Strap in and prepare for a wine mystery that rivals any detective novel! It’s your affable guide, Domain Dave, and today, I’m taking you on a journey through Costco’s wine aisle to uncover the story behind a puzzling blend – the McLean Vineyard’s Love, a red blend. We’re talking questions without answers, a winery that appears to have vanished, and a wine that’s as strange as it is scrumptious.
Priced peculiarly at $13.89, this non-vintage wine throws us curveballs at every turn. From its fascinating blend of Zinfandel, primitivo, petit syrup, merlot, and even Grenache Blanc (a white grape, mind you), to the LLC implications in winemaking, we’re delving into every corner of this wine mystery. We’ll ponder the reasons behind its non-vintage status, speculate on its origins, and debate whether this is a liquidated $27 bottle being sold at half its value. No matter the riddles this wine presents, we can’t ignore the fact that it’s a delightful bargain. And word to the wise – snap it up while you can, because this quality wine is flying off the shelves. So, pour yourself a glass and join me, Domain Dave, as I navigate the perplexing world of McLean Vineyard’s Love – a journey as intoxicating as the wine itself.
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Speaker 1
0:03
Welcome
again
.
It's
Domain
Dave
from
cheapwinefightercom
and
we're
going
to
talk
about
a
wine
that
we
wrote
up
on
the
cheapwinefightercom
website
,
like
we
always
do
,
and
this
one's
from
Costco
and
it's
a
little
bit
of
a
mystery
wine
.
What's
the
name
of
it
?
It's
the
McLean
Vineyard's
Love
,
a
red
blend
.
It's
non-vintage
and
there's
some
questions
here
that
I
don't
have
answered
.
I
think
it's
$13.89
.
It's
one
of
those
weird
Costco
prices
.
First
of
all
,
mclean
Vineyard's
doesn't
have
a
website
anymore
.
It's
been
vacant
that
you
can
buy
it
if
you
want
it
and
they
haven't
updated
their
social
media
like
in
like
14
months
,
maybe
seven
months
for
some
of
the
others
they
don't
seem
to
exist
anymore
,
but
they
have
wines
at
Costco
odd
.
Another
thing
is
these
wines
maybe
a
year
or
two
ago
,
because
when
it
was
selling
in
different
wine
shops
they
were
anywhere
from
$20
to
$27
.
Because
McLean
was
a
kind
of
bespoke
winery
and
fossil
rubles
,
templeton
to
be
exact
,
and
they
had
a
small
vineyard
and
they
made
,
I
think
,
three
or
four
different
bottlings
Not
too
much
of
anything
kind
of
specialized
over
the
years
in
syrup
.
And
this
is
a
red
blend
,
non-vintage
.
I'm
going
to
grab
the
bottle
to
.
Speaker 1
1:34
It's
a
unique
blend
.
It
is
Zinfandel
syrup
,
primitivo
,
petit
syrup
,
merlot
and
Grenache
Blanc
.
Grenache
Blanc
is
a
white
grape
.
This
is
a
central
coast
wine
.
They
make
most
of
their
wines
their
usually
wines
are
from
fossil
rubles
from
their
own
vineyard
.
This
seems
not
to
be
made
by
that
.
It
says
vented
and
bottled
by
.
Vented
and
bottled
by
means
,
basically
a
bottled
it
and
maybe
did
a
little
bit
of
something
.
But
that
doesn't
really
mean
anything
anymore
because
with
all
the
LLCs
and
what
have
you
,
you
know
you
could
have
a
.
I
mean
,
since
they
seem
to
purchase
grapes
contracted
grapes
,
because
these
are
kind
of
a
unique
blend
of
what
they
were
doing
and
Grenache
Blanc
to
go
in
there
,
and
Zinfandel
and
Primitivo
are
the
same
grape
.
Primitivo
is
what
they
grow
in
Puglia
,
italy
,
and
Zinfandel
is
what
they
call
it
in
Lodi
and
everywhere
else
in
California
.
Now
it
might
be
two
different
clones
of
the
same
grape
that
originally
came
from
Croatia
that's
a
little
wine
fact
in
there
but
they
list
it
separately
and
maybe
that
they're
,
because
if
they
are
different
clones
they
would
have
different
characteristics
.
But
they
could
have
formed
an
LLC
and
I'm
making
this
up
because
I
can't
find
any
information
about
it
to
purchase
those
grapes
and
create
the
wine
and
then
they
use
their
regular
bottling
line
to
bottle
the
wine
.
So
the
LLC
made
the
wine
,
the
bottling
wines
,
that's
why
vented
and
whatever
happened
.
Speaker 1
3:10
And
then
we
go
to
why
is
it
not
vintage
?
You
know
,
a
not
vintage
wine
sometimes
has
a
reputation
for
being
lower
quality
.
