I'm quite impressed by the Hyundai Tucson, myself. It does have AWD as an option.
Avoid the Mazdas, I've heard bad things.
The Nissans don't work very well with those CVT's, apparently. They miss the torque peak, or something.
The Subaru Forester is the very best. But you pay more at the outset and gas mileage is.... not outstanding.
Stay away from German SUV's.