Send us Fan Mail Method California Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 The podcast goes into detail, but this California Cabernet Sauvignon is a 93-point wine and Wine Enthusiast’s Value Wine of the Year 2025. Multiple wine reviewers give the 2023 vintage 93 points. A ten-buck, 93-point wine is a joy. A 2025 Value Wine of the Year…
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The Method California Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is a $9.99 wine at Costco, and according to the web is $14 to $20+ elsewhere. The Story The Method brand is a collaboration with Navigator Wine Company (formerly Precept Wine) and Master Sommelier Ian Cauble. The line has two wines: the Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and this…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Juvé & Camps Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava 2022 A vintage-dated Cava is typically only produced in the best vintages. A Gran Reserva Cava undergoes a 2nd fermentation that lasts at least 30 months; here, it lasted 36 months. The grapes are organic. Brut Nature means that no sugar is added;…
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The Juvé & Camps Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava 2022 is available at Costco for $15.89 and elsewhere for a few dollars more. The Story Juvé & Camps has been in business since 1796 and has had a winery in the Penedès (Spain)since 1921. It is a family-owned winery currently run by the 4th generation….
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Nikau Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 A tasty Sauv Blanc from a family-owned, independent producer. Nikau Point is a beach on the North Island, and Marlborough produces 2/3 of New Zealand’s wine from the NorthEast corner of the South Island. This is a tasty, balanced, inexpensive Sauvignon Blanc that drinks beyond…
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The Nikau Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a $7.49 Trader Joe’s wine. CWF reviewed the 2019 vintage that was $5.99. The Story Nikau Point is a beach on the eastern side of the North Island of New Zealand. Marlborough is in the Northeast corner of the South Island. The Wineportfolio Co owns this brand…
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Send us Fan Mail VulTour Napa Valley Red Blend 2023 VolTour is a boutique winery based in Napa. They make wines from small plots of prime Napa vineyards. The wines routinely get 94 points on up and sell for $125+. The Voltour Proprietary Napa Red 2023 is a blend of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot,…
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The VulTour Napa Valley Red Blend 2023 is found at Costco for $11.99 and elsewhere for several dollars more. The Story VulTour Wines is a boutique Napa Valley winery specializing in grapes from elite microclimate parcels of Napa vineyards. The winemaker spent time at Opus One. These wines sell for over $100 and routinely receive…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail M. Chevallier Carte Noire Brut Cava This Bubbly is produced by Spain’s oldest winery and Cava producer! Carte Noire indicates that the Champagne was produced with only Red grapes. A quick check of the internet didn’t confirm this and only showed the 3 traditional white grapes. I am confused. I think…
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The M. Chevallier Carte Noire Brut Cava is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import wine. Back in 2019, CWF reviewed this Cava, and it sold for $5.99 then. The Story The M. Chevallier Carte Noire Brut Cava might seem like some thrown-together bulk wine cava, but it’s not. The back label shows it was made at…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Corvelia Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc 2025 This is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine sourced from the Paso Robles AVA. It has more body and is smoother than the average value-priced Sauvignon Blanc. It still has good, solid flavor; there aren’t the flavor spikes and acidity often associated with Sauvignon Blanc. Paso…
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The Corvelia Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is sourced from multiple vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA of the Central Coast AVA in California. The Story This is a rare Trader Joe’s wine that actually has a webpage, though it offers little information. Corvelia brand has 3 wines,…
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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Eola Springs Vineyards Pinot Noir 2024 A single-vineyard estate vineyard $15 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. This does not happen often. Economic conditions have to apply. Let Trader Joe’s take you to the promised land! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected] SPEAKER_00 0:00 Hey…
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The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Eola Springs Vineyards Pinot Noir 2024 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. Google has limits on the length of titles, so I had to leave important parts out. This is a single-vineyard wine from the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of Willamette Valley, a short distance SW of Portland. The Story This…
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Send us Fan Mail Sauvigio Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio 2025 This is a 50-50 blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio. Produced for Trader Joe’s, an entity of Delicato Family Vineyards/Coppola Wine. It does not exactly taste like a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Grigio. But it is tasty and easy to like. Seven dollars buys…
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The Sauvigio Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio 2025 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is produced for them by an entity of Delicato Family Vineyards/Coppola Wines. The Story Delicato Family Vineyards just celebrated its 100th anniversary in the Lodi AVA, and they recently purchased Coppola Wines out of Sonoma. The Sauvigio Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio 2025 has…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Neleman All Day Long Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2024 This is a sustainably farmed, certified organic, vegan-friendly Sauvignon Blanc from Costco. It is sourced from a winery in the Valencia DO in northeast Spain. Yes, it is a value-priced Sauv Blanc, just like thousands of others. But this Valencia Sauvignon Blanc is…
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The Neleman All Day Long Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a $7.99 Costco wine. The Neleman winery website does not show this wine as one of its core wines, so this may be a Costco exclusive. The Story Neleman Winery is located in the Valencia DO of eastern Spain. It is certified sustainably farmed and…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir 2024 This wine has been available at Costco for several vintages. Carneros Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are seldom inexpensive, except if they are for Costco or Trader Joe’s. Carneros wines get pricey. There are no “bad” vineyards in Carneros; virtually all of them have expensive wines….
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The Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir 2024 is an $8.99 Costco perennial wine. Here is a link to our review of the 2021 vintage. The Story The Carneros AVA is at the southern end of the Napa Valley and just north of the San Pablo Bay. Carneros is situated in both Sonoma and Napa. The…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2024 The Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2024 has a long history. Originally a wine from Charles Smith, but he sold the brand off 6 or 7 years ago. Since then, it has been sold 2 more times. Is it still the same? The podcast explains most of…
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The Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2024 is a wine sourced from Washington State and should be found for around $12.00. The Story The Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2024 was a brand that originated with Charles Smith; his name is still on the bottle, but the brand is now owned by Ackley Brands. Charles Smith has…
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Send us Fan Mail Foggy Veil Paso Robles Grenache 2023 This is a wine from the Miller Family Vineyards, which includes the Central Coast Wine Services. The Miler Family owns some of the elite vineyards in the Central Coast AVA. They also, though, their various companies produced some of Trader Joe’s best exclusive wines. This…
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The Foggy Veil Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. A Check of the California Wine Cola Registry shows Miller Family Wines as the Producer. The Story The Miller Family have been farming in California since the 1940s and have had vineyards since the 1970s. They own some of the most highly…
Read MoreSend us Fan Mail Sea Dream Mediterranée White 2025 This is a wine from Emma Bertrand of the French Gérard Bertrand Wine Company. She is in her early 20s and makes a tasty White wine. The Sea Dream is a blend od 50% Grenache Blanc, 30% Chardonnay, and 20% Sauvignon Blanc al from the Mediterranée…
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