Send us Fan Mail Andre Goichot Saint-Véran Chardonnay 2024 Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com for a quick introduction into what a French negotiant is. This is a Burgundian Chardonnay at value prices. It is an impressive sip, that will rest your California wine palate. Costco has it for $12.99, but it drinks more expensive. This is a…
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The Andre Goichot Saint-Véran Chardonnay 2024 is $12.99 at Costco, though the internet shows prices elsewhere from $18 to $30. The Story Andre Goichot is a family owned negotiant wine business founded in 1947. A Negociant îs a French wine business with strong ties to the local wineries that purchases wine from the wineries and…
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Send us Fan Mail Daccordo di Dacci Rosé Extra Dry Prosecco 2025 This isn’t a Trader Joe’s exclusive, but it looks like they have a discounted price. This is a organic, vegan, vintage dated Sparkling wine from the Prosecco region. All of those details are not common, and TJ’s has it for $16.99. It is…
Read MoreThe Daccordo di Dacci Rosé Extra Dry Prosecco 2025 is $16.99 at Trader Joe’s and typically sells for $20 to $25 elsewhere. The Story This is a vintage dated (2025) Rosé Prosecco from 47 AD (named after the Roman road that ran near-by, they are a 3rd generation run winery that is certified both organic…
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Send us Fan Mail Marqués de la Concordia Cava MM Special Selection Brut 2022 This is a Bubbly from the heart of Cava country about 40 miles south of Barcelona. It is from a producer whoa has made Cava since the 1880s. As a vintage Cava, it is from a vintage in the vineyard that…
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The Marqués de la Concordia Cava MM Special Selection Brut 2022 is a Costco $12.99 import, Sparkling wine from Eastern Spain. The Story The Marqués de la Concordia has been in business since 1882 and has holdings in both Rioja and the Penedes (Cava). Their Estate in the Penedes, in the town of San Sadurni…
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Send us Fan Mail Specially Selected Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Touraine is the middle ground between everyday Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre. This Touraine sells for $7.99 which puts it a lower cost than the regular Sauvignon Blanc. This is a no compromise bargain! French Sauvignon Blanc at a price that undercuts NZ Sauvignon…
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The Aldi’s Specially Selected Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a $7.99 import exclusive. Touraine is located in the middle section of the Loire Valley in France. The Story Aldi’s Specially Selected series of wines are carefully chosen wines from some of the world’s best grape growing regions. You may think that Sauvignon Blanc is originally…
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Send us Fan Mail Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 A table wine in Europe is the lowest category of wine. The US has no categories no Grand Cru or Vin de Pays all wines in America ae under the same classification. All wines are table wines. Not in Europe, they have multiple classifications. This is…
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The Table Santa Barbara Red 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced for them by Field Recordings, a well respected winery. The Story Field Recording is an eclectic winery from Paso Robles. They started off scouring the coastal countryside looking for neglected, but promising vineyards. They we make a deal with the owners where…
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Send us Fan Mail Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 This a Rosé from a winemaker whose family has been in Provence sine the 1200s. He knows what he is doing, plus the vineyards were purchased in the 1950s. This is a wine made by people who know the grapes and know the vineyards….
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The Kirkland Signature Cote De Provence Rosé 2025 is a $8.99 Costco exclusive import wine, and is one dollar more than previous vintages. The Story This Rosé is made by winemaker, Olivier Sumeire of Famille Sameire, whose family dates back to the 1200s in Provence. So, this is a wine from a well-established winery. The…
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Send us Fan Mail TJ’s 1st Rate Value Cab-Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 A $9.99 Trader Joe’s Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. Coppola Wines are the winery of record for this wine and they have a fine resume of Sonoma Cabs. A quaint California Cabernet Sauvignon selling for $9.99 is a beautiful thing. This wine gives…
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The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023. is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive produced from vineyards in the Sonoma AVA. The Story The Compass Bridge Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is made by Coppola wines which is a part pf Delicato Family Wines from Lodi. I checked the California Wine Cola Registry and Coppola was the…
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Send us Fan Mail Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 This is a amazing five buck wine. You expect nothing nothing, but get a Sauv Blanc that competes with wines at twice the price. The podcast talks about why this happens, but also praises the producer for making a quality wine. Cheap good wine is…
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The Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a Trader Joe’s $4.99 import exclusive, The Story The Tazmin Breeze Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is imported by an entity of Delicato Family Wines of Lodi, California. They have many brands including Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. There is no indication if there is any relationship or connection…
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Send us Fan Mail Barbanera inBianco Sangiovese White 2024 This is a Tuscan Sangiovese, from a family-owned winery started in 1938, that is produced like a White wine. The Sangiovese grapes are pressed and are immediately discarded, no skin contact. The skin is where the tannins and other chemicals are contained. So, this Sangiovese is…
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The Barbanera inBianco Sangiovese White 2024 is a wine selling for $9.00 at Trader Joe’s and $14 and up elsewhere. The Story Barbanera is a family-owned winery founded in Tuscanny in 1938. This wine is part of their Barbanero Celebration line of wines that are new wines that have roots in the wineries history. The…
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Send us Fan Mail Everlight Provence Rosé 2025 This is a $12.99 wine which is not what Cru Provence Rosé wines sell for. Aldi Sud which is our Aldi has great contacts in European wine. Aldi is OK in US wines, but elite in value European wines. This Rosé is excellent and even more excellent…
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The Everlight Provence Rosé 2025 is a $12.99 Aldi exclusive, sourced from vineyards in the Cru de Provence region in the South of France. The Story The producer is listed as Chassaux et Fils which is a name Aldi uses for their high-quality, but value-priced French wines. This name is used for wines in various…
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Send us Fan Mail Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Babich is a 120 year old family-owned winery. They know how to make Sauvignon Blanc. This wine received 91 points by the leading US wine critic, and I like it, too. There is a great deal of competition in the value-priced Sauvignon market and this one…
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The Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a wine I found at Trader Joe’s, selling for $12.99, which is a typical price for this wine. The Story Babich is a family-owned winery that started in New Zealand in 1906. One of the advantages of being one of the early wineries is that they had their…
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Send us Fan Mail Magus Dark Garnacha This is a $6.99 Costco wine that seems to be a wine selling for $18 to $24 elsewhere. Garnacha is a sleek, dark, rich wine that does not need oak aging. Miles Davis, in 1974, released a live album from Carnegie Hall entitled Dark Magus. Is there a…
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The Magus Dark Garnacha is currently on offer from Costco for $6.99. It does not look to be widely available outside of Costco, but prices fall between $18 and $24. The Story The Magus Dark Garnacha is from Bodegas Valdeorite in the Extremadura DO, inside the greater Ribera del Guadiana DO in North-West Spain, near…
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Send us Fan Mail Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2022 This is a Zin from Contra Costa AVA, which is east of the San Francisco Bay and south of the San Pablo Bay. This is home to multiple 100-year-old vineyards. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the PODCAST to get all the details. This is a…
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