Cloudline Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021- Legit Under $20 Pinot Noir After 15 years of writing CheapWineFinder.com, I have figured out that my favorite wines are Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. Hey, your CWF why are you promoting expensive Boutique Pinot? Because years of drinking Trader Joe's, Aldi's, and Costco wines have allowed us to drink...

The Cloudline Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021 is 100% Pinot Noir sourced from several vineyards in the Willamette Valley AVA of Oregon, about an hour south of Portland. Cloudline is a brand (this is its 20th year) from Domaine Drouhin in collaboration with their importer Dreyfus, Ashby, and Co. The Drouhin Family has one of...

Sainte Celine Chablis 2022-Trader Joe's Excellent $15 French Chardonnay Chablis equals Chardonnay. This Trader Joe's is a single vineyard estate wine from a quality Chablis winery. They were founded in 1973 and were one of the first Burgundian wineries to offer organic and bio-dynamic wine. This is a legit wine from a legit producer. For...

The Sainte Celine Chablis 2022 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s import wine. It is produced for trader Joe’s by Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard a noted Chablis producer (since 1973) who has made some of the first organic and bio-dynamic wines in Chablis and Burgundy. Chablis is the northernmost growing region in Burgundy and Champagne is north...

Outlander Meritage Paso Robles 2021- Meritage = Bordeaux Blend This is a $7.99 Aldi exclusive wine. They recently changed producers and it still rocks. The grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and  Malbec all grown in Paso Robles instead of along a river in Bordeaux. For 8 bucks this Red blend is a bargain!...

The Outlander Meritage Paso Robles 2021 is a $7.99 Aldi exclusive. The Meritage in the name indicates that this is a Bordeaux blend, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Malbec grapes. To be a Meritage wine a license is purchased from the Meritage Alliance. They are an industry group promoting education and working on...

Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020-Just What Is A Grand Reserve Wine? This is a $12.99 Trader Joe's exclusive wine. I have read that the Grand Reserve wines are equal to wine at twice the price, are they? Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and of course, listen to the BEST wine Podcast for all the info!...

The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $12.99 TJ’s exclusive. The back label says it was vinted and bottled by Ashford Court, which is a faux winery. These Trader Joe’s Reserve wines are negociant wines; negociants never tell where they got their wines. The Alexander Valley is the upper half...

Kirkland Signature Cotes de Provence Rosé 2022-(Costco) 8 Bucks Well Spent Provence is the home of Rosé wines. Costco sells this one for $7.99 and it is excellent! Check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and of course, listen to the best wine PODCAST for more details. Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

The Kirkland Signature Cotes de Provence Rosé 2022 is a $7.99 Costco exclusive. It is produced for Costco by Oliver Sumeire (winemaker) for Famille Sumeire a winemaking family with roots in Provence that go back to the 1200s, though the history of the modern wine business dates to the 1880s. The Cotes de Provence is...

Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2021-Expensive Taste Value Price (Costco) The Kendal Jackson Vintners Reserve Chardonnay has been the #1 selling CHardonnay in the US for 30 years! They are doing something right. The Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2021 is the tip 7% of the 2021 Chardonnay vintage, this is...

The Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay 2021 is 100% Chardonnay sourced from sustainably farmed Kendal Jackson Estate vineyards in Santa Barbara County, The Santa Maria County AVA (the northern boundary of the Santa Barbara AVA and Monterey County. To show Santa Barbara on the label 75% of the grapes have to be grown...

Don't Mind If I Do Pinot Grigio 2022-No Sugar Wine Never Tasted So Good This is a $7.99 Aldi wine if you don't live near an Aldi Sunny with a Chance of Flowers is extremely similar. The Don't Mind If I Do brand of wines is No Sugar, 85 Calories, 9% alcohol, and Vegan friendly....

The Don’t Mind If I Do Pinot Grigio 2022 is Vegan-friendly. You might ask how can something made from fruit not be ok with vegans? It is the fining process, fining is where the solids, grape skin residue and spent yeast are removed from the wine after aging and before bottling. They have traditionally used...

Caretaker Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2021-Trader Joe's Cook Out Cab This is a $9.99 Trader Joe's wine. It is well-made. It tastes like a real-deal California Cabernet Sauvignon. And what more do you want? For more information check out https://cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the best wine podcast!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com