Send us Fan Mail Trader Joe's Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020-A Tale Of Fire & Smoke? There seem to be fires in California wine country every year. In 2020, Dry Creek AVA had its fire and smoke issues. So is this Trader Joe's Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020-A Tale Of Fire & Smoke? and smoke…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel 2020 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. TJ’s sells many versions of these Reserve wines every year. They are wines sourced from vineyards in high-end AVAs that sell at a bargain price. You never get much information on the wine, so just how exclusive these vineyards are never…
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Send us Fan Mail TJ's Reserve Central Coast Rosé- A Negociant Rosé Trader Joe's says this is a $14 Rosé selling for $7.99, and I believe them. It is well-balanced, dry, and full of interesting flavors. The podcast talks about just what are Trader Joe's wines and how we can all drink bargain wine! Check…
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The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Central Coast Rosé 2020 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The Petit Reserve designation indicates that this is a one-time deal with limited quantities. These Trader Joe’s Reserve wines are California versions of French Negociant wines. A Negociant buys leftover or excess wine from wineries and sells them under their…
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Send us Fan Mail Estancia Monterey Pinot Noir 2018- A Special Bargain Wine The Estancia is part of the huge wine brand sale between Constellation Brands and E & J Gallo. The sale was finalized in early 2021, and these 2018 vintage by the brands that were sold are sort of orphan wines. They will…
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The Estancia Monterey Pinot Noir 2018 is another wine brand that was a part of Constellation Brands sale of its value-priced wines to E and J Gallo. The sale was finalized in early 2021, so these brands will not be fully Gallo wines until the 2021 vintage. These are brands that are currently caught in…
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Send us Fan Mail Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay 2019- A Tasty Chard For Fall Chateau Ste Michelle is by far the largest winery in Washington State. They make half of the wine produced there. But, even though they are best known for value-priced wine, they make top-quality wine. Check out the review on http://www.cheapwinefinder.com and…
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The Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay 2019 is sourced from various vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Washington State. This is a wine that you should find for around ten bucks; I purchased a bottle for $8.99 on sale. The Columbia Valley comprises the vast majority of Washington’s vineyards, and there are 11 different sub-AVAs inside…
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Send us Fan Mail Tailslide Pinot Noir 2019-$7 ALDI Pinot-Any Good? We are jaded. CWF is so used to Bang-For-Buck value-priced wines that a wine that delivers at its price point and no higher seems like a failure. But that is stinking thinking. I forgot where I got that from. A $6.99 Pinot Noir that…
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The Tailslide Pinot Noir 2019 is a $6.99 ALDI wine, and that is all I know about this wine. If you go to this link and search by Tailslide, you will find out which winery produced the wine. Since the winery name is not on the bottle, I do not like to say that this…
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Send us Fan Mail Franciscan Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon-How To Find Wine Bargains This wine was part of the $800,000,000 deal between Constellation Brands and E & J Gallo. Constellation decided to part with its value-priced wine portfolio. Franciscan is not value-priced; the Monterey County AVA Cabernet Sauvignon lists for $22.99. We have a link on…
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The Franciscan Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 is a wine with a very particular story. The Franciscan winery was founded in the 1970s, started with humble beginnings, and rose to become a well-respected winery. Over the years, ownership has changed hands several times, and the last change is the subject of this story. Franciscan Estates is…
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Send us Fan Mail Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020-1st Marlborough Sauv Blanc In 1973, Brancott, then known as Montana Wines, planted the first Marlborough South Island New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc vineyard. It took them a few years to get it right, but in 1979 they bottled the first Marlborough Sauv Blanc! The Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon…
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The Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is the first winery to plant Sauvignon Blanc grapes in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand’s South Island. In 1973 the Montana Winery (now Brancott Estates) planted the first Sauv Blanc vineyard, and by 1979 they had their first wine. The rest, as they say, is history. Brancott Estates…
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Send us Fan Mail Prophecy Pinot Noir 2019 – Everyday Pinot With A Fancy Label Can you choose a book by the cover? No, because all that came before the age of marketing and focus groups and the rise of social media. Can you choose a wine by its label? It seems you can. Check…
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The Prophecy Pinot Noir 2019 is an $11 or $12 wine available at supermarkets and wine shops. The Prophecy brand is one of E and J Gallo’s large family of wines. The first thing of interest you notice about these wines is the labels designed by Victo Ngai, a talented illustrator from Hong Kong. She…
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Send us Fan Mail Pichilemu Sauvignon Blanc 2020 – Bang For The Buck TJ’s Chilean White Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at [email protected] Pichilemu Sauvignon Blanc 2020 – Bang For The Buck TJ’s Chilean White A $6.99 Trader Joe’s Sauvignon Blanc. You expect a nice juicy White wine, but the Pichilemu Sauvignon…
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The Pichilemu Sauvignon Blanc 2020 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s import wine. The wine is made by Viña Marchigue, a family-owned winery located in the Colchagua Valley in Chile. The winery also owns vineyards in the Curico Valley, located near the middle of the Central Valley in Chile. The Curico Valley is in between the…
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Send us Fan Mail Elementalist Pinot Grigio – $7 ALDI Summer Cooler I drink a lot of wine. Ok, don't judge me. Just kidding, I don't care. But the wine reality is that when you drink expensive wine, and it gives you exactly what you expect, it is nice! When you drink an inexpensive wine…
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The Elementalist Pinot Grigio 2020 is a $6.99 ALDI exclusive wine sourced from multiple vineyards in California. ALDI does not give out technical information concerning this wine. It did wine some best new products of the 2021 award, but since we are just over halfway through 2021, it seems early to issue that sort of…
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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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The Juggernaut Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is sourced from several California AVAs, but all the vineyards are located on hillsides. Hillsides are nothing new for wine vineyards; most grape-growing locations are river valleys or foothills of mountains. But, hillsides offer some unique advantages in farming grapes. Vines planted on the side of a hill or…
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Send us Fan Mail 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…
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The Mark West Pinot Noir 2018 is sourced from several California grape-growing AVAs. It is a brand that has been around since the 1990s and had been the top-selling Pinot Noir in the US. Mark West is a brand that specializes in value-priced Pinot Noir. This is their taste of California blend, but they have…
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Send us Fan Mail 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 http://www.cheapwinefinder.com for the full story! Check us out at http://www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us…
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