I buy a nice Australian Chardonnay. “Yellow Tail” with a picture of a kangaroo on the label. Very inexpensive and I like it better than any of the $$$$$ brands.
(Oh what a plebeian I am.)
My daughter went to Australia a year ago and said it was a decent wine. It is.
I buy it at Safeway and Walmart has it too—at a higher price.
Yellowtail wine is quite nice. My personal favorite is Frontera Chardonnay, esp the “buttery” option. It’s either Argentinian or Chilean ... I’m in PA so the price varies ... some grocery stores have it for &12 (bigger bottle) but it can be on special in the State Stores for under &10. Another really nice “cheap” Chardonnay is Dark Horse.