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Sipping for a Cause: Bar Dog Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 – A Wine That Helps Shelter Dogs Find Forever Homes

June 7, 2023 Domaine Dave 00:06:22 0 Comments

Imagine enjoying a delicious glass of Cabernet Sauvignon while also helping shelter dogs find their forever homes. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, that’s exactly what you’ll get with the Bar Dog Cabernet Sauvignon 2020. Join me as I discuss this unique and reasonably-priced wine, along with the vintage wine estates behind it…

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Sipping for a Cause: Bar Dog Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 - A Wine That Helps Shelter Dogs Find Forever Homes

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Rough And Ready Cabernet Franc Vs Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

June 5, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Rough And Ready Cabernet Franc Vs Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is an $8.99 Trader Joe’s wine, but in places that don’t have a Trader Joe’s this wine sells for $15 to $18. It is a wine made for Trader Joe’s by Bozzano & Co., they have produced other quality wine for TJ’s in the past….

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Rough And Ready Cabernet Franc Vs Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Meritage 2021

June 3, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Reserve Paso Robles Meritage 2021 is a $9.99 TJ’s exclusive. The back label says this Red was “vinted and bottled by Healdsburg Wine Cellars.” That is a division of Delicato Family Wines, they make Gnarlyhead wines, along with many other brands. They recently purchased Coppola WInes and also have holdings in Napa….

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Cloudline Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021- Legit Under $20 Pinot Noir

May 23, 2023 Domaine Dave 00:06:50 0 Comments

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…

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Cloudline Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021- Legit Under $20 Pinot Noir

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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

May 14, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

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…

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Kirkland Signature Carneros Pinot Noir 2021

April 18, 2023 Domaine Dave 2 Comments

The Kirkland Carneros Signature Pinot Noir 2021 is a $9.99 Costco exclusive by winemaker Alison Crowe. Alison is the Director of Winemaking at Plata Wine Partners, which owns 60 vineyards and farms 18,000 acres of grapes. They supply grapes for 34 of the top 30 wine companies and make wine brands. This seems to be…

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Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2021

April 15, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2021 is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The back label says it was made by Ashford Court who also made Trader Joe’s perennial favorite, Cotillion Pinot Noir. The actual producer of Cotillion is Plata Wine Partners of Napa, California. You may have not heard of Plata Wine…

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Motif Red Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

February 28, 2023 Domaine Dave 5 Comments

The Motif Red Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a Trader Joe’s $4.99 exclusive. The Red Hills AVA is located inside the Lake County AVA which is north of Napa Valley and east of Mendocino. Clear Lake is the largest lake in California and it is situated in Lake County. The Red Hills AVA is on…

High Guard Chardonnay 2021 Trader Joe’s

January 26, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The High Guard Chardonnay 2021 Trader Joe’s is a $6.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It is produced for them by a family-owned winery located in Napa Valley, though the grapes are from California. A wine produced from grapes grown in California must show California as the place of origin f the grapes are not from one…

Purple Moon Chardonnay 2020 Trader Joe’s

January 18, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Purple Moon Chardonnay 2020 Trader Joe’s is a $3.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. This wine is one of TJ’s perennial wines we first reviewed the 2011 vintage, it was $3.99 9 years ago. How they keep the price the same after all these years is a small miracle. This wine along with other wines in…

3 Rein Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Aldi

January 16, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The 3 Rein Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Aldi is a $10.99 Aldi exclusive made for them by Precept Wines, the largest independently owned wine company in the Northwest. Horse Heaven Hills AVA comprises about a fourth of the grapes grown in the Columbia Valley in Washington State. The Horse Heaven Hills AVA is…

Pillars of Hercules Red Blend 2020

January 13, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Pillars of Hercules Red Blend 2020 is $12.99 at Costco and between $15 and $20 elsewhere. The wine is grown and produced by Giguire Estates which is part of Matchbook wines in the Dunnigan Hills AVA. The Dunnigan Hills AVA is located in California’s Central Valley, it is north of Lodi, northeast of Napa,…

Josh Cellars Pinot Grigio 2021

January 6, 2023 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Josh Cellars Pinot Grigio 2021 is $11.99 (Target) from the negociant side of Joseph Carr Wines. Joseph Carr’s winery is located in Napa, a negociant (Josh Cellars) owns no winery and no vineyards. They lease winery space from existing wineries and buy grapes or juice from wineries. The bottle says this wine was blended…

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Kirkland Champagne Brut (2022)-Costco $19.99 Real Champagne

