The time is right to take a second look at some of the tried and true wine regions of the world.

Odila Galer-Noel with Frederick Wildman Wines has some good advice. "We've been so enthralled discovering new wines from new regions we've kind of set aside those traditional wines and regions from France, Spain, Italy and Greece", says Galer-Noel. Spain is a good place to start when it comes to easy drinking great value wines, in both red and white. "Crianzas are straight forward red wines, spicy and warm and under $13. Even reservas which have spent a few more years softening up in the bottle making the wine more lush and round, they are still under 20 and a great price."

A good starter is the El Coto de Rioja Crianza- medium bodied, smooth with notes of dark fruit and spice.

Don't forget about France either. "Rhone is making a comeback with some great values. Look for the Cotes du Rhone, Liracs, Cotes du Ventoux, whites and roses as well as red blends are lively and pack a lot of flavor for twenty dollars or less", says Galer-Noel. "There are delicious and affordable reds and whites from the Burgundy region too, where Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the star grapes." Galer-Noel says many long time producers like Olivier Le Flaive and Joseph Faively offer classic Burgundy wines at new world wine prices.