Just in time for tax season, here’s a list of my ten favorite wines that cost less than, well, a lot of stuff, including a bouquet of flowers, three trips across the Golden Gate Bridge — even Madonna’s new CD. To make it easier to find the wines, I’ve listed the four reds, one rosé, and five whites by type, and then supplied a particular example from a producer I’ve grown to love. So if, say, you’re inspired to cop a highly-recommended cheap thrill off a pinot bianco from Italy, but can’t find my favorite from Terre di Gioia, trust me. Pretty much any pinot bianco in this price range will do the trick. For less than $3 per glass on the average, these wines will also take the edge off that check you’re writing April 15 to the military industrial complex.

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Grenache from Spain
(Borsao “Tres Picos” Garnacha, Campo de Borja, $13)
When it’s picked right and comes from older vines, grenache (“garnacha” in Spanish) can make a rich, round wine with loads of sweet cherry flavors. Examples coming out of obscure pueblos like Borja can be amazingly low priced.

Petite Sirah from California
(Bogle Petite Sirah $11)
Remember Gallo’s “Hearty Burgundy”? It’s no surprise this satisfying jug wine had nothing to do with real Burgundy. But did you know that a key ingredient was petite sirah? Bogle’s bottling is as ubiquitous as it is tasty.

Sangiovese Blend from Italy
(Falesco “Vitiano” Umbria $10)
Forget Chianti. Look outside this famous region for innovative, well-priced riffs on its main grape sangiovese. Falesco’s is fleshed out with merlot and cab but still packs a spicy, food-friendly punch.

Red Table Wine from Portugal
(Symington “Altano” Duoro $7)
Drink up these big, dry, earthy bargains before the rest of the world catches on. Altano, a blend of tinta roriz and touriga franca from the great Port producer Symington, is a little tannic but a whole lotta fruit-forward too.

Dry Rosé from France
(Domaine de l’Hortus “Bergerie l’Hortus” Pic St. Loup, Rosé Saignée $12)
Perfect for a hot summer afternoon when you just can’t stomach a red, real rosé has made a comeback recently. L’Hortus’s is delicious proof that pink can mean crisp, refreshing, and a tad interesting — not sweet, cloying, and simple.

Fume Blanc from California
(Chateau St. Jean Fume Blanc $13)
“Fume Blanc” is what Robert Mondavi renamed sauvignon blanc to make it more marketable. He also aged some of it in oak to give it a touch of creaminess. Chateau St. Jean’s is one of the best — and cheapest — examples of the style.

Pinot Bianco from Italy
(Terre di Gioia Pinot Bianco $11)
When they hear “white wine from Italy,” most people think pinot grigio, not pinot bianco. But the latter has been like a lifeboat thrown into the mediocre ocean of the former. The name of the winery Terre di Gioia is easy to remember: just think “joy.”

Vouvray from France
(Champalou Vouvray Sec $14)
Vouvray comes from the Loire River valley and is made from the wondrously versatile grape chenin blanc. So it can come dry, sweet, still, sparkling, and everywhere in between. Whichever, it’s appley, minerally, honeyed, and great as an apéritif.

Sparkling Wine from Spain
(Jaume Serra “Cristalino” Cava Brut $8)
Many bubbly fans don’t realize that Spain makes an amusing sparkler called Cava. It’s not got any of the steeliness or complexity of Champagne. And xarel’lo, one of the grapes it’s made of, is no chardonnay. But at less than a ten-spot, Cristalino’s got some dough (and some tangerine, grapefruit, and toast flavors, too).

Gewurztraminer from Anywhere
(Navarro Gewurztraminer “Cuvee Traditional” Mendocino $14)
Poor gewurztraminer. It’s the most overlooked varietal in the wine world. But lucky us; we can get damned good gewurz for very few greenbacks. Navarro’s makes theirs in a dry style, but with all the floral and spice notes you need.