Send us Fan Mail 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 http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast! Check…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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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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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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The Westmount Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2020 is one of the brands from NW Wine Company, a custom crush wine company, that also produces its estate wines. The website mentions that it has over 800 acres of vines, while the Westmount website says they have over 100 acres of vines. The back label says that…
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Send us Fan Mail Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2020-I Know Kung Fu This is one of CWF's staple wine recommendations, Evodia Grenache, Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay, and Kung Fu Girl, major bang for the buck wines! The 2020 vintage may be the best vintage of this wine that I have tasted and I am a…
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The Kung Fu Girl Riesling 2020 is sourced from a single vineyard (Milbrandt) in the Ancient Lakes AVA of the Columbia Valley in Washington. Kung Fu Girl is one of the wines in the Charles Smith Wines brand. Charles Smith sold the wine company to Constellation Brands, but the production details of this Riesling have…
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Send us Fan Mail La Granja 360 Cava- Trader Joe's Tasty, Cheap, Organic Sparkling Wine It is the season for Sparkling wine cocktails. Don't but Moet or Dom and pour in some orange juice, the wine gods will not look kindly on you. This is a $6.99 tasty Cava that is perfect for adding a…
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The La Granja 360 Cava (The Farm 360) is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive in the US, I believe this brand of wine is available in other counties. La Granja 360 has a line of affordable Spanish bang for the buck wines. The winery preaches social responsibility and they strive to reduce their footprint…
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Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020-Costs $8…Tastes Like $15 Covid has wrecked the supply chain and wine sales. Trader Joe's Reserve wines were always negociant wines. They purchased over-flow wine from major winemakers. Since Covid, the supply of excess has exploded, restaurants and wine bars closed for 2 years and…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Barossa Shiraz 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive sourced from grapes grown in the Barossa Valley of South Australia. There is a chart at Trader Joe’s that says Petit Reserve wine equals retail wines selling in the $12 to $15 range. A quick check of the web showed several…
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Send us Fan Mail Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir 2018-Classic Value-Priced Estate Pinot Ok, this is an estate Pinot Noir most of the grapes came from one of the first Pinot Noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley AVA. Rodney Strong came to Sonoma in 1959 and is one of the modern Pioneers of…
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The Rodney Strong Russian River Pinot Noir 2018 is an estate-grown 100% Pinot Noir. For a little bit of background, Rodney Strong was a dancer on Broadway who came to Sonoma in 1959 and became a modern pioneer of California wine. He was one of the first to plant Pinot Noir in the Russian River…
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Send us Fan Mail Reserve des Chastelles Tavel 2020-TJ's Rosé That Is A Little Different From The Rest This is an $8.99 Trader Joe's Rosé. What is different about it? Well. Tavel is not your usual Rosé. More tannins, more alcohol, more body. Check out http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and listen to the podcast to find out why!!!…
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