December 29, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

Kirkland Champagne Brut (2022)-Costco $19.99 Real Champagne 2022 was a great year for us cheap wine finders. Trader Joe's had under $20 Napa Atlas Peak and Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. And Aldi had a Pinot Noir Based $24.99 Champagne. Mow Costco has a $19.99 Pinot Meunier, Pinoir Noir and Chardonnay Champagne. Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the…

Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara Syrah 2021

December 21, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Reserve Santa Barbara Syrah 2021 is a Trader Joe’s $9.99 exclusive. This Syrah is produced by the Miller Family Wine Company they are a fifth-generation wine company that owns 1,500 acres of vineyards in Paso Robles. They are also part of Thornhill Companies which own the acclaimed Bien Nacido and French Camp…

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Sea Sun California Chardonnay 2021

December 7, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Sea Sun California Chardonnay 2021 is sourced from three AVAs, 52% Monterey, 3% San Benito County (inside the Central Coast AVA), and 45% Soldano County, (southeast of Napa inside the North Coast AVA). Sea Sun is one of the brands from the Wagner Family (Caymus) with a history in California dating back to the…

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Big Churn Chardonnay 2021-TJ’s $7 Old School California Chardonnay

December 3, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

Big Churn Chardonnay 2021-TJ's $7 Old School California Chardonnay Old School California Chardonnay, especially from Napa were Butter Bombs. Tastes change and Chardonnay becomes balanced with loads of fruit and citrus flavors. The Big Churn is a throwback wine, not all the way back, but with enough butter to be a change of pace from…

Big Churn Chardonnay 2021

December 2, 2022 Domaine Dave 2 Comments

The Big Churn Chardonnay 2021 is $6.99 at Trader Joe’s. I do not think it is a Trader Joe’s exclusive it looks like it is available at internet wine sellers for between $8 and $12. This Chardonnay is produced by Fior di Sole, a family-owned winery headquartered in Napa. They are the 10th largest winery…

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Trader Joe’s Reserve North Coast Brut-Bargain Bubbly

November 23, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

Trader Joe's Reserve North Coast Brut-Bargain Bubbly $9.99 for a Champagne-style Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier Bubbly for the North Coast AVA (Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake) This Bubbly delivers value! Check out https://www.cheapwinefinder.com/ and listen to the PODCAST to get all the details!!! Check us out at www.cheapwinefinder.com or email us at podcast@cheapwinefinder.com

Trader Joe’s Reserve North Coast Brut

November 22, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Reserve North Coast Brut is a $9.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive non-vintage Sparkling wine produced for them by Rack and Riddle out of Healdsburg, California. Rack and Riddle is a large operation specializing in Traditional Method (Champagne-style) Sparkling wines. They make plenty of Bubbly that shows other wineries’ labels, you may not be…

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Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020

October 30, 2022 Domaine Dave 1 Comment

The Trader Joe’s Platinum Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 is a $14.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. To confuse things, there is also a Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Carneros Pinot Noir 2020 that sells for $12.99. Trader Joe’s seldom issued much information concerning their Reserve line of wines, so the differences between and Grand Reserve and a…

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Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017

October 11, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 is a $12.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. The back label indicates that this Shiraz was bottled by Orbach Family Wines ( established in 2001). Bottled by means just that, they only bottled the wine. But, Orbach sells their wines under the Side Gate label and Side Gate…

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Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

October 1, 2022 Domaine Dave 2 Comments

The Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a $13.99 Aldi wine exclusive. The Exquisite Collection is essentially Aldi’s version of the Trader Joe’s Reserve wines. Wines from the high-end growing regions at a bargain price. Paso Robles is located inside California’s Central Coast AVA and is halfway between Los Angeles and San Fransico….

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Exquisite Collection Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

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Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

August 28, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

The Bogle Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is sourced from various vineyards in California. Bogle Vineyards, from the Clarksburg AVA, have 1,600 acres of vineyards in California. The Bogle family has been farming in California since the mid-1800s. They started their wine operation in the late 1970s. The Clarksburg AVA is in the river delta from the…

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Trader Joe’s Reserve North Coast Meritage 2020- A Wine Well Worth Drinking!!

August 12, 2022 Domaine Dave 0 Comments

Trader Joe's Reserve North Coast Meritage 2020- A Wine Well Worth Drinking!! A Meritage wine is a Bordeaux-style blend produced in California. A Bordeaux-style blend is Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec grapes. This wine is Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The North Coast AVA is Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino,…

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