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Kirkland Signature Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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

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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Vinha Da Fonte Reserva 2021

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

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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ranga.ranga. Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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

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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Angels and Cowboys Sonoma Rosé 2022

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!

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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Doña Paula Estate Blue Edition Velvet Red Blend 2021

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

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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Kirkland Signature Sonoma Couty Chardonnay 2022

The Kirkland Signature Sonoma Couty 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

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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Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Aix Provence Rosé 2022

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

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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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2021

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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