Trader Joe's French Brut Rosé-It Sure Doesn't Taste Like $6.99 Bubbly Where were the grapes grown? They didn't say. What is the grape blend? They punted on that one. Is it a Blanc de Blanc or a Blanc de Noir? They were kind of hazy on that one. So what is it? A $6.99 Bubbly…
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The Trader Joe’s French Brut Rosé is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive sourced from vineyards on the French coast near the Mediterranean Sea. This bottle is simply a French wine and does not have an AOC or IGP designation, making this a Vin de France or the lowest classification of French wine. Trader Joe’s does…
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Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2020-Real Good For 8 Bucks Santa Barbara is just north of Los Angeles, which should be very warm during the summer months but due to a geological anomaly is one of California's coolest grape-growing regions. We talk about Jess Parker, TV's Davey Crocket, and Daniel Boone starting…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive made for TJ’s by ABJ Wines from Geyserville, California. According to the California Wine COLA, ABJ Wines is August Briggs, Jr. There is an August Briggs WInery in Napa that August no longer owns, it looks like this is…
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Wonderwall Edna Valley Pinot Noir 2019-Drink Like The Cool Kids This is a wine with a story to tell. It is an excellent Pinot Noir that costs less than it should. I could retell the story here or you can check out: www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST for all the details!!! Check us out…
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The Wonderwall Edna Valley Pinot Noir 2019 is sourced from three vineyards, Morro View, Greengate, and Jesperson, in the Edna Valley AVA just north of the town of Arroyo Grande, a few miles away from the Pacific Ocean in the Central Coast AVA. Wonderwall is a brand from Andrew Jones of the Field Recordings WInery….
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Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020- A Value Priced lifestyle Sauv Blanc The Ava Grace is a brand from The Wine Group the 2nd largest wine company in the US and 3rd in the world in terms of volume. They know value-priced wine. This is a lifestyle wine, the marketing is all people having fun…
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The Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is one of the many brands from The Wine Group, the second-largest US wine company and the third in the world in terms of volume. Ava Grace has a full line of wines and the winemaker is Andrea Brambila. The Ava Grace California Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is a…
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La Ferme Julien 2020-TJ”s Good-Cheap-French Rosé Ok, I could write six paragraphs but it would all come down to Good-Cheap-French Rosé. If you want an excellent Rosé wine and you want to spend $5.99, this is your wine! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the world's best wine podcast for all the details. Check us…
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The La Ferme Julien 2020 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s Rosé wine made for them by Famille Perrin a large wine company based in the Southern Rhone Valley of France. Perrin has a similar Rosé named La Vielle Ferme Ventoux Rosé. The TJs and the Perrin wine are sourced from the Ventoux appellation. The Trader…
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Plungerhead Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2018-New Label-Same Great Taste The label no longer has a man with a toilet plunger on his head. Now it is a scantily clad woman diving into a roiling sea. Still tastes real good. For more information check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Plungerhead Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2018 is 84% Zinfandel, 11% Petite Sirah, 2% Mourvèdre, 2% Tempranillo, and 1% Merlot. Most of the Zinfandel was sourced from 3 vineyards in the Mokelumne River Basin of Lodi, the Grand Vin Lands Vineyard, the Mettler Family Vineyard, and the Manna Vineyard. The Petite Sirah came from the Mettler…
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Tilia Malbec 2020-Under $10 and a 90 Point Wine This is one of those wines that is just good. It is a wine that is made with intentionality. It is the first Argentinian wine that is certified sustainably farmed. And it tastes great. A top quality affordable Malbec. For all the details check out www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Tilia Malbec 2020 is the first Argentinian-certified sustainably farmed wine. This is a wine that is sourced from various family farm vineyards in the eastern Mendoza Valley and the Uco Valley of Argentina. Since this is not a single estate wine and several privately owned vineyards the coordination to achieve the sustainable certification was…
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Don't Mind If I Do Rosé 2021- No Sugar-85 Calories-9% Alcohol Diet wine has to suck. right? Glad you asked. As it turns out, you can have your cake and eat it too. I never knew what that actually meant until now. This is a Rosé wine with low calories, low sugar, and low alcohol…
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The Don’t Mind If I Do Rosé 2021 is a $7.99 Aldi exclusive. This Rosé has 85 calories, Zero sugar, and 9% Alcohol content, along with being gluten-free and vegan friendly. It is produced for Aldi by Scheid Family Vineyards who are one of the pioneers of Monterey, California wine. Scheid Family has a brand…
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Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019-The Wine Equivalent to a Warm Hug The Apothic line of wines is from E & J Gallo, the largest family-owned wine producer in America. They are masters of affordable wine. I think the Apothic line of wines is recipe wines. That ain't a bad thing at this price point ! Check…
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The Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Zinfandel, and 4% various Red grapes (according to SAQ, the Quebec Liquor Authority). The Apothic line of wine is one of E & J Gallo’s many wine labels, they are the largest family-owned winery in the US. The Apothic Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 lists for $11.99…
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Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay 2021-The Best Wine Value? Cheapwinefinder has reviewed every vintage of the Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay since the 2015 vintage except for the 2020 vintage (not sure how we missed this one). This is a Chardonnay that I buy for $3.99 and it beats Chardonnays that sell for three times as much!…
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The Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2021 just may be the best cheap retail wine available. I found it at a major Chicago wine and spirits shop for $3.99. Cheapwinefinder has reviewed every vintage since 2015 except 2020. I keep expecting the quality to fall off, to be disappointed, but it never happens. And this is…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020-Another TJ's Reserve Bargain The Trader Joe's Reserve wines, there is the grand Reserve up to the Diamond Reserve have been some of the best bargain wines of the last ten years. I have not been too excited by Merlot recently, but this is a delicious wine. Covid…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Oak Knoll Napa Merlot 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The Oak Knoll AVA in Napa is located at the southern end of Napa on the Valley floor. It is just above the Napa side of the Carneros AVA which borders to the south on the San Pablo Bay. Most…
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Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020-A Cheap, But Good Everyday Chardonnay From Aldi Aldi's wine department has not had many new wines for about 10 months, so it was good to see this Chardonnay pop up. It is a wine from Columbia Valley in Washington and it is unexpectedly nuanced and subtle. $6.69 wines are seldom nuanced…
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The Stormchaser Charging Chardonnay 2020 is a wine I found for $6.69 at Aldi. This is a wine made for Aldi by Precept Wine, the largest privately held wine company in the Northwest. Their brands include Gruet, House Wine, Canoe Ridge, and many more. Aldi’s wine selection has been stagnant for months, to transportation issues,…
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Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2020-Affordable Luxury I love Pinot Noir. I love Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. When I can find one that delivers for under twenty bucks, then that is a good day. I found the Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir for $16 on sale. This is a wine that delivers above its price…
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