“Top 100 Value Wines 2025 - Everyday Gems” by Suckling: Pinot Grigio Collio by Schiopetto No. 1

Pinot Grigio Collio 2024 by Schiopetto, one of the leading names in the wine scene of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and among the great white wines of Collio, is ranked No. 1 in “Top 100 Value Wines 2025 - Everyday Gems” by James Suckling, one of the most famous wine critics in the world. “Elegant, vibrant, and concentrated, among the best expressions of Pinot Grigio available today regardless of price, our No. 1 wine perfectly embodies the concept of great value, demonstrating precision, balance, and consistency at a price of about 18 dollars. It is also produced in sufficient volumes to be available in various markets”, it is the review of one of Schiopetto's most iconic wines. The ranking focuses on bottles priced at 40 dollars or less, based on Wine-Searcher data, and is built on the price/score ratio, with quality weighing slightly more than price. Availability in markets and production size also play a role.
Italy is represented by five wines in total, all white wines, with three labels in the “Top 10”: in addition to No. 1, there are Soave Classico La Rocca 2023 by Pieropan (No. 5), a benchmark winery for Soave, and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico San Paolo Riserva 2021 by Pievalta (No. 9), an estate in the Marche region owned by Barone Pizzini, the renowned Franciacorta winery headed by Silvano Brescianini, which created the first biodynamic winery in the area with Pievalta. Further down, at No. 24, there is Sauvignon Blanc Collio Cicinis 2024 by Attems (Frescobaldi Group), a historic Friuli wine family and a symbol of the denomination, with Count Douglas Attems having helped found the Collio Wine Consortium in 1964. And, still, Sauvignon Alto Adige Oberkerschbaum Riserva 2022 by J. Hofstätter, a symbolic name of South Tyrol, at position No. 35.
“We tasted nearly 45,000 wines in 2025 and found many that offer outstanding value”, one can read on jamessuckling.com, which explains that, “especially within the Top 10, we favored wines produced on a significant commercial scale, typically around 2,000 cases (about 24,000 bottles) or more, with proven availability in various markets such as the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, and parts of Asia. The goal was to highlight wines that not only offer exceptional value but that consumers worldwide can realistically find, purchase, and enjoy”.
The “Top 100” includes wines from 12 countries: Australia leads (18 wines), followed by New Zealand (13), Chile (12), Spain (9), Portugal (9), Argentina (8), Austria (8), the United States (7), Italy (5), France (5), Germany (4), and South Africa (2).

Focus - “Top 100 Value Wines 2025 - Everyday Gems” by James Suckling
1 - Schiopetto Pinot Grigio Collio 2024
2 - Terra Sancta Pinot Noir Central Otago Bannockburn Mysterious Diggings 2024
3 - Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Maresh 2023
4 - Te Mata Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay Elston 2024
5 - Pieropan Soave Classico La Rocca 2023
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8 - César Márquez Mencía Bierzo Parajes 2023
9 - Pievalta Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico San Paolo Riserva 2021
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11 - Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py 2023
12 - Rieslingfreak Riesling Eden Valley No. 4 2025
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63 - Textura Wines Dão Branco Pretexto 2023
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67 - Dagaz Carignan Valle de Maule Vigno 2022
68 - Amici Chardonnay Sonoma County Sonoma Coast 2024
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70 - BenMarco Chardonnay Valle de Uco Gualtallary Sin Límites 2024
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