendez-Vous Sauvignon Blanc Touraine by K&L Wine Merchants $12.99 View
2024 Rendez-Vous Côtes-du-Rhône Villages by K&L Wine Merchants $12.99 View
2009 K&L Discovery Series Bordeaux, St-Emilion (Elsewhere $40) $14.99 View
2023 Quivira Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc $14.95 View
2024 Roquefort Blanc, Bordeaux $14.99 View
2020 K&L Discovery Series Italy, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Elsewhere 25) $17.99 View
2023 l'Avocat Blanc, Graves $17.99 View
2024 As Laxas "Laxas" Albariño Rias Baixas $17.99 View
2025 La Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé $18.99 View
2023 Anonymous Wine Collective "Pagani Ranch - Ancient Vine" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel (Elsewhere $50) $19.95 View
2022 Caelesta "Voyager - Estate" Templeton Gap District Red Blend (Elsewhere $75) $19.95 View
2021 Jonive (Moon Dust Vineyard) Russian River Valley Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $65) $19.95 View
2022 Jonive "Moon Dust Vineyard" Russian River Valley Chardonnay (Elsewhere $65) $19.95 View
2024 Ernest "Hopkins Ranch" Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc (Previously $40) $19.95 View
2022 Cordant "Indocile" Central Coast Rhône Blend $19.95 View
2023 K&L Discovery Series Italy, Barbera d'Alba Superiore (Elsewhere $35) $19.99 View
2015 Bodegas Casa Juan "Señor de Lesmos" Reserva Rioja $19.99 View
2023 Ernest 'Vista Verde Vineyard" San Benito County Chenin Blanc (Previously $40) $19.95 View
2023 Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $30) $14.95 View
2023 Antech "Cuvée Eugenie" Extra Brut Crémant de Limoux $17.99 View

CLASSIC FRENCH FAVORITES
For the Dog Days of Summer

A bright, refreshing bottle of wine can be just the relief we’re looking for as we get into the high double-digit—and sometimes triple-digit—temperatures of late summer. For me, two categories immediately come to mind: Sauvignon Blanc and rosé.

For Sauvignon Blanc, the Loire Valley is home to some of the best choices, and the QPR on the wines I’ve selected here is off the charts. Touraine, which we often refer to as “baby Sancerre,” remains one of my favorite regions for everyday drinking. You get that bright citrus, freshness, and minerality we love from Loire Sauvignon Blanc without the Sancerre price tag. Of course, sometimes you want the real thing, and we have a terrific Sancerre in the mix as well. Fournier’s 2023 Belles Vignes remains one of my favorites this year.

For rosé, Provence still rules the roost. Our Direct Import relationships have helped us keep these wines affordable while delivering the quality we’re looking for at prices far more competitive than some of the bigger names like Whispering Angel and Miraval.

And for something a little richer and broader on the palate, don’t forget about the rosés of Bandol. Produced along the Provençal coast and driven by Mourvèdre, these are some of the most impressive and distinctive rosés on the market.

I hope you enjoy this curated selection of summer sippers as much as I do. There’s plenty here to help get us through the last hot days of summer

— Keith Mabry, K&L French Regional Wine Buyer

2025 Domaine du Vieil Orme Touraine Blanc Sauvignon Blanc $14.99 View
2023 Domaine Fournier Pére et Fils "Les Belles Vignes" Sancerre (Elsewhere $37) $29.99 View
2025 Domaine la Colombe Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé $13.99 View
2025 Château Pradeaux Bandol Rosé $27.99 View
2025 Domaine Jacourette Côtes de Provence Cru Sainte-Victoire Rosé $19.99 View
2025 Domaine de Terrebrune Bandol Rosé $34.99 View

DON'T SWEAT IT
Just Chill Your Reds

Living in California and enjoying our generally moderate-to-warm climate, I personally love wines chillable red wines. I’ve also long preferred serving even fuller-bodied reds notably cooler than ambient room temperature—something we sometimes jokingly call “castle temperature,” rather than modern-day room temperature, which is often 70°F or higher.

In today’s wine market, the lines between dark rosé and light red continue to blur. Many light “red” wines incorporate significant amounts of white grapes as producers look to make refreshing, quaffable wines that are versatile, playful, and easy to enjoy. Read more On The Trail.

— Ryan Woodhouse, K&L Domestic Wine Buyer

Itri Cellars "Chillable Red" Central Coast Red Blend $19.95 View
2025 Las Jaras "Slipper Sippers" California Red Blend (Chillable Red) $19.95 View
2023 Hayfork Mendocino County Carignan $19.95 View
2024 Ellsworth El Dorado County Grenache $29.95 View
2025 Turley "Bechthold Vineyard" Lodi Cinsault $29.95 View
2024 Samuel Louis Smith "Baytree Lane Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Gamay Noir $32.95 View

THE INSIDER'S ADVANTAGE
Luxury for Less

What do you think it would cost to take ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from a highly renowned vineyard in one of Napa Valley's most exclusive and expensive sub-regions, then have it crafted into wine by one of the valley's most sought-after cult winemakers? Now put that wine into a beautiful screen-printed, hand-waxed bottle and add a 96-point score from a top wine publication. What would you expect to pay — $150? $200? Well, today we have exactly that, exclusively through Insider's Advantage, for under $50! Sourced predominantly from La Montagna Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, with celebrated neighbors including Colgin, Bryant, Ovid, Realm, and Chappellet. The wine was made by Atelier Melka by superstar winemaker Maayan Koschitzky, whose résumé includes Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle, Lail, and Checkerboard. Powerful, bold, and unapologetically modern — this is a wine that both looks and tastes seriously expensive, yet thanks to our huge Insider's Advantage discount, is remarkably affordable.

— Ryan Woodhouse, K&L Domestic Wine Buyer

2021 Strala Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Elsewhere $125) $49.95 View