Cheap wines that are SCARY cheap but super surprising
The Liberté Paso Robles Pinot Noir 2023 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine, though it seems to be available for around $16 in places Trader Joe’s does not service. The Story Liberté Wines have been sold at Trader Joe’s, by my reckoning, since 2011. They offer a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Noir, both sourced…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Napa Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The name of the producer is hidden. The Story The back label says ” vinted and bottled by” JBA Cellars, Rutherford, California. This is probably a shell company meant to disguise the producer of the wine. JBA Cellars has been used…
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The Aldi Specially Selected Brut Cava is an Aldi $8.99 Import exclusive from Northeast Spain. The Story The Aldi Specially Selected Brut Cava is produced by Torre Oria, a wine company founded in 1897, and was the first Cava produced outside of the Penedes. Cava Sparkling wines are made the same way as Champagne; the…
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The Kirkland Signature Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2025 is $7.49 Costco exclusive that has been offered since the 2015 vintage. The Story The 2025 vintage shows a change in the winemaker from Patrick Lesac to Romain Leroy, the winemaker at Grandes Serres, a winery located in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cru region of the Southern Rhône Valley….
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The Moon X Red Blend 2024 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This is a line of wines that Trader Joe’s has offered since at least 2015. The Story The Moon series of wines, here is their webpage, they show a Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and this Red blend, but have had White wines in…
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The Brisall Albariño 2025 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. According to Google AI, it is a brand from the Spanish Cava producer Codorníu. The Story Albariño wines are best known from the west coast of Northern Spain and Portugal. These are crisp, flavorful wines and among the best White grapes of Spain. The…
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The Dearly Beloved Lodi Red Blend 2024 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s wine. This is a wine that Trader Joe’s has offered since at least 2010. The Story This wine looks to have had several producers over the years; Precept appears to be responsible lately. The grapes have been sourced from Mendocino, the Central Coast,…
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The Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara Pinot Noir 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s wine, produced and bottled by (that means they made it) Bozzano and Company. The Story Bozzano & Company is a wine company based in the Central Coast AVA of California. They have made many wines for Trader Joe’s. Check out their…
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The Renwood Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel 2023 is selling for $7.99 at Costco and in the $ 15-plus range elsewhere. The Story Amador County wine country is in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and this is where the Gold Rush occurred. It is east of Napa and north and east of Lodi….
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The Kendall-Jackson Vintner’s Reserve Brut Cuvée is a wine I found on sale for $8, while the going internet price is closer to $20. The Story Kendall-Jackson is a family-owned wine company in business since 1982, and it has a truly impressive brand portfolio. Click on the link; they have a wine for every price…
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The Revelation Pays D’Oc Chardonnay 2024 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import wine. The producer was Badet, Clement & Co., which later changed their name to Delaunay Vins and Domaines. The Story Delaunay is a family-owned wine business run by a husband-and-wife team. They are known for their progress and modern wine production. Pays D’Oc…
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The Aldi Specially Selected Uco Valley Malbec 2025 is a $6.99 Aldi wine, sourced from a single estate vineyard in the high foothills of the Uco Valley in Argentina. The Story The Aldi Specially Selected Uco Valley Malbec 2025 is a single-vineyard wine produced by the Belhara Estate, selling for $6.99. Trader Joe’s also offers…
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The Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Chardonnay 2024 is a $7.39 Costco wine, which is 60 cents cheaper than previous vintages. The Story The Kirkland Signature Sonoma County Chardonnay 2024 is a wine from Grape and Grain, the private label division of Precept Wine and Spirits. Precept is the largest privately owned wine company in the…
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The Method California Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is a $9.99 wine at Costco, and according to the web is $14 to $20+ elsewhere. The Story The Method brand is a collaboration with Navigator Wine Company (formerly Precept Wine) and Master Sommelier Ian Cauble. The line has two wines: the Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and this…
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The Nikau Point Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a $7.49 Trader Joe’s wine. CWF reviewed the 2019 vintage that was $5.99. The Story Nikau Point is a beach on the eastern side of the North Island of New Zealand. Marlborough is in the Northeast corner of the South Island. The Wineportfolio Co owns this brand…
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The M. Chevallier Carte Noire Brut Cava is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s import wine. Back in 2019, CWF reviewed this Cava, and it sold for $5.99 then. The Story The M. Chevallier Carte Noire Brut Cava might seem like some thrown-together bulk wine cava, but it’s not. The back label shows it was made at…
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The Corvelia Paso Robles Sauvignon Blanc 2025 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is sourced from multiple vineyards in the Paso Robles AVA of the Central Coast AVA in California. The Story This is a rare Trader Joe’s wine that actually has a webpage, though it offers little information. Corvelia brand has 3 wines,…
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The Sauvigio Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio 2025 is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is produced for them by an entity of Delicato Family Vineyards/Coppola Wines. The Story Delicato Family Vineyards just celebrated its 100th anniversary in the Lodi AVA, and they recently purchased Coppola Wines out of Sonoma. The Sauvigio Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Grigio 2025 has…
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The Neleman All Day Long Organic Sauvignon Blanc 2024 is a $7.99 Costco wine. The Neleman winery website does not show this wine as one of its core wines, so this may be a Costco exclusive. The Story Neleman Winery is located in the Valencia DO of eastern Spain. It is certified sustainably farmed and…
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The Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir 2024 is an $8.99 Costco perennial wine. Here is a link to our review of the 2021 vintage. The Story The Carneros AVA is at the southern end of the Napa Valley and just north of the San Pablo Bay. Carneros is situated in both Sonoma and Napa. The…
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The Foggy Veil Paso Robles Grenache 2023 is a $5.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. A Check of the California Wine Cola Registry shows Miller Family Wines as the Producer. The Story The Miller Family have been farming in California since the 1940s and have had vineyards since the 1970s. They own some of the most highly…
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The Sea Dream Mediterranée White 2025 is a sub-$10 Costco import exclusive. It is a wine from the 20 something daughter of Gérard Bertrand. The Story Gérard Bertrand is who has owned a large wine company centered in the South of France, since 1975. They own 17 Estates and are leaders in bio-dynamic wine. Emma…
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The Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Blanc 2024 is priced at Costco at $6.99 and it received 91 points from America’s leading wine critic. The Story The Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Blanc 2024 is produced for Costco by Chåteau Petit-Freylon. They are located in the Entre-deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. It is an area known for White wines. This wine…
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The Aldi’s William Walker Monterey Chardonnay 2024 is a $9.49 Aldi exclusive. It is produced for Aldi by Plata Wine Group, a large private label and bulk wine company. The Story Aldi typically owns the trademark for the wine brand name so the can, if necessary, change producers and keep their brand. Before Willam Walker…
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The Vignobles Lacheteau Loire Valley Vouvray 2024 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s import exclusive. Vignobles Lacheteau is a brand from the GCF Group a large French wine company that has multiple facilities in the Loire Valley of France. The Story Vignobles Lacheteau is Trader Joe’s brand that features wines from premier growing regions in the…
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