One of the hardest parts of my job is finding new sources of top-quality, value-oriented wines made by independent estates and cooperatives. Sure, there’s a massive amount of top-quality wine that’s imported into the US every year. The problem is most of that wine isn’t what I’d consider a value — quite the opposite in most cases.

When I do find a great property to work with, the first thing I look for is a lineage of quality from the estate’s top tier wines through to their entry-level offerings. I’ve often opined that if you find an excellent producer making well-regarded high-end wines, the chances are good that their inexpensive entry-level wines share that same quality.

I was ecstatic when years back, one of my broker connections introduced me to Véronique Perrin-Rolin and the wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer Domaine Roger Perrin — a perfect example of an estate producing superb quality wines in every price range. Even better, we were able to arrange for the Domaine to create a second label of their excellent wines. (A second label from a property allows me to pass tremendous savings on to you compared to the same wine with the Domain’s primary label.)