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Our friends Andy and Casi had a wine tasting at their apartment a while back. It was an authentic experience with people scribbling down ratings on note cards and a few experts sharing their knowledge of the wines being judged. The only catch was every wine had been purchased in Madrid for 3 euros or less, from their local grocery store like Dia, Lidl, Carrefour, or a convenience store (alimentación). Twenty wines were tested by around thirty friends, all crammed into an apartment on calle Mayor. I am proud to present the results of the evening:

Top 5 Spanish Wines for Less than 3 euros
1st: Los Molinos
Type: Valdepenas White
Vintage: —
Store: Alimentación
Price: 2.65€
Score: 6.6

2nd: Hayedo
Type: Extremadura
Vintage: 2005
Store: Carrefour
Price: 1.92€
Score: 5.6

3rd: Vina Onquiola
Tinto Navarra
Vintage: —
Store: Supersol
Price: 1.99€
Score: 5.1

4th: Hachon
Type: Tinto Roble
Vintage: 2007
Store: Lidl
Price: 2.79€
Score: 5

5th: Vega de Cega
Type: Valdepenas
Vintage: —
Store: Lidl
Price: 0.99€
Score: 4.7

Worst Spanish Wine for Less than 3 euros
Lacatin
Type: Tempranillo
Vintage: —
Store: Ahorra Mas
Price: 1.19€
Score: 3

Wine List (Label, Type, Vintage, €, Score)
I broke the wine list down by store, so you can see which are the best wines at the store where you shop. Also, I averaged the scores of the wines at each store, so you can see which stores had the best wines in general.

CARREFOUR: (5.6 store average)
Hayedo, Extremadura, 2005, 1.92€, 5.6

SUPERSOL: (5.1 store average)
Vina Onquiola, Tinto Navarra, 1.99€, 5.1

ALIMENTACIÓN: (4.78 store average)
Los Molinos, Valdepenas White, 2.65€, 6.6
Monte Palacio, Badajoz, 1.95€, 4.4
Los Molinos, Tempranillo, 2.95€, 4.2
Valdepin, Rueda, 2007, 3.5€, 3.9
Legrotte, Lambrusco Rose, 2.35€

CORTE INGLÉS: (4.7 store average)
Beamonte, Tempranillo, 1.99€, 5
Rene Borbur, Peredes, 2007, 3.10€ , 4.4

ROTTERDAM: (4.4 store average)
Vina Candi, Valdepenas, 2003, 1.85€, 4.4

DIA: (3.95 store average)
Vina Ardinha, Tempranillo, 1.25€, 4
Senor Onda, Rioja, 1.95€, 3.9

LIDL: (3.68 store average)
Hachon, Tinto Roble, 2007, 2.79€, 5
Vega de Cega, Valdepenas, 0.99€, 4.7
Ossaria, Crianza Temp., 1.59€, 3.8
Conde Noble, Mesa White, 0.65€, 3.6
Vino Frizzante, Lambrusco, 1.69€, 3
Conde Noble , Mesa Red, 0.65€, 2