Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2021- Better than a $12.99 Chard Should Be Trader Joe's has been hitting their Grand Reserve and better wines out of the park for the last few falls and winters. This Santa Rita Hills AVA is part of the Santa Ynes Valley AVA and the greater Santa…
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The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2021 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. TJ’s at one time had a chart that said that this tier of Reserve wine is equal in quality to this price range of retail wine. They no longer publish those claims, but a Grand Reserve wine should to…
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Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021- A Costco 16 Months In Oak Bargain Ok, The whole why a wine that is 16 months in oak is different from a wine that is under 6 months in oak is kind of boring. Listen to the Podcast for all that is explained. This is an $8.99…
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The Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a $8.99 Costco exclusive. They do not offer much information on this wine, but the winemaker is Brandon Rice, the winemaker for Wakluke Slope Wine Company. Jerry Milbrandt owns them. Jerry is also part of Milbrandt Family Vineyards, one of the Columbia Valley’s leading independent growers….
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Vinha Da Fonte Reserva 2021-Trader Joe's Excellent $9 Portuguese Red This is a $8.99 Red Blend from a 102-year-old Portuguese winery. The blend has Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, but the other two grapes are very Portuguese grapes, and this is an extremely tasty wine! Fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged for 9 months in…
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The Vinha Da Fonte Reserva 2021 is a $8.99 Trader Joe’s import wine though it is available in other countries. This Red Blend is produced by Casa Ermelinda Freitas, a winery in business since 1920 in the south of Portugal inside the Setúbal Peninsula Region. This wine is a blend of Castelão (25% a local…
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ranga.ranga. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022-My Favorite NZ Sauv Blanc Of 2023 Is This a wine made by e. e. cummings? )A poetry joke) No, ranga.ranga in Maori means “gentle breeze”, or so they say. What it is, is single vineyard Estate wine that rocks! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST for all the important details! …
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The ranga.ranga. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a single vineyard (Waverley Vineyard) located in the bluffs overlooking Blind River in the Awatere Valley in southwest Marlborough on New Zealand’s South Island. Barker’s Marque Wines is an independently owned winery that produces ranga.ranga, their “old school” Sauvignon Blanc. ranga.ranga is the Maori word for “gentle breeze”…
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Angels and Cowboys Sonoma Rosé 2022-You decide Which Team Your On This is a Provence Style Sonoma Sourced Rosé. The Grenache (this is mostly Grenache) comes from the Russin River and Dry Creek. The Syrah is sourced from Carneros, Sonoma Coast, and Sonoma Valley. The Carignan comes from Alexander Valley. And all this builds up…
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The Angels and Cowboys Sonoma Rosé 2022 is a wine I found on sale for $11.99 and a quick check of the web showed prices from $14 to $17. Angels and Cowboys is a brand from Share a Splash Wine Company which also has Cannonball and Astrolabe brands. This is a Rosé made with a…
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Doña Paula Estate Blue Edition Velvet Red Blend 2021-$11@Costco-A Malbec, Pinot Noir, Bonarda Blend- Delicious! This is a single vineyard estate-grown Red blend. It has a unique blend of Malbec-Pinot Noir-Bonarda grapes. This is custom-made for cool weather wine drinking. For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best Wine Podcast!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Doña Paula Estate Blue Edition Velvet Red Blend 2021 is $10.99 at Costco and $14 to $29 elsewhere. This wine is a blend of 60% Malbec, 30% Pinot Noir, and 10% Bonarda sourced from the Doña Paula Estate El Alto Vineyard (3,445 feet up in the Andes foothills of the Ugarteche sub-region of the Luján…
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Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Chardonnay 2022- Costco $8 Bargain Quality Wine There are 19 AVAs in Sonoma. This Chardonnay is sourced from more than one of them. Costco has major price advantages over retail wines. This is a delicious Costco Chardonnay. For all the details check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to one of the best wine podcasts…
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The Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Chardonnay 2022 is a $7.99 Costco exclusive. Kirkland Signature wines typically name the winery or the winemaker involved in the production, but not here. The back label mentions Grape and Grain Imports as having vinted and bottled this Chardonnay. Grape and Grain Imports is the custom wine brand branch of…
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Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Aix Provence Rosé 2022- Aix You Shall Receive When is the last time you had an Estate produced Provence Rosé for $7.99? Well, that is what you get if you buy Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Aix Provence Rosé. Aix is one of the most beautiful places on earth and their wines…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Aix Provence Rosé 2022 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. The Coteaux d’ Aix-en-Provence is the second-largest AOC in Provence, the largest is Côtes de Provence, producing 75% of the wine in the region. Aix is located to the far west in Provence and if you have ever seen…
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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2021-My Kind of $12.99 Zinfandel TJ's wine selection has been stagnant since March, nothing has been added or subtracted. On my most recent visit, there were maybe 1o, maybe more new wines! CWF talks about Dry Creek vs Lodi and what gets our taste buds going with…
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The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2021 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The Dry Creek Valley first planted Zinfandel vines in the 1870s, phylloxera hit the California vineyards in the 1890s and destroyed most of the vines. The vineyards were replanted and several of those ancient (by grapevine standards) are still…
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How Low Can You Go #2 Two Buck Chuck Vs Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay Champion Nick and Domaine Dave put Charles Shaw Chardonnay and Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay thru their paces to see which wines win the taste test challenge. Two Buck Chuck is the plucky hero of How Low Can You Go #1. Can…
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Champion Nick and Domaine Dave taste tested two very inexpensive Chardonnay for the How Low Can You Go #2 Two Buck Chuck Vs Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay challenge. Both wines were purchased for $3.99, the Charles Shaw is from California and the Lindeman’s is from Southeastern Australia. The Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay (actually $4) bested…
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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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How Low Can You Go… Two Buck Chuck ($3.99) Vs Aldi Hwy 5 Chardonnay Champion Nick and Domaine Dave decided to see just how good are the least expensive wine. We pitted Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay ($3.99) against the Aldi exclusive Hwt 5 Chardonnay $4.99. We were surprised by the results, so listen along and…
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How Low Can You Go… Two Buck Chuck ($3.99) Vs Aldi Hwy 5 Chardonnay with a name like Cheap Wine Finder people expect us to write about cheap wine, but we don’t. We write about good affordable wine…. bargains. Value-priced wines have never been available with the quality and drinkability of modern wines. We have…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2021-$10 Quality Wine Santa Barbar is my 2nd best place for Pinot Noir wine, my favorite is Willamette Valley. The top Pinot Noir wines from Burgundy are so over-priced That I don't figure them into the equation. This Trader Joe's Pinot Noir is a little heavy on alcohol…
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