Send us Fan Mail Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 A table wine in Europe is the lowest category of wine. The US has no categories no Grand Cru or Vin de Pays all wines in America ae under the same classification. All wines are table wines. Not in Europe, they have multiple classifications. This is…
Read More
The Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced for them by Field Recordings, a well respected winery. The Story Field Recording is an eclectic winery from Paso Robles. They started off scouring the coastal countryside looking for neglected, but promising vineyards. They we make a deal with the owners where…
Read More
Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 This a Rosé from a winemaker whose family has been in Provence sine the 1200s. He knows what he is doing, plus the vineyards were purchased in the 1950s. This is a wine made by people who know the grapes and know the vineyards….
Read More
The Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 is a $8.99 Costco exclusive import wine, and is one dollar more than previous vintages. The Story This Rosé is made by winemaker, Olivier Sumeire of Famille Sameire, whose family dates back to the 1200s in Provence. So, this is a wine from a well-established winery. The…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail TJ’s 1st Rate Value Cab-Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 A $9.99 Trader Joe’s Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. Coppola Wines are the winery of record for this wine and they have a fine resume of Sonoma Cabs. A quaint California Cabernet Sauvignon selling for $9.99 is a beautiful thing. This wine gives…
Read More
The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023. is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced from vineyards in the Sonoma AVA. The Story The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is made by Coppola wines which is a part pf Delicato Family Wines from Lodi. I checked the California Wine Cola Registry and Coppola was the…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 This is a amazing five buck wine. You expect nothing nothing, but get a Sauv Blanc that competes with wines at twice the price. The podcast talks about why this happens, but also praises the producer for making a quality wine. Cheap good wine is…
Read More
The Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a Trader Joe’s $4.99 import exclusive, The Story The Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is imported by an entity of Delicato Family Wines of Lodi, California. They have many brands including Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. There is no indication if there is any relationship or connection…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Barbanera inBianco Sangiovese White 2024 This is a Tuscan Sangiovese, from a family-owned winery started in 1938, that is produced like a White wine. The Sangiovese grapes are pressed and are immediately discarded, no skin contact. The skin is where the tannins and other chemicals are contained. So, this Sangiovese is…
Read More
The Barbanera inBianco Sangiovese White 2024 is a wine selling for $9.00 at Trader Joe’s and $14 and up elsewhere. The Story Barbanera is a family-owned winery founded in Tuscanny in 1938. This wine is part of their Barbanero Celebration line of wines that are new wines that have roots in the wineries history. The…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Everlight Provence Rosé 2025 This is a $12.99 wine which is not what Cru Provence Rosé wines sell for. Aldi Sud which is our Aldi has great contacts in European wine. Aldi is OK in US wines, but elite in value European wines. This Rosé is excellent and even more excellent…
Read More
The Everlight Provence Rosé 2025 is a $12.99 Aldi exclusive, sourced from vineyards in the Cru de Provence region in the South of France. The Story The producer is listed as Chassaux et Fils which is a name Aldi uses for their high-quality, but value-priced French wines. This name is used for wines in various…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Babich is a 120 year old family-owned winery. They know how to make Sauvignon Blanc. This wine received 91 points by the leading US wine critic, and I like it, too. There is a great deal of competition in the value-priced Sauvignon market and this one…
Read More
The Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a wine I found at Trader Joe’s, selling for $12.99, which is a typical price for this wine. The Story Babich is a family-owned winery that started in New Zealand in 1906. One of the advantages of being one of the early wineries is that they had their…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Magus Dark Garnacha This is a $6.99 Costco wine that seems to be a wine selling for $18 to $24 elsewhere. Garnacha is a sleek, dark, rich wine that does not need oak aging. Miles Davis, in 1974, released a live album from Carnegie Hall entitled Dark Magus. Is there a…
Read More
The Magus Dark Garnacha is currently on offer from Costco for $6.99. It does not look to be widely available outside of Costco, but prices fall between $18 and $24. The Story The Magus Dark Garnacha is from Bodegas Valdeorite in the Extremadura DO, inside the greater Ribera del Guadiana DO in North-West Spain, near…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2022 This is a Zin from Contra Costa AVA, which is east of the San Francisco Bay and south of the San Pablo Bay. This is home to multiple 100-year-old vineyards. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST to get all the details. This is a…
Read More
The Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2022 is a wine I found at Trader Joe’s, selling for $13.99. A check of the web saw prices between $14 and $20. The Story Cline Family Cellars was founded in the early 1980s and is still expanding while owned and operated by the Cline Family. Cline started as a…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Calos Cahors Malbec 2022 This is a Costco wine. It is $8.99 at Costco, and around $15 elsewhere. This Cahors Malbec routinely gets 90+ points from reviewers. This is a well-made wine. Costco wines can be outstanding bargains, and the Calos Cahors Malbec 2022 is a prime example. The Cheapwinefinder website…
Read More
The Calos Cahors Malbec 2022 is selling for $8.99 at Costco, and it looks like it is available for around $15 elsewhere. The Story This Malbec is from the south of France, not Argentina. In the 1800s, pests and diseases hit French vineyards and decimated entire vintages. The Malbec grapes from Bordeaux were hit particularly…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download () | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora | Podcast Index | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS
Send us Fan Mail Hess Select California Chardonnay 2024 This is a Chardonnay sourced from all over California. 30% of the juice was both fermented and aged in French oak barrels. Hess has been around since the late 70s, so they have great contacts for purchasing grapes. All that combines to produce an excellent value-priced…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Josh Reserve Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel 2021 Bourbon barrels are charred. Wine Barrels are toasted. Bourbon barrel flavors can overpower wine, unless handled properly. The bourbon flavors here are handled in textbook fashion! Barrel flavors are not everything in wine. But they do add texture and flavor. These wines are fun to…
Read More
The Josh Reserve Bourbon Barrel Zinfandel 2021 is a wine that lists for $21.99, but I found it on sale for $9.99. The Story The Josh reserve wines are the top-tier wines and are part of the bourbon barrel-aged series. Joseph Carr created the Josh brand in 2006 in honor of his father. I have…
Read More
Send us Fan Mail Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 You have heard of Kim Crawford. He sold his brand in 2003, but it is still going strong. In 2006, Kim and Erica Crawford started Loveblock Winery. I think it was originally a sheep farm. Today, the vineyards are certified organic, sustainable, and vegan-friendly. And the…
Read More
The Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 is a wine I found selling for about $15. It is from Kim Crawford, yes, that Kim Crawford. The Story The Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023 typically scores 90+ points from wine reviewers. Kim and Erica Crawford, she handles the vineyard, he does the winemaking, sold Kim Crawford wines…
Read More
