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Juggernaut Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon – Pick A Wine By The Label? I like the label for this Cab! Check out ww.cheapwinefinder.com to see it. Most of the world's great wine regions are located in river valleys or the foothills to mountains. Hillsides are important. The label for the Juggernaut Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon makes a bold…

 Mark West Pinot Noir 2018 – In Search Of Cheap Pinot This is a podcast with a story that goes beyond a wine review. Constellation Brands, a huge wine and spirits company, sold its value-priced wine portfolio to E and J Gallo, the largest wine company in America, for over a billion dollars. Regulators held…

Trader Joe's Reserve Russian River Chardonnay 2020 – Why Russian River? Trader Joe's often has these fancy AVA wines at a bargain price. Are they really $20 wines selling for $10? Well, sometimes, but not always. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com for the full story! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected]

Flora and Stone Merlot – The Return Of Merlot? This is a $6.99 non-vintage wine from ALDI. From 1990 to 2010, Merlot rivaled Cabernet Sauvignon as the top-selling Red wine in America. But that was then, and this is now. They grow more Pinot Gris/Grigio in California than Merlot (as of 2018) So, Merlot bargains…

223 Grenache 2020 – A Tasty & Cheap French Red Ok, here are the details. $6.99 @Trader Joe's but $13 to $16 in Europe. A Vin de Pays d'Oc wine from vineyards around a single village in the Languedoc. Grenache is a Cheapwinefinder secret to quality value-priced Red wine. Check out www.cheapwinefinder.com for all the…

RSVP Brut Sparkling Wine in 2021-TJ's $7 Champagne-Style Summer Bubbly A California Traditional Method Champagne-Style Bubbly for $6.99? Does it taste good?  Yes! A real Champagne bottle and a real cork? Yes! But, at $6.99, none of the fancy Champagne marketing stuff. Stick it in an ice bucket, pour it into a popsicle mold, make…

Crossbow Carneros Pinot Noir 2018 – $45 going for $15? Normally we talk about a $10 wine that tastes like $20. But with the Crossbow Pinot is a $45 wine that tastes like a $45 wine but is on sale for $15. Even if you are not a Pinot Noir fan, it is hard to…

Lindeman's Bin 65 Chardonnay 2019 – The Best Cheap Chardonnay? Here is one of the weird things about writing about affordable wine. A $100 wine that brings it is like, well, of course, it costs $100. A $3.99 wine that brings it is a revelation! Is that wrong? Rocking it cheap should be shouted from…

Cocobon Roasted Oak Red Blend – Would Wood Make A Difference? A Red Blend of Merlot, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah aged “on” toasted French oak. $6.99 at Trader Joe's, but available elsewhere for around the same price. There are 3 Cocobon Red Blend wines; this is where the winemaker shows off their oak integration skills….

Slim Vine Light Sauvignon Blanc 2020 – TJ's Low Calorie, No Sugar, Low Alcohol Wine A Trader Joe's $6.99 Fitness wine!!! We reviewed the ALDI Don't Mind If I Did Sau Blanc a few weeks ago, and the Trader Joe's wine is very similar and a dollar cheaper. Both wines are close to Scheid Vineyards…

Rosé-Vous? 2020 – $6 ALDI Wine…Drink Like The French Do! Would you offer a $5.99 ALDI Rosé to pair for your next meal? The French would in a heartbeat. Rosé-Vous translates to Rosé Y'all. It tastes great, is, well, cheap, and is French. Everyday French wine is supposed to be inexpensive. You can not have…

Substance Cs Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 – A 93 pt Value-Priced Cab This is a wine from House of Smith wines, you may know them by Charles Smith wines, you know, Kung Fu Girl Reisling, Boom Boom Syrah, a whole line of value-priced wines that rocked. He sold those wines and started House of Smith and…