Laurent Perrachon Beaujolais Villages 2020 A Family-owned winery in business since 1877. The 5th and 6th generation work for the company. This is a Villages AOC wine from two Villages. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the Podcast for all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The Laurent Perrachon Beaujolais Villages 2020 is sourced from vineyards surrounding two small towns, La Chapelle de Guinchay (70%) and Lancié. One village has sandy soils and granite the other has clay and limestone. The villages are not far apart but offer very different soil. The grape is 100% Gamay. Beaujolais is located just south…
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Gruet Blanc de Blanc- Excellent New Mexico Bubbly Is a $40 French Champagne better than a $14 New Mexico Bubbly? That is not an easy question to answer. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the Podcast for answers!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The Gruet Blanc de Blanc Brut is 100% Chardonnay sourced from grapes grown in New Mexico, Washington, and California. Gilbert Gruet founded his first vineyard in the Bethon district of Champagne in 1952. By 1967 he started Gruet et Fils (and sons) a Champagne House specializing in Chardonnay Bubbly. In 1984 the younger Gruet family…
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Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Monterey Pinot Noir 2020 Is a $7.99 wine worthy of the Thanksgiving feast? Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ for all the details. Hint, the answer is YES! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Monterey Pinot Noir 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive wine. The Petit in the name indicates a limited supply of this wine, though all Trader Joe’s Reserve wines are one-off wines. They may return the next vintage but not necessarily by the same producer. The Fearless Flyer does not…
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Emma Reichart Dry Riesling 2021-5 Buck Wine Worthy Of Thanksgiving There was a time when a $4.99 (Trader Joe's) was the kind of rot-gut booze that old Bluesmen sang about. Not anymore, this is a very respectable German Riesling that has a place on your Thanksgiving table. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the Podcast for all…
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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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