Out of more than 6,000 wines reviewed in Wine Enthusiast this year, our editors have narrowed the field to our 50 favorites. These are not the 50 highest-scoring wines, but numeric rating played an important role in selecting them.

Price, availability, newsworthiness and excitement joined score among the criteria that shaped the Top 50.  We also maintained our tradition of diversity:  We limited the number of appearances for each brand to a single wine, and chose bottles that represent a wide range of styles.

Our Top 50 includes sparkling wines, fortified wines and dessert wines in addition to red and white table wines.