Most of us need to keep a keen eye on the fine line between budget and value in the wines we enjoy. And that may go double for Burgundy.

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This month’s edition of WineBlueBook rates the 2009 Château Léoville Las Cases, Bordeaux St.-Julien a “great value” wine. Also, its buying guide features 2000-2009 Northern Red Rhone wines.

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Cabernet Sauvignon is the boss grape in red Bordeaux. But move outside Bordeaux … and as often as not, “Cabernet” without a surname might mean “Cabernet Franc.”

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This month we’re enjoying the wines of Southern Italy as our Wine Focus topic. This region was settled by the ancient Greeks even before the Romans came, and arguably hosts Italy’s oldest wine culture.

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