The Emma Reichart Dry Riesling 2021 is a $4.99 Trader Joe’s imported wine from the Rheinhessen region of Germany. Both Trader Joe’s and Aldi are German companies that are famous for their European value wine selection. Trader Joe’s knows German wine. If you think that $4.99 is too cheap for a decent bottle of wine…
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Burlwood Cellars Brut Rosé-Aldi $5 Bubbly-Holiday 2022 Bubbly #2 Five-dollar Bubbly should be atrocious. But this Aldi Sparkling wine isn't. It sells for between $10 to $12 in states that do not have an Aldi. So it is only an inflation-buster wine in states that have Aldi stores. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST…
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The Burlwood Cellars Brut Rosé is a $4.99 Sparkling wine from Aldi. It is produced by a wine company from Modesto, California which would seem to strongly suggest that some entity of E & J Gallo was involved. This a five-buck Bubbly that sells for $10 to $12 in states without Aldi stores. I don’t…
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Los Dos Brut Cava-CWF Holiday Bubbly Selection #1 The 2022 Holidays are rapidly approaching and this is the time of year when quality Bubbly is essential. Champagne is great, if pricey. But excellent Bubbly is readily available and we are here to help. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the podcast for all you need to…
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The Los Dos Brut Cava is a traditional blend of Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada sourced from independent family-owned vineyards in the Penedes DO in Northeast Spain. Penedes is located in the Catalonian region of Spain where the central city is Barcelona. Cava is produced in the same way as Champagne though its history in Spain…
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Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-Buy It For The Label, Drink It Because It Is Good Cycles Gladiator wine has received 20 Best Buy awards since 2005. The same winemaker has been in charge since 2005. For more info click here https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ And check out the world's greatest Podcast (well maybe the 4the best) at www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Cycles Gladiator Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petite Verdot, and 8% Merlot sourced from vineyards in the 58% Paso Robles AVA and 42% Lodi AVA. This is a Bordeaux blend. Cycles Gladiator is a project from winemaker Adam LaZarre started in 2005. The brand is part of the Wine Hooligans’ stable…
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Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020-Your Turkey Will Thank You This is a $14.99 sent Pinot Noir from the Carneros AVA. It is an upscale Pinot/Chardonnay growing region. The Pinots from this AVA typically sell from $15 to $70 and beyond. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the awesome PODCAST for all the…
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The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. To confuse things, there is also a Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 that sells for $12.99. Trader Joe’s seldom issued much information concerning their Reserve line of wines, so the differences between and Grand Reserve and a…
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Zombie Zin-Scary Label But Not Scary to Drink Halloween wine alert! Zombie label and a decent Zinfandel inside. The label is scary and the wine isn't. For more details check out www.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 Zombie Zin is a non-vintage wine that is 95% Zinfandel and 5% Syrah sourced from vineyards in several locations in California. Zombie is a brand from Chateau Diana a family-owned and operated winery started in 1981 and is located in Sonoma. Zombie Zin may be a brand that was produced to take advantage of…
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William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020-$10 ALDI Pinot Good Enough For Thanksgiving This is an Estate Pinot Noir from a quality Monterey winery. It is seriously underpriced. Is a ten-dollar Pinot Noir good enough for the Thanksgiving feast? YES!!! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details. Check us out at…
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The William Wright Monterey Pinot Noir 2020 is a $9.99 Aldi wine sourced from estate vineyards in coastal Monterey County, California. The estate in question is the Scheid Family Vineyards a large sustainably farmed family-owned wine company founded in 1972. This wine is available in Demark for the equivalent of $18. Scheid owns 12 vineyards…
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Graham Beck Brut Rosé-You Don't Need To Pay Champagne Prices For Champagne Quality This is a South African Bubbly sourced from the Western Cape region. Fun Fact: Champagne has limestone subsoil, and so does the Western Cape. This is a Bubbly intended to compete with Champagne, but at a lower price (check out the Podcast…
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The Graham Beck Brut Rosé is a blend of 66% Pinot Noir and 34% Chardonnay sourced from Estate and contracted vineyards in the Western Cape growing region of South Africa. Graham Beck has been producing Sparkling wine, which they call Cape Classique, since 1983. They produce and cellar this Bubbly at their Estate. This is…
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La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021-An Excellent Estate Chardonnay When the Holidays are near Cheapwinefinder starts to go upscale. Sometimes a more expensive wine is called for, but you still want value. Drinking a wine that is expensive just because it costs more makes no sense. That is where we come in handy!!! Check out…
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The La Crema Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2021 is one of the brands from the Jackson Family Wines (think Kendall-Jackson) that offer wines from all over California, Oregon, and the world. They have an impressive portfolio of wines there is a link to their website above. The La Crema brand showcases Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines…
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Dearly Beloved I Thee Red 2020-With An Excellent Day of the Day Skull Label It is indoor party season. Halloween is the start of the 2022 Holidays. The Holidays for the last few years needed to be approached with caution this year I hope we can go back to just having fun. This is a…
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The Dearly Beloved I The Red 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s wine sourced from vineyards in California’s Central Coast AVA. There are 3 wines in the Dearly Beloved line, another Red with a different blend of grapes from California and a North Coast Chardonnay. These wines are made by Precept Wine, the largest privately…
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Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019-Prosecco Made Like Champagne! I like Prosecco. I like Champagne. Both are Bubbly's but made with two very different production methods. I doubt if you will ever find Champagne made in the Charmat Method (Prosecco) But the Valdo #10 is a Prosecco made in the Champagne style. It…
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The Valdo Numero 10 DOCG Prosecco Metodo Classico 2019 is not your typical Prosecco. The grapes are sourced in the hills surrounding the winery in the Valdobbiadene DOCG section of the Prosecco region. The winery and estate were founded in 1926 and are one of the oldest Prosecco producers and the oldest in the Valdobbiadene…
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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017-Another Satisfying Trader Joe's Reserve Wine First of all, it is a 2017 vintage which gives this wine 5 years of age. Drink-it-now wines do not need that extra time. This $12.99 Shiraz is a cellar-worthy wine! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the Podcast for all the…
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The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The back label indicates that this Shiraz was bottled by Orbach Family Wines ( established in 2001). Bottled by means just that, they only bottled the wine. But, Orbach sells their wines under the Side Gate label and Side Gate…
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Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020-Different But Really Good Yalumba has been a family-owned and operated winery for over 170 years and they specialize in Viognier. Viognier is originally a White grape that is a blending grape in the Rhone Valley and one of the few White Grapes that are added to White wine. This is…
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The Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2020 is from the entry-level line of wines from the Yalumba Family WInemakers who planted their first vineyard in Australia in 1849. Yalumba is the Hill-Smith family, and Sam Smith was the founder 173 years ago. They are still family owned and operated which is rare for a wine business…
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