Aldi's Specially Selected Napa Valley Chardonnay 2021-Aldi Is Killing It! This is a $10.99 Napa Valley Chardonnay, big deal, right? Napa is about place and people and this Chardonnay is Napa generic. Is that Bad? No, not when the wine is $10.99. It tastes like Napa and costs like California. For more information check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and…
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The Aldi’s Specially Selected Napa Valley Chardonnay 2021 is a $10.99 ALd exclusive new to the Specially Selected brand as of April 2024. The Aldi Specially Selected line includes wines from premium growing regions like Napa, Rioja, Marlborough, Bordeaux, etc. Napa Valley is a large AVA, so simply showing Napa Valley as the place of…
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Matias Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-A Wine Well Worth Searching For! This is a brand from winemaker Dan Fitzpatrick, who has worked for some of the best wineries in California. The brand may be hard to find and there seem to be different brands for each wine from a different AVA . This $21.99 Cabernet…
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The Matias Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a bit of a mystery wine, their website is gone, and their trail leads to more than one place. They seem to have two vintages of this Cabernet Sauvignon, a 2019 vintage and this 2021. The 2019 was one of the best in recent years and the…
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Trading Post by Trader Joe's Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022- $20 Trader Joe's Napa I have never heard of a” by Trader Joe's” wine, in the past they were all Platinum or Diamond Reserve wines. So what is the deal here is this a new wine program by Trader Joe's or a one-off? I don't…
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I think the Trading Post by Trader Joe’s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 is a $19.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. I say I think because I can’t find a single mention of this wine on the internet. I do not recall another “by Trader Joe’s” wine before, typically the wines in this price range are Patinum…
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Mumm Napa Blanc de Blanc-It Is Time To Talk About Holiday Bubbly This is C H Mumm's Napa outpost of their Champagne House. C H Mumm has been around for almost 200 years, Napa about 40 years. The Napa version is the Blanc de Blanc which is a White wine from White grapes. This is…
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The Mumm Napa Blanc de Blanc is a Bubbly that lists at $26 but should be available for under $20 during the holiday season. Mumm Napa is the California division of C.H. Mumm, a Champagne house founded in 1827. In 1983 they started producing Sparkling wines in Napa under the Domaine Mumm name which was…
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Aldi Specially Selected Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Going Upscale With Aldi @$14.99 This is the top of the ten Aldi Speciality Selected wines. It is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon of unknown origin, anything above $15 and you are going to want to know where it came from. What we do know about it, is…
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The Aldi Specially Selected Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a $14.99 Aldi exclusive. The back label says Isolated Cellars bottled this wine, which is the least important factor for wine drinkers. There is no mention of exactly who produced the wine and exactly where the grapes are grown, Napa Valley is a large growing…
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Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend 2021-Costco $10.99- Do You Like Good Wine? This is one of the best Red Blends CWF has reviewed all year. Yes, we review value-priced wines, and this Red Sells for $10.99, but it is really good. Read https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and of course, listen to the best wine PODCAST for all the…
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The Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Red Blend 2021 is a $10.99 Costco exclusive. Costco often names the producer of their Signature wines, but not here. This is a Bordeaux Blend with 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 10% Malbec, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. Carmenere is the other Bordeaux-approved Red grape, but it is…
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Mumm Napa Brut Prestige-Do You Really Want French Champagne? This is the Mumm Napa's House style. All their other bottling are informed by this wine I found for $15.99. The French Champagne version of the House-style sells for $45. Should you like the Napa Bubbly better than the Champagne Bubbly? That is a question only…
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The Mumm Napa Brut Prestige is a blend of 45% Chardonnay, 45% Pinot Noir, and the other 10% is a mix of Pinot Gris (White) and Pinot Meunier (Red). This Bubbly is produced in the Traditional Method or Champagne style. The second fermentation or triage lasted for a minimum of 18 months. GH Mumm started…
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Mumm Napa Brut Rosé-Pink Napa Bubbly For Cupid You can spend $45 on GH Mumm non-vintage Bubbly. Or $24 on Mumm Napa Bubbly, on sale for $15 for Valentine’s Day. What do you think is more premium Champagne or Napa? For all the info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ or listen to the very best wine PODCAST! Check…
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The Mumm Napa Brut Rosé is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay sourced from up to 50 growers in Napa County. GH Mumm is a Champagne House founded in France in 1827. Mumm Napa was established in the late 1970s. The Mumm Napa Brut Rosé comes from almost 200 years of Champagne-making…
Read MoreTrader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Valley Petit Verdot 2021 Never had a Petit Verdot wine? Well, if you had a Bordeaux blend or a California Meritage wine you probably had. Or maybe one of the Petite Petit wines that blend Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah because, why not. This wine is worthy of Napa Valley…
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The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Napa Valley Petit Verdot 2021 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. Petit Verdot is one of the five grapes approved to be included in the blend for the Red wines of Bordeaux, France. The other Red grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. The name Petit Verdot roughly…
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Trader Joe's Diamond Reserve Oakville Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020- A $60 Cab Sauv Selling For $20? Well is that true? I don't know, what I do know is that this is an excellent $19.99 Oakville Napa Valley Cab Sauv. Everything else is speculation! Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST for all the info !!! Check…
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The Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Oakville Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $19.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This is the third-ever Diamond Reserve wine last year saw the $19.99 Trader Joe’s Diamond Reserve Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 and the $14.99 Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Diamond Mountain District Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017. Trader Joe’sgives very…
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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2020-Another TJ's Grand Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Grand Reserve and up wines, such as the Diamond and the Platinum Reserve wines have been some of the best wine bargains since Covid, This Napa Valey Pinot is more new Pinot Noir (Meiomi) than classic California Pinot Noir….
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The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Napa Valley Pinot Noir 2020 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s limited-time exclusive. It is produced for Trader Joe’s by an independent wine company that has produced other wines for TJ’s. They do not have their name associated with this wine, just the winemakers’/owners name. So I won’t name the company,…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020-Another TJ's Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Reserve wines, there is the grand Reserve up to the Diamond Reserve have been some of the best bargain wines of the last ten years. I have not been too excited by Merlot recently, but this is a delicious wine. Covid…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The Oak Knoll AVA in Napa is located at the southern end of Napa on the Valley floor. It is just above the Napa side of the Carneros AVA which borders to the south on the San Pablo Bay. Most…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019-Is A $10 Napa Chardonnay Any Good? Trader Joe's in October 2021 is way down on wine; their stock is almost half empty. Luckily the Trader Joe's Reserve wines are plentiful. Does Napa Valley intentionally make ten-dollar wines? No, that is where the likes of Trader Joe's, ALDI, and…
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