Not
so
much
anymore
,
because
there
are
wines
that
are
not
vintages
,
that
the
winemaker
intentionally
did
everything
with
and
it
could
be
like
,
say
,
they
had
some
cabiners
selling
y'all
that
it
needed
a
little
extra
time
to
barrel
.
It
was
really
really
good
grapes
.
He
wanted
to
put
it
with
grapes
from
a
newer
vintage
,
but
he
wanted
that
extra
time
for
the
Cabernet
and
they
put
it
together
.
Speaker 1
3:45
It's
not
vintage
.
Two
different
,
the
grapes
come
from
two
different
vintages
and
here
it's
not
vintage
.
We
have
no
idea
if
it's
one
,
two
,
three
,
four
,
five
different
vintages
.
We
have
no
idea
where
they
came
from
and
none
of
the
grapes
seem
to
be
anything
that
you
really
need
to
add
a
lot
of
um
ocaging
to
Um
.
Zinfandel
,
you
know
,
doesn't
need
tons
of
it
.
Petitserad
doesn't
need
tons
of
it
.
Merlot
maybe
,
maybe
not
.
You
know
it's
premature
,
you
know
,
I
don't
know
.
It
doesn't
seem
to
be
a
.
Uh
like
you
look
at
it
and
go
,
ah
,
that's
why
that
happened
.
Speaker 1
4:20
So
what
we
have
is
a
13-14
dollar
wine
that
might
have
been
a
25
dollar
wine
at
one
time
from
a
winery
that
maybe
exists
and
maybe
doesn't
,
from
the
central
coast
,
and
they
make
bespoke
wines
and
you
don't
normally
get
bespoke
wines
For
the
price
of
what
we're
paying
which
is
under
$14
,
at
a
big
box
and
one
of
the
bigger
boxes
of
all
the
big
box
stores
.
Let
me
take
a
sip
and
a
unique
blend
has
a
unique
flavor
.
It's
delicious
.
This
is
a
good
wine
and
I
don't
know
what
to
say
about
it
because
nothing
makes
that
much
sense
about
it
.
The
bottle
is
love
and
it's
rainbow
of
colors
.
I
don't
know
what
that
means
either
.
So
why
isn't
there
no
information
?
Why
isn't
there
anything
?
As
a
bespoke
winery
,
you
don't
figure
it
to
little
boutique
things
.
You
don't
figure
them
to
have
a
ton
of
information
about
their
wines
.
But
if
you
get
a
bottle
in
into
Costco
but
is
this
a
liquidation
?
Costco
bought
all
that
was
left
up
and
now
they
got
it
in
their
stores
and
what
they
have
is
they
have
,
and
if
you
want
a
$27
bottle
of
wine
for
under
$14
,
you
better
run
to
Costco
.
Is
that
the
story
here
?
Maybe
Does
it
taste
like
it
could
be
in
the
$20
?
Yeah
,
it
does
.
Speaker 1
5:57
Wine
makers
don't
put
those
grapes
together
accidentally
.
There
had
to
be
a
lot
of
intentionality
in
there
to
do
it
,
and
this
is
a
winery
that
was
very
barrel
oriented
.
They
have
one
or
two
barrels
of
this
,
one
or
two
barrels
of
that
and
they
always
mix
them
together
.
And
then
why
would
you
put
Green
Ash
and
Block
in
there
?
It's
kind
of
a
weird
grape
to
add
to
red
wine
,
but
it
works
,
you
know
,
and
there
you
go
.
Speaker 1
6:25
So
what
do
I
know
about
it
?
Almost
nothing
,
except
I
like
it
and
it's
at
Costco
and
you
can
find
it
online
for
more
,
and
occasionally
I
think
this
was
at
one
point
was
like
a
$12
wine
,
$11
one
,
but
not
anymore
.
I
guess
it's
selling
out
.
Is
there
more
?
I
think
so
,
because
if
you
can't
keep
your
website
going
,
you're
probably
not
keeping
your
winery
going
.
But
it's
good
and
it's
a
bargain
and
it's
unique
.
You're
not
going
to
find
two
of
these
wines
rolling
around
.
Speaker 1
7:06
Yeah
,
it's
quality
.
If
you
can
go
to
Costco
and
pick
what
up
do
,
it's
worth
the
try
.
It's
delicious
,
it's
for
me
.
Mclean
vineyards
love
a
red
blend
.
I'm
Domain
Dave
.
This
is
a
cheap
wine
finder
.
I've
got
a
couple
of
interesting
wines
to
talk
about
coming
up
red
wines
and
from
Costco
.
I
made
a
little
run
so
we'll
have
a
little
bit
of
those
coming
up
.
So
I
like
this
,
you
like
your
podcast
.
Push
buttons
,
if
you
will
,
and
come
back
next
time
.
We
appreciate
it
and
I'll
be
talking
to
everybody
pretty
soon
.
Stay
safe
,
stay
,
stay
warm
and
cool
and
dry
.
And
adios
,
happy
time
.
