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(the cheap REDS we’re diggin’ on lately)

Tenacity Winemaker Blend 2016

Tenacity Winemaker’s Blend 2016

June 12, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz 0 Comments
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Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

May 23, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Pinot Noir 0 Comments

The Story The Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir 2017 is produced from vineyards in coastal Mendocino County, along with a smaller portion of grapes from the Russian River AVA and the Carneros AVA. Angelina is a family owned and operated winery and vineyards headquartered in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma. They produce another Pinot Noir, the…

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Angeline Reserve Pinot Noir 2017
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90+ Cellars Languedoc Rose' Lot 33

90+ Cellars Languedoc Rose’ Lot 33

May 21, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Blend, Rosé, Syrah/Shiraz 0 Comments

The Story The 90+ Cellars Languedoc Rose’ Lot 33 2018 is an AOC designated wine sourced from grapes from several vineyards located in the foothills of the Cevennes Mountains in the Languedoc region of south central France. The grapes used in the blend are Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Cinsault, which are some of the best Red…

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Sonoma Meritage 2013

TJ’s Grand Reserve Sonoma Meritage 2013

May 14, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Malbec, Merlot, Red Blend 0 Comments

The Story The TJ’s Grand Reserve Sonoma Meritage 2013-Lot 92 is a Trader Joe’s limited edition $12.99 Bordeaux Blend comprised of Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. A 12.99 Sonoma Meritage Red Blend isn’t all that unusual, but where the Tj’s Grand Reserve separates itself from the other $12.99 wines, is this blend is aged…

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Sierra de Viento Garnacha 2016

May 9, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache 0 Comments

The Story The Sierra de Viento Garnacha 2016 is sourced from vineyards in the Cariñena region of the Aragon DO in Northeast Spain. Cariñena is an old wine producing region, it was founded by the Romans. Its funny that virtually every wine producing area in Europe has a heritage that is connected to Rome and some along the…

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Prayers of Sinners Red

May 7, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Merlot, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz 0 Comments

The Podcast The Prayers of Sinners Red is a blend of 90% Syrah and 10% Merlot sourced from vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Washington. This Red Blend is a companion wine to Prayers of Saints Chardonnay. They share a label concept. Chardonnay equals Saints, Red blend equals Sinners. But in the end everyone ends up the…

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Trader Joe's Provence Rose"

Trader Joe’s Provence Rosé

May 5, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Cheap Wine Blog, Red Blend, Rosé 2 Comments

The Story The Moonlight & Roses Coteau d’Aix en Provence Rosé 2018 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive sourced from the Aix region of Provence in the south of France. The Coteau d’Aix AOC is located in the northwest side of Provence and is 2nd in wine production to Côtes de Provence. Not only is this region…

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Jezebel Oregon Pinot Noir 2017

May 2, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Pinot Noir 1 Comment

The Story The Jezebel Oregon Pinot Noir 2017 is a blend of 52% Willamette Valley and 48% Southern Oregon grapes. There are 5 AVAs due south of Willamette Valley. While most of these areas tend to be warmer and dry, there are still plenty of cool locations to grow Pinot Noir. Jezebel is the 2nd label…

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Trader Joe's grifone 1967 toscana

Grifone 1967 Toscana 2014

April 23, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz 1 Comment

 The Story The Grifone 1967 Toscana 2014 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s wine, sourced from grapes from the Tuscany region of Italy. This wine is also known as a “Super Tuscan“, which is Sangiovese blended with French varietal grapes, in this case 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Syrah. There is a story about how these IGP…

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Grifone 1967 Toscana 2014
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DOMAINE DE LA PRÉBENDE

Domaine de la Prébende Beaujolais 2017

April 12, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red 0 Comments

The Story The Domaine de la Prébende Beaujolais 2017 is a AOP Beaujolais Villages designated Gamay Red wine. The actual name of this bottling is the Anna Asmaquer Beaujolais Villages 2017, but you will only find this in small print on the back label. Anna is the Great Grandmother of the winemaker, Ghislaine Dupeuble, of Domaine Dupeuble…

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King Rabbit Rose' 2018

King Rabbit Rose’ 2018 (Whole Foods)

April 9, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Rosé 2 Comments

The Story The King Rabbit Rose’ 2018 seems to be a Whole Foods $9.99 exclusive sourced from the Languedoc in southwestern France. The King Rabbit Rose’ is made with the Cinsault grape, which is one of the main blending grapes of the region. Cinsault is also one of the grapes featured in the Rose’ wines…

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Fidelity Alexander Valley Zinfandel 2017

April 6, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Zinfandel 2 Comments

The Story The Nick Goldschmidt Fidelity Alexander Valley Railroad Estate Zinfandel 2017 is 88% Zinfandel and 12% Petite Sirah sourced from the Railroad Estate vineyard in Alexander Valley, Sonoma, California. Nick Goldschmidt is the head of a vineyard and winemaking family, everyone get involved, including the children. They have vineyards and wineries in New Zealand,…

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Rain Cloud Red Blend 2016 (Trader Joe’s)

April 2, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Red Blend 1 Comment

The Story The Rain Cloud Red Blend 2016 is a $5.99 wine from Trader Joe’s. This is a bit of a mystery wine, there is no official information for it on the web. The Rain Cloud Red won a Silver Medal in the Cabernet Sauvignon based Red blend category at the San Fransisco Chronicle Wine Competition,…

