The Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2021 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The back label says it was made by Ashford Court who also made Trader Joe’s perennial favorite, Cotillion Pinot Noir. The actual producer of Cotillion is Plata Wine Partners of Napa, California. You may have not heard of Plata Wine…
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The Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Red Wine 2021 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This wine is produced for Trader Joe’s by ASV Wines who have been in business since 1982 and own several sustainably farmed vineyards in the Central Coast AVA and an organic vineyard in southern Monterey County where they grow Cabernet Sauvignon…
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The1 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s wine though it is available in other countries. This is an IGP-designated wine, the top rating is DOCG followed by DOC. IGP wines have less stringent growing and producing regulations and are often sourced from vineyards in more generic growing regions. Aglianico is said to be one of the…
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The Vino Columbia Valley Pinot Grigio 2020 is a wine that should be found for around $10, I saw prices as high as $13 and I found it for $8.99. It is a brand from Charles Smith/House of Smith Wines. The full name of this wine is Vino CasaSmith and these wines are Italian varietals…
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The Land of the Saints Central Coast Pinot Noir 2021 is 100% Pinot Noir sourced from three vineyards one in the Edna Valley AVA, the next in Arroyo Grande AVA, and the Santa Maria Valley all located inside San Luis Obispo County. For reference, Paso Robles is also inside San Luis Obispo County. It is…
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The Woodleaf Ranch Russian River Chardonnay 2020 is a $9.99 Aldi exclusive. I checked the California wine labeling website COLA and it showed that Rack and Riddle cellared and bottled this Chardonnay. Cellared and bottled means just that, they aged the wine for a certain amount of time and bottled it, but the named producer…
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The Trader Joe’s Grower’s Reserve Organic California Chardonnay 2022 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is produced for Trader Joe’s, or at least “vinted and bottled by”, ASV Wines. ASV Wines is a family-owned winery in business since 1981 and they own 1,500 acres of vineyards. Vinted and bottled by does not indicate that…
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The Hahn Appellation Series Arroyo Seco Pinot Noir 2020 is sourced from a single Estate vineyard the Ste—Philippe in the Arroyo Seco AVA inside the Monterey AVA again inside the Central Coast AVA of California. Arroyo Seco translates to “dry creek” and is south of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. Hahn Estate Wines was founded…
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The Charme de Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2021 is a wine from Domaine Jean-Marie Reverdy and Fils, a 4th generation family wine estate located near the town of Sancerre in the Loire Valley of France. Their estate wines are Sancerre (the leading Sauvignon Blanc growing area in the Loire Valley). The Charme de Loire Sauvignon Blanc…
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The 3 Rein Never Tame Red Blend 2020 is a $7.99 Aldi exclusive. It was produced for Aldi by Precept Wines the largest privately owned wine company in the Northwest and it uses grapes farmed in the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington. That is the extent of what we know about this wine. The back…
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Tuatea Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022-One of the best $5 White wines This is a $6.99 Trader Joe’e wine, but t sells for $13.99 in places that have no TJ’s. It tastes delicious. A Seven-dollar wine that hits like a more expensive wine is a keeper. For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and of course, listen to the…
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The Tuatea Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s wine. This wine is imported to the US by WX Imports. It seems this wine sells in places where there is no Trader Joe’s for $13.99. CWF reviewed the 2017 vintage Tuatea and the Fearless Flyer back then mentioned his wine had some oak…
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Kirkland Chianti Classico Reserva 2020- $9 Excellent Chianti From Costco Sangiovese is a tasty wine. Chianti Classico has a history that dates back to the early 1700s. The winery that made this wine has records going back to the 1400s. All this for an $8.99 wine that drinks great! For more info check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and…
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The Kirkland Chianti Classico Reserva 2020 is an $8.99 Costco exclusive. It is produced for Costco by Villa Cafaggio who also produced a different Chianti for Costco in 2020. Villa Cafaggio has a history that goes back to 1408, and the Chianti region in Tuscany dates to 1716. Sangiovese is the main grape of Chianti….
Read MoreHighland 41 Black Granite Paso Robles Red 2020-Wine Enthusiast’s #1 Value Wine 2022 I do not normally pay attention to magazine Top 100 lists. But The #1 wine under $15 caught my attention. For everything you need to know check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best wine PODCAST for all the details!! Check us out at…
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The Highland 41 Black Granite Paso Robles Red 2020 was picked as the #1 wine in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Value Wines ($15 and under) of 2022. It is widely available but Costco has it for $11.99. It is a blend of 45% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Sirah, 15% Malbec, 10% Syrah, and 10% Merlot all…
Read MoreDon’t Mind If I Do Red Blend 2021-$7.99, No Sugar, 9% Alcohol, 85 calories Aldi Another in Aldi’s line of “diet” wines. This Red blend is a little lacking in body but otherwise drinks well. For all the details check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The Don’t Mind If I Do Red Blend 2021 is a $7.99 Aldi sort of exclusive. It is a wine that has zero sugar, 85 calories, is gluten-free, and has only 9% alcohol content. It is made for Aldi by Scheid Vineyards and family-owned operation located on the Monterey AVA. The reason I say that…
Read MorePeaks And Tides Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021- (Aldi) Ten Bucks For A Sonoma Coast Chardonnay We have been writing and talking about affordable wine at CWF for over a decade. And establishment wine folks never got it. You may start out drinking inexpensive wines, but as you advance on your wine journey you can go…
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The Peaks And Tides Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021 is a $9.99 Aldi exclusive. The Peaks and Tides name is owned by Aldi, but the back label says it was vinted and bottled by a wine company in Geyserville, California. A quick check of the web showed this wine is credited to Delicato Family Vineyards who…
Read MoreDomaine Condorcet Chateauneuf du Pape 2021-Once $25 At Aldi Now $10 Ok, this one is easy. The wines of Chateauneuf-du-Pape start at $40 and go up, these are top-notch wines. In January 2023 Aldi sold this wine for $24.99 and which is a bargain price for a real-deal wine. In March 2023 it is $9.99….
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The Domaine Condorcet Chateauneuf du Pape 2021 was found at Aldi for $9.99, it originally sold for $24.99 which was Aldi’s most expensive wine. A Chateauneuf-du-Pape wine is a Red blend from the southern Rhone Valley in France. It translates to the Pope’s new Chateau or in the 1300s, Castle. The Pope did not always…
Read MoreKim Crawford Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2021-New Zealand Merlot? Hawke’s Bay is on the southeast corner of New Zealand’s North Island. Most NZ wines in the cheapwinefinder price range come from Marlborough on the South Island. Merlot is New Zealand, that is a new one for me. Guess what? It tastes great! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen…
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The Kim Crawford Hawke’s Bay Rosé 2021 is 70% Merlot and 30% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from vineyards in the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand’s North Island. Kim Crawford has been a wine brand since 1996 and was started in Marlborough on New Zealand’s South Island. The majority of the wines Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot…
Read MoreMotif Red Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-The Best $4.99 Of 2023? This is a Trader Joe’s 5-buck Cabernet Sauvignon from a sub-AVA. $5 wines don’t come from a single AVA much less a sub-AVA. So, what is up with this very cheap Cabernet Sauvignon? Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST for all the details. Check…
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