The wine column in the Friday WSJ does an excellent job of finding inexpensive wines. this week there are a numbr of recommendations of under $15 Gruner Veltlinger from Austria.

couple of weeks ago, they had about 10 under $20(some under $10) pinot noir from CA. they tast 50-200 wines for each article, and they have decent palates, so they have a good chance of finding one if it is out there.