Trader Joe's Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019-Is A $10 Napa Chardonnay Any Good? Trader Joe's in October 2021 is way down on wine; their stock is almost half empty. Luckily the Trader Joe's Reserve wines are plentiful. Does Napa Valley intentionally make ten-dollar wines? No, that is where the likes of Trader Joe's, ALDI, and…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Napa Valley Chardonnay 2019 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This wine seems to come from a producer, ABJ WInes, who I believe is owned by someone who sold their Napa vineyard and winery to produce custom-label wines. This person has extensive connections in Napa, and that is a good sign…
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Violet House Monterey Red Blend 2019-An $8 ALDI Halloween Party Wine The label is a violet, black, and white Mexican Day of the Dead skull; it is very well done. This is a wine that ALDI seems to release every year around Halloween, I do not think there was a 2020 version, but that was…
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The Violet House Monterey Red Blend 2019 is a $7.99 ALDI wine made by a family-owned winery in Monterey that makes most of the Monterey AVA wines for ALDI and Trader Joe’s. We reviewed the 2017 vintage of the blend exactly two years ago, and that version sold for $8.99 and featured a spooky/odd illustration…
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Trader Joe's Reserve Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon 2018-Well, What Do We Have Here? A $9.99 Trader Joe's Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Wahluke Slope AVA of Columbia Valley in Washington. It is also made by CC Vineyards which is part of Columbia Crest Winery. You need to read the review on www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Wahluke Slope Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine, 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 7% Merlot sourced from the Wahluke Slope AVA in the south-central section of the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington. This wine was produced and bottled by (that indicates they made the wine) by CC Vineyards of…
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Witches Brew Pumpkin Spice Apple Wine-Don't Fear The Halloween Fruit Wine Found this wine (apple wine) at Trader Joe's, selling for $6.99. Produced in Northern Michigan by a winery that has been in business since 1974. Only 10% alcohol content, this a beverage that works both chilled and warm. It works better as an adult…
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The Witches Brew Pumpkin Spice Apple Wine is a fruit wine I found at Trader Joe’s for $6.99. Made by Leelanau Cellars of Northern Michigan who have been producing fruit wines since 1974. They produce three versions of Witches Brew, a sweet Red Blend (made from grapes), and spiced apple wine, and this offering. There…
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Freakshow Red Blend 2019-Freaks Come Out At Night A big, bold, flavorful Red wine from Michael & David of Lodi, California I choose this wine as a Halloween party wine, but it is much more than that. This is a solid, well-made Red blend that can compete with wines twice the price. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Freakshow Red Blend 2019 is a blend of 59% Syrah, 37% Petite Sirah, and Souzao (a blending grape mainly used in making Port wine) sourced from sustainably farmed vineyards in the Lodi AVA. FreakShow is a line of wine from Michael and David Phillips, fifth-generation growers (the 6th generation is also part of the…
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Domaine de Paris Provence Rosé-Orange Is The New Pink An excellent Estate Rosé from the Cotes De Provence region of the South of France. Crisp, well-balanced, flavorful, with excellent acidity. You will be compelled to take another sip. The color is more orange than pink. Listen to the podcast or check out www.cheapwinefinder.com and enjoy!…
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The Domaine de Paris Cotes De Provence Rosé 2020 is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% Cinsault, and 10% Carignane from vineyards in the Breban Family Estate. Cotes De Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence growing area. Close to 90% of the wine produced in Provence is Rosé. The south of…
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Villa Antica Asolo Prosecco DOCG-TJ's Cheap+Good Italian Bubbly What's Up DOCG? DOCG is the highest designation in Prosecco Bubbly. Asolo is a small village in the Alps' foothills, and the vineyards surrounding the town have the DOCG designation. And Trader Joe's sells the resulting Bubbly for the low, low price of $7.99! Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com…
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The Villa Antica Asolo Prosecco DOCG is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import wine exclusive. The grapes are farmed around the village of Asolo, where the vineyards receive the top DOCG, and Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are the other two. DOCG desiganted regions inside of Prosecco. Most of the vineyards in Prosecco are rated DOC, with the…
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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Russian River Pinot Noir 2020- The Real Deal? What is the difference between this $12.99 Russian River AVA Pinot Noir and all the $7.99 Russian River Chardonnay and Pinots from Trader Joe's? Anytime a Trader Joe's wine sells for above $9.99, there is something up. Ok, 13 bucks for a Russian…
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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Russian River Pinot Noir 2020 is an exclusive wine of $12.99 Trader Joe’s. This Pinot was produced for Trader Joe’s by MWK Wine Consulting, a private label winemaker. This wine is 100% Pinot Noir, which is nice to see when Petite Sirah and Syrah are added to give Pinot Noir some…
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Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viognier-Chenin Blanc Is Good For U And Good To U Chenin Blanc is a world-class wine, and Viognier is an excellent blending grape. The Chenin Blanc is sourced from vineyards in the Clarksburg AVA and the Viognier from the Lodi AVA. Those are Central Valley AVAs, not the usual North Coast…
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The Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc Viognier 2020 is 80% Chenin Blanc and 20% Viognier. The Chenin Blanc is sourced from ten plots in contracted growers in the Clarksburg AVA; the Viognier uses vineyards in the Lodi AVA. Both Clarksburg and Lodi are situated inside the greater Central Valley AVA. The bulk of California wines come…
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Game Day Rosé 2020- ALDI $7 Tailgating Rosé ALDI is selling this Rosé cheaply by selling it as a Tailgating wine. This is a delicious $6.99 Rosé! It may very well be my favorite Rosé of the summer of 2021. Check out the podcast and the written review on www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the details. Check…
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The Game Day Rosé 2020 is a $6.99 ALDI wine. ALDI typically owns the trademark to their brand names, but that is not the case here. The producer’s name, Cattlemen Ridge Wine, is owned by a large family-owned winery headquartered in Greenfield in Monterey, California. The Greenfield winery makes several wines for ALDI and Trader…
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Trader Joe's Platinum Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-$100 Selling For $15? This was a strange one. Was this your typical 2020 vintage Red wine, or was it a Cabernet Sauvignon from a top Napa winery that typically sells for hundreds of dollars? Well, all we have to go by is what TJ's tells us, but…
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The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot sourced somewhere in Napa Valley. Trader Joe’s says, “This is a very, very, very (very) special wine that comes from one of the most prestigious wineries in Napa.”…
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Michael and David Petite Petit 2019-Reet Petit Red Wine Reet Petie is a Jazz Age term that means fine or primo. This is a blend of Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot. Two petite grapes with different spellings that are not in any way related. There is a story here, but you will have to listen…
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The Michael and David Petite Petit 2019 is 85% Petite Sirah, and 15% Petit Verdot sourced from vineyards in the Lodi AVA of California. This is technically a Petite Sirah single varietal wine since more than 75% of this wine is Petite Sirah. But the Petite Petit name is more fun. Michael and David Phillips…
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Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc 2020-Everyday Sauv Blanc From Chile There ain't nothing wrong with a bottle of good everyday wine! I think making excellent value-priced wine is harder than making fancy wine where they spare no expense. And who does not like a good Sauvignon Blanc? It is one of the most consistently good-tasting…
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