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The Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (Target)

March 30, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10 0 Comments

The Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (Target) is a $9.99 Target exclusive sourced from vineyards in California. Target also offers their California Roots  line of $5.00 wines, which I thought were “ok” but not anything special. It is hard to be too critical of a decent five buck wine. Should we expect a wine twice as…

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The Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (Target)
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d’Arenberg Stump Jump GSM 2014

March 26, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz 0 Comments

The d’Arenberg Stump Jump GSM 2014 is a blend of 38% Grenache, 32% Shiraz/Syrah, and 30% Mourvedre sourced from vineyards in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia. McLaren Vale is one of the premier winemaking regions in Australia, it is located near the city of Adelaide, near a bay on land that juts out into…

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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highland Pinot Noir Lot 80 2017

March 21, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Pinot Noir 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highland Pinot Noir Lot 80 2017 is 100% Pinot Noir exclusive Trader Joe’s $12.99 wine sourced from a vineyard or vineyards from a very high-end exclusive Pinot Noir growing area in Monterey County, California.  Here is a Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve from Carneros. The Santa Lucia Highlands are located on…

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Trader Joe's Grand Reserve Santa Lucia Highland Pinot Noir Lot 80 2017
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Oxte The Silence Red Blend – Trader Joe’s

March 15, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz, Tempranillo 4 Comments

The Oxte The Silence Red Blend 2017- Trader Joe’s is a Trader Joe’s $5.99 import exclusive, a blend of 40% Tempranillo, 25% Syrah, 25% Garnacha (same as Grenache) and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from vineyards in the Cariñena region of Northeast Spain. Oxte is the Spanish word for “shoo” as in shoo fly, to swat something away….

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Epicuro Nero D’Avola 2017 (Trader Joe’s)

March 10, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Cheap Wine Blog 0 Comments

The Epicuro Nero D’Avola 2017 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive sourced from vineyards in Sicily. Nero D’Avola is THE Red grape of Sicily, the Nero translates to dark or black (in the old days Red wine grapes were referred to as “blacks”) and D’Avola means “of Avola” which is a coastal town in Sicily….

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Erath Oregon Pinot Noir 2016

March 5, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine +/- $20, Cheap Wine - Red, Pinot Noir 0 Comments

The Erath Oregon Pinot Noir 2016 is sourced from vineyards all over Oregon, the Willamette Valley AVA is the one that everyone knows, but there is also the Rogue Valley AVA and the Umpqua Valley AVA. Erath Winery is one of the Chateau Ste Michelle family of wines and this is their “Taste of Oregon” Pinot…

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Francesco Toscana IGT Rosso 2015

February 25, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Merlot, Red Blend, Syrah/Shiraz 2 Comments

The Francesco Toscana IGT Rosso 2015 is an ALDI $8.99 import exclusive. The ALDI website from Germany says this is a blend of Bordeaux grapes with a little Syrah added in to smooth things out. A Toscana IGT Rosso indicates that this is a Red (Rosso) wine from the whole of Tuscany (Italy) and not an…

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Francesco Toscana IGT Rosso 2015
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Trader Joe’s Cotillion Pinot Noir 2016

February 21, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Pinot Noir 1 Comment

The Trader Joe’s Cotillion Pinot Noir 2016 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive sourced from vineyards in 56% Monterey County, 33% Sonoma County, and 11% Santa Barbara County. These 3 counties are very solid Pinot Noir growing region and the bottle could have indicated California as the grape origin, since 2 of the AVA’s are…

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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Wine-Sexual Chocolate 2015

February 6, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache 0 Comments

Quake & Dave Find The Perfect Valentine’s Day Wine, Sexual Chocolate Red Blend, That Is Both A Hedonistic Delight And A Shout-out To Eddie Murphy’s Movie, Coming To America. So If You Make Valentine’s Day A Bottle Of Wine And A Movie Night, We Got You Covered !

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Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016

February 5, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Grenache 1 Comment

The Dama D Roca Garnacha 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive produced by Bodegas Paniza, a co-op of 300 vineyards located near the town of Paniza in the Cariñena DO of the Aragon region of Northeast Spain. Bodegas Paniza makes several other Trader Joe’s Spanish wines. This Garnacha was aged in oak barrels, which is extremely…

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Motto Gung Ho Red 2014

February 1, 2019 Domaine Dave Cabernet Sauvignon, Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Red Blend, Zinfandel 1 Comment

The Motto Gung Ho Red 2014 is a Red Blend, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Petit Verdot, 12% Petite Sirah, and 10% Zinfandel, all sourced from California vineyards, that is currently selling for $3.99 at Trader Joe’s. This isn’t a Trader Joe’s exclusive, it is selling on the internet for 6 to 7 bucks (though a few…

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Dark Horse Double Down Red

January 26, 2019 Domaine Dave Cheap Wine < $10, Cheap Wine - Red, Petite Sirah, Red Blend, Zinfandel 1 Comment

The Dark Horse Double Down Red is a non-vintage limited edition Red blend using Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Tannat (a blending grape originally from France, used to add dark fruit and structure to the blend) and Teroldego (a grape originally from Italy, it has characteristics similar to Zinfandel and Syrah) all sourced from vineyards in California. Dark…

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